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Chip leaders from day 2A
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $10,000 Main Event
Day: 2a
Event Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$64,531,000
Total Entries
6,865
Level
43
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left 1 / 6,865
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Chip counts from the remaining tables in the Pavilion Black section.
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Soi Nguyen was in middle position and raised to 1,800. Action folded around to Steve Karp in the small blind and he raised to 15,700. Nguyen moved all in for 19,000 and Karp called.
Nguyen: 
Karp: 
The board ran 
and Nguyen couldn't catch a straight and won't be joining another November Nine.
Although we missed the action of the hand, we caught Phil Gordon recapping his bust out hand. He moved all in preflop holding 
and was called by 
. Gordon was able to catch an ace on the flop but was heartbroken when his opponent turned a , giving him a set of sevens and the best hand. Gordon's Main Event had come to an end, but he seemed in good spirits when being interviewed by the camera crew about his World Series.
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
It looks like these gentleman (and a lady) are riding the biggest stacks in the Orange section:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Geoff Rasmussen | 260,000 |
| Daniel Sims | 258,000 |
| John Harper | 229,000 |
| Renato Almeida | 225,000 |
| Magnus Persson | 223,000 |
| Christopher Kolla | 220,000 |
| Christopher Sykes | 195,000 |
| Lisa Hamilton | 188,000 |
| Fred Berger | 185,000 |
"How does it feel to treat me like you do?"
We can report that Ronald McDonald has officially busted out of the Main Event. Although we missed the hand, we do know that the Hamburglar had nothing to do with his elimination.
Phil Hellmuth opened for 2,200 from the hi-jack and found one caller in Dan Shak from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Shak checked. Hellmuth quickly checked behind.
The 
fell on the turn and Shak bet 3,200. Hellmuth quickly called.
Both players checked when the came on the river and Shak tabled 
for a rivered pair of jacks. Hellmuth stared at Shak's hand and then the board and shot up out of his seat.
"It's good, Dan. Well played," Hellmuth said. "I trapped you perfectly and you hit the three-outer or whatever."
Shak defended himself, saying that he tried to steal on the turn and just got lucky on the river.
Hellmuth paced around his table for a little bit, but eventually sat back down. The poker brat is down to 18,000.
Fred Goldberg open-shoved for his last 6,000 or so, Duane Wellnitz called in middle position, and so too did Greg Vogelsong on the button. The flop came down 
, and Wellnitz moved all in for 19,700. Vogelsong didn't know what to do, so he decided to flip a coin.
It came up "call."
Goldberg: 
Wellnitz:
Vogelsong: 
Wellnitz had both players in a world of hurt, that is until the 
turned, giving Goldberg two pair. The 
bricked on the river, and Goldberg tripled up.
Wellnitz still came away ahead with the sidepot, while Vogelsong dropped to below 130,000 chips.
Jason Mercier raised to 1,600 in early position and was called by Christina Lindley on the button and player in the big blind. On the 
flop, the big blind led out for 3,500, Mercier folded and Lindley called. Both players checked the turn as well as the 
river and Lindley turned over 
. The big blind revealed 
to just have Lindley beat as he won the pot.
