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2011 World Series of Poker
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
The cards are back in the air!
Might we suggest a big lobster dinner?
| Place | Name | Country | Amount |
| 51 | Michelle Chase | United States | $3,503 |
| 52 | Shola Akindele | Austria | $3,503 |
| 53 | Michelle Hinojosa | Mexico | $3,503 |
| 54 | Oksana Jancevic | Canada | $3,503 |
| 55 | Theresa Jones | United States | $3,028 |
| 56 | Suzanne Poirier | Canada | $3,028 |
| 57 | Deborah Osborne | United States | $3,028 |
| 58 | Jennafer Liebig | United States | $3,028 |
| 59 | Dana Jewell | United States | $3,028 |
| 60 | Anne Montgomery | United States | $3,028 |
| 61 | Barbara Maeker | United States | $3,028 |
| 62 | Ruby Du | United States | $3,028 |
| 63 | Eva Pirro | Germany | $3,028 |
| 64 | Kirsten Schreiber | United States | $2,658 |
| 65 | Michelle Denolf | United States | $2,658 |
| 66 | Sandra Swearingen | United States | $2,658 |
| 67 | Teresa Savage | United States | $2,658 |
| 68 | Elizabeth Bennett-Martin | Canada | $2,658 |
| 69 | Nelli Shteyn | United States | $2,658 |
The action folded around to The Man who raised to 5,500 from the cutoff before the flop; Erica Sumner then shoved from the big blind for an additional 39,700 with 
. The Man called, tabling 
.
The board ran out 



and Sumner shook her head. "I really thought he was making a move on me," she muttered as she collected her payout slip.
With The Man now inside the top 50 players, the tension amongst all those around him is so thick, you could cut it with a knife. This could get nasty.
Traci Brown moved all in for just under 10,000 from the cutoff and was called by Lauren Billings from the small.
Brown: 

Billings: 

The board came 


and Brown started chanting, "Jack! Jack! Jack!"
Sure enough, a
completed the board and gave Brown the best hand with a pair of jacks, doubling her up to 20,000.
Billings is down to 58,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
20,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Just after Erica Sumner's elimination, the cry of "All in and call," went up from table 292 once again. This time, it was Sarah Herzali at risk with 
, but Valerie McColligan had picked up a monster in the form of 
.
The flop of 

and the turn of the
was all that was needed to end Herzali's tournament life. McColligan is now up to more than 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Xiu Deng came in for a raise on the button, and Helene Strafford was the only caller in the small blind. The flop came out 

, and a short stack Strafford got the rest of her chips in against Deng. The cards were flipped, and it was virtually a coin flip.
Deng: 

Strafford: 

Strafford had mid pair while Deng had bottom pair and a flush draw. The turn provided no help, coming the
, but the
spiked on the river, giving Deng a winning flush, and jumping her up to 104,000.
From the UTG +1 position, Linda McDonald open-shoved for 24,700 and the action folded around to Amanda Baker, who called with 
but found herself way behind McDonald's 
.
The dealer spread a rather uneventful board of 



and McDonald doubled up to more than 60,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
117,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Amy Rennert was down to her last 12,000 when she put it all in preflop. Christina Lindley was the only caller, and when the cards were flipped up, she saw that she was in great shape.
Lindley: 

Rennert: 

Rennert asked the dealer for an ace, and sure enough, the
popped right up in the window, as the flop came out 

. The turn came the
, changing nothing since neither player held a diamond. The river brought the
, and Rennert doubled up to 26,000, while Lindley was knocked down to 27,000.