Event #50: $5,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em Giorno 1 | 2011 World Series of Poker

2011-06-30 04:23 UTC

Guess What? Chip Counts.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
	69,000 26,000	26,000
Steve Karp	63,000
Noah Schwartz	62,000

Carter Gill	60,000 -500	-500
Lex Veldhuis	60,000 14,000	14,000
	49,000 18,000	18,000
Johnny Lodden	49,000 34,000	34,000
John Eames	46,000
Kevin Eyster	45,000 7,000	7,000

Daniel Alaei	44,000 14,000	14,000

Anh Van Nguyen	41,000
Jonathan Duhamel	37,000 4,000	4,000

Gavin Smith	35,000 6,000	6,000
	34,000 7,700	7,700
Vanessa Rousso	34,000
Martin Kabrhel	34,000 9,000	9,000

	31,000 20,600	20,600
	27,000 -2,000	-2,000
	26,000 5,000	5,000
Jeff Sarwer	24,000 9,000	9,000
Thomas Middleton	24,000
Terrence Chan	21,000

	20,000 6,000	6,000
Daniel Negreanu	19,000 -8,500	-8,500

Josh Brikis	15,000 -3,000	-3,000

Livello: 8

Bui: 250/500

Ante: 50

2011-06-30 04:17 UTC

While we were trying to count their chips, Noah Schwartz and Justin Young decided to play a pot so we could watch. When we walked up, there was already a {10-Hearts} {9-Spades} {4-Hearts} flop on board, and it looks like Schwartz had check-called a bet of 3,300.

On the turn, the {J-Hearts} came calling, and Schwartz took the lead with a bet of 7,575. Young considered for a good while before shoving in for 17,600, and Schwarz made the call. "I just got a pair," Young lamented as he tabled {K-Clubs} {K-Spades} . Schwartz had gotten there with {J-Clubs} {9-Clubs} , and the river {8-Clubs} was safe enough to earn him the knockout.

Schwartz is up to a healthy 62,000 after that pot.

Tags: Noah Schwartz Justin Young

2011-06-30 03:59 UTC

Akkari Still Hot, Chen Is Not

Livello 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

We caught the action as the turn was being dealt on a {5-} {4-} {2-} board. All of Bill Chen's money was in the middle and Andre Akkari was the one putting him at risk.

Chen: {j-} {j-}
Akkari: {6-} {6-}

Akkari wouldn't need to wait long for help when the turn hit with a {3-} . The river bricked out for Chen and eliminated him from the tournament. Akkari now has 45,000.

Tags: Andre Akkari Bill Chen

2011-06-30 03:57 UTC

Moar Chips!

We're trying to get caught up a bit here, and tables are breaking as fast as we can count them.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matt Jarvis	87,000 43,000	43,000
Eric Froehlich	85,000 59,000	59,000

Carlos Mortensen	67,000 31,000	31,000

Jeff Madsen	66,000 44,000	44,000
	49,000 -10,000	-10,000
	47,000
David Bakes Baker	47,000 7,000	7,000

Peter Feldman	39,000 -8,000	-8,000
Leo Fernandez	37,000 22,000	22,000
Audley Harrison	35,000 18,000	18,000
Gualter Salles	34,000 2,000	2,000
	33,000 18,000	18,000
	25,000
Shannon Shorr	25,000 8,500	8,500

Allen Bari	23,000

	22,000 5,000	5,000
	21,000 3,000	3,000
David Peters	19,000

	18,000 -1,700	-1,700
	16,000
	16,000 -750	-750
	16,000 1,000	1,000
Adam Geyer	13,000
Taylor Von Kriegenbergh	12,000 -12,000	-12,000
Greg Dyer	11,000

2011-06-30 03:57 UTC

Froehlich Frolicking Up The Chip Counts

Eric Froehlich has wasted no time in accumulating what must be one of the largest stacks in the room.

In a recent hand a player in early position raised to 900, Froehlich called, and the player on the button went all in for a total of 7,500. The original raised folded and Froehlich called.

Froehlich: {k-Clubs} {q-Clubs}
Button: {8-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}

Up through the turn the board read {a-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {7-Spades} and the button player was about to double up, but then the {k-Hearts} fell on the river giving Froehlich the win and sending the other player to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Eric Froehlich	85,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Eric Froehlich

2011-06-30 03:54 UTC

Akenhead Building a Stack

Livello 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

On a {3-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {k-Clubs} {3-Spades} , James Akenhead forced his opponent to go all in for his chance to win the pot. Eventually, the player did decide to make the call and Akenhead showed {k-Spades} {k-Diamonds} for a full house. His opponent had to hit the rail as Akenhead chipped up to 62,000.

Tags: James Akenhead

2011-06-30 03:48 UTC

Chip Counts

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Vitaly Lunkin	47,500 13,500	13,500

Lex Veldhuis	46,000 27,500	27,500
Veronica Dabul	31,300 -4,700	-4,700
Steve O'Dwyer	28,000 19,300	19,300
Ivan Demidov	26,300 9,300	9,300
Jason Somerville	21,000 2,700	2,700

Phil Hellmuth	18,300 3,300	3,300

	17,000 -6,500	-6,500
Allen Kessler	16,500 -8,100	-8,100
Justin Young	15,000 -5,000	-5,000
Alex Kravchenko	14,200 -800	-800
Joseph Cheong	7,000 -9,200	-9,200

John Juanda	5,500 -9,500	-9,500

Maria Ho	2,700 -2,100	-2,100

2011-06-30 03:42 UTC

Chips!

We know everyone may still be full from dinner, but just in case you're still a bit hungry, here's a few chips for you to munch on.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
	47,500 32,500	32,500
Tony Hachem	44,500 18,000	18,000
Scott Clements	28,900 -7,100	-7,100

	27,500 4,400	4,400
Dave Ulliott	25,300 10,725	10,725
Brock Parker	24,500 -5,500	-5,500
Amit Makhija	21,300 6,300	6,300
Barry Shulman	20,100 3,400	3,400
Dwyte Pilgrim	17,100 5,050	5,050
Adam Levy	12,450 -1,150	-1,150
David Baker	10,500 -1,300	-1,300

Steve O'Dwyer	8,700 -6,300	-6,300
Praz Bansi	7,300 -2,500	-2,500

2011-06-30 03:38 UTC

Binger Times Two

Livello 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

The most recent counts for Michael Binger and Masa Kagawa are the way they are thanks to a double-up pot they played just a moment ago. We missed the hand play out, walking up only in time to see the cards.

The board showed {Q-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} , and Michael Binger had {Q-Hearts} {10-Clubs} out in front of him. He was counting his stack down, and Masa Kagawa was waiting to pay the debt with an inferior {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} showing. From the table talk from Mike Beasley, we gather that Binger called a raise to 1,050 out of position in a mult-way pot. He led out on the flop, but we're not sure exactly when all the chips went in.

Whenever it was, Binger smashed a double up for about 14,000 chips to put him up over 30,000 and up above the chip average.

Tags: Michael Binger Masa Kagawa Mike Beasley