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

Lamb Climbing

Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb

Action moved to Ben Lamb in the small blind and he raised to 1.05 million in chips. Martin Staszko called to see the flop and it came down {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Lamb bet 750,000 and Staszko called.

The turn was the {A-Hearts} and both players checked to see the {5-Clubs} fall on the end. Lamb fired 1.5 million and was called.

Lamb showed the {K-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Staszko mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
31,850,000 -3,550,000
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
28,275,000 3,300,000

Tags: Ben LambMartin Staszko

Staszko Rivers Trips

From middle position, Martin Staszko raised to 950,000. Phil Collins was the only caller and he made the call from the big blind to see the flop come down {J-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Collins checked and Staszko fired 1.025 million. Collins called.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and put a third spade on board. Collins and Staszko both checked to see the {5-Spades} complete the board on the river. With the board paired and four spades out there, both players checked.

Collins showed the {J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, but lost to Staszko's {Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for trips.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
35,400,000 2,225,000
Phil Collins us
Phil Collins
21,350,000 -2,675,000

Tags: Martin StaszkoPhil Collins

Staszko Them to the Top

Phil Collins limped in from middle position, Ben Lamb completed from the small blind, and Martin Staszko checked his option from the big. The flop was {4-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}, and Lamb led for 850,000. Martin called, Collins released, and the turn was the {a-Clubs}.

Lamb slowed down, checking to Staszko who fired 1.2 million. Lamb called.

The river was the {k-Hearts}, Lamb checked again, and Staszko knuckled behind. Lamb tabled {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a missed straight draw, and Staszko opened up {k-Spades}{5-Spades} for a pair of kings, and shipped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
33,175,000 2,150,000
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
21,875,000 -2,950,000

Tags: Ben LambMartin Staszko

King Benba

Ben Lamb opened to 900,000 from under the gun, and Pius Heinz defended his big blind.

It's flop time!

The dealer fanned {10-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{q-Spades}, and both players checked. The turn was the {2-Spades}. Heinz checked, and Lamb fired 950,000. Heinz mucked, and Lamb tabled {k-}{k-}.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
24,825,000 1,450,000
Pius Heinz de
Pius Heinz
19,575,000 950,000

Tags: Ben LambPius Heinz

Following the Leaders

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Two of the end-of-day chip leaders at this summer's WSOP Main Event -- Ben Lamb and Anton Makievskyi -- remain among the final ten players. Here's a run down of all of those who ended days at this summer's Main Event bagging up the most chips, along with where each ended up:

DayPlayerFinish
1aFred Berger*80th
1bBen Lamb?
1cKevin Songdid not cash
1dMaynard Little504th
2aAleksandr Mozhnyakov19th
2bBen Lamb**?
3Patrick Poirier200th
4Manoj Viswanathan191st
5David Bach45th
6Ryan Lenaghan16th
7Anton Makievskyi?

*overall Day 1 leader
**overall Day 2 leader