2011 World Series of Poker

Chamath Palihapitiya Eliminated in 15th Place ($30,122)

Escrito 2011-06-21 01:15 GMT • Nivel 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Chamath Palihapitiya

On a board of , Chamath Palihapitiya moved all in and was called by Kyle Cartwright.

Palihapitiya:
Cartwright:

The turn came and the river , sending Palihapitiya toward the rail, collecting $30,122 in tournament winnings.

Tags/etiquetas: Chamath Palihapitiya, Kyle Cartwright.

Nivel 24 empezado

Escrito 2011-06-21 01:09 GMT

Daniel Heffner Eliminated in 16th Place ($23,861)

Escrito 2011-06-21 01:00 GMT por SantanaBandana • Nivel 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Heffner - Eliminated in 16th Place

Daniel Heffner was all in with against the of Michael Whitfield. The board ran , and Whitfield's fives held, earning him the knockout.

Tags/etiquetas: Daniel Heffner, Michael Whitfield.

Geyer Sets Trap, But Gets Crippled

Escrito 2011-06-21 00:56 GMT por SantanaBandana

Kirk Caldwell opened to 52,000 from early position, and Adam Geyer called in the cutoff seat. The flop fell down , and Caldwell continued for 77,000. Geyer raised to 180,000, Caldwell moved all in for 675,000, and Geyer snapped it off.

Caldwell:
Geyer:

Geyer was in rough shape, and needed an ace, six, a running pair or running straight cards to make the best hand. He did not when the turn and river came , however, and is now nursing the shortest stack in the room.

Chip counts/puntos
Kirk Caldwell			1,300,000	1,015,000
Adam Geyer			140,000	-985,000

Tags/etiquetas: Adam Geyer, Kirk Caldwell.

Whitfield Wins One

Escrito 2011-06-21 00:42 GMT

Ben White opened the action by raising to 50,000. Next to act, Michael Whitfield announced that he was all in for 459,000. Action folded back around to White who announced call.

White:
Whitfield:

The board fell and Whitfield was able to double up through our tournament chip leader.

Chip counts/puntos
Ben White			2,300,000	-230,000
Michael Whitfield			940,000	520,000

Tags/etiquetas: Ben White, Michael Whitfield.

Pham Kimphuc Eliminated in 17th Place ($23,861)

Escrito 2011-06-21 00:35 GMT • Nivel 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Pham Kimphuc

Pham Kimphuc moved all in preflop and action folded around to Kirk Caldwell who made the call.

Kimphuc:
Caldwell:

Kimphuc was ahead preflop and it stayed that way as the flop came . The turn brought the , making Caldwell need a jack and only a jack to send Kimphuc home. Unfortunately for Kimphuc, the peeled off on the river and he was sent packing, collecting $23,861 for his efforts.

Tags/etiquetas: Kirk Caldwell, Pham Kimphuc.

Jakob Tostesen Eliminated in 18th Place ($23,861)

Escrito 2011-06-21 00:34 GMT por SantanaBandana • Nivel 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Jakob Tostesen - Eliminated in 18th Place

We unfortunately missed the hand, but right after the redraw, Jakob Tostesen busted in 18th place. The Dane receives $23,861(about €16,677) for his efforts.

Tags/etiquetas: Jakob Tostesen.

Stevens Doubles Through Kimphuc

Escrito 2011-06-21 00:27 GMT por SantanaBandana

Pham Kimphuc opened to 54,000 from the hijack seat, Martin Stevens moved all in for 134,000 from the cutoff, and the action folded back to Kimphuc who called.

Kimphuc:
Stevens:

Both players were on the edge of their seats as the flop came down .

"Club!" Kimphuc blurted.

The turn was black, and Kimphuc jumped at the sight of it, but the did not change anything. Both players leapt out of their chairs when the hit the river - Stevens in celebration, and Kimphuc in frustration.

"Sick," Kimphuc sighed.

Stevens could hardly contain himself, rubbing his hands together and patting his legs excitedly. He has reason to be galvanized - he now as over 300,000 chips.

Chip counts/puntos
Alan Stevens			320,000	180,000
Pham Kimphuc			130,000	-160,000

Tags/etiquetas: Pham Kimphuc, Martin Stevens.

Nivel 23 empezado

Escrito 2011-06-21 00:22 GMT

Total Redraw

Escrito 2011-06-21 00:13 GMT por SantanaBandana • Nivel 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante