2011 World Series of Poker

Event #58: $10,000 Main Event
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$8,715,638
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$64,531,000
Entries
6,865
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
300,000

Like Shooting (Devil)Fish In a Barrel

We happened upon a hand between Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott and Andrew Moreno where the board read {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Ulliott fired out a bet of 2,000 and Moreno tanked for about one minute.

Eventually Moreno pushed out a raise, making it 5,250 to go and Devilfish decided to quickly muck his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Dave Ulliott
Dave Ulliott
21,500 -8,500

Tags: Dave UlliottAndrew Moreno

Tureniec Spinning His Wheels

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

The cutoff raised to 300 and both the button and Michael Tureniec in the big blind called. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and all three players decided to check. The turn brought the {j-Hearts} and Tureniec bet out 650. The cutoff then raised to 1,500 and the button folded while Tureniec called. The river was the {6-Hearts} and Tureniec checked the action to the cutoff who bet out 2,000. Tureniec then let his hand go and was left with exactly what he started the day with, 30,000.

Tags: Michael Tureniec

Hall Chips Up

A player on the button opened for 300 and found one caller in Galen Hall from the big blind.

The flop came {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn brought a {2-Clubs} and Hall led out for 550. His opponent called. Hall didn't slow down on the {J-Spades} river, instead opting to fire a 675 bet. This time his opponent folded.

Hall is up to 32,000 in the early going.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall
Galen Hall
32,000 2,000

Tags: Galen Hall

Grinder Spiraling

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was heads up with Michael Kilker on a flop of {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades}. Mizrachi had 2,250 laying out in front of him, and Kilker moved all in for effectively 10,750. Mizrachi folded the {a-Diamonds} face-up, saying he had ace-queen.

Kilker tabled {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
8,500 -5,250

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

Losing The Minimum With Jacks

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Mike Mautsow limped under the gun and was followed by two more limps. The small blind completed and the big blind checked her option.

With five players to the flop, it fell {8-Spades}{A-Clubs}{5-Spades} and action checked all of the way around the table. The {10-Diamonds} turned and the two players in the blinds checked. Matusow bet out 200 and received three calls, the only person option to fold being the big blind.

The river brought {K-Hearts} and action checked around the table once more.

"Jacks," Matusow announced, tabling {J-}{J-}. The player in the small blind flipped up {K-Spades}{8-Clubs} for a rivered two pair and was able to scoop the pot.

Tags: Mike Matusow

Dario Down Early

We haven't seen Team PokerStars Pro (Italy) Dario Minieri much at all this series, but he is here for the Main Event today on Day 1B and not doing so well at the start.

A player raised from early position to 250 and Dario in the big blind re-raised to 825. The player insta-called and the two saw the {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop. Both players checked and they saw the {10-Hearts} turn. Dario checked again and the early position player bet out 800. After a bit of thinking Dario check-raised it up and made it 2,450. The early position player didn't think long before putting in a call.

The river came the {8-Hearts} and both players checked. The early position player showed {a-Spades}{q-Spades} for top pair and Dario mucked. He is left with only 13,000 here, not even halfway through the first level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Minieri it
Dario Minieri
13,000 -17,000

Tags: Dario Minieri

Porter Picks up a Pot

After a flop of {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, both blinds checked to Rep Porter who bet around 450. The small blind called and then the big blind raised to 1,500. Both Porter and the small blind called and all three player saw the {j-Diamonds} come on the turn. The blinds both checked again and Porter bet 2,700. The small blind called while the big blind decided to get out of the way. The river brought the {k-Diamonds} and both players checked.

Small Blind: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Porter: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Both players held a missed flush draw and a pair but Porter's pair was best and he scooped up the pot bringing his stack to 37,000.

Player Chips Progress
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
WSOP 3X Winner
37,000 7,000

Tags: Rep Porter

Bellande a Little More Than Survivng

We caught up on the {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop where Jean-Robert Bellande bet 1,200 from the big blind and received a call from the hijack. On the {3-Spades} turn, Bellande bet again, this time 3,100 but his opponent folded. The pot brought Bellande slightly over the starting stack in the early going.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande
30,300 300

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande