2011 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 4
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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
Players Left 1 / 128
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Shchemelev Doubles Through Lisandro

Level 19
Vladimir Shchemelev
Vladimir Shchemelev

Omaha-8

Vladimir Shchemelev opened with a raise from middle position, then Jeffrey Lisandro three-bet from late position. It folded back to Shchemelev who reraised again, Lisandro made it five bets total, and Shchemelev called with his last chips.

Shchemelev: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}
Lisandro: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{2-Spades}, which gave the Russian a scoop. He bumps back to 590,000, while Lisandro slips to 780,000.

Tags: Jeffrey LisandroVladimir Shchemelev

Seiver Back on the Horse

2-7 Triple Draw

Scott Seiver raised on the button, Josh Arieh called out of the small blind, and Matt Glantz re-raised from the big. Seiver and Arieh called.

Arieh drew two, Glantz drew one, and Seiver drew three. Arieh checked, Glantz bet, and both Seiver and Arieh called.

On the second draw, Arieh and Glantz drew one, and Seiver drew two. The same betting action occured.

All three players drew one on the final draw, and then checked. Seiver's {q-}{7-}{5-}{4-}{3-} was best, and he won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Glantz
1,920,000
110,000
110,000
Team Lucky
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Scott Seiver
1,540,000
440,000
440,000
WSOP 7X Winner
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Josh Arieh
1,160,000
70,000
70,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: Josh AriehMatt GlantzScott Seiver

Arieh Takes from Glantz

2-7 Triple Draw

Josh Arieh raised on the button, and Matt Glantz called out of the small blind. Glantz drew two, Arieh drew three, and Glantz bet out. Arieh called.

On the second draw, Glantz drew one, Arieh drew two, and Glantz led again. Arieh raised, and Glantz called.

Glantz drew one on the final draw, Arieh patted, and Glantz check-folded to a bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Glantz
1,730,000
190,000
190,000
Team Lucky
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Josh Arieh
1,420,000
260,000
260,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: Josh AriehMatt Glantz

Rast on a Roll

2-7 Triple Draw

Yan Chen raised from under the gun, Josh Arieh called from the cutoff, and Brian Rast called as well from the small blind. Rast and Arieh each drew two, while Chen took one. Rast checked, Chen bet, Arieh called, Rast raised, and both Chen and Arieh called.

On the second draw, Rast stood pat, Chen took one, and Arieh two. This time Rast bet out, and both of his opponents called.

The third draw saw Rast stand pat again and his two opponents each draw one more card. Rast bet out once more, Chen folded, and Arieh called.

Rast turned over {7-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-}, and Arieh mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Rast
3,530,000
420,000
420,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Josh Arieh
1,050,000
370,000
370,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: Brian RastJosh AriehYan Chen

Kings Good for Lamb

Limit Hold'em

Matt Glantz raised from under the gun and Ben Lamb reraised from the button. Glantz made the call when action got back around to him and the flop came down {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. Glantz checked and Lamb bet. Glantz called.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and Glantz check-called again. The river then completed the board with the {J-Clubs} and Glantz check-called a third time.

Lamb showed the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} and Glantz mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Glantz
1,915,000
185,000
185,000
Team Lucky
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Ben Lamb
1,070,000
270,000
270,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ben LambMatt Glantz

Michael Binger Eliminated in 14th Place ($124,723)

Level 19
Michael Binger - 14th place
Michael Binger - 14th place

Stud

After calling Jeffrey Lisandro on fourth street, Michael Binger led with a bet on fifth and Lisandro check-raised. Binger raised it back with the last of his chips, and Lisandro called.

Lisandro ({K-Diamonds})({7-Diamonds}) / {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Binger ({Q-Hearts})({J-Hearts}) / {J-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

Each player had already drawn two pair by fifth, but Lisandro had the edge. On the last two streets Lisandro would pick up the {8-Hearts} and {2-Diamonds}, Binger {7-Spades}{5-Hearts}, and Binger is out in 14th. Lisandro now has 1.36 million.

Tags: Jeffrey LisandroMichael Binger

Arieh Taking Chen to the Limit

Limit Hold'em

Yan Chen opened from the hijack seat, Josh Arieh re-raised from the button, and Chen called. The flop came down {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{a-Hearts}, and Chen check-called a bet from Arieh.

Chen check-called bets on the turn ({5-Diamonds}), and the river ({q-Hearts}), and Arieh tabled {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} for set of queens. Chen mucked, and Arieh raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Josh Arieh
1,080,000
30,000
30,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 7X Winner
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Yan Chen
450,000
780,000
780,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Josh AriehYan Chen

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