2011 World Series of Poker

Event #7: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$573,456
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,340,600
Entries
249
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Railbird Heaven Disappears

Level 8 : 400/800, 0 ante

Table 121 which we reported earlier was filled to the brim with top name pros was just broken up. We have to admit we enjoyed watching (and listening to) that table but it's players are now scattered throughout the rest of the field. C'est la vie.

Chip Counts Heading Into the Last Level . . . Part I

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
150,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
89,000 30,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
88,000
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
85,000 22,500
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
75,000 38,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
70,000 5,000
Vladimir Shchemelev ru
Vladimir Shchemelev
65,000 5,000
Justin Young us
Justin Young
65,000 3,000
Masa Kagawa
Masa Kagawa
61,000 -10,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
54,000 44,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
52,000 37,000
David Chiu us
David Chiu
WSOP 5X Winner
49,000 13,000
Luke Schwartz gb
Luke Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
48,000 34,000
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
47,000 21,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
WSOP 4X Winner
46,000 12,600
George Lind III
George Lind III
45,000 21,000
Lee Watkinson us
Lee Watkinson
WSOP 1X Winner
45,000 4,000
Pat Pezzin ca
Pat Pezzin
44,000 -2,000
Hoyt Corkins us
Hoyt Corkins
WSOP 2X Winner
41,000 11,000
Praz Bansi gb
Praz Bansi
WSOP 2X Winner
41,000 24,000
Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000 -7,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
34,000 -7,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
34,000 1,000
Dwyte Pilgrim us
Dwyte Pilgrim
33,000 -2,000
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
WSOP 2X Winner
30,000 -9,000

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Karr Beats Bonomo

Level 8 : 400/800, 0 ante

Justin Bonomo raised preflop to 2,500 and McLean Karr was the only player to call. The flop came {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and Bonomo bet out 4,500 which Karr called. The turn was the {k-Hearts} and both players checked to see the {3-Spades} on the river. Bonomo checked to Karr who bet 4,700. Bonomo made the call and Karr flipped over the {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} which was good enough to take the pot as Bonomo mucked his hand.

After the hand Karr had around 160,000 and Bonomo was left with a little less than 90,000.

Tags: Justin BonomoMcLean Karr

Burt Boutin Busted

Level 8 : 400/800, 0 ante

We gathered information for this hand from players at the table, so not too much exact information. But Burt Boutin lost with pocket kings to Brandon Adams' pocket aces in all in preflop action. Adams is up to about 150,000.

Tags: Brandon AdamsBurt Boutin

Josephy Wins A Pot, Shows Cards

Level 8 : 400/800, 0 ante

Cliff Josephy called a big reraise from Masa Kagawa preflop. The flop fell {K-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {5-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn came {9-Hearts} and Josephy took a while before sliding out twenty 1,000 chips, leaving mostly small denomination chips behind.

Kagawa leaned forward to see how much he had left behind, only about 13,000 or so. Kagawa thought for a while and then folded pocket queens face up. Josephy said, "Aww man, I suck," and turned over pocket aces. Josephy is around the 65,000 mark.

Tags: Cliff JosephyMasa Kagawa

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

Double Up for Laak

Level 7 : 300/600, 0 ante

Action folded to Phil Laak in the small blind who raised to 1,400. The player in the big blind called and they saw the flop come {10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Laak bet out 1,400, the big blind raised to 3,000, and Laak reraised to 6,700. The big blind called and the {a-Spades} fell on the turn. Laak again bet out, this time for 6,500 and the big blind simply called. The river was the {k-Clubs} and Laak moved all in for his last 11,500. The other player called and Laak showed {4-Spades}{4-Hearts} for a set of fours and the other player mucked.

After the hand Laak's stack was a healthier 47,000

Tags: Phil Laak

ElkY Eliminated

Level 7 : 300/600, 0 ante

A player in middle position limped into the pot and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised to 1,700 from the hijack. The limper made the call and they saw the flop come {10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. The other player checked and then snap called after ElkY bet 2,200. The turn brought the {a-Clubs} and the other player bet out 5,500 only to have Elky raise all in for around 15,000. The other player made the call and tabled his {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for a turned two pair which bested Elky's {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and sending him to the rail.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

Russians Collide

A series of preflop raises saw PokerStars Team Pro Russia member Maxim Lykov all in for around 25,000 against Vladimir Shchemelev, who barely had him covered.

Lykov: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Shchemelev: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}

Lykov was in great shape and looking to dodge an ace, but the {A-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{A-Hearts} flop was disastrous and left him drawing dead. The meaningless {7-Diamonds} turn and {J-Spades} river were run out for good measure as the Team Pro paid his massage therapist and made his way to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Shchemelev ru
Vladimir Shchemelev
60,000 29,000
Maxim Lykov ru
Maxim Lykov
Busted

Tags: Maxim LykovVladimir Schemelev