| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
111,000 | |
|
|
106,000
66,050
|
66,050 |
|
|
92,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
89,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
61,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
48,000 | |
|
|
47,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
44,000 | |
|
|
44,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
43,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
42,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
42,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
42,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
41,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
40,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
33,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
30,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
29,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
28,000 | |
|
|
25,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
19,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
11,500
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
|
11,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
2011 World Series of Poker
Just before the break came a four-way hand involving Victor Ramdin of some note. Especially to Ramdin, who has been struggling sub-20,000 for much of the day.
The hand began with a raise to 825 from a player in middle position which Ramdin called, then both the cutoff and button called, too. The flop came 

. It checked around to the button who bet 2,100, and only Ramdin stuck around. Both remaining players then checked the
turn card.
The river brought the
and a check from Ramdin. His opponent fired a bet of 4,500, and Ramdin called. Ramdin's opponent showed 
for top pair, but that river had nudged Ramdin ahead with his 
.
Ramdin has about 47,000 now to start Level 5.
Today is the last of the four starting days, meaning by night's end we'll have four chip leaders from their respective days. The big question is, who'll represent Day 1d?
Top Day 1 Chip Counts
| Day | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Fred Berger | Las Vegas, NV | 209,000 |
| 1b | Ben Lamb | Tulsa, OK | 188,925 |
| 1c | Kevin Song | Diamond Bar, CA | 163,325 |
| 1d | ??? | ??? | ??? |
With a paired board of 

laid out in the middle, two players checked to Grant Hinkle. Hinkle bet 800 and the first player, a woman, check-raised to 2,100. The next player folded and Hinkle called.
The turn was the
and the woman bet 2,000. Hinkle called.
The river was the
and the woman bet 5,000. Hinkle folded and gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
On the turn of a
board, we watched Andrew Chen flat-call a bet of 2,400 from the small blind. The river was the
to fill out the board, and Chen called another bet, 6,200 this time.
Chen showed down the best hand,
, and that pot moves him up to 133,000 as his steady push through Day 1d continues.
Danny Suied was just the beneficiary of a pretty nice pot that nearly doubled him up.
It began with Mr. Soon-to-be-eliminated raising to 1,500, and Suied three-bet him to 4,100. The gentleman called, and they check-checked through the
flop. The turn came a red
, and Mr. Opponent fired out with a big bet of 10,000. Suied raised all in for the ~20,000 effective chips his opponent had left, and the call came quickly.
It was ace-king for the at-risk player, and Suied's
already had him drawing dead to a chop. The river was a blank, though, and Suied is up over 80,000 after sending another player to the exit.
A very short stacked Greg "FBT" Mueller put his remaining 3,250 all in from the button. The small blind called, the big blind folded and the hands were tabled.
Mueller:

Small Blind:

The board ran
and Mueller doubled to just over 6,000. As the hand was being played out the ESPN camera swarmed his table. "That double up ended up costing me money, I'm still getting a massage," Mueller said.
The camera crew gave him a few chuckles and left the table. "Hey, don't go too far," Mueller said pointing to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
51,000
18,400
|
18,400 |
|
|
49,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
|
48,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
46,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
45,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
44,000 | |
|
|
43,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
43,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
40,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
38,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
37,500
46,500
|
46,500 |
|
|
32,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
|
27,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
26,500
11,900
|
11,900 |
|
|
25,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
19,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
As we were working at our desk, we noticed former November Niner Kelly Kim make his way through the exit doors. A quick check of his old seat confirms that he has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Shawn "Lightning" Keller opened to 1,100 in late position, and was called by a player on the button, and another in the small blind. The dealer fanned 

, the player in the small blind checked, and Keller continued for 1,700. Only the player on the button called.
The two knuckled after the
turned, and the river was the
. Keller checked, and his opponent tossed out 3,900. Keller tank-folded, and saw his stack drop to 62,000 chips.