A look back at Day 26 of the 2011 WSOP: Katchalov and Stein look for #2

After nearly 40 events we are starting to see a number of players flirt with winning their second WSOP bracelet of 2011, and on Saturday two big names moved closer to accomplishing the feat, Eugene Katchalov and Sam Stein, both first-time bracelet winners at the 2011 WSOP.

Event #38: $1,500 No Limit Holdem, Day 4

After being halted during heads-up play Event #38 was a brief affair on Saturday with Arkadiy Tsinis besting Michael Blanovsky to capture his first WSOP bracelet and first major tournament title. Here is a look at the complete final table payouts:

1.       Arkadiy Tsinis - $540,136

2.       Michael Blanovsky - $336,253

3.       Randy Lanosga - $233,732

4.       Pim de Goede - $168,334

5.       Paul Nash - $123,028

6.       Perry Lin - $91,010

7.       David Rounick - $68,209

8.       Ryan Laplante - $51,771

9.       Christopher Homan - $39,756

Event #40: $5,000 No Limit Holdem 6-Handed, Day 3

When the Hard-Stop Rule came into play at the end of Event #40 only Matt Jarvis and Justin Flitz were left standing. Jarvis will take a dominant chip-lead into the heads-up showdown on Sunday, ready to prove his 8^th place finish in the 2010 Main Event was no fluke.

• Matt Jarvis - 8,645,000
• Justin Flitz - 2,345,000

Event #41: $1,500 Limit Holdem Shootout, Day 2

With 10 players remaining in the Limit Shootout tournament one player is gunning for his second WSOP bracelet of the 2011 WSOP, Eugene Katchalov. Katchalov and the other nine remaining players will all begin with the same chip-stack thanks to the Shootout format:

• Seat 1: Adam Tyburski
• Seat 2: Domenic Denotaristefani
• Seat 3: Stephen Bass
• Seat 4: Justin Pechie
• Seat 5: Jordan Rich
• Seat 6: Mathieu Jacqmin
• Seat 7: Christopher Kwon
• Seat 8: Dale Eberle
• Seat 9: Eugene Katchalov
• Seat 10: Ari Engel

Event #42: $10,000 PLO Championship, Day 2

As we enter Day 3 of the tournament -supposedly the last day of the event-the money bubble has yet to burst, as 38 players remained when the 10-Level Rule came into play late Saturday night. Here is a look at the Chip-Leaders heading into Day 3:

1.       Ben Lamb — 809,000

2.       Sami Kelopuro — 728,000

3.       Sam Stein — 646,000

4.       Aaron Schaff — 561,000

5.       Justin Schwartz — 539,000

6.       Will Failla — 528,000

7.       Tristan Clemencon — 433,000

8.       Benjamin Kaupp — 417,000

9.       Jared Bleznick — 415,000

10.   Matt Glantz — 400,000

Event #43: $1,500 No Limit Holdem, Day 1

Another solid turnout for a $1,500 No Limit Holdem tournament as 2,857 original entrants was whittled down to just 385 by the end of the night. Big names off to a fast start include Colin Moshman, David Baker, Jonathan Agiuar, Tim West, and 2009 WSOP Champion Joe Cada.

Event #44: $2,500 Razz, Day 1

I’d like to see someone calculate the odds on three of the top four chip-stacks at the end of Day 1 of the $2,500 Razz tournament having the name George, because this is what we are faced with!

1.       George Lewis — 44,300

2.       Christopher George — 40,200

3.       Hoyt Corkins — 34,700

4.       George Lind III — 34,000

5.       Chau Giang — 32,400

6.       John Monnette — 28,000

7.       Chad Brown — 26,000

8.       Frank Kassela — 23,000

9.       Shawn Buchanan — 23,000

10.   Jimmy Fricke — 22,000

All results courtesy of www.wsop.com