2011 World Series of Poker

Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$303,501
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,319,500
Entries
580
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Haxton Doubles

Level 8

No Limit Hold'em

Once again, the money was all in the middle before the flop; Isaac Haxton had moved the last of his stack into the middle with {A-Hearts}{8-Spades}, but found himself flipping for his tournament life against his opponent's {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}.

However, Haxton freerolled his way to the double-up after the dealer spread the board of {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{J-Spades}{K-Spades}{2-Spades} to move him up to more than 25,000 in chips.

Tags: Isaac Haxton

Pescatori Doubles

No Limit Hold'em

All the money was in the middle before the flop between Max Pescatori and the player in the small blind when our field reporter arrived on the scene; the small blind was holding {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds} but unfortunately found himself crushed at the hands of {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}.

The board was a rather uneventful {2-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and with that, Pescatori is up to more than 55,000 in chips!

Player Chips Progress
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
WSOP 4X Winner
55,000 36,300

Tags: Max Pescatori

Woodward Whittled Out

Level 8

No Limit Hold'em

The action folded around to the player in the cutoff who popped it up to 1,350 before the flop, but Matt Woodward re-raised all-in for 7,950. The cutoff called, showing {q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} but need a bit of help against Woodward's {A-Spades}{6-Diamonds}.

Switching to Biblical mode!

And yea, did the poker gods smile upon the player in the position one place behind the white disc, and doth smite the warrior known as Woodward after the adjudicating distributor revealed the five community cards that read {J-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

Woodward is thus eliminated. Amen.

Tags: Matt Woodward

"Four for the Outter!"

No Limit Hold'em

We are not exactly sure what the action was, but Amnon Fillipe managed to get all in preflop against an opponent.

Fillipe: {4-}{4-}
Opponent: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The cards came {2-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{J-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Fillipe was eliminated as his fours were no match for his opponent's pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Amnon Fillipe
Amnon Fillipe
Busted

Tags: Amnon Fillipe

Level: 8

Blinds: /

Ante:

Kabrhel Hits The Rail

Limit Hold'em

After having what seems to be a brutal limit hold'em round, Martin Kabrhel began his last hand by raising preflop only to get three-bet by the small blind. He called the three-bet and saw a flop of {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. The small blind bet out and Kabrhel made the call, leaving himself with only 875 behind. The turn was the {5-Clubs} and his opponent bet out again. Kabrhel made the call, committing the rest of his stack and turning over {K-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. His opponent was ahead of him, however, holding {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}.

The river left Kabrhel high and dry, falling {A-Spades} and he quickly gathered his belongings and hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel

ElkY = Soul-Crusher

Limit Hold'em

The action folded around to Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, who raised from the cutoff before the flop; the button and the small blind folded, but the player in the big blind called all-in for 1,950 before the cards were tabled:

Grospellier: {K-Spades}{3-Spades}
Big Blind: {Q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}

We're almost certain we saw the big blind's heart breaking after the dealer spread the flop of {3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and as if to rub salt into the wound, the turn and river came running {4-Spades}, {Q-Diamonds}. What a way to go!

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
17,200 11,600

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

Harman Runs Into Ace-Queen...Twice

Limit Hold'em

Jennifer Harman raised the action from the button and the player in the small blind three-bet. The big blind four-bet the action and Harman capped it back from the button. Both blinds called and the flop came {J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades}. The small blind checked and the big blind bet out. Harman raised and both blinds called once again.

The turn brought the {10-Spades} and both blinds checked to Harman who moved all in for her last 225. They both called and the {A-Hearts} hit the river. The small blind checked and the big blind fired out one last bet. The small blind called and turned over {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} which was to chop the pot with the big blind's {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}. Jennifer Harman stood up and tossed {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} into the middle, getting two outed on the river by her opponents. She left her table and walked to have some parting words with Daniel Negreanu before leaving the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer Harman us
Jennifer Harman
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Jennifer Harman

Tran Crippled

Limit Hold'em

A player in middle position raised and JC Tran called in the big blind. Both players got to see a {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} flop where Tran check-called a bet from his opponent.

On the {j-Spades} turn Tran again check-called a bet from his opponent and was awarded the {2-Diamonds} on the river where we had a repeat of action with Tran again check-calling a bet. Cards were tabled and it was Tran's opponent's {J-Hearts}{8-Hearts} that was awarded the flop.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
2,100 -37,900

Tags: JC Tran

Laak is a Beast

Phil Laak
Phil Laak

Limit Hold'em

Phil Laak raised under the gun and ended up being raised by the player in the cut off, Laak then moved all in. Laak held {3-Spades}{5-Spades} while his opponent in the cut off had {a-Clubs}{2-Spades}.

The cards came out {3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} giving Laak two pair fives and sixes. After the hand we heard Laak saying "I'm a beast. I'm a beast. I'm such a beast my cards need to be caged at times".

Soon after though a short stacked Laak was eliminated after his {Q-Spades}{j-Spades} failed to hold up to his opponent's {A-Clubs}{j-Spades} on a {5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Phil Laak