Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
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Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Montepremi
$3,440,400
Entries
732
Livello
31
Bui
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Short-Handed, Big Action: Event No. 40 Awaits
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Welcome to one of the more highly anticipated events on this year's WSOP schedule, Event No. 40, the $5,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em event. In recent years this event has invariably attracted many of the top players from the online world where short-handed games reign supreme, in addition to many of the game's leading live pros.
Given the recent shakeup of the online poker landscape, it will be interesting to see not only who comes out for Event No. 40, but how many of them do as well.
Two years ago this event saw one of the bigger prize pools for any preliminary event when a whopping 928 players entered, with Matt "Hoss_TBF" Hawrilenko winning the top prize of just over $1 million after outlasting Josh "brikdog24" Brikis (second) and Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka (third). Last year 568 runners came out for the $5K short-handed NLHE event, with Jeffrey "jpapola" Papola outlasting Men Nguyen heads up to take the bracelet and $667,433 for the win.
The first hands are scheduled to be dealt at high noon Vegas time. Come back then for reports of all the action from the first level to the final river.
Livello: 1
Bui: 50/75
Ante: 0
Cards in the Air
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And on the felt. And in players' hands. We're underway!
Friendly Faces
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There are a myriad of friendly faces already seated in the Pavilion Room. We've already spotted Zach Gruneberg, Matt Graham, Jeffrey Papola, Eric Baldwin, Andy Seth, Billy Kopp, Simon Watt, Jeff Hakim, Isaac Haxton, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko.
Early Decisions
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"I was doing really well, and then I made the worst decision I've made all Series."
So said Andy Black from his seat here in the Pavilion Room to a passerby, referring to an earlier event. Players are still finding their seats during the first few minutes of play, with many tables playing two-, three-, or four-handed at present.
"The worst decision all Series?" came the answer to Black. Black took the invitation to explain further, but was quickly cut off.
"You sat at the table?"
"That's not very nice," said Black with a grin.
Seeing Stars
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Team PokerStars is well represented today. Lex Veldhuis, Alex Gomes, Joe Cada, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Chad Brown and Vanessa Selbst are all here, and we expect even more team members to filter in during the first four levels of play.
Do You Believe in Magic?
When we reached the table, the board read 
, and Antonio Esfandiari was heads up with an opponent. Esfandiari led out for 1,625, and his opponent called. The Magician opened 
, his opponent mucked, and Esfandiari raked in the pot.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000 | 3,000 |
No Easy Table Draws
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The seats are starting to fill up, with lots of fearsome players coming to occupy them. Among those arriving thus far are Terrence Chan, Isaac Haxton, Justin Bonomo, Joe Serock, Prahlad Friedman, Thomas Fuller, Faraz Jaka, Shane Schleger, Phil Laak, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, and Jonathan Little.
Calling Crowe
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Owen Crowe opened with a raise to 175 from middle position and got one caller from the cutoff. The flop came 
, and Crowe continued with a bet of 250. His opponent called. The turn was the 
and Crowe pushed out another bet, 775 this time. Again his opponent made the call.
The river brought the 
. Crowe gathered chips once more and set out a bet of 1,325, and one more time his opponent called. Crowe flipped over 
for tens and fours, but his opponent showed 
for a better two pair. Crowe still sits with 14,400, just under the starting stack.