Event #14: $3,000 Limit Hold'em
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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #14: $3,000 Limit Hold'em
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Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Montepremi
$920,010
Entries
337
Livello
27
Bui
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Welcome to Day 1 of the $3,000 Limit Hold'em Event of the 2011 WSOP
Last week, the World Series of Poker hosted its first limit-hold'em tournament with the popular $1,500 buy-in event. That tournament drew an impressive 675 players and saw Harrison Wilder outlast the competition to take down his first gold bracelet and the accompanying $205,065 first-place prize. Today, the journey for the next limit-hold'em champion will begin with Event #14: $3,000 Limit Hold'em.
In years past, this event has ranged in buy-ins from $2,000 to $3,000, with the event boasting the cheaper price tag the past three years. Needless to say, with this year's tournament costing an extra $1,000, the prize pool ought to be juiced.
The tournament is expected to draw some of the biggest names in poker, and why shouldn't it given the prestige it has awarded past winners. Todd Witteles, Bill Chen, Daniel Negreanu, and Eric Buchman are some of the notables who've won this event in the past. In fact, Negreanu's last WSOP victory came when he defeated 479 players in this event back in 2008. That was good for $204,874 and his fourth gold bracelet. Meanwhile, former November Niner Buchman is the defending champ after outlasting 476 players last year to win $203,607 and his first bracelet; however, a title defense is in question as Buchman is currently going deep in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship.
Here is a look back at this event's history:
Former $2,000-$3,000 Limit Hold’em Champions
| Year | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Event #10 ($2,000) | 569 | Siagzar (Reza) Payvar | $303,610 |
| “ | Event #17 ($2,500) | 373 | Quinn Do | $265,975 |
| “ | Event #36 ($3,000) | 406 | Todd Witteles | $347,385 |
| 2006 | Event #23 ($3,000) | 341 | Ian Johns | $291,755 |
| “ | Event #7 ($3,000) | 415 | Bill Chen | $343,618 |
| 2007 | Event #34 ($3,000) | 296 | Alexander Borteh | $225,483 |
| “ | Event #43 ($2,000) | 472 | Safi Ahmad | $217,329 |
| 2008 | Event #20 ($2,000) | 479 | Daniel Negreanu | $204,863 |
| 2009 | Event #38 ($2,000) | 446 | Marc Naalden | $190,770 |
| 2010 | Event #18 ($2,000) | 476 | Eric Buchman | $203,607 |
| 2011 | Event #14 ($3,000) | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Who will be the next to claim the coveted $3,000 Limit-Hold'em title? It is going to take three days, but we'll eventually have our answer. In the meantime, be sure to join us at 5 PM PST as we kick things off and bring you all the latest and greatest limit action!
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Who's Here?
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After a quick roam around, we've spotted the following players in the field. However the majority of tables are far from filled yet so we're sure that plenty of others will be taking their seats soon enough.
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More Notables
Here are a few more notables who've recently taken their seats.
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Some Other Faces
Some more familiar faces have joined us.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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Fun Facts about the WSOP
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If you're looking for some fun facts about the WSOP, check out these numbers provided by the WSOP Media guide.
The WSOP by the Numbers
- $1,228,375,121—total prize money awarded
- $8,944,310—Amount Jonathan Duhamel won for winning the 2010 Main Event
- 525,000- # of individual poker chips deployed to run the WSOP each year
- 420,834- # of entrants that have competed in the WSOP
- 50,792- # of total entrants to compete in the WSOP Main Event
- $50,000—Highest buy-in for a WSOP bracelet event in 2011
- 41,417- # of entrants that have cashed
- 7,318- # of people Jonathan Duhamel beat in 2010 to become champion.
- 1970—Year that the first WSOP was held at Binion’s Horseshoe in Las Vegas
- 893- # of WSOP Gold Bracelet winners [WSOP classifies all past winners as Bracelet winners]
- 888- # of Official WSOP events [5 Mixed Double events had 2 winners, but were 1 event]
- 858- # of gold bracelets awarded [In 1974, the Main Event winner received a bracelet. 1975 became the first year all event winners received a gold bracelet. In 1982, gold watches were awarded to the 15 winners instead].
- $500—Smallest buy-in for a WSOP bracelet event in 2011 [Employee’s Event]
- 193- # of millionaires created by the WSOP.
- 117- # of nations represented at the 2010 WSOP [82 nations competed in Winter Olympics]
- 97- Age of Jack Ury in 2010, the oldest player ever to compete in a WSOP event.
- 40- # of cameras ESPN uses to cover WSOP [FOX used 32 to cover Super Bowl XLIV]
Some Interesting Table Draws
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We have some interesting table draws we noticed after our initial run through of the floor.
Table 265: Chris Tryba, Phil Laak, and David "ODB" Baker
Table 300: Nacho Barbero, Chad Brown, and Matt Hawrilenko
Table 361: Thor Hansen, David Chiu, and Richard Veenman
E-Fro Off to a Good Start
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We caught up with the action on an 
board where Eric Froehlich bet and was called. The action was the same on the 
river and Froehlich showed 
. He had his opponent’s 
outkicked and has chipped up to 11,000 so far.
Efro Still Mixing It Up Early
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We walked upon Eric "Efro" Froelich's table to see him raise to 150 from the hijack. Only the big blind made the call and the duo watched the flop come down 
. The big blind promptly checked, Froehlich bet 75, the big blind check-raised to 150, Froehlich three-bet to 225, and the big blind made the call.
When the dealer burned and turned the 
, it went check, bet 150, raise to 300, and call, leading to the 
on the river. Once again the big blind checked, Forehlich bet 150, and the big blind made the call. Froehlich rolled over 
, which sent the big blind shooting out of his chair and revealing 
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"Chop," one of their tablemates said. "Calm down, calm down." Indeed, a chop was the result.