2011 World Series of Poker

And Some More Chip Counts...

Escrito 2011-07-03 07:10 GMT por 123md

Chip counts/puntos
Huck Seed			278,000	8,000
Rami Boukai			220,000	8,000
David Bakes Baker			211,000	-12,000
Jennifer Harman			180,000	-33,000
Shaun Deeb			175,000	25,000
David Baker			174,000	19,000
Owais Ahmed			157,000	27,000
Phil Hellmuth			154,000	4,000
Tom McCormick			140,000	-15,000
Ben Lamb			123,000	13,000
Ali Eslami			106,000	-24,000
Daniel Negreanu	PokerStars Team Pro (Canada)		77,000	-7,000

Bakes Bests Allemann

Escrito 2011-07-03 07:06 GMT por SantanaBandana • Nivel 4

Limit Hold'em

David "Bakes" Baker raised from middle position, Anton Allemann re-raised from the hijack seat, and Baker called.

Baker check-called a bet on the flop, and after the turned, and both players checked after the paired the board on the river.

Baker tabled for a pair of eights, and Allemann flashed before mucking.

Tags/etiquetas: Anton Allemann, David "Bakes" Baker.

Smith Gets the Best of Sexton

Escrito 2011-07-03 07:01 GMT • Nivel 4

No-Limit Hold'em

From middle position, Justin Smith raised to 1,800 and Mike Sexton three-bet to 5,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Smith and he made the call.

The flop came down and Smith check-called a bet of 7,000 from Sexton. The turn was the and again Smith check-called, this time for 14,000. The river was the and Smith checked for a third time. This time Sexton checked as well and Smith tabled for a full house. Sexton just shook his head and mucked his cards.

Sexton now has 135,000 while Smith has "boosted" up to 220,000.

Tags/etiquetas: Justin Smith, Mike Sexton.

And More Chip Counts...

Escrito 2011-07-03 06:58 GMT por 123md

Chip counts/puntos
Steve Sung			207,000	12,000
Dan Shak			180,000	18,000
Steve Billirakis			178,000	13,000
Patrik Antonius			160,000	10,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg	PokerStars Team Pro (Germany)		146,000	-14,000
Brian Rast			140,000	-20,000
Richard Ashby			134,000	19,000
David Benefield			130,000	-30,000
David Oppenheim			120,000	-22,000
Alexander Kravchenko	PokerStars Team Pro (Russia)		110,000	-40,000
Tom Dwan			105,000	25,700

Oops

Escrito 2011-07-03 06:57 GMT por SantanaBandana

No-Limit Hold'em

There was about 25,000 in the middle and the board read when we reached Andrew Brown and Erick Lindgren's table. Brown tossed out one T25,000 chip, two T5,000 chips and a T1,000 chip, totaling 36,000. Lindgren went deep into the tank, then eventually folded.

"I'm going to be honest," Brown said after the hand. "That was supposed to be a 5K chip."

"Well, it won you the hand," Lindgren responded.

Chip counts/puntos
Andrew Brown			130,000	6,000
Erick Lindgren			87,000	-32,000

Tags/etiquetas: Andrew Brown, Erick Lindgren.

Chiu Punts Pantling

Escrito 2011-07-03 06:50 GMT

David Chiu

We caught up with the action on the turn of a board where Andrew Pantling bet 7,100 in the cutoff. David Chiu raised to 18,100 on the button and was met with an all in from Pantling for around 56,000. Chiu instantly called as the players turned up their hands.

Chiu:
Pantling:

Pantling had the second-nut straight but Chiu held the nuts to go along with his flush draw. Pantling would need any of the three remaining tens in the pot to survive and chop the pot. The river came the which was not what Pantling needed and he was eliminated while Chiu neared the top of the leaderboard.

Chip counts/puntos
David Chiu			260,000	70,000
Andrew Pantling			Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Andrew Pantling, David Chiu.

Hachem Back Over Starting Stack

Escrito 2011-07-03 06:47 GMT • Nivel 4

Razz

Katchalov: //
Hachem: //
Soulier: //

After a bring in, Eugene Katchalov completed with a three before Joe Hachem raised. Fabrice Soulier called, Katchalov raised again and both players called.

On fourth street, Katchalov bet and both players called. Fifth street had Hachem leading the way with a bet and two calls. Sixth street followed the same pattern. On seventh, Hachem bet again, Soulier folded this time and Katchalov called.

Hachem tabled while Katchalov produced . It had to go down to the fifth card and Hachem's ace got the best of Katchalov's deuce. With that pot Hachem gets to 154,000 while Katchalov sits with 126,000.

Tags/etiquetas: Eugene Katchalov, Fabrice Soulier, Joe Hachem.

A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

Escrito 2011-07-03 06:45 GMT por 123md

Chip counts/puntos
Justin Bonomo			220,000	2,500
David Chiu			190,000	-20,000
John Juanda			190,000	25,000
Jason Mercier	PokerStars Team Pro (USA)		180,000	4,000
Dan O'Brien			155,000	-75,000
Dan Kelly			143,000	40,000
Allen Bari			139,000	11,000
Steve Zolotow			130,000	-20,000
Raymond Dehkharghani			126,000	-29,000
Doyle Brunson			120,000	-10,000

Bach Bets 'Em Out

Escrito 2011-07-03 06:43 GMT por SantanaBandana

Stud-8

Daniel Negreanu: (X)(X) / / (X)
David Bach: (X)(X) / / (X)
Joe Cassidy: (X)(X) / / FOLDED

We caught the action on fourth street, where Negreanu bet, Bach raised, and Cassidy and Negreanu both called. Negreanu slowed down, checking in fifth, and Bach bet. Cassidy and Negreanu both called.

Bach paired his nine on sixth, and led out. Cassidy released, and Negreanu called. Bach led again on seventh, and Negreanu was forced to fold.

Chip counts/puntos
David Bach			145,000	-18,000
Joe Cassidy			127,000	-56,000
Daniel Negreanu	PokerStars Team Pro (Canada)		84,000	-16,000

Tags/etiquetas: Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Joe Cassidy.

Set for Stevie Z

Escrito 2011-07-03 06:33 GMT por SantanaBandana • Nivel 4

Limit Hold'em

Before the break, Steve Zolotow checked to Jason Mercier with the board reading , and Mercier tossed out a bet. Zolotow check-raised, and Mercier made the call.

The turn was the , and Zolotow led out. Mercier put in two bets, Zolotow made it three, and Mercier called.

The river was the , and Mercier opted to just call a bet from Zolotow. Zolotow opened up for a set of nines, and Mercier mucked his hand.

Tags/etiquetas: Jason Mercier, Steve Zolotow.