2011 World Series of Poker

Event #58: $10,000 Main Event
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$8,715,638
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$64,531,000
Entries
6,865
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
300,000

We’d Like to Welcome Y’all to the Kevin Saul Show

Already sitting with the biggest chip count among our notables, Kevin Saul raised to 300 on the button and the small blind called. Both players checked the {K-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop and the small blind led out for 500 on the {A-Hearts} turn. Saul made the call and the small blind checked to him when the {9-Clubs} landed on the river. Saul bet 1,000 and turned over {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} when he received a call. Top pair was good to increase Saul’s lead as his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Saul
70,000

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Hall Anxious to Play

We walked past Galen Hall's table just as he was being dealt a hand under-the-gun. Hall took a peak and quickly mucked his hand.

"C'mon!" Hall playfully quipped toward the dealer. "Booooo! Boooooo!"

The dealer cracked a grin and continued dealing.

Hall is back up to 34,000 and seemingly ready to put those chips to work. We will keep an eye on Hall to see if his apparent run of rags continues.

Player Chips Progress
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Galen Hall
34,000
3,000
3,000

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Grinder Doubles

Michael Mizrachi doubles
Michael Mizrachi doubles

Jarred Solomon, who just recently sat down in the ten seat at the main feature table, opened, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi three-bet to 700, and Solomon four-bet to 2,600. Grinder called.

The flop came down {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, Solomon put Mizrachi all in, and he called.

Solomon: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Mizrachi: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Mizrachi was in great shape, but the {7-Diamonds} on the turn gave Solomon four outs to a chop.

"If a ten comes, it's not meant to be," Mizrachi joked for the ESPN cameras.

The river was not a ten, rather it was the {a-Spades}, doubling Grinder to 18,300 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Mizrachi
18,300
10,100
10,100
WSOP 5X Winner

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AMo Fo' Sho

On the {J-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop, Andrew Moreno checked to Wooka Kim who bet. Moreno check-raised and Kim made the call as the {5-Hearts} came on the turn. Moreno led out this time and Kim called. On the {2-Spades} river, Moreno bet again for 5,300 and Kim made the call only to be shown {A-Spades}{4-Spades} for a wheel, but better yet, the nut flush of Moreno and she mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Moreno
37,000

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McDonald Unloads the Clip

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Mike McDonald is up to 35,000 after he fired all the way to eventually get his opponent to muck on the river of a {9-Spades}{3-Spades}{7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} board.

McDonald's opponent check-called bets of 600 on the flop and 1,400 on the turn but finally gave up when the Canadian bet a chunky looking 2,625 on the river.

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Updated Counts From Blue

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bonomo
35,000
5,000
5,000
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Eugene Katchalov
33,500
500
500
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Thayer Rasmussen
33,500
3,500
3,500
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Tyler Kenney
33,000
3,000
3,000
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Vivek Rajkumar
32,000
2,000
2,000
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Jake Cody
31,100
1,100
1,100
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Richard Toth
30,100
100
100
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Guillaume Rivet
29,900
2,600
2,600
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Jon Aguiar
29,000
1,000
1,000
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Scott Seiver
28,100
1,900
1,900
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Mikhail Smirnov
27,800
200
200
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Mike Watson
27,200
2,800
2,800
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Ken Aldridge
23,500
6,500
6,500
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Michael Tureniec
22,325
7,675
7,675
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ben Lamb
15,000
1,000
1,000

Mortensen Makes a Good Fold

On a flop reading {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}, action checked around to Carlos Mortensen in middle position, who bet 300. Mortensen was called by a player in the cutoff and the small blind.

The {6-Hearts} fell on the turn and the player in the small blind checked to Mortensen, who bet again - this time for 900. The cutoff folded but the small blind came along.

When a {10-Diamonds} completed the board, the small blind paused and threw a 1,050 bet into the middle. Mortensen quickly showed {A-Spades}{6-Clubs} for two-pair and mucked his hand. In a friendly gesture, his opponent revealed the {5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a rivered flush - confirming Mortensen's good laydown.

Despite the hit, Mortensen is still sitting above the starting stack with 35,00.

Player Chips Progress
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Carlos Mortensen
35,000
5,500
5,500

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Antonius Check-Calls Away Some Of His Stack

From middle position, Patrik Antonius made it 350 and got calls from another middle position player and the big blind.

The flop came down {10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs} the big blind checked, Antonius bet out 700, the middle position player raised to 2,200 and the big blind folded and Antonius called.

The turn came the {8-Diamonds} and Antonius checked again. The middle position player bet out 4,100 this time and after some thought, Antonius just called.

The river came {6-Clubs} and again Antonius checked. This time his opponent bet out 10,200 and that was the last straw for Antonius who threw it away.

He is left with 22,000 which is still more than enough at this point in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrik Antonius
22,000
8,000
8,000

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