A look back at Day 29 of the 2011 WSOP: Epic heads-up duel and Full Tilt license suspended

Most of the headlines today will be taken up by the major news coming out of the UK that Full Tilt Poker has had their eGaming license suspended by the Aldernay Gambling Control Commission (AGCC). Full Tilt has been ordered to cease all operations for clients around the world and visitors will now be met with “Down for Maintenance” when they attempt to log into the site. You can read the official statement released by the AGCC on the matter here.

However there was also some serious action at the WSOP on Tuesday.

Event #43: $1,500 No Limit Holdem, Day 4

In onew of the better heads-up matches ever seen at the WSOP, Andre Akkari overcame a nearly 3-to-1 chip deficit to beat online poker pro Nachman “TheLandlord” Berlin to win his first WSOP bracelet on Tuesday. The two battled back and forth for most of the match , but as the blinds and antes increased it was Akkari who would win the decisive hands.

1. Andre Akkari - $675,117
2. Nachman Berlin - $419,173
3. Matthew Carmody - $295,635
4. Jacob Niquin - $213,520
5. Scott Sitron - $156,090
6. Nicolas Chouity - $115,477
7. Zachary Hall - $86,434
8. Philip Meulyzer - $65,452
9. Ray Foley - $50,140

Event #44: $2,500 Razz, Day 4

Another tournament that was affected by the 10-Level Rule on Monday was the Razz tournament, and when the two remaining players returned to the Rio on Tuesday Ralph “Rep” Porter was able to make short work of Stephen Su to capture the title.

Event #45: $1,000 No Limit Holdem, Day 3

Finally a tournament that was completed in just three days! The $1k NLHE bracelet would end up around the wrist of Ken Griffin after a long day of play that saw Antonio Esfandiari seesaw up and down the leader-board before eventually bowing out in 7^th place.

1.       Ken Griffin - $455,356

2.       Jean Luc Marais - $282,676

3.       Philip Hammerling - $199,366

4.       Eric Baudry - $143,991

5.       Andrew Teng - $105,262

6.       Jonathan Lane- $77,873

7.        Antonio Esfandiari - $58,288

8.       Aaron Massey - $44,138

9.       Jeremiah Siegmund - $33,813

Event #46: $10,000 No Limit Holdem 6-Max Championship, Day 2

The remaining 22 players have a lot of name recognition, including two players looking to win their second bracelet of the 2011 WSOP, ElkY and Ben Lamb.

1.       Mike Sowers - 1,468,000

2.       Chris Moorman - 1,458,000

3.       Bertrand Grospellier - 1,409,000

4.       Taylor Paur - 1,000,500

5.       Joe Eubanks - 893,000

6.       Nick Grippo - 886,000

7.       Greg Dyer - 709,000

8.       William Thorson - 674,000

9.       Christopher DeMaci - 639,000

10.   David Benefield - 622,000

Event #47: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card-Stud hi/lo, Day 2

Another tournament with some big names out in front including chip-leader Mike Mizrachi who is looking to turn around what has been an abysmal 2011 WSOP thus far. Here is a look at the top 10 chip counts amongst the 21 remainng players:

1.       Michael Mizrachi - 407,000

2.       Abe Mosseri - 303,000

3.       Gregory Jamison - 283,500

4.       Owais Ahmed - 268,500

5.       Benjamin Lukas - 248,500

6.       Chris Bell - 211,500

7.       Thomas Whitehair - 203,000

8.       Matthew Ashton - 169,500

9.       Anthony Lellouche - 151,500

10.   Barry Greenstein - 149,000

Event #48: $1,500 No Limit Holdem, Day 1

2,713 players began the tournament on Tuesday afternoon, and by the end of the night only 370 players remained in the latest $1,500 NLHE offering at the 2011 WSOP.

1.       Alex Bolotin - 129,800

2.       Sebastian Winkler - 123,800

3.       Jonathan Little - 120,300

4.       Adolfo Pereira De Souza - 120,300

5.       Laurence Houghton - 91,200

6.       Corey Burbick - 91,200

7.       Michael Bisutti - 89,000

8.       Eugene Castro - 88,300

9.       Christopher Gonzales - 87,200

10.   Christopher Valenzuela - 87,000

Event #49: $2,500 Deuce to Seven Triple Draw, Day 1

The big names were thriving on Day 1 of the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw event, including Jimmy “gobboboy” Fricke who leads at the end of the Day 1, but with 120 players remaining it’s still anyone’s tournament.

1.       Jimmy Fricke - 69,700

2.       Eli Elezra - 57,100

3.       Drew Boyett - 51,200

4.       Arturo Diaz - 50,200

5.       Mike Gorodinsky - 49,400

6.       Tam Hang - 48,000

7.       Justin Bonomo - 47,500

8.       Adam Spiegelberg - 45,400

9.       Siegfried Stockinger - 43,800

10.   John Monnette - 40,100

All results courtesy of www.wsop.com