Here’s the latest from Day 15 of the 2011 World Series of Poker, brought to you by BetPal.com.
WSOP Event #18 – $1,500 No Limit Hold’em
Foster Hays has won event number 18, the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament. Hays brought the chip lead to the fourth day of poker and took full advantage of his position.
In fact, Hays busted Robert Koss (6th place, for $126,409), Allan Le (4th place, for $233,043) and Jeffrey Lavelle (3rd place, for $321,947) to massively increase his chip stack, earning a commanding chip lead for the heads up battle with Casey Kelton.
Credit must go to Kelton for managing to pull the lead back, even taking the lead himself, but in the end Hays would prove too good. The final hand came as the pair found themselves all in on the 9 – 7 – 4 flop, with Hays holding J – 9 and Kelton A – J. The turn and river brought no help for either, sealing the victory for Hays.
Kelton takes home $454,920 by way of consolation, while Hays picks up $735,400 in addition to the gold WSOP bracelet.
WSOP Event #20 – $1,000 No Limit Hold’em
Jason Somerville has won the $493,091 in first place prize money and the 20th World Series of Poker bracelet to be awarded at this year’s event.
Somerville led the chip counts after the second day and he finished off his 26 rivals on the third day, to claim the first WSOP bracelet of his career.
Cheered on from the rail by good friend Daniel Negreanu, Somerville finally managed to beat Yashar Darian at the heads up stage after a very swingy final table that saw the chip lead change hands several times. Darian’s consolation prize is $305,009.
WSOP Event #21 – $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Fourteen players returned for the final day of what was a star studded 2011 WSOP Seven Card Stud Championship, including such poker talents as Jason Mercier, Sorel Mizzi and Men “The Master” Nguyen, but it would be Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier that emerged victorious, claiming his first WSOP title.
Grospellier found himself behind in chips by around 24 to 1 against Steve Landfish at the heads up stage, but somehow battled back to take the tournament and the $331,639 first prize.
Furthermore, this memorable WSOP match meant that Grospellier would follow in the footsteps of British player Jake Cody, who achieved poker’s “Triple Crown” earlier in the 2011 Series. Grospellier won the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in 2008, as well as the Festa Al Lago World Poker Tour event in the same year.
126 players had entered this year’s WSOP Seven Card Stud Championship, creating a $1,184,400 prize pool.
WSOP Event #22 – $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
After two days of intense poker, the 1,071 strong field has been reduced to just 9 players, in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event. Juha Vilkki tops the chip counts ahead of day three, with almost double that of his nearest rival, Rafe Kibrit.
Along with Kibrit and Vilkki, former chess professional Jeff Sarwer is amongst the nine final table players.
$292,825 of the $1,445,850 prize pool is set aside for the eventual champion.
WSOP Event #23 – $2,500 Eight Game
Just 25 of the original 489 entrants remain going into day three of the $2,500 Eight Game tournament, with last year’s WSOP Main Event runner up John Racener in possession of the chip lead.
Joining Racener in bidding for the bracelet is recent 2-7 Champion John Juanda, along with Eric Buchman, Ylon Schwartz and Marco Traniello, in what looks set to be an interesting finish to WSOP Event #23.
WSOP Event #24 – $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
The second No Limit Hold’em Shootout tournament of the 42nd annual World Series of Poker is now under way, with the original field of 387 being thinned to just 40 remaining participants.
The total prize pool stands at $1,818,900, with $436,568 and $269,742 set aside for the eventual winner and runner up. Some of the names still in the hunt for that prize money, plus the coveted World Series of Poker bracelet, include Gavin Smith, James Dempsey, James Akenhead, Erik Seidel and Justin Bonomo.
Last year’s winner Joshua Tieman was amongst those who busted on the first day, as well as the likes of Andrew Frankenberger, Josh Brikis, Scott Seiver and Brandon Adams.
WSOP Event #25 – $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi Low Split (8 or Better)
The list of entrants for the first Seven Card Stud Hi Low events featured plenty of poker’s old school, with such names as David Sklansky, Mike Sexton, Barry Greenstein and Men “The Master” Ngyuen all present and vying for the $200,459 first prize.
The opening day of the tournament ended with Hevan Novick and Cyndy Violette sharing the chip lead, as 172 of the 606 entrants remain, all chasing a piece of the $818,100 prize pool.
Some other notable poker professionals still in the tournament ahead of day two are Maria Ho, Allen Cunningham, Jason Mercier, Scotty Nguyen and Jonathan Duhamel. Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine and Todd Brunson are amongst the names to already have bust out of WSOP Event #25.
Getting under way later today are two more events, a $2,500 buy in Six Handed No Limit Hold’em contest, as well as the $10,000 Fixed Limit Hold’em Championship. Stay tuned for all the latest news from the 42nd annual World Series of Poker.
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