With 20,000 in the pot and a board reading , Tony Hachem fired out a bet of 11,000, which clearly frustrated his opponent, Mark Seif, who hit the tank.
"Show me if I fold?" Seif asked.
"Up to you," Hachem replied.
Seif shot back in his chair and seemed even more perplexed. "Why did you have to say that?," he asked. "How do I fold top set?" Seif thought for a long time before folding face up.
"Wow, what a great fold," Hachem complimented his friend as he showed the superior . In fact, the whole table chimed in and congratulated Seif on a big fold.
Lars Bonding and Andrew Watson were heads up, and the dealer fanned . Both players checked. The two knuckled after the turned, but when the completed the board, Bonding led for 1,500. Watson quickly called.
Bonding tabled for a straight, Watson mucked, and Bonding took down the pot.
Given the large field, one would think another amateur will be joining this list come November; however, there are still plenty of pros left in the field to stop them.
As we mentioned before, the 2011 World Series of Poker drew 6,865 runners and created a prize pool worth $64,531,000 that will be distributed among the top 693 players as follows:
Level 3 action brought to a close the registration period for the 2011 World Series of Poker. The official numbers were announced right before the dinner break and we're happy to report that this year's WSOP Main Event drew 6,865 entrants, making it the third largest in history. A prize pool of $64,531,000 was created, with over $8.7 million reserved for the winner.
We'll be on hiatus for 90 minutes, but in the meantime, read on to learn of all the interesting Level 3 developments.
First and foremost, let’s get to the list of eliminations that fell during Level 3. They included Frank Kassela, Jesse Martin, Nichoel Jurgens (formerly Nichoel Peppe), Melanie Weisner, Abe Mosseri, Tom Marchese, Cyndy Violette, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, and Jennifer Tilly.
Not everyone was so unfortunate in Level 3. Alan Sternberg (86,000) and Andrew Chen (131,000) managed to add to their big stack; while Chris Limo (130,000) Douglas Smith (103,800), Justin Filtz (94,000), Joe Tehan (86,000), and Antony Lellouche (77,000) are all among the big stacks.
Action will resume in 90 minutes when players return with their bellies full. Be sure to check back then for all the action and eliminations from Day 1d of the 2011 WSOP Main Event.
The WSOP tournament staff just announced the official numbers for the 2011 World Series of Poker. A total of 6,865 players registered for this event, making it the third largest Main Event in WSOP history. A prize pool of $64,531,000 million was created, that will be distributed among the top 693 finishers.
First place . . . $8,711,956. Not too shabby considering some skeptics thought the number at this year's Main Event wouldn't surpass 5,000. We'll be entering the numbers in our system soon, so be sure to check out the "Payouts" tab in a bit.
Scott Clements was tanking on the river of a board, his opponent on the button had fired out 3,500 and Clements was debating the call. Finally he chucked out 4,000 chips to make the call but neither player wanted to show their hands.
Finally the button turned over the missed uber-draw that was and Clements scooped with to pick up a nice pot just before the dinner break.
, Tony Hachem fired out a bet of 11,000, which clearly frustrated his opponent, Mark Seif, who hit the tank.
face up.
. In fact, the whole table chimed in and congratulated Seif on a big fold.
. Both players checked. The two knuckled after the 
turned, but when the 
completed the board, Bonding led for 1,500. Watson quickly called.
board, his opponent on the button had fired out 3,500 and Clements was debating the call. Finally he chucked out 4,000 chips to make the call but neither player wanted to show their hands.
and Clements scooped with 
to pick up a nice pot just before the dinner break.