2011 World Series of Poker

A Table's Worth of Chip Counts

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:47 GMT

Chip counts/puntos
Amir Lehavot			655,000	27,000
Sam Stein			435,000	57,000
Jarred Solomon			405,000	-42,000
Owen Crowe			215,000	-5,000
Takashi Ogura			193,000	1,000
Eric Cloutier			185,000	12,000
Michael Benvenuti			160,000	-49,000
Gary Rabin			85,000	-31,000

Thorsten Triples

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:45 GMT

Jennifer Tilly raised to 29,000 under the gun and received a call from Jason Somerville in the small blind. A short-stacked Thorsten Schafer then called all in from the big blinds and it was three players to the flop.

Somerville checked, Tilly bet 75,000, and her live opponent folded, leaving just Thorsten.

Tilly:
Thorsten:

Tilly was ahead with her tens, but Thorsten had an over with a flush draw. The dealer burned and turned the said over, the , which gave Thorsten the lead and left the rest of table awed in disbelief. The blanked on the river and Thorsten received a much-needed triple.

Chip counts/puntos
Jennifer Tilly			215,000	-115,000
Thorsten Schafer			115,000	85,000

Tags/etiquetas: Thorsten Schafer, Jennifer Tilly, Jason Somerville.

Levi Finds Kings

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:40 GMT • Nivel 19

Nicolas Levi is near the top of the counts.

Thorsten Schafer opened for 24,000, Jennifer Tilly called behind and Nicolas Levi popped it to 77,000 from the button. Schafer potted and Levi was able to get all in.

Levi:
Schafer:

The board ran and Levi doubled to 627,000 and Schafer was left with only 30,000.

Tags/etiquetas: Jennifer Tilly, Nicolas Levi, Thorsten Schafer.

Noah Schwartz Eliminated in 24th Place ($20,129)

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:35 GMT

Noah Schwartz - 24th place

Marco Traniello has been on quite a tear here in the first level of the day. He recently raised from early position and received a single caller in Noah Schwartz from the big blind. Both players checked the flop, as they did the turn.

When the appeared on the river, Schwartz led out for 20,000, Traniello raised all in, and Schwartz called off for less. Schwartz revealed for a full house, but it was no good against the bigger full house of Traniello. Schwartz has been eliminated from the $10K PLH Championship in 24th place.

Chip counts/puntos
Marco Traniello			260,000	166,000
Noah Schwartz			Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Marco Traniello, Noah Schwartz.

Early Double for Matusow

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:30 GMT

After Nicolas Levi raised to 23,000 from the hijack, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow reraised from the small blind to get all in for his last 79,000. Levi made the call.

Levi:
Matusow:

Matusow was ahead with his ace, which he paired on the flop to take a commanding lead. The turn and river changed nothing as "The Mouth" doubled through Levi.

Chip counts/puntos
Nicolas Levi			245,000	-147,000
Mike Matusow			168,000	79,000

Tags/etiquetas: Nicolas Levi, Mike Matusow.

Big Slick for Traniello

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:26 GMT

McLean Karr raised to 22,000 under the gun only to have Marco Traniello move all in for 42,000 total in the small blind. Karr made the call and found he was behind.

Karr:
Traniello:

The flop was fairly uninteresting, but we're sure Traniello was relieved to see the hit the turn to ensure his double. The meaningless was put out on the river as Mr. Jen Harman doubled his short stack.

Chip counts/puntos
McLean Karr			560,000	-33,000
Marco Traniello			94,000	7,000

Tags/etiquetas: Marco Traniello, McLean Karr.

Nenad Medic Eliminated in 25th Place ($20,129)

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:22 GMT

Nenad Medic, who won this very event back in 2008 for $794,112, began the day as one of the shorter stacks and had his work cut out for him. In a recent hand, Medic raised from the hijack only to have Owen Crowe reraise from the small blind. Medic called off his remaining chips and discovered he was in bad shape.

Medic:
Crowe:

Medic's best hope to stay alive was to catch a ten, but the flop did not deliver. The turn left Medic drawing dead as the was put out on the river. Medic was eliminated from the tournament in 25th place.

Chip counts/puntos
Owen Crowe			220,000	77,000
Nenad Medic			Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Owen Crowe, Nenad Medic.

Steve Gross Eliminated in 26th Place ($20,129)

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:18 GMT • Nivel 19

Steve Gross opened with a raise hoping to find an oppenent to double his short stack. Takashi Ogura called holding and had Gross' dominated.

The board ran and Gross was out of the tournament. Ogura increased his stack to 192,000.

Tags/etiquetas: Steve Gross, Takashi Ogura.

Tilly Finds Pocket Rockets

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:14 GMT

Chris Moorman was under the gun and raised to 21,000. which Robert Mizrachi called from early position. When action reached Jennifer Tilly in the cutoff, she put in a reraise to 99,000. Moorman repotted, Mizrachi folded, and Tilly called off her remaining chips.

Moorman:
Tilly:

Moorman had a good hand, but Tilly had better. The flop changed little, but the turn gave Moorman a gut-shot Broadway straight. The dealer burned and put out the . It was a blank as far as Moorman was concerned and Tilly received an early double.

Chip counts/puntos
Jennifer Tilly			330,000	144,000
Chris Moorman			220,000	-162,000

Tags/etiquetas: Jennifer Tilly, Chris Moorman.

Darren Kramer Eliminated in 27th Place ($20,129)

Escrito 2011-06-05 22:08 GMT • Nivel 19

The first hand of Day 3 found Darren Kramer getting it all in preflop with Jonathan Jaffe.

Showdown:
Kramer:
Jaffe:

The board ran and Kramer's day was done. Jaffe is slightly above 400,000.

Tags/etiquetas: Darren Kramer, Jonathan Jaffe.