2011 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$808,538
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,440,400
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Guillen Doubles, Doesn't Bubble

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We're getting very close to the money. The big board is currently showing 80 left, which means just two more eliminations and we are there.

Angel Guillen memorably finished just two spots shy of the money at last year's WSOP Main Event, what some called the "true bubble" since the next player to be eliminated was awarded a buy-in to this year's ME. Guillen just now put himself at risk of suffering a similar fate here today when he pushed all in for his last 19,900 from UTG with {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and got one caller in Dan Smith from the cutoff who held {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}.

The board came {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, pairing Guillen and allowing him to survive with a little more than 40,000. Smith, meanwhile, has just over 100,000.

Tags: Angel GuillenDan Smith