2011 World Series of Poker

Event #5: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$122,909
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$481,950
Entries
357
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Jerry Buss From Downtown!

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jerry Buss started a hand with about 2,700 and was all in against two opponents going to seventh street, one of which was Eli Elezra. The third opponent missed his draw and mucked his hand, Elezra showed two pair, Nines and Eights. Buss began to peel his last card and when he was finished he confidently fanned out three diamonds, cards that completed his flush to "triple" up and scoop the near 9,000 chip pot.

Elezra is still healthy with about 19,500 but would have been one of the larger stacks in the room had he won that hand.

Tags: Eli ElezraJerry Buss

Arieh Takes from Hennigan

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Josh Arieh - (x) (x) / {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades} / (x)
John Hennigan - (x) (x) / {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{q-Clubs} / (x)

Arieh completed, Hennigan raised and Arieh called. On fourth street, Arieh check-called a bet from Hennigan. On fifth, Arieh led with his pair of sevens, Hennigan put in two bets, and Arieh called. On sixth, Arieh again led and Hennigan again raised, but this time Arieh put in a third bet. Hennigan called.

On seventh, Hennigan called one bet from Arieh, and mucked when Arieh opened up {8-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts} for a ten-high straight. Arieh is up to 13,000 chips, while Hennigan slipped to 6,500.

Tags: John HenniganJosh Arieh

Level: 8

Limits: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Chip Counts in Final Hour

Player Chips Progress
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
32,000
2,500
2,500
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
25,000
6,000
6,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
24,000
14,800
14,800
Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
20,000
7,500
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
18,200
10,900
10,900
WSOP 3X Winner
David Singer us
David Singer
17,000
11,900
11,900
Marco Traniello it
Marco Traniello
16,200
12,100
12,100
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
15,500
7,100
7,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
15,000
-800
-800
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Chip Jett us
Chip Jett
14,200
8,600
8,600
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
14,000
3,800
3,800
WSOP 5X Winner
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz
13,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John D'agostino us
John D'agostino
12,000
7,500
7,500
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
11,000
3,900
3,900
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss
11,000
7,300
7,300
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
10,800
6,600
6,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
10,200
1,400
1,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
10,000
-4,600
-4,600
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Tom McEvoy us
Tom McEvoy
9,200
-3,300
-3,300
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
8,800
1,700
1,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
8,300
-4,700
-4,700
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
8,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
7,000
2,200
2,200
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
5,500
-1,000
-1,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Alexander Kravchenko ru
Alexander Kravchenko
4,300
-2,100
-2,100

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Long Live Ylon

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ylon Schwartz - (x) (x) / {8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} / (x)
Opponent - (x) (x) / {9-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} / (x)

When we reached the table, Schwartz was heads up with an opponent on fourth street. He check-called a bet, did the same on fifth, and on sixth he led out with a pair of jacks. His opponent raised, Schwartz immediately put in a third bet, and his opponent called. Schwartz led again on seventh street, but his opponent yelled "uncle," mucking his hand.

Schwartz is now up to 20,000 chips.

Tags: Ylon Schwartz

Alaei With Aces in the Bring In

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Alaei: {X-}{X-}/{3-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{2-Spades}/{X-}
Duhamel: {X-}{X-}/{4-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Spades}/{X-}

Daniel Alaei brought in, Jonathan Duhammel completed and Alaei called. On fourth street Alaei check-raised a bet by Duhamel which was then called. Alaei led out on fifth, sixth, seventh, all of which were called by Duhamel.

Alaei turned over {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{J-Diamonds} for trip Aces and Duhamel mucked. Alaei is now up to 10,200 while Duhamel slips to 6,000.

Tags: Daniel AlaeiJonathan Duhamel

Arieh Knocks One Out

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Opponent 1: {X-}{X-}/{A-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades}/{X-}
Arieh: {X-}{X-}/{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}/{X-}
Opponent 2: {X-}{X-}/{K-Clubs}{{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Spades}/{X-}

Opponent 1 had just 1,300 to start the hand and opened with a raise to 500. Arieh made it two bets, Opponent 2 made it three bets and both players called (Opponent 1 for all of his chips).

Fourth street was checked twice before Arieh check called his opponents bet on fifth. Sixth street paired Arieh's door card ten and he led out. His opponent called. Arieh led out again on seventh but Opponent 1 folded.

"Jacks and Tens," Arieh announced. The all in player showed an Ace and got up and left the room. Arieh now has 20,000. Also at that table is John Hennigan who sits with 10,000 chips.

Tags: John HenniganJosh Arieh

Bloch Balloons, Dwan Dips

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Andy Bloch is among the chip leaders
Andy Bloch is among the chip leaders

Andy Bloch - (x) (x) / {8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} / (x)
David Singer - (x) (x) / {5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{k-Clubs} / (x)
Tom "durrrr" Dwan - (x) (x) / {j-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{a-Diamonds} / (x)

We caught up with the action on fifth street, where Dwan bet, Bloch raised, Singer cold-called two bets, and Dwan also called. Dwan slowed down on sixth, checking to Bloch who bet. Both Singer and Dwan called.

Dwan checked again on seventh, Bloch bet, and only Dwan called. Bloch tabled {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for a flush, and Dwan unhappily mucked the losing hand.

Bloch's stack ballooned to 31,000 chips, while Dwan dropped to 17,000.

Tags: Andy BlochTom DwanDavid Singer

Eli Shows Ylon Respect

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Opponent 1: (x)(x) / {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs} FOLDED
Schwartz: (x)(x) / {2-Spades}{a-Spades}{2-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} / (x)
Elezra: (x)(x) / {9-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} /(x) FOLDED

We caught the action on fourth street with Ylon Schwartz and Eli Elezra calling their opponent's bet. Elezra led out on fifth when he paired his nine, and Schwartz was the only caller. It was Schwartz's turn to bet on sixth when he made two pair, and then bet out again on seventh street. Elezra went into the tank for a couple of minutes before flashing the {9-Spades} and folding. Schwartz didn't show his hand, and took in the pot to increase his stack to 24,500 while Elezra drops to 22,000.

Tags: Ylon SchwartzEli Elezra

Seiver Doubles

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Scott Seiver put his last 400 chips into a 7,000+ chip pot going to seventh street holding two pair, Fives and Dueces but was drawing slip against the Nines and Threes of his opponent.

Seiver apparently doesn't like to peel cards like much of today's field. He flipped it over while it was still coming towards him and it worked. He boated up with a deuce and his opponent bricked. He is now up to 8,400.

Tags: Scott Seiver