2011 World Series of Poker

Event #6: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$205,065
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
675
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Chen Cracks Aces

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

We caught up with this hand on a board of {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. Bill Chen threw out a bet and was check-raised by his opponent. Chen made the call.

The {4-Spades} came on the turn and Chen's opponent made another bet, which Chen called. When the {K-Clubs} fell on the river, his opponent checked and Chen thew out one last bet which his opponent called, flipping over {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}. Chen's opponent was disheartened to learn that it was the second best hand, though, falling behind Chen's rivered straight with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

Tags: Bill Chen

Karina Chips Up

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Karina Jett: now there's something to write home about!
Karina Jett: now there's something to write home about!

Karina Jett is back up to around the starting stack of 4,500 after picking up a nice pot over on table three.

The action folded around to Jett who raised before the flop and found one caller in middle position; Jett led out after the flop of {8-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{A-Diamonds}, the opponent raised and then Jett reraised. The opponent called, then flat-called Jett's bets both on the turn of the {K-Spades} and the river {K-Diamonds}.

Jett tabled {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} for eights full and that was more than enough to take the pot down. If only if it were that easy for the rest of us!

Tags: Karina Jett

Level: 3

Limits: 100/200

Ante: 0

Sweet Pot for Sweiss

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

California's Maurice "Sam S" Sweiss has taken a huge pot down on table 21 only moments before the first break to become one of the first players to move past 10,000 in chips.

On a board that read {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, Ryan Margetts checked his option from the big blind before the player under the gun opened. Sweiss raised and Charles Vargas called from the hijack position, as did Randy Dorfman from the button. Margetts check-called and the dealer produced the river {3-Hearts}.

Margetts checked, the UTG player bet, Sweiss raised and both Vargas and Dorfman folded before Margetts called. The UTG player threw his hand into the muck.

"Show me your ace-queen," Margetts sighed. Sweiss tabled his hand, but as it turned out it was {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for trip threes.

"Yahtzee!" Dorfman cried as Sweiss raked in the pot. Sweiss is now up to 11,500.

Tags: Charles VargaMaurice SweissRandy DorfmanRyan Margetts

Who's Stacking and Who's Lacking?

Time for the first round of counts!

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
8,300 3,800
Randy Dorfman us
Randy Dorfman
6,300 1,800
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
WSOP 2X Winner
6,100 1,600
Phil Gordon us
Phil Gordon
5,900 1,400
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
5,500 1,000
Zach Gruneberg us
Zach Gruneberg
5,000 500
Greg DeBora ca
Greg DeBora
3,800 -700
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
3,500 -1,000
Pat Pezzin ca
Pat Pezzin
3,500 -1,000
Jim Meehan
Jim Meehan
3,400
Karina Jett us
Karina Jett
3,100
JJ Liu tw
JJ Liu
3,000 -1,500
2,900 -1,600
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
2,900 -1,600
Jeff Shulman us
Jeff Shulman
2,900
Joe Sebok us
Joe Sebok
2,600

Jeff Madsen Runs Into Boat

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

We caught up with the action on a board of {3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{J-Hearts}{2-Hearts} to see Madsen bet 150 from the button. Madsen's opponent raised and Madsen made the call. The {4-Diamonds} fell on the river and Madsen's opponent threw out another bet. Madsen made the call only to see the {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} of his opponent. As Madsen tossed his cards into the muck, he sighed and exclaimed "Nice turn."

Tags: Jeff Madsen

Negreanu Continues to Chip Up Early

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

We got to the table in time to see Negreanu scoop a fair sized pot tabling {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for trip eights. The very next hand Negreanu raised from late position and got one caller. His opponent checked a board of {3-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Negraenu fired out a bet. His opponent called and then checked the turn of {2-Diamonds} to Negreanu who fired out another bet. This time his opponent folded and Negreanu swept up yet another pot.

The chips at Negreanu's table seem to be gravitating toward him early on in the first two levels of this tournament.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu