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Livello 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The cards are now back in the air!
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Giorni 2
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Montepremi
$2,959,200
Entries
2,192
Livello
32
Bui
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Livello: 16
Bui: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Color Up!
Livello 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The players are now on another 20-minute break to color up the remaining black T100 chips.
James Kerr Jumped In Last Hand Before Break
After the board ran out 
, Metin Kose shipped his stack of 55,500 into the middle and put James Kerr to the test. Kerr stood to study the board cards and eventually he tossed a single chip into the middle to signify his call.
Kose seemed a bit surprised that he had been called and turned over his 
for a flopped full house. Kerr was stunned by how strong Kose was and flashed 
before mucking his hand.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000 | |
|
|
137,000 | -65,000 |
Daniel Aldridge Recieves An Early Christmas Gift
With the board reading 
, Daniel Aldridge shipped his remaining stack of 35,300 into the pot. With 42,000 already in the middle, his opponent was being laid decent pot odds and after a long tank, he eventually made the call.
The opponent seemed to know he was making a mistake, saying "nice hand...well played" even before he saw Aldridge's 
. Although severely crippled by the loss, the other player seemed more impressed by how Aldridge had played the hand, rather than disappointed in the result.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000 | 110,600 |
Aneris Adomkevicius Makes Monster Laydown
Aneris Adomkevicius found himself in a very tough spot after raising to 10,900 from the small blind. The player in the big blind shoved all-in over the top for 29,300 and to further complicate matters, Matt Wilkins made it 56,000 to go.
Adomkevicius had enough chips to cover the bet, however, a call would place a large majority of his hard earned stack at risk. The young Lithuanian went deep into the tank and contemplated his decision for nearly five full minutes. After staring intently at Wilkins and studying his man, Adomkevicius shot out of his chair and began to pace around the table, but the dealer quickly told him that he must remain seated.
Adomkevicius complied but fixed his gaze squarely on Wilkins and the 14,000 chips he had behind. Eventually Adomkevicius shrugged and told the table "its even money so I have to fold...sorry for making you all wait."
After he tossed his cards in the muck, Adomkevicius watched Wilkins calmly turn over his 
. The young player literally jumped for joy, hopping up and down while screaming "Yes! Wow, what a fold I make there!"
Almost as an aside, the all-in player revealed 
and found no help on a board of 
. He was eliminated from the tournament while Wilkins climbed to 165,000. Meanwhile, Adomkevicius circled the table in triumph, telling anybody who would listen that he folded pocket queens. This big laydown preserved Adomkevicius' chip stack and more importantly, it bolstered his confidence as the field narrows to just under a hundred remaining players.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | 146,700 |
Castro Gets Big Slicked
Livello 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
A short-stacked Eugene Castro pushed all in for about 20,000 and Parker Muir re-shoved his stack for a bit over 30,000. Everyone else folded.
Muir:
Castro: 
The 
board was no help to Castro, who was eliminated and will take home $3,684 for his efforts.
Muir is up to 55,000.
"This Table is Leaning ..."
Livello 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
It appears that many of the poker players in today's field are trying to emulate two-time WSOP bracelet winner Jason Mercier, as many of them are either reluctant or refusing to color up their black T100 chips until they are required to be changed up at the break, as per the tournament structure.
As a result, almost every player is holding a 20-30+ stack average (of any demonination) and the players are making it more difficult for themselves, bumping each other's elbows and knocking stacks over as they try to lean over to peek at their hole cards.
Even the dealers and floor staff are becoming increasingly frustrated attempting to count stacks and pushing massive pots. As a result, they're racking up chips as play continues, which is not the preferred procedure (so as to maintain security and integrity) but considering the mountains of chips on every table, they are more or less forced to take action.
It's plain to see that new procedures will need to be implemented for future events, such as the "12-stack rule" (used in many events throughout Australia and South East Asia) where players cannot bag any more than 12 stacks of any denomination (plus the leftovers, or "smash") at the end of each day, and players must abide to a floor person's request to color up as they see fit.
For now, everyone will just have to grin and bear it - at least there's a color-up approaching very soon.
Ryan Snickles Snookered By Misdeal
Livello 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We passed by a table and noticed a player with four hole cards in front of him. While this would have been fine in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship being contested nearby, in today's No-Limit Hold'em event, four down cards is certainly an oddity.
The action continued around the table with seemingly nobody aware of the error, until it reached the player holding the Omaha hand. When he discovered his extra cards he jokingly told the table "now, don't blame this on me, but I have like, a million cards here."
The dealer glanced down and realized that a misdeal had occurred and players began tossing their cards towards the muck. Ryan Snickles held onto his hand and looked up with a pained expression on his face.
"Really?" he asked the dealer, "This really just happened?" Snickles then proceeded to turn over his and toss them away with a forlorn look in his eyes. To his credit, Snickles took the bad beat in stride and told the dealer that everything was fine after she began to apologize. While many players would have erupted in a Hellmuthian rant about their bad luck, Snickles simply shrugged and forged onward.
Don't Kill Me, I'm Just The Messenger!
We received another piece of news from Jeff "The Messenger" Blenkarn - he's just picked up the scalp of American pro Justin "Boosted J" Smith.
"He was sitting right here," Blenkarn recalled to us, patting the empty chair next to him. "He got it all in with 
, I called with 
and the board bricks out. I'm now on 66,000!"
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000 | 30,000 |
|
Eliminato |