2011 World Series of Poker

Rich Cracks The Million Chip Mark

Escrito 2011-06-27 01:28 GMT

Since we have gotten to seven handed, play has tightened up considerably, with most hands being won with one raise preflop. However, there have been a few hands that have seen a flop, and Jordan Rich has won most of them. In the first hand, Rich made it two bets, and Dale Eberle three bet from the button. The blinds folded, and Rich called. The flop came . Rich checked, then raised when Eberle bet. Eberle called, and the turn brought the . Rich bet out, and Eberle raised once again. This time, Rich reraised, and Eberle called. The river brought the , and while it looked like an action card, both players checked. Everle showed for a straight, but Rich showed for a better straight. Rich took another pot off of Stephen Bass later, and Rich is now your chip leader with over 1 million.

Chip counts/puntos
Jordan Rich			1,064,000	240,000
Dale Eberle			579,000	-165,000
Stephen Bass			485,000	-75,000

Tags/etiquetas: Jordan Rich, Dale Eberle, Stephen Bass.

Dom Denotaristefani Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,089)

Escrito 2011-06-27 01:19 GMT

Dom Denotaristefani

Dom Denotaristefani raised it up on the button, Stephen Bass re-raised and Denotaristefani made the call.

The flop came down Bass bet, and Denotaristefani called to see the turn.

Bass checked the turn, Denotaristefani bet out, and Bass check-raised him. Denotaristefani put out one last raise that put him all in and Bass called.

Denotaristefani showed for a pair of aces but Bass had him crushed with for two pair. The river was a meaningless and Denotaristefani hit the rail with his third cash and second final table in Limit Hold'em for the 2011 WSOP.

Chip counts/puntos
Stephen Bass			560,000	150,000
Dom Denotaristefani			Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Dom Denotaristefani, Stephen Bass.

Katchalov Takes One Off Eberle

Escrito 2011-06-27 01:13 GMT

Dale Eberle raised it up in the small blind and Eugene Katchalov called from the big blind to see the flop.

Eberle bet and Katchalov called to see the turn.

Eberle bet, Katchalov raised it up, and Eberle put in a third bet to make it 72,000. Katchalov called and the two saw the river.

Eberle bet and Katchalov called. Eberle, as he usually does, slapped his down very confidently to reveal but Katchalov had him beat with .

Katchalov moved up to nearly 1,000,000 in chips after the hand.

Chip counts/puntos
Eugene Katchalov	PokerStars Team Pro (Ukraine)		966,000	144,000
Dale Eberle			744,000	-184,000

Tags/etiquetas: Dale Eberle, Eugene Katchalov.

Christoph Kwon Crippled, Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,269)

Escrito 2011-06-27 01:04 GMT

Christoph Kwon

Jordan Rich came in for a raise, and Christoph Kwon made it three bets in the small blind. It folded back to Rich, who made it four bets. Kwon called, and the flop came . Kwon check called a bet from Rich, and he did the same on the turn. The river came the , and Kwon checked a third time. Rich bet out, and Kwon went into the tank. He eventually folded, leaving just 27,000 behind.

Kwon found a double up a few hands later when he put his last 27,000 with against Dom Denotaristefani, who was priced in with in the big blind. But a few hands later, Kwon found himself all in once again, after a raising war preflop with Adam Tyburski.

Kwon:
Tyburski:

The flop came , keeping Tyburski in the lead. The hit the turn, and the river came the . Tybruski collected the pot, and Kwon was eliminated.

Chip counts/puntos
Jordan Rich			824,000	84,000
Adam Tyburski			392,000	-48,000
Christoph Kwon			Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Adam Tyburski, Christoph Kwon, Jordan Rich.

Nivel 22 empezado

Escrito 2011-06-27 00:59 GMT

Nivel 21 empezado

Escrito 2011-06-27 00:59 GMT

Updated Chip Counts

Escrito 2011-06-27 00:54 GMT

Chip counts/puntos
Dale Eberle			880,000	231,000
Eugene Katchalov	PokerStars Team Pro (Ukraine)		750,000	-73,000
Jordan Rich			740,000	20,000
Mathieu Jacqmin			700,000	1,000
Adam Tyburski			440,000
Stephen Bass			410,000	-10,000
Justin Pechie			290,000	75,000
Dom Denotaristefani			150,000	-22,000

Ari Engel Eliminated In 10th Place ($10,378)

Escrito 2011-06-27 00:51 GMT

Ari Engel Eliminated in 10th

Ari Engel is our first player to be eliminated from the final table of the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout.

In the hand that crippled him, Dale Eberle raised it up to 24,000 preflop, Engel re-raised to 36,000 and Eberle called to see the flop.

Engel bet out 12,000, Eberle raised to 24,000 and Engel made the call.

The turn came , Engel checked, Eberle bet out 24,000 and Engel called.

The river was the and again Engel checked, Eberle bet out 24,000 and Engel called. Eberle showed for the nut flush. Engel was crippled and left with only 8,000 after the hand.

A few hands later, Engel put his last 8,000 in from the cutoff, Stephen Bass called in the small blind and Justin Pechie called in the big blind. The two checked the board the whole way down as it ran out and Bass showed for a pair of fours. Engel showed for ace high and that sent him to the rail in tenth.

Tags/etiquetas: Ari Engel, Dale Eberle, Justin Pechie, Stephen Bass.

Eberle Dents Katchalov

Escrito 2011-06-27 00:32 GMT

Eugene Katchalov has been winning most the pots he's entered at this final table, but he has just lost a decent sized one to Dale Eberle. It folded around to those two, who were in the blinds, and Eberle limped in the small blind. Katchalov raised, and Eberle called. The flop came out , and Eberle check called a bet from Katchalov. The turn brought the , and this time, Eberle bet out. Katchalov called, and the river brought the . Once again, Eberle bet and Katchalov called, and Eberle showed for a pair of kings. Katchalov mucked, and Eberle took the pot.

Chip counts/puntos
Eugene Katchalov	PokerStars Team Pro (Ukraine)		823,000	-74,000
Dale Eberle			649,000	74,000

Tags/etiquetas: Dale Eberle, Eugene Katchalov.

Engel Crippled, Then Doubles Up

Escrito 2011-06-27 00:26 GMT

Ari Engel has just had a roller coaster of a few hands that has seen him win and lose a big pot. Dale Eberle came in for a raise, and Engel put in a third bet. Action folded to Jordan Rich in the big blind, who made the call, as did Eberle. The flop came , and it checked around to Engel, who bet out. Rich raised, and Eberle folded. Engel called, and the turn brought the . Rich bet out and Engel called, and the same thing happened on the river, the . Rich showed , and Engel mucked.

On the very next hand, Eberle once again came in for a raise, and Engel once again three bet. This time it folded around to Eberle, who made the call. The flop came out . The two got in a raising war that saw Engel's last 46,000 get in the middle. The two flipped their cards up, and Engel was in bad shape.

Eberle:
Engel:

Needing a jack, the turn brought the , giving Engel an inside straight draw as well, and that came on the river when the hit. Engel secured the double up, but he's still one of the short stacks.

Chip counts/puntos
Jordan Rich			720,000	108,000
Dale Eberle			575,000	-82,000
Ari Engel			164,000	4,000

Tags/etiquetas: Ari Engel, Dale Eberle, Jordan Rich.