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

Brunson Sucks Out In Front Of Cameras

Todd Brunson
Todd Brunson

We came to Todd Brunson's table after hearing those magical words "All in and a call." A player with about 35,000 left was all in with {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} against the {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} of Brunson. We waited for what had to be about three minutes for the ESPN cameras to show up before they dealt the board, but finally they showed up and the cards were burned and turned.

The flop came down {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{a-Spades} to give Brunson no help, the turn was the {3-Spades} though to give him a flush draw, and the river came {7-Spades} to give Brunson the flush and the victory. The all in player didn't seem too upset though as he wished everyone luck and hit the rail graciously.

Player Chips Progress
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Todd Brunson
110,000
40,000
40,000

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Saul Makes Misstep

Kevin Saul raised preflop to 3,000 and was three-bet by Carol Ventura to 8,000. Saul made the call and the flop came {8-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Saul checked and Ventura continued out with 10,000. Saul made the call. The turn came {5-Hearts} and Saul checked once again. Ventura moved all in for 23,900 and Saul made the call. The cards were turned up:

Saul: {J-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Ventura: {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

Saul was behind with a pair of deuces and failed to improve on the river. The pot was pushed Ventura's way and Saul was knocked down but still in healthy shape.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Saul
438,000
-57,000
-57,000

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JRB Still Living the Dream

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande

On the turn of a {K-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs} board, Ryan D'Angelo fired out 11,100 against Jean-Robert Bellande and got called. The {4-Diamonds} on the river made it four to a straight on the board and D'Angelo checked, Bellande then bet 25,000 and it was enough to make his opponent fold.

Bellande showed {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a missed flush and straight draw which didn't leave D'Angelo too impressed. These two might not have finished their little battle just yet...

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Blue Skies Are Gonna Clear Up

Cuz we've got some counts from Amazon Blue

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Narendra Banwari
Narendra Banwari
400,000
96,000
96,000
Profile photo of Ryan D'Angelo
Ryan D'Angelo
318,000
62,000
62,000
Profile photo of Ashley Mason
Ashley Mason
300,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of
280,000
Profile photo of Jonas Entin
Jonas Entin
240,000
-44,000
-44,000
Profile photo of
232,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Chad Batista
Chad Batista
212,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Javier Martinez
Javier Martinez
198,000
66,000
66,000
Profile photo of Kevin MacPhee
Kevin MacPhee
195,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Anton Ionel
Anton Ionel
190,000
-23,500
-23,500
Profile photo of Paul Volpe
Paul Volpe
185,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Leif Force
Leif Force
170,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Toni Judet
Toni Judet
156,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Thomas Keller
Thomas Keller
155,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande
150,000
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Luke Vrabel
Luke Vrabel
145,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Robert Croak
Robert Croak
140,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Minh Nguyen
Minh Nguyen
135,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Bryan Colin
Bryan Colin
128,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of David Sands
David Sands
125,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of David Williams
David Williams
125,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of
100,000
Profile photo of Sam Trickett
Sam Trickett
90,000
-23,000
-23,000
Profile photo of Sandra Naujoks de
Sandra Naujoks
67,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Greg Mueller
Greg Mueller
65,000
22,000
22,000

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Orange Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb
475,000
Profile photo of Dan Kelly
Dan Kelly
300,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Tony Hachem
Tony Hachem
220,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Garry Gates us
Garry Gates
216,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of
210,000
Profile photo of
205,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
180,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Andrew Chen
Andrew Chen
175,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of
150,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Lyle Berman
Lyle Berman
150,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Taylor Caby
Taylor Caby
145,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Richard Lyndaker
Richard Lyndaker
135,000
89,000
89,000
Profile photo of Lars Bonding
Lars Bonding
120,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Matt Savage
Matt Savage
115,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Derek Pasquarella
Derek Pasquarella
115,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of
110,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Will Souther
Will Souther
105,000
49,000
49,000
Profile photo of Daniel Suied
Daniel Suied
105,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of David Chiu
David Chiu
105,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Martin Hruby cz
Martin Hruby
105,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Amanda Musumeci
Amanda Musumeci
105,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Bryan Devonshire
Bryan Devonshire
100,000
42,500
42,500
Profile photo of Emil Patel
Emil Patel
100,000
9,600
9,600
Profile photo of Jerid "JZ Scrilla" Zewin
Jerid "JZ Scrilla" Zewin
100,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Bryan Micon
Bryan Micon
90,000
-2,000
-2,000

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Mizrachi Migrating to the Rail

Eric Mizrachi all in
Eric Mizrachi all in

We don't know exactly what the series of events that lead up to this, but when we got to the table Eric Mizrachi was all in against an opponent on a {6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop.

Mizrachi: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Opponent: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

Mizrachi would need an ace or running spades to stay alive. He received no such luck as the last two cards came out {6-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Eric Mizrachi was eliminated in the last level of the night.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Mizrachi
Busted

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Out of Sugar

Joe Hachem - Eliminated
Joe Hachem - Eliminated

Joe Hachem has been eliminated from the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. We saw him walking away from his table, and asked Paul Taylor, the man who busted, how it went down. According to Taylor, the two got all the biscuits in preflop, and Taylor's queens bested Hachem's ace-jack.

"I don't play many live tournaments," Taylor told his table after the hand. "But that's the third time I've busted him."

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Hachem
Busted

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Let's Make a Deal

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The announcement was just made that the Day 2b field has been shrunk to 1,160, meaning the overall number of players still alive in the 2011 WSOP Main Event has fallen under 2,000.

"Let's do it! 2,000-way chop! Who's down?" came the cry from Table 354. That would work out to better than $32,000, if such a deal were made, only better than 352nd-place money.

Less than a third of the remaining players will make the money, as the top 693 will make the cash.

Saul Pushes Opponent Out; Takes Chip Lead

Kevin Saul
Kevin Saul

With the board reading {J-Clubs}{2-Spades}{J-Hearts}, Kevin Saul checked to his opponent who fired out a bet of 4,500. Action came back around to Saul who deliberated for a bit before deciding to put in a check-raise, making it 12,500 to go. His opponent made the call and the two saw a turn.

Fourth street brought the {4-Hearts} and Saul continued out for 19,700. His opponent called rather quickly and the river came {A-Clubs}. Saul once again took a while before pushing out a stack of 100,000. His opponent had 73,500 behind so this bet was for his tournament life. His opponent looked incredibly defeated as he mucked his hand after about a minute and a half worth of contemplation.

Kevin Saul, on the other hand, is our new chip leader with 495,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Saul
495,000
114,000
114,000

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Tan Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson
330,000
330,000
330,000
Profile photo of Norson Saho
Norson Saho
300,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
295,000
35,000
35,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Guillermo Ramirez
Guillermo Ramirez
285,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen
220,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of David Vamplew
David Vamplew
200,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Will Failla
Will Failla
180,000
-40,000
-40,000
Profile photo of Erick Lindgren
Erick Lindgren
165,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Young Phan
Young Phan
140,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Rupert Elder
Rupert Elder
125,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Ray Henson
Ray Henson
110,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Blair Hinkle
Blair Hinkle
90,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Todd Brunson
Todd Brunson
70,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Carlos Mortensen
Carlos Mortensen
60,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Jennifer Harman
Jennifer Harman
45,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Jamie Gold us
Jamie Gold
36,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
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WSOP 1X Winner