2011 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
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

It's the Daryl Katz Show!

Daryl Katz has been shaking his groove thang over on table 272, but not without earning the ire of Gavin Smith after doubling through Kevin Boudreau.

We picked up the action on a flop that read {2-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{3-Spades} after the dealer had called for the floor, as one of the other players on the table had requested a clock on Katz. The tournament supervisor reached the ten-second verbal countdown, but with two seconds left, Katz slammed the rest of his chips in and tabled {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}, ahead of Boudreau's {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}.

The turn and river ran out {5-Spades}, {Q-Hearts} and Boudreau's trip queens were best to take down the pot. Smith wasn't as happy as Katz though, as he remarked: "I've never called the clock on anybody in my life, but sir, that was the most absurd slow-roll I've ever seen."

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Boudreau us
Kevin Boudreau
470,000
69,000
69,000
Daryl Katz
Daryl Katz
245,000
39,000
39,000

Tags: Daryl KatzKevin Boudreau

Michaelis On a Roll

Nikolai Sears open-shoved and Steven Michaelis called right behind him. The blinds released and the hands were tabled.

Sears: {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts}
Michaelis: {9-Clubs} {9-Spades}

The board ran {J-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {3-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {9-Hearts} and after tapping the table on the flop Michaelis was apologetic when he hit his set on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Michaelis
Steven Michaelis
810,000
295,000
295,000
Nikolai Sears us
Nikolai Sears
Busted

The Hazy Night of James Boyle

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We reported on the various behavior of James Boyle last night due to his excessive drinking. He chugged a whole beer while mulling a call, almost mucked his (winning) hand and was ordering two drinks at a time.

He was rudely awakened this morning by series of text messages and phone calls from his friends and family. He had no idea what they were talking about and after a couple conversations he was told he was still in the tournament.

"I don't remember you at all buddy," he said to another tablemate that he played next to for the last level of the night. Even Bryn Kenney was giving Boyle information about hands he played last night.

He apparently doesn't remember much of the night and he has gotten off to a good start today already. He's already on a first name basis with a cocktail server and we've got him at four beers inside of two levels already.

Tags: James Boyle

Four Kings, Two Tables and One Blogger

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

John Horvatich got all in with Matt Lawrence preflop. Horvatich held {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs} and Lawrence had {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}. The board ran {8-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {10-Clubs} {A-Clubs} and Horvatich's set of kings kept him in the tournament and doubled him up.

Daryl Katz got all in preflop against Antonio Rodrigues. Katz held {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs} and was up against Rodrigues' {6-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}. The board ran {9-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {3-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {10-Clubs} and Katz's kings held.

Paris Chips Up Through Gravatt

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Bryan Paris raised from the small blind and Jason Gravatt called from the big blind. The flop came {7-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {6-Spades} and both players checked. The turn brought the {6-Diamonds} and both players checked again. The river brought the handsome {K-Diamonds} and Paris bet 60,000. Gravatt folded and Paris is up to 915,000.

Tags: Bryan ParisJason Gravatt

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000