From the Amazon Room.
2011 World Series of Poker
After only 45 minutes of play 10 tables have already been broken. There is no sign that the action will slow until we reach the money bubble, which is at 324 players.
Gerardo Belliard got his chips all in preflop against Kenneth Shei. Belliard flipped up and Shei showed .
The board ran out . Shei now sits with 59,000 chips in front of him.
Michael Burns moved all in for his last 9,600 and Michael Compolongo called. The hands were tabled and Burns held and Compolongo held . The board ran and despite being ahead preflop Burns was eliminated from the tournament.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Michael Compolongo |
29,000
4,900
|
4,900 |
Michael Burns | Eliminato |
Our PokerNews Live Reporting Team came over to Table 357, where Eric Schwartz found himself all in for the last of his chips with , only to run into the of Jordan Young.
The board ran out and Schwartz was sent to the rail.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Jordan Young |
90,000
27,600
|
27,600 |
Eric Schwartz
|
Eliminato |
Over on table 345, Kai Koppe found himself all in before the flop with , but was at risk against the of Dash Dudley.
Koppe took the lead after the flop of , but the on the turn put Dudley back out in front. The river was the and Koppe's now off for a late lunch in the Poker Kitchen.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Dash Dudley |
39,000
7,900
|
7,900 |
|
||
Kai Koppe | Eliminato |
Farshan Madhani opened to 2,400 and Allie Prescott raised to 6,300 right behind him. Madhani checked the flop and Prescott bet 5,700. Madhani folded and Prescott picked up a small pot.
Chris Moorman opened to 2,200 from late position and Matthew Fox called from the big blind. The flop came and Fox checked. Moorman bet 3,300 and Fox check-raised all in. Moorman gave up his hand and Fox is a little richer.
Scotty Nguyen was in the big blind when the player from the small blind raised him all in for his last 2,000 in chips. Without even looking he called and flipped the cards up on the table.
Nguyen:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Nguyen was sent to the rail.
Hungarian Team PokerStars Pro Richard Toth has scored his first scalp of the day, eliminating Australia's Kris Cunz.
The cry of, "Seat open, 370!" went up and we rushed over just in time before the dealer had shipped the pot. As it turned out, Kunz had moved the last of his money into the middle with , but had run into Toth's , which had hit a set with the case jack on the river.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Richard Toth |
70,000
11,800
|
11,800 |
Kristopher Cunz
|
Eliminato |