A look back at Day 9 of the 2011 WSOP

After a slow -in WSOP terms anyway-day on Tuesday, the action heated up again on Wednesday with two bracelets being awarded and six tournaments in action.

Event 8: $1,000 No Limit Holdem, Day 4

Sean Getzwiller was able to outlast Sadan Turker in one of the longest heads-up battles in WSOP history -a 6-hour affair-when the two returned to the Rio on Wednesday along with Jon “PearlJammer” Turner after the tournament was a victim of the Hard-Stop Rule on Tuesday night -although no extra days were needed as the tournament was scheduled for five days (including two Day 1 flights).

1.       Sean Getzwiller - $611,185

2.       Sadan Turker -$377,411

3.       Jon Turner - $274,005

4.       Max Weinberg - $201,433

5.       Stefan Raffay - $149,392

6.       Lawrence Riley - $111,753

7.       Hunter Frey - $84,341

8.       Daniel Haglund - $64,186

9.       Odette Tremblay - $49,258

Event #10: $1,500 No Limit Holdem 6-Max, Day 3

Geffrey Klein, a gynecologist and amateur poker player, managed to best a very tough field to win the $1,500 6-Max NLHE tournament at the 2011 WSOP. Klein overcame an enormous chip disadvantage during his heads up match against Eddie Blumenthal, who was appearing at his second final table of 2011.

1.       Geffrey Klein - $544,388

2.       Eddie Blumenthal - $334,756

3.       Jeff Papola - $214,410

4.       David Vamplew - $141,030

5.       Bryan Colin - $95,333

6.       Anthony Spinella - $66,199

Event #11: $10k Omaha 8 or better Championship, Day 3

The Omaha 8 Championship is the latest tournament to spill over into an extra day. Three players remain in contention for the title George Lind III - 2,860,000, Steve Billirakis - 2,465,000, and Viacheslav Zhukov - 740,000, battling for the following prizes:

• 1^st place — $465,216
• 2^nd place — $287,554
• 3^rd place — $214,697

Here is a look at the other final table payouts for the tournament:

4.       Richard Ashby — 161,379

5.       Mack Lee — $122,054

6.       Guillaume Rivet — $92,908

7.       Jason Steinberg — $71,148

8.       Mikael Thuritz — $54,837

9.       Josh Arieh — $42,514

Event #12: $1,500 Triple Chance No Limit Holdem, Day 2

10 players are still in the mix for the Triple Chance NLHE bracelet:

1.       Nicholas Rampone - 1,500,000

2.       Justin Sternberg - 737,000

3.       Anders Meli - 658,000

4.       Andrea Dato - 613,000

5.       Bill Chen - 610,000

6.       Corey Hastings - 546,000

7.       Richard Trigg - 454,000

8.       Steve Watts - 439,000

9.       David Diaz - 324,000

10.   Matthew Henson - 101,000

Event #13: $1,500 No Limit Holdem Shootout, Day 1

Of the 1,440 players who registered for the tournament, 160 players won their first round tables to advance to Day 2. Amongst the winners were Daniel Negreanu (making his first WSOP cash of 2011), Lex Veldhuis, Victor Ramdin, Jennifer Tilly, Frank Kasella, Eric Baldwin, Scott Seiver, Greg Raymer, ElkY, and Blair Hinkle.

Event #14: $3,000 Limit Holdem, Day 1

In one of the more disappointing tournaments of the 2011 WSOP up to this point, the $3k Limit Holdem tournament attracted only 337 entrants. At the end of the day only 180 players were left standing. Here is a look at the Top 10 chip counts heading into Day 2:

1.       Markus Herbel - 73,500

2.       Marco Traniello - 54,000

3.       Victor Ramdin - 44,100

4.       Alexander Queen - 44,100

5.       Tobin Banks - 41,700

6.       Shawn Buchanan - 40,200

7.       Dmitry Gromov - 37,600

8.       Shaun Deeb - 36,900

9.       Jesse Martin - 36,900

10.   Nicholas Grippo - 36,700

All results courtesy of www.wsop.com