2011 World Series of Poker: Nine Remain in $50K Player's ChampionshipPhil Hellmuth Has Another Shot at Bracelet No. 12 |
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Only nine players remain in the 2011 $50,000 WSOP Player’s Championship, after play wrapped up at almost 6 a.m. local time at the Rio Hotel and Casino. With just one elimination away from the official final table of eight, action was paused and will resume Wednesday afternoon.
The money bubble burst in the middle of day four, as Robert Mizrachi, who managed to final table the event last year, hit the rail in 17th place. In a seven-card stud hand Phil Hellmuth’s final board read (K
)(9
) / J
9 7 3 / (A), while Mizrachi’s (3
)(6) / 7 2 8 4 / (2) was no good after all the money went in on fifth street.
Mizrachi missed out on the six-figure cash, giving ammunition to Hellmuth, who is looking to make yet another final table this summer in hopes of capturing the elusive 12th bracelet. Hellmuth held 510,000 after the elimination of Mizrachi and ended the grueling day of play with 2.245 million, good for fifth chip position.
Shortly after Mizrachi busted, Sebastian Ruthenberg was the first to be eliminated in the money, as he fell in 16th place, and that was where the field stood during the dinner break.
Josh Arieh, who entered Tuesday with the chip lead, was never able to find any traction, and he eventually was eliminated in 13th place for what is arguably one of the most disappointing six-figure cashes of the tournament year.
In addition to Hellmuth, recent World Poker Tour champion Scott Seiver is also in contention and looking to continue his tremendous 2011, as are Brian Rast, Ben Lamb, and Owais Ahmed, who all already have one bracelet this summer. Ahmed has just one career major tournament title and has never cashed in a tournament with a buy-in over $3,000, but has managed to parlay his $255,000 win a week ago into a chance at one of poker’s most prestigious and expensive titles.
Check out the complete chip counts below:
1. Minh Ly — 5,215,000
2. Brian Rast — 2,660,000
3. Matt Glantz — 2,535,000
4. George Lind — 2,315,000
5. Phil Hellmuth — 2,245,000
6. Owais Ahmed — 1,425,000
7. Ben Lamb — 1,180,000
8. Jason Lester — 920,000
9. Scott Seiver — 725,000
Stay tuned to Card Player on Wednesday for more coverage of the event, as all the remaining players are in the hunt for the bracelet, the Chip Reese trophy and the $1.7 million first-place prize.
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