Livello: 4
Bui: 400/800
Ante: 0
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Giorni 1
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Montepremi
$3,040,000
Entries
128
Livello
8
Bui
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
That Was Quick
Livello 10
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
The Shoutbox will be in mourning after this one.
It only took a half-dozen hands or so, but we have a winner in the Daniel Alaei vs. Justin Bonomo. It's Alaei advancing, and we've got a few more details coming shortly.
Esfandiari Takes a Hit Early
Livello 10
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
With blinds at 300/600, Antonio Esfandiari made it 1,500 total. Maxim Lykov made the call and they saw a flop of 
. Lykov checked and Esfandiari fired out a bet of 2,100. Lykov raised to 5,200 total and Esfandiari called. The turn fell 
. Once again Lykov checked and once again Esfandiari shot out a bet. The magic number this time was 7,300, which Lykov eventually called. The river came 
and both players checked.
Lykov tabled 
and scooped a pot of 28,000.
More Pokers
Livello 10
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
The blind structure is the same for this round as last, except we begin at Level 3 with 300/600. Once more, the players have 50,000 chips in front of them with two "add-on" chips worth 50,000 chips apiece, and they can add those into their stack any time between hands.
Round 2 Draw!
Livello 10
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Here are the second round matchups:
David Benyamine vs Erik Sagstrom
Alexander Kostritsyn vs Anthony Guetti
Chris Moorman vs Chris Moore
Richard Lyndaker vs Vivek Rajkumar
Dani Stern vs Michael Pesek
Jake Cody vs Frank Kassela
Shawn Buchanan vs Isaac Haxton
Jonathan Jaffe vs Masaaki Kagawa
Zach Hyman vs Ashton Griffin
Bryn Kenney vs Tom Dwan
Daniel Alaei vs Justin Bonomo
Gus Hansen vs Greg Brooks
Steve Billirakis vs Benjamin Tollerence
Trevor Pope vs David Baker
Shaun Deeb vs Matthew Marafioti
Antonio Esfandiari vs Maxim Lykov
Eric Froehlich vs. Scott Clements
Steve Zolotow vs. Ayaz Mahmood
John Duthie vs. Jonathan Duhamel
Carlos Mortensen vs. Amit Makhija
Paul Volpe vs. Mikhail Smirnov
Darren Elias vs. Lex Veldhuis
Erik Cajelais vs. Scott Seiver
Martin Kabrhel vs. Nikolay Evdakov
Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dan Cates
Alex Kravchenko vs. Armitraj Singh
Olivier Busquet vs. Justin Smith
Andrew Robl vs. Erick Lindgren
Kunimaro Kojo vs. Eugene Katchalov
Vanessa Rousso vs. Nick Schulman
Bruno Launais vs. David Paredes
Kenny Tran vs. John Juanda
Livello: 3
Bui: 300/600
Ante: 0
Round 2 Just About to Run
Livello 10
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
The players are back, and Round 2 is just about to get rolling. We're typing the draw as quick as we can, and it'll post in just a moment.
The Break Killer Finally Ends
Livello 10
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
The last matchup has finally ended between Kunimaro Kojo and Victor Ilyukhin. With only a few minutes before the second flight is to begin. Kojo had a huge chip lead and kept the pressure on Ilyukhin, who could pick a hand to make a stand. He made his final stand holding 
and Kojo held pocket sixes.
The board ran 
and the table known as the "break killer" finally ended.
Breaking News: Phil Ivey Boycotts WSOP and Files Lawsuit
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Livello 10
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
As if the start of the 2011 World Series of Poker wasn’t enough news in the poker world today, Phil Ivey just dropped a bomb on the industry. As first reported by Wicked Chops Poker, Ivey issued a statement earlier this evening on his Facebook page that he will not be playing in the WSOP this year and has filed suit against Tiltware.
According to Wicked Chops, the statement is real as confirmed through Ivey’s manager. Below is the entire statement from Ivey’s Facebook page.
For many years, I have been proud to call myself a poker player. This great sport has taken me to places I only imagined going and I have been blessed with much success. It is therefore with deep regret that I believe I am compelled to release the following statement.
I am deeply disappointed and embarrassed that Full Tilt players have not been paid money they are owed. I am equally embarrassed that as a result many players cannot compete in tournaments and have suffered economic harm.
I am not playing in the World Series of Poker as I do not believe it is fair that I compete when others cannot. I am doing everything I can to seek a solution to the problem as quickly as possible.
My name and reputation have been dragged through the mud, through the inactivity and indecision of others and on behalf of all poker players I refuse to remain silent any longer. I have electronically filed a lawsuit against Tiltware related to the unsettled player accounts. As I am sure the public can imagine, this was not an easy decision for me.
I wholeheartedly refuse to accept non-action as to repayment of players funds and I am angered that people who have supported me throughout my career have been treated so poorly.
I sincerely hope this statement will ignite those capable of resolving the problems into immediate action and would like to clarify that until a solution is reached that cements the security of all players, both US and International, I will, as I have for the last six weeks, dedicate the entirety of my time and efforts to finding a solution for those who have been wronged by the painfully slow process of repayment.
This is a developing story and once more information becomes available, we’ll be bringing it to you straight away.
One to Go
Livello 10
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
We're almost done with Round 1, but there's still one more match in play. Kunimaro Kojo and Victor Ilyukhin are still duking it out as the dealers return to the room to set up for the next round. We'll bring you the result of this match and the Round 2 lineup as soon there's some movement.