2011 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$611,185
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,760,200
Entries
4,178
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Harley Roars to Fast Start

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

We caught up with the action as the board read {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{A-Spades} and 750 chips sitting in the pot. Our fellow PokerNews reporter Harley Stoffmaker, playing in his first WSOP event on one of his rare days off, had led out with a bet of 375 and his opponent studied before making the crying call.

Stoffmaker quickly flipped up his {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and his opponent mucked his cards, offering a "nice river kid."

With a relatively quick structure, accumulating chips early on is imperative, and Stoffmaker is off to a great start.

Tags: Harley Stoffmaker