![[user196676]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Level 10
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,319,500
Entries
580
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Limit Hold'em
We found Mike Matusaw at Table 281 raising under the gun and it looked like he might just steal, but the small blind interjected and reraised. Matusow then three bet, and his opponent called.
On a 
flop the small blind bet and Matusow raised, the small blind called and was all in.
Matusow: 
Small Blind: 
Matusow held ace high and was going to need to dig up an ace or a king in order to take control of the hand. A 
fourth street changed nothing as Matusow was still behind. The 
river sealed the deal and the small blind was able to double up. Matusow has now dipped below the 50,000 mark and sits with around 40,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
Limit Hold'em
The player in the cutoff made a preflop raise and Michael Binger three-bet from the small blind. The cutoff called and the flop came 
. Binger shot out a bet and his opponent called. The 
turned and Binger bet once more, setting himself all in. His opponent called holding 
against Binger's 
. The river fell the and Binger was able to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
Limit Hold'em
Gabriel Nassif opened with a raise from middle position and Mike Leah three-bet from the small blind. Nassif pushed out a four-bet and Leah five-bet his stack all in and the cards were turned up.
Leah: 
Nassif: 
We were off to the races but Nassif took the lead early when the flop came 
. The hit the turn and Leah would have needed a ten or a jack to win the pot, but unfortunately for him the 
came on the river, filling up Nassif and sending Leah to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Limit Hold'em
On a board of 
, Jimmy Fricke fired out a bet and his opponent made the call. The river came 
and Fricke tossed out one last bet. His opponent quickly called.
"Ace-nine" announced Fricke. His opponent hung his head and let out a huge sigh, tossing his cards into the muck. The pot was pushed in Fricke's direction and he continued to add to his castle of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Limit Hold'em
Max Pescatori started the hand off by betting preflop from late position. A player in the cut off was the only one willing to pay the toll to see a flop. The cards came out 
and Pescatori checked, his opponent however bet. and Pescatori made the call.
With a 
landing on the turn Pescatori as well as the player in the cut off opted to check. A river 
allowed for Pescatori to bet. His opponent called. Pescatori showed for a set of aces, while his opponent deposited his cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
||
Limit Hold'em
The player from the cutoff raised and Joseph Cheong made the call from the small blind. The flop came 
and Cheong checked. His opponent put out a bet and Cheong made the call. The turn brought the 
and both players checked. The 
came on the river and they both checked again.
"Ace-high," said Cheong. His opponent flippe dup for a pair of nines and was able to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
138,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
|
||
Level 10
No Limit Hold'em
Matt Matros made it 4,000 from late position and the player in the small blind announced that he was all in. Action folded back to Matros who moved the rest of his stack in the middle.
Matros:
Opponent:
Matros quickly pulled his stack back after the board fell 
and the two players chopped the pot.
No Limit Holdem
Yesterday Joseph Cheong managed to accumulate a big stack early, and was able to keep it flourishing through out the day. Today is no different Cheong is continually raking in pots and adding stacks and stacks to his growing mountain.
In a recent hand on a 
board Cheong bet out 9,500 chips into an opponent. With 15,000 chips already in the pot Cheong's opponent took his time deciding what his best move was. After some mild contemplation Cheong's opponent made the call.
Cheong calmly flipped over 
for a pair of aces, and his opponent mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
167,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
||
Level 10
We've heard a few players including Mike "The Mouth" Matusow complaining that the structure of this tournament is too fast and the limits are too high for how many chips the players have. We aren't the ones playing, so we don't really have an opinion on the matter but we can say that only 20 minutes into the second level of play today we've already lost 54 players of the 135 we started the day with.
That's a lot of eliminations! We're now less than 30 players away from the money bubble so perhaps play will slow down as we near that mark but only time will tell.