Event #18: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Giorno 1 | 2011 World Series of Poker

2011-06-11 20:04 UTC

More Familiar Faces

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The hits just keep on coming! Another trek through the Yellow section and we've managed to find 2009 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Barry Shulman and Aussie wunderkind Daniel Neilson sharing space on table 281. We've also found Jennifer Tilly, Bill Chen, Michael Mizrachi, Vanessa Selbst, Neil Channing and Garry Gates.

Meanwhile, over on table 30, we picked up a hand between David Chiu, and Patrick Howard, a computer technician from Olympia, Washington. Howard had moved all in after a flop of {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {K-Clubs} , but Chiu wasn't having a bar of it.

"I cant put you on ace-king," he sighed, before open-folding pocket jacks.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
David Chiu	4,500

Barry Shulman	4,500

Daniel Neilson	4,500
Jennifer Tilly	4,500

Bill Chen	4,500

Vanessa Selbst	4,500

Neil Channing	4,500
Michael Mizrachi	4,500

2011-06-11 20:09 UTC

Paul Pierce is Here to Play

After facing a raise from early position preflop Paul Pierce and four others made the call to see a flop.

{9-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} all graced the felt. Two players checked, and Pierce fired out a bet, The Button and the Small Blind both came along for a turn, while the other two players folded.

A {3-Hearts} hit the turn, and Pierce moved all in. After some deliberation both players folded and Pierce showed the table {J-Clubs} {7-Clubs} for a gut shot draw bluff.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Paul Pierce	5,500 1,000	1,000

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2011-06-11 20:09 UTC

Still A Line At Registration

The massive line for registration has shortened considerably. Checking with a few people in line, they said they've spent about 45 minutes waiting. They seemed in good spirits and said the line is moving quickly.

Livello: 2

Bui: 25/50

Ante: 0

2011-06-11 20:15 UTC

Pack 'Em In!

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Livello 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

A quick check of the tournament clock gives us an unofficial count of 2,797 players with more on the way. Most, if not all of the tables in the Pavillion Room have now been made 10-handed. It's a jungle out there!

2011-06-11 20:25 UTC

Players Busting in First Level

Livello 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

There have already been ten tables in the Amazon room that been broken. With tables playing ten-handed that works out to 100 players that have already busted.

2011-06-11 20:29 UTC

Selbst Slips

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The action folded around to Vanessa Selbst, who raised to 150 from middle position preflop. An opponent called from the hijack and the others got out of the way before Selbst bet 250 at the flop of {10-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} .

The hijack called, then both players checked the turn of the {5-Hearts} before Selbst check-folded on the {a-Spades} river.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Vanessa Selbst	2,900 -1,600	-1,600

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

2011-06-11 20:40 UTC

Affleck Gifted Some Early

We caught up to the action to find Matt Affleck, Scott Montgomery, and two others see a flop of {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {10-Spades} . After everyone checked it was the cutoff who bet 500. Only Affleck was willing to make the call.

On the {4-Hearts} turn Affleck moved all in for 1,900 and was called by the cutoff. Affleck held {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} and was way ahead of his opponent's {3-Clubs} {3-Spades} .

The river {6-Hearts} rolled off the deck, giving Affleck's trip queens the win.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matt Affleck	7,000 2,500	2,500

Tags: Matt Affleck

2011-06-11 20:45 UTC

Table 28 Hijinks

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"Man, you should have been over here earlier, PokerNews," said a player on Table 28. "We got people bustin' left and right, three-way all ins, callin' the floor ... Barry Shulman almost flipped the table!"

The chuckles all round dissipated when the cards were dealt out and the action folded to Shulman, who limped in from the hijack before the player on the button raised to 150. Daniel Neilson called from the small blind and the big blind folded to make it heads up to a flop of {6-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} .

Neilson and Shulman checked to the button, who led out for 200, but Neilson came back with a check-raise, making it 575 to go. Shulman and the button folded and Neilson picked up the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Daniel Neilson	7,800 3,300	3,300
Barry Shulman	4,800 300	300

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2011-06-11 20:50 UTC

Dwan Double Up

Livello 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

Tom Dwan was all in for 925 and was called by a player holding {8-Hearts} {8-Spades} . Dwan tabled {A-Clubs} {9-Clubs} and the board rolled out {2-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {10-Spades} {8-Clubs} {4-Spades} . Dwan made the nut flush and is up to 2,300.

Tags: Tom Dwan