Bye-Bye Dwanny Boy
We're not sure how it happened, but it appears Tom "durrrr" Dwan has been eliminated from the tournament.
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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,654,400
Entries
352
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Caridad Doubles with a Six-Card Royal
On a board of 
, the blinds both checked to John Caridad, who bet 4,200. The small blind then woke up with a check-raise to 8,400, the big blind folded, and Caridad called off for 7,825 total.
Caridad: 
Opponent: 
Caridad was in trouble, but the 
river delivered him salvation. He hit the nut flush to take down the pot and double to nearly 20K. "It's a six-card royal," another player pointed out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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-11,150
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Break it Up
Level 6
: 200/400, 0 ante
We've reduced this field by more than 100. The big board shows that less than 243 players have survived these first six levels. We've got two more levels to play, but we're on our last 15-minute break first.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 0
Oops!
Level 7
: 250/500, 0 ante
We're back in action following what was not the last break of the night. We'll play two more levels, but they'll be interrupted by a color-up break in between.
Chiu-Chiu Train Derailed
With around 17,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, David Chiu checked and allowed John Caridad to bet pot. Chiu, who only had a stack of 13,400, tanked for a minute, toying with his chips. Eventually he wrapped both hands around his pile and pushed it forward.
Caridad: 
Chiu: 
Caridad had flopped Broadway and was out in front; however, Chiu could still take the pot if the board paired on the river. As the dealer burned, Chiu rose from his chair and prepared to meet his fate . . . the . Chiu was eliminated from the tournament while Caridad chipped up to about 47,000.
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27,150
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Cleaning Up the Chippies
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63,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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47,000
30,500
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24,000
8,900
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21,000
6,400
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6,400 |
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21,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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18,000
7,500
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7,500 |
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Oops Again!
Level 7
: 250/500, 0 ante
The floor staff just told us that they're going to forgo the color-up at the end of this level and wait until the chip bags come out to do it. So we were right! No more breaks tonight! Ha!
Laak & Sands Lose a Little
Phil Laak limped under the gun and action folded all the way to the blinds, including David "Doc" Sands in the big. They both came along and it was three-handed to the 
flop. Action checked to Laak and he bet 525, which was called by both his opponents. All three players then checked the 
turn, which was followed by the 
on the river.
The small blind led out for 2,000, which inspired both Laak and Sands to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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64,000
-12,000
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-12,000 |
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30,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
Another Look at the Current WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard
Level 7
: 250/500, 0 ante
Current 2011 WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard
| Player | Points | Cashes | Final Tables | Bracelets | Winnings |
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| Ben Lamb | 572.65 | 3 | 2 | 1 | $1,130,494 |
| Chris Moorman | 486.20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | $1,051,466 |
| Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier | 479.25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $811,639 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 458.25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | $527,970 |
| Sam Stein | 402.63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $731,279 |
| Joe Ebanks | 410.25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $1,179,031 |
| Mikhail Lakhitov | 401.80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $851,058 |
| Jason Mercier | 385.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $696,438 |
| Mitch Schock | 364.81 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $406,018 |
| Sean Getzwiller | 343 | 3 | 2 | 1 | $672,627 |
*Through Event #53