2011 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$289,283
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,300,050
Entries
963
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated In 4th Place ($84,516)

Level 27
Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated In 4th Place ($84,516)
Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated In 4th Place ($84,516)

Omaha-8:

Aaron Steury looked to continue bullying his fellow players and raised to 80,000 from the small blind. Jonathan Tamayo made the call and the flop came {Q-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Tamayo's last 70,000 chips went into the middle and we were off to a showdown.

Tamayo: {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}
Steury: {Q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

Tamayo had flopped top pair but was trailing Steury's two-pair, queens and fives. The chip leader also held an open ended straight draw and Tamayo would need help on the turn or river. The {6-Clubs} on the turn only improved Steury's hand, giving him queens and sixes and Tamayo was down to his last chance, needing a nine, ten or ace to fall on the river.

River: {J-Diamonds}

With that, Jonathan Tamayo was eliminated in 4th place and he will take home $84,516 for his deep run.

Tags: Jonathan TamayoAaron Steury

Stuery Strangling The Competiton

Level 27
Aaron Steury Pulling Away At Final Table
Aaron Steury Pulling Away At Final Table

Hold'em:

Adam Friedman raised to 80,000 from the small blind and Aaron Steury made the call from the big blind.

Flop: {5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Friedman led out for 40,000 and was raised to 80,000 by Steury. After Friedman made the call we saw a turn card of {9-Diamonds}. Friedman check-called a bet of 80,000 and the river fell {A-Diamonds}. Another check-call by Friedman prompted Steury to table his {6-Spades}{7-Hearts} for a flopped nut straight and Friedman immediately mucked his hand.

Steury followed this win with another one against Michael Chow in Omaha-8 and he has now amassed over 2,300,000 chips.

Tags: Adam FriedmanAaron SteuryMichael Chow

Michael Chows Down On Steury

Level 27

Hold'em:

Michael Chow made it 80,000 to go from the button and Aaron Steury three-bet to 120,000. Chow made the call and the flop fell {8-Spades}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}.

Steury led out for 40,000 and Chow came along, bringing the {Q-Hearts} on the turn. Steury again led out, this time for 80,000 and Chow popped it to 160,000, forcing Steury to muck his hand. The win pushed Chow closer to the million chip mark and he now sits with 950,000.

Tags: Aaron SteuryMichael Chow

Tamayo Chops It Up With Steury

Level 27

Stud-8:

Jonathan Tamayo: (X)(X) - {7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Aaron Steury: (X)(X) - {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{5-Spades}{A-Diamonds}

After calling bets by Steury on all streets, Tamayo found himself all-in on sixth street and tabled his down cards: {6-Spades}{4-Hearts} for a 2-3-4-6-7 low. Steury flipped up his {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} in the hole for two-pair, jacks and nines. Seventh street delivered a {J-Diamonds} for Steury and he filled up, while Tamayo didn't need his {10-Clubs} to improve.

The pot was chopped in our first hand after the color-up break.

Tags: Aaron SteuryJonathan Tamayo

A Look at the Current WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard

Level 27

Current 2011 WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard

PlayerPointsCashesBraceletsWinnings
Amir Lehavot330.7521$578,454
Viacheslav Zhukov31511$465,216
Jake Cody30011$851,192
Sean Getzwiller28011$611,185
Eddie Blumenthal279.8020$589,784
Allen Bari279.5011$877,262
Richard Ashby273.6020$305,212
John Juanda27011$367,170
Geoffry Klein23011$544,388
George Lind220.5010$287,544
Jarred Solomon220.510$354,460

*Standings through Event #16

Level: 27

Blinds: /

Ante:

Tamayo F-razz-ling Final Table

Level 26

Razz:

Jonathan Tamayo: (X)(X) - {Q-}{8-}{J-}{2-}
Michael Chow: (X)(X) - {4-}{K-}{7-}{Q-}

Chow bet on third street and Tamayo came along. On fourth street, a series of bets and raises forced Tamayo all-in for his remaining chips and he tabled his hole cards: {4-}{3-} for a 2-3-4-8 low. Chow revealed his {7-}{5-} down cards for a 4-5-7-Q and Tamayo was well ahead.

The {5-} on seventh street completed Tamayo's hand, giving him a 2-3-4-5-8 low, and Chow's {8-} did not improve his hand. Tamayo scored a much needed double-up to move to 260,000, while Chow dropped to 820,000.

Tags: Jonathan TamayoMichael Chow

Steury Starts Punishing Short Stacks

Level 26
Aaron Steury Becoming The Bully At Final Table
Aaron Steury Becoming The Bully At Final Table

Omaha-8:

Aaron Steury made it 60,000 to go from the small blind and Jonathan Tamayo made the call, bringing a flop of {7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} to the table. Steury liked the look of this board and fired another 30,000 at Tamayo, who came along for the ride.

The turn card fell {Q-Diamonds} and Steury continued with the power play, betting 60,000 at Tamayo who finally surrendered. The loss dropped Tamayo to just 160,000 chips while Steury padded his million-plus chip stack.

Tags: Aaron SteuryJonathan Tamayo