Livello: 14
Bui: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Giorni 2
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Montepremi
$2,601,000
Entries
2,890
Livello
28
Bui
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Phil Hellmuth Gives 'Em Hell
We heard Phil Hellmuth beginning one of his signature lectures and passed by to see his 
spread triumphantly in front of him. His entire stack was in the middle and the dealer was cutting enough chips from an opponent to double the Poker Brat up.
Apparently, a player in the small blind had moved in on Hellmuth with just 
and he woke up with pocket rockets. The final board showed 
and Hellmuth's aces were best. As the pot was shipped his way, Hellmuth couldn't conceal his ear to ear grin and he began patting himself on the back.
"See, that's just what I do" he told the table, "I play super tight for two days, and then they move in on me when I have the aces."
He continued by reminding anybody within earshot, "I don't let people run me over."
With the way he has ran over the competition thus far during the 2011 WSOP, it is safe to say that the poker world now believes Hellmuth's boasts.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000 | 51,000 |
The Field Begins to Shrink
Livello 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We started the day with 304 players but after two and a half levels of play we are already down to 144 remaining meaning we've lost an average of 1.14 players every minute since the tournament restarted today.
Play will obviously begin to slow now that the field is getting smaller, but there is sure to be a lot of exciting hands to come with pros such as Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari still in the hunt.
Day 1 Chip Leader Roars Back to Claim Top Spot
We passed by Jon Lane, who entered the second day of competition with the chip lead, and he stopped us to report that he had topped the 200k plateau.
Lane has steadily built his chip stack since the beginning of play and sits with 216,000 at the moment. Proudly sporting a cap bearing the logo of the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers, Lane will bee looking to emulate his favorite team and capture the jewelry.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
216,000 | 74,400 |
Luckychewy Lays on the Pressure
Livello 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
On a board reading 
, the player in the big blind checked and Andrew "Luckychewy" Lichtenberger bet 4,500. His opponent called.
The 
fell on the river, putting four-to-a-flush on the board. Lichtenberger's opponent again checked and Lichtenberger slid out a 8,500 bet. His opponent counted out a call several times, but eventually folded.
Lichtenberger is up to 77,000.
A Look at the Current WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard
Livello 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Current 2011 WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard
| Player | Points | Cashes | Final Tables | Bracelets | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hellmuth | 420.75 | 3 | 2 | 0 | $517,410 |
| Sam Stein | 402.63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $716,342 |
| Mikhail Lakhitov | 401.80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $851,058 |
| Mitch Schock | 364.81 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $406,018 |
| John Juanda | 336 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $410,067 |
| Amir Lehavot | 330.75 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $578,454 |
| Sean Getzwiller | 325 | 2 | 2 | 1 | $647,854 |
| Jason Mercier | 323.45 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $670,471 |
| Daniel Idema | 318.88 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $380,072 |
| Mark Schmid | 317.75 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $499,861 |
| Steve Landfish | 317.70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $330,044 |
*Through Event #41
All Hail the Hero Call
Livello 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With a board of 
spread across the felt, Pieter van Gils sat motionless and fixed his opponent with a hard stare.
The other player had bet 14,000 into a pot of more than 10,000 and in doing so, had put van Gils to the test. The native of the Netherlands spent over three minutes studying both his opponent and the board, never moving as he calculated his odds and options.
Eventually, it was the opponent who had made the pressure play who began to crack, and he called the clock on van Gils to expedite his decision making process. With the floorman on hand and the counting underway, the Dutchman slowly slid enough chips for a call into the middle.
It was now the bettor's turn to stare straight ahead without moving, but this player was doing so because of his hand: 
. He had missed his straight draws and tried to pull a move, but the deliberate van Gils sniffed the bluff out and called him down. The busted bluffer stood to see what hand had bested him, and when he saw van Gils 
, good for just middle pair and a weak kicker, he was not pleased.
"I gave you way too much time on that, you know that right?" the player demanded of van Gils, who simply nodded his head in agreement while stacking the treasure claimed by his amazing call.
Hammerling Hammers His Table
Philip Hammerling started the day with only 15,400 in his stack but that hasn't stopped him from becoming one of the biggest stacks in the room.
We missed all the excitement but walked by the table as large stacks of chips were being counted and moved. As it turns out, a short-stacked player shoved all in with the 
and then a second player shoved over the top holding the 
. Action folded back around to Hammerling who looked down at his cards, the 
. He wasted no time in shoving his stack into the frey as well and everyone else quickly got out of the way leaving the three players to duke it out.
The board ran true for Hammerling when it came 
and he sent both the other players to the rail. After all his chips were stacked and counted they nearly eclipsed the 200,000 mark possibly making him our current chip leader.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
197,200 | 181,800 |
Bellande Clubbed by Kalis' Flush
After arriving to his table over an hour late, Jean-Robert Bellande has been broken by Kevin Kalis.
We saw the towering Bellande stand and gather his belongings, preparing to hit the rail, and looked over to see his 
bested by Kalis' 
. The board contained three clubs and Kalis' nut flush dispatched Bellande from the tournament. All was not lost for JRB, however, as his empty seat and stack of chips made the money without his assistance.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminato |
Excessive Celebration - A Dangerous Game
While our internet connection was down, play obviously continued and an interesting hand took place at Antonio Esfandiari's table.
With the board reading 
the first player to act checked and Michael Layton bet 13,500. The first player then raised all in and had Layton covered.
Layton went into the tank for a good five minutes, counting out his remaining chips a number of times before finally saying "Well boys, it's been nice playing with you" and pushing his stack forward to call.
His opponent flipped over the 
and Layton, obviously a bit disappointed, turned over his 
. The dealer then flipped the turn card, the . "Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!" Layton cried as he jumped from his chair and ran to an empty table nearby. As the dealer put the meaningless on the river he dashed back to his table and continued to yell "One time! One time!" in his excitement.
His joy was cut short by the appearance of one of the floor staff who came over and assessed Layton a one-round penalty for his outburst. Layton pleaded his case but was told if he argued, the penalty would be made worse so he decided to take it like a man.
Esfandiari then asked the floor who had given the penalty, "If he [Layton] gets a walk, is he allowed to win the pot?" The floor replied that technically yes he would but that he doubted that would happen.
Esfandiari continued to comment on the situation saying "[His celebration] was definitely excessive, but it didn't warrant a one-round penalty."
Layton was still smiling after his penalty ended and he returned to the table. When we asked him about it he said he wasn't upset, he was more than willing to take "the penalty and the pot."
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | 34,000 |