2011 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$735,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,261,950
Entries
3,157
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Stanley Tavanese Eliminated in 5th Place ($170,648)

Stanley Tavanese - 5th Place
Stanley Tavanese - 5th Place

In only the sixth hand of this final table, Stanley Tavanese has been busted in fifth place at the hands of Casey Kelton, who now holds a commanding chip lead with over five million in his stack.

Earlier, Tavanese raised all-in from the small blind and picked up the blinds and antes, but after he shoved again from the button in the very next hand, Kelton snap-called from the small blind and Allan Le folded his big blind before the cards were tabled:

Kelton: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Tavanese: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The flop of {10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} changed nothing, but Tavanese cringed when the {5-Diamonds} spiked on the turn, which left him drawing dead. As if to rub it in, the dealer peeled off the river {3-Hearts} to give Kelton the full house and send Tavanese to the rail to collect $170,648.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Casey Kelton
Casey Kelton
5,200,000
1,815,000
1,815,000
Profile photo of Stanley Tavanese
Stanley Tavanese
Busted