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After a series of raises, Gabe Patgorski was all in and at risk holding 
against the 
of Nick Grippo. Grippo had Patgorski crushed, and remained ahead as the board ran 
.
Patgorski was eliminated in 14th place, good for $43,976, while Grippo is now above a million chips.
Tristan Wade raised to 42,000 from the cutoff and William Thorson responded by moving all in for 260,000 on the button. The blinds got out of the way and Wade made the call.
Wade:
Thorson: 
Thorson was behind, but he held live cards and was looking for a king, jack, or spade. Unfortunately for him, the 
flop delivered none of them. The wasn't any help, leaving Thorson looking for a king or jack on the river. The dealer burned and put out the 
, the last card Thorson would see in this tournament.
He was eliminated in 13th place while Wade chipped up to over 800K.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
835,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminato | |
Table 279
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Paur | 610,000 |
| 2 | Chris Moorman | 1,250,000 |
| 3 | Jeremy Menard | 1,510,000 |
| 4 | Matthew Hyman | 570,000 |
| 5 | Mike Sowers | 460,000 |
| 6 | Ben Lamb | 615,000 |
Table 280
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tristan Wade | 835,000 |
| 2 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 1,480,000 |
| 3 | Ben Tollerene | 2,540,000 |
| 4 | Joe Ebanks | 2,100,000 |
| 5 | Nick Grippo | 1,260,000 |
| 6 | Christopher DeMaci | 920,000 |
We've had a lull in the action since combining to two tables. Here are two examples of the sort of hands we've been seeing:
#1: Chris Moorman raised to 45,000 under the gun and watched as action folded to Taylor Paur in the big blind. Paur thought for a few moments before three-betting to 104,000, which prompted Moorman to fold.
#2: Jeremy Menard raised to 55,000 under the gun and Matthew Hyman defended from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop, leading to the 
turn. At this point, Hyman bet out 62,000 and Menard snap-folded.
On a flop of 
, Ben Tollerene check-called a bet of 55,000 from Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. When the dealer burn and turned the , Tollerene check-called another bet, this time 122,000, and the 
was put out on the river. Both players checked, prompting Tollerene to show the winning 
.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
1,020,000
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
|
||
The action folded to Ben "Benba" Lamb who raised to 50,000 from the small blind. Taylor Paur three-bet to 125,000, Lamb four-bet shoved for effectively 657,000, and Paur called.
Lamb: 
Paur:
The 
flop was clean, and so too was the 
on the turn, but the spiked on the river, giving Paur the best hand.
Lamb slammed his hand on the table, and even tablemate Jeremy Menard winced at the sight of the queen.
After the damage was assessed, Lamb sent the majority of his chips over to Paur, and the stacks now look like this:
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
1,332,000
722,000
|
722,000 |
|
|
||
|
180,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
|
|
||
Ben Lamb open-shoved his last 200,000 or so from the hijack seat, and Taylor Paur, the man who crippled him, called from the cutoff. All other action folded, and the hands were opened.
Lamb:
Paur: 
Lamb was crushed, and the hand was over instantly because the flop fell 
, giving Paur the nut-flush with a redraw to a royal flush just for kicks. The turn and river came 
, 
, respectively, and Lamb was eliminated in 12th place.
If our math is right, Lamb earned 36 Player of the Year points to extend his total to 522.25. He now has a 64-point advantage over his closest competitor; Phil Hellmuth.
Check out the current standings here.
Action folded to Nick Grippo on the button and he put in a standard raise to 45,000. Chris DeMaci was next to act in the small blind and he went with a three-bet to 153,000. The big blind got out of the way and Grippo simply moved all in. DeMaci called off and the cards were turned on their backs.
Grippo:
DeMaci: 
As with all no-limit hold'em tournaments, so many all-in situations were simply a flip. DeMaci no doubt had high hopes for his over, but the 
flop wasn't any help. The turn left DeMaci in need of an ace or jack on the river, but it was not meant to be as the blanked.
Grippo's small pocket pair held to vault him over 2 million while DeMaci was eliminated in 11th place, earning his fourth cash of the 2011 WSOP in the process.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
2,070,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
Eliminato |
Ben Tollerene raised to 45,000 from the cutoff only to have Nick Grippo three-bet to 120,000 from the button. Action folded back around to Tollerene and he put in a four-bet to 300,000, which Grippo called. When the flop came down 
, Tollerene bet 200,000, Grippo called, and the appeared on the turn.
At this point, Tollerene fired out a respectable 450,000 and Grippo gave up on the hand. With that, Tollerene extended his chip lead by bringing his stack up to over 3.5 million.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,590,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
|
1,550,000
-520,000
|
-520,000 |
Mike Sowers opened to 40,000 in the cutoff seat, Taylor Paur three-bet to 92,000 on the button, and Chris Moorman cold four-bet to 192,000 from the big blind. Sowers and Paur both mucked, and Moorman added to his stack.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
1,360,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,340,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
370,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
