2011 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,720,328
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
30,000

Mortensen Mucks to Sabic

Pot-Limit Omaha

Sebastien Sabic raised to 1,600 in early position and got three-bet to 5,500 by Carlos Mortensen in the hijack. Sabic made the call and both players checked the {7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop. On the {Q-Spades} turn, Sabic bet 8,000 and Mortensen called. The river came the {6-Hearts} and Sabic bet 21,000. Mortensen went into the tank and asked for a count of how much Sabic had left which was 68,900. After quite some time, Mortensen finally made the call and Sabic announced "full house" as he showed {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for threes full of queens. Mortensen mucked his hand and Sabic raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
150,000 -15,000
Sebastien Sabic
Sebastien Sabic
138,800 18,800

Tags: Carlos MortensenSebastien Sabic

Rough Times for Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

2-7 Triple Draw

Action folded to Robert Williamson III in the small blind and he raised against Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu's big blind. Negreanu made the call and it was time to draw. Williamson took one and Negreanu took two. Williamson bet and Negreanu made the call.

For the second draw, Williamson took one and Negreanu took one. Williamson checked and Negreanu bet. Williamson called.

On the final draw, Williamson took one and Negreanu stood pat. Williamson checked, Negreanu bet and Williamson called.

Williamson showed a {10-}{7-}{6-}{4-}{3-} and Negreanu mucked his hand, getting even shorter with just one-fifth of the starting stack left to his name.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
30,000 -29,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuRobert Williamson III

Arieh Picks Off Antonius

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

With the board reading {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and with what looked to be roughly 40,000 in the pot, Patrik Antonius bet 32,000. Josh Arieh looked hesitant for about a minute, but made the call. Antonius tapped the table, prompting Arieh to turn over {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} for aces and fives. Antonius checked his cards again, but placed them in the muck.

Antonius slipped to about 118,000, while Arieh chipped up to nearly 190,000.

Tags: Josh AriehPatrik Antonius

Cya Sointula

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jani Sointula led out for 5,500 with the board reading {5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. Yan Chen raised to 15,500, Sointula re-raised to 38,500, and Chen moved all in. Sointula called.

Sointula: {10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Chen: {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Chen's flopped full house had Sointula in bad shape, and he couldn't make a bigger boat in the turn ({4-Spades}) or the river ({7-Hearts}), eliminating him from the tournament.

Tags: Jani SointulaYan Chen

Negreanu Getting Shorter

2009 champion David Bach
2009 champion David Bach

2-7 Triple Draw

Daniel Negreanu drew one on the second draw and David Bach stood pat. After the draw, Negreanu checked, Bach bet and Negreanu called.

On the third and final draw, Negreanu took one again and Bacj stood pat. Negreanu checked and before Bach could even get the chips off the top of his stack, Negreanu tossed his hand into the muck and gave up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Bach us
David Bach
WSOP 3X Winner
190,000 45,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
59,000 -18,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuDavid Bach

Brown Takes One from D'Agostino

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

Andrew Brown checked the {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop to John D'Agostino. D'Agostino bet 2,000 and Brown made the call to see the {Q-Diamonds} hit on the turn. Both players checked.

The dealer put the {A-Spades} out on the river and Brown checked. D'Agostino also checked and then Brown turned over the {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. D'Agostino mucked and Brown won the pot with his kings and fives.

Tags: John D'AgostinoAndrew Brown

Bord With a Big One

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

From middle position, Sorel Mizzi raised to 1,500 and found a caller in the cutoff, as well as James Bord in the big blind. The flop came down {7-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Bord checked to Mizzi and he fired out 3,700. The player in position got out of the way and Bord made the call. The turn was the {j-Diamonds} and Bord check-called again when Mizzi bet 8,800.

The river was the {8-Hearts} and Mizzi threw in a chip worth 25,000. Bord did not waste too much time making the call and tabled {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} for a straight. Mizzi couldn't beat it and Bord was shipped the pot.

Bord now sits with 230,000 while Mizzi is down to 115,000.

Tags: James BordSorel Mizzi

The Great Dane

No-Limit Hold'em

Board - {7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

Gus Hansen tossed out 3,300, and Jeff Lisandro called. The turn was the {q-Hearts}, and Hansen led again - this time for 11,500. Lisandro called.

The river was the {3-Spades}, and Hansen bet big - 33,300. Lisandro tank-folded, and Hansen raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gus Hansen dk
Gus Hansen
WSOP 1X Winner
182,000 32,000

Tags: Gus HansenJeff Lisandro