A look back at Day 5 of the 2011 WSOP

With multiple events taking place every day the 2011 World Series of Poker is in full gear players try to join Sean Drake, Jake Cody, and Francesco Barbaro as 2011 WSOP bracelet winner.

Event #4: $5,000 No Limit Holdem, Day 3

The $5k NLHE tournament was scheduled to end on Day 3 but thanks to the Hard-Stop rule four players will reconvene tomorrow at the Rio to finish the event. Allen Bari has a massive chip lead over the three remaining players, who are seemingly playing for second place at this point:

1.       Allen Bari - 9,125,000

2.       Nicholas Blumenthal - 1,250,000

3.       Maria Ho - 1,200,000

4.       Sean LeFort - 1,142,000

Event #5: $1,500 Seven-Card-Stud, Day 3

The Seven-Card-Stud event did end in time on Day 3 with Eugene Katchalov capturing his first WSOP bracelet after mounting a massive comeback during heads-up play against Italian Poker Pro and 2011 WPT Venice champion Alessio Isaia. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1.       Eugene Katchalov — $122,909

2.       Alessio Isaia — $75,911

3.       Eric Buchman — $48,961

4.       Jonathan Spinks — $35,476

5.       Dennis Parker — $26,083

6.       Kai Landry — $19,456

7.       Ali Eslami — $14,723

8.       Vasili Lazarou — $11,301

Event #6: $1,500 Limit Holdem, Day 2

The $1,500 Limit Holdem tournament finished Day 2 with just 15 players remaining in the field, with the most prominent players remaining being two-time WSOP bracelet winner Scott Clements, and 2010 bracelet winner and Limit specialist Matt Matros. Here is a look at the top chip counts heading into the final day of play:

1.       Bill Davis - 416,000

2.       Tim Chauser - 371,000

3.       Sean Nguyen - 327,000

4.       Scott Clements - 259,000

5.       Thomas Jamieson - 221,000

6.       Bryant Pimlutt - 208,000

7.       John Myung - 205,000

8.       Chris Overgard - 186,000

9.       Mitch Schock - 171,000

10.   Jeff Williams - 158,000

Event #7: $10,000 Pot Limit Holdem Championship, Day 2

Reaching the money bubble at the end of Day 2 was the $10k Pot Limit Holdem Championship, and the unfortunate bubble-boy was Daniel Negreanu who was looking for his first WSOP cash of 2011. However, considering the slew of top pros who entered the event there are still plenty of big names to follow. Here is a look at the top 10 chip counts going into Day 3 of the event:

1.       Stephen Chidwick — 697,000

2.       Amir Lehavot — 628,000

3.       McLean Karr — 593,000

4.       Jason DeWitt — 447,000

5.       Jarred Solomon — 447,000

6.       Robert Mizrachi — 426,000

7.       Nicholas Levi — 392,000

8.       Tommy Vinas — 385,000

9.       Chris Moorman — 382,000

10.   Sam Stein — 378,000

Event 8: $1,000 No Limit Holdem, Day 1a

Another excellent turnout in the wake of Black Friday came in the $1k NLHE tournament where 2,116 players registered on Day 1a. This was really the last test in terms of different buy-ins and formats at the WSOP, and it appears that all is well in the live poker world despite the US crackdown.

Event #9: $1,500 2-7 Lowball, Day 1

275 turned into 73 on Day 1 of the 2-7 Lowball tournament on Saturday, with former PokerStars Supernova Elite record-holder George Lind III out on front at the end of the day. One player to keep an eye on is five-time 2-7 bracelet winner Billy Baxter who survived Day 1 -no surprise there!

Here are the top 10 chip counts from the 2-7 tournament:

1.       George Lind III - 52,200

2.       Mark Johns - 35,775

3.       Jimmy Fricke - 34,725

4.       Travis Pearson - 33,600

5.       Avery Cardoza - 32,475

6.       Paul Volpe - 28,900

7.       Shaun Deeb - 27,775

8.       Donald Walsh - 26,450

9.       Aaron Schaff - 26,000

10.   Tim Phan - 25,725

All results courtesy of www.wsop.com