Level 21
The decision has been made to play at least one more full level and then make a decision at the end of that level on whether or not to continue play. Get the coffee brewing folks.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level
27
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 128
Filter
(1)
No-Limit Hold'em
From the button, Minh Ly raised to 75,000. Ben Lamb called from the small blind and Scott Seiver also called from the big blind. With three players in action, the dealer slid the 
flop across the middle of the felt with one swift motion. Lamb checked over to Seiver and he too checked to the preflop raiser. Ly also checked.
The turn was the 
and paired the board. With two ladies in the middle, Lamb fired 130,000 into the middle. Seiver mucked, but Ly made the call to see fifth street.
The river completed the board with the 
and Lamb was first to act again. He fired out 277,000. Ly tanked for a little bit, but in the end he folded his hand and gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,510,000
330,000
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330,000 |
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1,420,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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Level 21
It's been three hours since the last elimination and another 15-minute break is upon us. See you in a little bit. Don't fall asleep.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,435,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
3,100,000
1,210,000
|
1,210,000 |
|
||
|
2,825,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
2,340,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
1,805,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,790,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,470,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
815,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
||
|
800,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
350,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
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|
205,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: /
Ante:
Level 22
Pot-Limit Omaha
As the clock approached 4 a.m., a PLO hand arose on Table 280 which began as a four-way limped pot involving Scott Seiver (UTG), Brian Rast (button), Minh Ly (SB), and Ben Lamb (BB).
The flop came 
. Ly bet 150,000 and only Seiver called. The turn was the 
, and Ly bet 350,000 this time. Seiver again made the call.
The river was the 
. Ly checked, and Seiver checked behind. Seiver then tabled his hand -- 
-- and Ly mucked.
Noting that he had a flush and failed to bet it, Seiver said "Tired… I'm playing bad."
Seiver has 2.37 million now, and Ly 2.96 million.
Stud
The days of Jeff Lisandro doubling up are over, as he's been eliminated by Phil Hellmuth on this last hand of Stud.
Jeff Lisandro: (
) / 
/ (
)
Phil Hellmuth: (
) / 
/ (
)
Five-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro completed the bet on third and eleven-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth raised. Lisandro made the call when action got back to him and the two went to fourth street.
On fourth, Lisandro bet, Hellmuth raised and Lisandro called all in for 135,000 total. Lisandro held a pair of kings and Hellmuth a pair of fives at the time of Lisandro's all in. Lisandro went on to make kings up, kings and nines, on fifth, but on sixth street, Hellmuth was able to pull in front with trip fives. Hellmuth's tip fives held up and he was able to eliminate Lisandro in 11th place.
Although Lisandro won't be earning his sixth gold bracelet, he will leaving over $143,400 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,120,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Stud
Vladimir Shchemelev: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Jason Lester: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Shchemelev completed, and Lester called. Shchemelev led on fourth street, Lester called, and both players checked on fifth. Lester led on sixth, Shchemelev called, and both players checked on seventh.
Shchemelev opened up 
for trip kings, Lester mucked, and Shchemelev won the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,380,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
|
585,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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Level 22
Stud-8
George Lind has been hanging on with the short stack pretty much since we returned from dinner break. And he's been all in with his tourney life on the line too many times to count. Take a look at his tweets since then (@GeorgeLindIII):
Lol was down to 17k then won 2 all in triple draw hands got 200 now #wsop55
Last break was down to 17k then won 3 straight allins and a couple more hands got 690k now 14ppl left #wsop55
524k won another allin in razz hanging around 11ppl left #wsop55
We noted last level how he'd survived another all-in situation after hitting a three-outer on the river in a limit hold'em hand. Now here's the story of another Houdini-like escape from Lind…
George Lind: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Owais Ahmed: (X)(X) / 
- FOLDED
Vladimir Shchelemev: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
A reraise by Lind chased Phil Hellmuth out on third and got two callers in Ahmed and Shchelemev. Ahmed bet fourth and Lind and Shchelemev called. Then Ahmed checked fifth, Shchelemev bet, Lind raised, Ahmed folded, Shchelemev three-bet, and Lind was all in.
Shchelemev had in the hole, then drew the on seventh to end with aces and deuces and no low. Lind turned over , then squeezed his seventh street card… the ! Trip kings for Lind to scoop, and he survives yet again!
Lind goes from the brink of elimination to 1.58 million, while Shchelemev now has 610,000.
Level 22
2-7 Triple Draw
Scott Seiver raised from the button, Brian Rast reraised from the big blind, and Seiver called.
On the three draws, both players drew one, then one again, then stood pat. After the first draw Rast bet, Seiver raised, and Rast called. Following the second, Rast check-raised a bet from Seiver, and Seiver called. Then after the third draw, Rast bet, Seiver tanked for some time, then let his hand go.
That one took Rast up to 3.3 million and Seiver down to 1.35 million.
