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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
After a series of raises preflop, a player was all in preflop for 12,000 and was called by Matt Matros and another player. The flop fell 
and Matros checked. His opponent put out a bet and Matros announced a raise. His opponent was short stacked at this time and three-bet for 500 more, bringing him all in. Matros made the call and the hands were turned over:
Preflop All In: 
Post flop All In: 
Matros: 
Matros' kings were in the lead and stayed that way when the turn and river came 
. Matros was able to send two home and increase his stack by a significant margin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
48,300
|
48,300 |
|
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LHE
Konstantin Puchkov raised from middle position, Mike Matusow re-raised from late position, Puchkov put in a third raise, Matusow the fourth, and Puchkov called. The flop came 
and although Puchkov was first to act, Matusow had already tossed his last 2,800 in chips into the pot in the dark. Puchkov called and the hands were tabled with Matusow at risk.
Matusow: 
Puchkov: 
The turn and river brought the 
and 
which couldn't help Matusow and he was eliminated as one of the first few players to make the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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A player from early position raised to 3,500 and Joseph Cheong called from the big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked.
The board paired when the turned and Cheong checked to his opponent who fired out 4,000. Cheong made the call. The 
fell on the river and Cheong led out this time, deciding on 15,000 as the bet. His opponent mucked and he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
6,400
|
6,400 |
|
|
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We don't know exactly how the betting went, but we do know Justin Smith managed to get all in and called. Justin Smith held and was banking on it to ensure him safety into the money. His opponent had 
and looked to have a slight advantage going to the board.
The cards came out 
. Smith managed to grab hold of two pair, but it wasn't enough as his opponent held a better two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
248,600
-26,400
|
-26,400 |
|
|
||
|
246,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
|
||
|
150,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
128,500
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
122,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
119,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
||
|
49,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
33,700
-3,300
|
-3,300 |
|
|
||
|
22,400
-4,600
|
-4,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
21,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
19,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 12
Blinds: /
Ante:
Limit Hold'em
We missed the preflop action, but caught up to see a flop of 
. Matusow's opponent checked to him and he fired out a bet. His opponent made the call and they saw the 
turn. It was checked to Matusow who again fired out a bet. His opponent called once more and the hit the river. It went check-check and Matusow's opponent said "Ahh, I got there", flipping up 
.
Matusow slammed his hands into his stack, knocking his chips over. He flashed a a threw his cards to the middle, absolutely steaming.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000 | |
|
|
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Level 12
LHE
The player under the gun raised and action folded to Scott Montgomery on the button who re-raised. Action folded back to the original raiser who upped the bet once more and Montgomery called.
The flop came 
and the first player bet and Montgomery called. The turn was the and the first player checked to Montgomery who took the opportunity to toss out a bet of his own. The other player simply called and the fell on the river. The first player checked again, Montgomery bet and the other player raised putting himself all in. Montgomery called and the hands were revealed.
All-In Player: 
Montgomery: 
While the first player had been ahead through the turn, the river had given Montgomery Broadway and sent the first player to the rail. After the hand Montgomery's stack grew to 69,000.
Limit Hold'em
A player in middle position raised and when action got around to Joseph Cheong he two-bet, a call was made and both players got to see a 
flop. It was here that the middle position player bet out, Cheong raised, middle position three-bet, Cheong four-bet, and the middle position then capped it.
A 
on the turn brought a bet from middle position and a call from Cheong. The 
river allowed for the middle position player to check. Cheong then jumped on the chance and fired out a bet. Cheong's opponent folded and Cheong raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
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