2011 World Series of Poker

Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
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

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Tight Ten Handed Table

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

We've gone five hands in a row without a flop. The table has certainly tightened up since Sven Heinecker picked off a big bluff.

Timoshenko Doubles Through Winkler

In what was easily one of the biggest pots of the tournament thus-far, Yevgeniy Timoshenko just doubled up to rise to the top of the chip counts.

Timoshenko raised to 65,000 from middle position and was called by Sebastian Winkler in the hijack and Sven Heinecker in the small blind. The flop came {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, Heinecker checked, Timoshenko bet 115,000 and Winkler called while Heineker folded.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs} and Timoshenko bet 215,000 which Winkler again opted to call. When the {2-Spades} came on the river, Timoshenko declared he was all in for his remaining 430,000. Winkler spent a couple of minutes debating before deciding to call.

Timoshenko revealed his {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and Winkler mucked his hand shipping the enormous pot to Timoshenko.

Player Chips Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
1,800,000 945,000
Sebastian Winkler de
Sebastian Winkler
1,450,000 -930,000

Tags: Sebastian WinklerYevgeniy Timoshenko

Heinecker Picks Off Polychronopoulos' Bluff

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Athanasios Polychronopoulos limped from the small blind and Sven Heinecker checked from the big blind. The two players went to the {6-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} flop and Polychronopoulos slid out 40,000. Heinecker called and the turn came {4-Spades}. Polychronopoulos checked, Heinecker bet 85,000 and Polychronopoulos raised to 170,000. Heinecker called and the {A-Spades} came on the river.

Polychronopoulos bet out 225,000 and Heinecker called. Polychronopoulos didn't want to turn over his cards but Heinecker waited for him to table his cards. Polychronopoulos sheepishly turned over {Q-Hearts} {5-Clubs} for a stone bluff and Heinecker tabled {4-Hearts} {2-Spades}. Heinecker picked up the pot in a spot where Polychronopoulos probably wished he didn't try to bluff.

Tags: Athanasios PolychronopoulosSven Heinecker

Heinecker Doubles Through Timoshenko

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Sven Heinecker opened for 60,000 and action folded to Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 120,000. The blinds released and Heinecker moved all in. Timoshenko called and tabled {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}. Heinecker held {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} and the board ran {2-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {J-Spades} {7-Clubs}.

Heinecker doubled to 965,000.

Play Begins at Unofficial Final Table

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

The 10 remaining players have returned from dinner and play at our "unofficial" final table has begun. When we lose a player they will announce the final nine players and our official final table will be set!

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Ten Handed Seat Draw

The final ten players have moved to the secondary final table and are seated as such:

1. Yevgeniy Timoshenko
2. Simon Charette
3. Corey Burbick
4. Sebastian Winkler
5. Peter Ippolito
6. Athanasios Polychronopoulos
7. Sven Niklas Heinecker
8. Matt Stout
9. Alexander Queen
10. Pius Heinz

Dinner Break

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Our ten remaining players have moved their chips over to the secondary feature table, colored up the yellow T1000 chips, and are now on a 60-minute dinner break. We'll get updated chip counts for you while they're away.