2011 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$777,928
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,575,150
Entries
3,389
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Duhamel's Hand Holds

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

On a {2-Spades}{9-Spades}{q-Hearts} board, Duhamel check-raised his opponent's 350 chip bet to 925. His opponent moved all in for about 2,000 and Duhamel made the call.

Duhamel: {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Opponent: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}

Duhamel had to fade a lot of outs with his set and did just that on the {3-Hearts} turn and {10-Diamonds} river. With that pot, he chips up to 9,000.

Tags: Jonathan Duhamel

"I Think it Was a Good Gamble with All the Money in the Middle."

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

A late position raiser made it 450 to preflop and got four callers, including Bill Chen, but the fifth moved all in. The original raiser folded, the player in the ten seat called, the player in the three seat called and Chen called as well.

"I think it was a good gamble with all the money in the middle," Chen said as he tabled {K-Spades} {6-Spades}.

Three Seat: {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}
Ten Seat: {A-Hearts} {8-Hearts}
Chen: {K-Spades} {6-Spades}

The board ran {2-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} and surprisingly the best hand won and tripled up. Chen made his way for the door wondering out loud if he should play tonight's 5:00 p.m. PLO8 event.

Tags: Bill Chen

Lindley Doubles

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

A player opened from under the gun for 1,100 and Christina Lindley shoved for 4,750. Action folded back around to the UTG player and after a moment he called. Lindley tabled {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} and the UTG player had {K-Hearts} {K-Spades}.

The board ran {8-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {J-Spades} {5-Spades} {3-Hearts} and Lindley doubled to just over 10,000 with her set of aces.

Tags: Christina Lindley

Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Jensen Doubles Through Leonard

2010 Aussie Millions Main Event runner-up Frederik Jensen has doubled up through Aussie online phenom Steve "StevOL" Leonard to move up to 8,000 in chips.

The action folded to a player in middle position who raised before Jensen shoved for 3,850 from the cutoff; Leonard iso-shoved from the button and the others got out of the way before the cards were tabled:

Jensen: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Leonard: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

Neither hand improved on the {2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} board and Jensen doubled up, leaving Leonard with less than 3,500 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
8,000
Steve Leonard
Steve Leonard
3,300

Tags: Frederik JensenSteve Leonard

Timoshenko & Hawkins Seated Together - Rest of Table Clueless

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

A player in late position came in for a raise for 350, Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the small blind, and Brian Hawkins called after already entering the pot. The flop came {K-Clubs} {8-Spades} {J-Spades} and all players checked. The turn came {8-Diamonds} and it checked around again. The river came {J-Diamonds}, Timoshenko checked, Hawkins bet 525 and the original raiser and Timoshenko folded.

Tags: Brain HawkinsYevgeniy Timoshenko

Bellande Crippled

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

Jean-Robert Bellande was down to just over 2,000 chips but got his money in three ways preflop and covered the two all in players. Bellande held {a-}{k-} and was in great shape against {k-}{4-} and {a-}{6-}. The flop was clean but the turn was a six. The river bricked off and Bellande was forced to give almost three-quarters of his stack to his opponent. All he could do is stare at the board and shake his head as the chips were slid the other way.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande