2011 World Series of Poker

Randy Haddox Eliminated in 6th Place ($114,304)

Postato 2011-06-21 03:57 GMT • Livello 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Randy Haddox - Eliminated in 6th Place

Kirk Caldwell opened to 95,000 from middle position, Randy Haddox three-bet to 345,000, Caldwell moved all in having Haddox covered, and Haddox snapped it off.

Caldwell:
Haddox:

Haddox had Caldwell crushed, but the flop came down , giving Caldwell a set of queens! Haddox sat silently as Caldwell's rail shrieked with excitement.

The turn (), and river () were both blanks, and Haddox bolted out of the secondary feature table area without even getting his ticket to get paid. He'll want to pick that up at some point however, it's worth $114,304 for his 6th place finish.

Tags: Randy Haddox, Kirk Caldwell.

Rodrigo Portaleoni Eliminated in 7th Place ($85,556)

Postato 2011-06-21 03:49 GMT • Livello 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Rodrigo Portaleoni - 7th Place

Rodrigo got his remaining 80,000 in preflop and was called by Marc McLaughlin and Gabriel Miron. The flop came down and Miron led out for 125,000. McLaughlin mucked and Miron tabled for a set of sevens. Portaleoni flipped up and was significantly behind.

The turn and river came and Portaleoni was sent to the rail.

Tags: Gabriel Miron, Marc McLaughlin, Rodrigo Portaleoni.

Alan Stevens Eliminated in 9th Place ($49,631), Kyle Cartwright Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,788)

Postato 2011-06-21 03:48 GMT • Livello 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Alan Stevens - Eliminated in 9th Place

Marc McLaughlin opened to 60,000 from the cutoff, Alan Stevens three-bet to 185,000 from the small blind, and Kyle Cartwright moved all in for 775,000 from the big blind. McLaughlin went into the tank for nearly two minutes before re-shoving for over 2 million, and Stevens immediately called in for 710,000.

McLaughlin:
Stevens:
Cartwright:

Cartwright and Stevens were at risk, and both players stood up and put their hands on their heads. Dozens of people crowded around the rail as the dealer rapped the table and delivered a flop of .

There were shouts coming from every direction. "Queen! Ten! Jack!"

The turn was the .

"Deuce!" McLaughlin's contingency screamed.

The river wasn't a deuce, but it was the however. McLaughlin exploded, running to his rail to celebrate the double knockout. Stevens looked content with his 9th place finish, while Cartwright was visibly shook by the thunderous river card.

A wave of chips was pushed towards McLaughlin, and he is now our chip leader with over 3.5 million to his name.

Tags: Alan Stevens, Kyle Cartwright, Marc McLaughlin.

Morin Doubles

Postato 2011-06-21 03:39 GMT

Kyle Cartwright

Gabriel Morin raised to 65,000 and action folded around to Rodrigo Portaleoni who moved all in. Miron made the call and the hands were turned over:

Miron:
Portaleoni:

Miron took the lead on the flop and held it when the board came down . This hand has crippled Rodrigo Portaleoni

Chip counts
Gabriel Morin			1,600,000	840,000
Rodrigo Portaleoni			95,000	-740,000

Tags: Gabriel Morin, Rodrigo Portaleoni.

Livello 25 iniziato

Postato 2011-06-21 03:29 GMT

Official Counts

Postato 2011-06-21 03:26 GMT

Chip counts
Ben White			2,460,000	410,000
Kirk Caldwell			2,410,000	560,000
Marc Mclaughlin			2,175,000	75,000
Randy Haddox			1,765,000	225,000
Rodrigo Portaleoni			835,000	-345,000
Dror Michaelo			835,000	25,000
Gabriel Morin			760,000	30,000
Alan Stevens			720,000	70,000
Kyle Cartwright			700,000	40,000

It's Final Table Time!

Postato 2011-06-21 03:12 GMT di

Unofficial final for Event #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Dinner Break

Postato 2011-06-21 02:19 GMT • Livello 24: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante

Yum yum

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. See you in an hour!

Official Final Table

Postato 2011-06-21 02:18 GMT • Livello 24: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Whitfield Eliminated in 10th Place ($38,445)

Postato 2011-06-21 02:16 GMT • Livello 24: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Whitfield - Eliminated in 10th Place

Ben White opened to 52,000 from early position, and Michael Whitfield moved all in for 420,000. The action folded back to White who looked at his cards one last time before calling, and opening up .

White unhappily showed .

The flop kept the door open for Whitfield, but it was promptly shut when the turn and river came , respectively.

Whitfield was eliminated just before the official final table, while White padded his chip lead.

Tags: Ben White, Michael Whitfield.