2011 World Series of Poker

Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
$650,223
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,662,550
Entries
2,713
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Rheem Doubles

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Eugene Castro opened for 8,000 from middle position and action folded to Chino Rheem on the button, who went all in for his last 30,500. Castro made the call.

Rheem: {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Castro: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}

The {3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}{4-Hearts} was safe for Rheem and he scooped the pot. Castro fell to about 120,000.

Tags: Chino RheemEugene Castro

Miller Keeps His Foot on the Accelerator

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Milad Jorshari moved all in from late position and got a call from Thomas Miller. Jorshari held {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} and Miller held {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs}.

"God! Did I run into aces again?" Jorshari asked.

The board ran {9-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} and Jorshari looked heartbroken as he seemed to think for a second that the river was the case jack. Miller moved north of 300,000 with that pot, but we'll let you know when he gets it stacked and counted.

Tags: Thomas MillerMilad Jorshari

Mizzi Doubles Through Bianquin

We caught up with the action on a {K-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} flop. It appeared that Sorel Mizzi and Marco Bianquin got into a raising war on the flop, with Mizzi being the last to go all-in. Bianquin fell hard into the tank and eventually a fellow table-mate called the clock on him. A tourney director told him his hand would be dead after one minute. Making full use of his time, Bianquin continued to tank until the director began the 10-second countdown.

With just one second to go, Bianquin announced, "Call."

Mizzi: {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Bianquin: {2-Spades}{8-Spades}

The {J-Spades} turn and {10-Hearts} river were no help to Bianquin and he was forced to surrender the majority of his stack. Mizzi, on the other hand, doubled to 147,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
147,000
42,000
42,000
Marco Bianquin
Marco Bianquin
4,000
-94,000
-94,000

Tags: Marco BianquinSorel Mizzi

Updated Chip Counts

Here are the updated stacks for the players sitting at Table 364 and Table 369

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Winkler de
Sebastian Winkler
485,000
85,000
85,000
Joseph Cappuccio us
Joseph Cappuccio
380,000
350,100
350,100
StakeKings
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
240,000
110,000
110,000
Yuji Masaki
Yuji Masaki
165,000
-20,000
-20,000
Mike DeMichele
Mike DeMichele
160,000
-7,000
-7,000
Samuel Greenwood
Samuel Greenwood
150,000
65,000
65,000
Alex Smith us
Alex Smith
140,000
20,000
20,000
Christopher Kolla
Christopher Kolla
115,000
52,400
52,400
Ben Lefew
Ben Lefew
108,000
50,000
50,000
James Mackey us
James Mackey
105,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alexander Queen us
Alexander Queen
100,000
55,600
55,600
Dane Lomas
Dane Lomas
81,500
39,600
39,600
Marcus Cates
Marcus Cates
63,000
32,400
32,400
Billy Huynh us
Billy Huynh
60,000
60,000
60,000
Bodo Sbrzesny at
Bodo Sbrzesny
42,000
-12,700
-12,700

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Timoshenko Eliminates Ellis

Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Yevgeniy Timoshenko

We missed the action but are being told that Yevgeniy Timoshenko got it all-in preflop against Christopher Ellis. Timoshenko's {Q-}{Q-} held against Ellis' {A-}{K-} and Ellis was sent to the rail.

Timoshenko's stack has risen steadily throughout the past two levels and is now at 280,000.

Player Chips Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
280,000
125,000
125,000
Christopher Ellis
Christopher Ellis
Busted

Tags: Christopher EllisYevgeniy Timoshenko

Rheem Crippled, Eliminated by Quads

Chino Rheem
Chino Rheem

As we walked over to Chino Rheem's table, we saw nearly everyone at the table standing up, meaning that a big hand was going down. Indeed there was, as Rheem and Timothy Gallegos had gotten all the chips in the middle preflop. Rheem had Gallegos covered by 20,000, and he would need alot of help to catch up with Gallegos.

Rheem: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Gallegos: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The flop came out {9-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, keeping Gallegos in the lead. The turn brought the {q-Hearts}, and the river came the {6-Clubs}. Gallegos doubled up to over 90,000, while Rheem was knocked down to five big blinds.

Those remaining chips went in when he was under the gun two hands later. It folded around to Paul Obrien, who was short stacked himself, and he reraised all in having Rheem covered. The rest of the table folded, and the players showed their cards.

Rheem: {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Obrien: {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Rheem confessed that he only looked at the ace when he went all in, so he was happy to see that he was ahead. However, he was not ahead for long, as the flop came out {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, giving Obrien unbeatable quads. The meaningless turn and river came {2-}{10-}, and Rheem was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Chino RheemPaul ObrienTimothy Gallegos

Carlton Doubles Through Timoshenko

Sandwhiched between those two hands involving Chino Rheem, there was another big hand at that table involving Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Everett Carlton. Action folded all the way around to Carlton, who shoved all in from the small blind for 42,000, or 10.5 big blinds. Timoshenko was in the big blind, and once he got the count, he made the call.

Carlton: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Timoshenko: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The flop provided plenty of action, coming {3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{a-Clubs}. Carlton had outs for a king, queen, or club, and the {10-Clubs} on the turn gave him an unbeatable flush. The river brought the {9-Diamonds}, and even though he won the hand, Carlton began to get up and pack his things. When the players at the table pointed out that he won, Carlton said "Oh I thought that was the {3-Spades}. Works for me," as he sat back down in his seat.

Player Chips Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
240,000
-40,000
-40,000
Everett Carlton us
Everett Carlton
86,000
36,000
36,000

Tags: Yevgeniy TimoshenkoEverett Carlton

Porter Hits the Rail

We missed the hand but Devin Porter was kind enough to tell us about his bust out. Porter went all in preflop holding the {8-}{8-} and was called by a player with the {a-}{a-}. The board ran out blanks and Porter was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Devin Porter us
Devin Porter
Busted

Tags: Devin Porter

Mizzi Chips Up

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Action folded around to Sorel Mizzi on the button, who opened to 9,000. His opponent in the big blind flatted.

The flop came {A-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{A-Clubs} and Mizzi's opponent check-raised a 13,500 from Mizzi to 28,000. Mizzi called.

The turn came the {5-Diamonds} and Mizzi's opponent again checked. Not deterred, Mizzi under-bet the pot for a mere 20,000 and his opponent folded.

Mizzi is up to 170,000.

Tags: Sorel Mizzi