Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $10,000 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$64,531,000
Entries
6,865
Level
43
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left 1 / 6,865
Filter
(1)
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Play is back underway following the 15 minute break.
Sami Kelopuro raised on the button and Brian Micon moved in from the small blind for around 100,000. Kelopuro snap-called and the players showed their hands.
Kelopuro: 
Micon: 
Micon said, “Nice hand LarsLuzak” referring to Kelopuro’s online name before the board rolled out 
to eliminate Micon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
845,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
Busted |
From the UTG +1 position, Jon "PearlJammer" Turner raised to 17,000 before the flop and the action folded around to the player in the hijack position, who re-raised to 42,000. Turner called, then checked his option after the dealer spread the flop of 
.
The hijack pushed out a bet worth 55,000 and Turner called, then he led out for 68,000 after the turn of the 
, sending his opponent into the tank before he eventually laid his hand down.
Turner is now back over 500,000 in chips as a result of that hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
509,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Matthew Frankland has busted two players in simultaneous hands. During the first, Frankland had his opponent at risk preflop. Frankland's 
held against his opponent's 
as the board ran 
, and Frankland's stack increased to about 1.15 million chips.
In the very next hand, Frankland called a raise from an opponent preflop, and all the money went in after the flop fell 
. Frankland's 
had snatched the lead from his opponent's 
, and the turn and river bricked , 
respectively.
Frankland now commands one of the biggest stacks in the room with about 1.45 million chips to his name.
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Stefan Huber just added some chips, pushing his stack up around the 600,000 mark.
With the board showing 
, Huber called with the rest of his chips following an opponent's shove and tabled 
. It had been a good decision, as his opponent held 
. The river was the , and Huber scored a more-than-double up.
Joseph Cheong opened for 19,000 on the button and found one caller in the big blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked. When the fell on the turn, the big blind check-called a 25,000 bet from Cheong.
The 
completed the board and the big blind checked again. Cheong began to push out a bet but his opponent insta-mucked - conceding the pot.
Cheong is up to 955,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
955,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
With the final board reading , Nicholas Verkaik fired a bet on the river and Garry "Beast Mode" Gates tank-called. Verkaik tabled two nines, but they were no good against Gates' pocket jacks -- 
. Gates won the hand and moved to 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,780,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
1,030,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
733,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
||
|
|
560,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
440,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
380,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
330,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
205,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
175,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
Sebastian Ruthenberg raised to 16,000 from the button and was called by the big blind. The flop fell 
.
"Don't pretend like you have any of that," Ruthenberg's opponent said with a laugh. He checked to Ruthenberg who bet out anyway, firing 17,000. His opponent called and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked and the river came . His opponent bet out 27,000. Ruthenberg made the call and his opponent turned up 
for a rivered pair of tens.
Ruthenberg laughed as he tabled for a pair of tens as well. The two laughed as the dealer began to chop the pot.
"At least I had a draw!" his opponent said.
"I had a pair draw!" quipped back Ruthenberg. Ruthenberg is now sitting at 1,060,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,060,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
