Level 26: Blumenthal Leads Klein Heads-Up; Papola 3rd
Jun 08, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,920
Average Chip Count: 2,880,000
Chip Counts:
1. Nicholas Blumenthal – 7,850,000
2. Geffrey Klein – 800,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Jeffrey Papola – $214,410
Jeffrey Papola Eliminated in 3rd Place ($214,410)
Jeffrey Papola opened the pot from the small blind for 110,000 and Nicholas Blumenthal called from the big blind.
The flop came K
9
4, Papola bet 140,000, Blumenthal raised to 565,000 Papola moved all in and Blumenthal called.
Paopla turned over K
Q
for top pair while Blumenthal showed A 3 for one overcard and the nut flush draw.
The turn was the 9 and the river was the 5, giving Blumenthal his flush and eliminating Jeffrey Papola in 3rd place ($214,440).
NOTE: With the elimination of Jeffrey Papola in 3rd place ($214,440), Nicholas Blumenthal went into heads-up play with a commanding chip lead of 7,850,000 to Geffrey Klein’s 800,000.
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Player Tags: Geffrey Klein, Jeffrey Papola
Level 25: Three Remain; Vamplew 4th, Colin 5th
Jun 08, '11
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,920
Average Chip Count: 1,920,000
Chip Counts:
1. Nicholas Blumenthal – 4,200,000
2. Jeffrey Papola – 3,430,000
3. Geffrey Klein – 860,000
Eliminations:
4th. David Vamplew – $141,030
5th. Bryan Colin – $95,333
Bryan Colin Eliminated in 5th Place ($95,333)
Bryan Colin opened for 60,000 from the cutoff, Jeffrey Papola reraised to 150,000 from the button, Colin reraised to 430,000, Papola five-bet shoved and Colin called all in.
Colin turned over 10 10 for the lead while Papola showed A Q for the draw.
The board came 9 5 3 K 2, giving Papola a flush on the turn. Jeffrey Papola took the chip lead with 4 million this hand while Bryan Colin was eliminated in 5th place ($95,33).
David Vamplew Eliminated in 4th Place ($141,030)
Down to the short stack, David Vamplew open-shoved for 240,000 from under the gun, Jeffrey Papola called from the small blind and Nicholas Blumenthal called from the big blind.
The flop came A 7 6, and both players checked the side pot.
The turn was the was the 5, Papola bet 150,000 and Blumenthal called.
The river was the 8, Papola checked, Blumenthal bet 360,000 and Papola called. Vamplew showed A J for top pair while Papola showed A 5 for two pair. Blumenthal turned over K Q for the nut flush, and scooped both the side and main pots. David Vamplew was eliminated in 4th place ($141,030).
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Player Tags: Bryan Colin, Jeffrey Papola, David Vamplew
Level 24: Final Five on Dinner Break; Spinella 6th
Jun 08, '11
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
NOTE: The remaining five players took a seventy-five minute dinner break at the completion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 8:45pm to resume play.
Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,920
Average Chip Count: 1,152,000
Chip Counts:
1. Jeffrey Papola – 3,450,000
2. David Vamplew – 2,480,000
3. Bryan Colin – 1,275,000
4. Nicholas Bluemthal – 760,000
5. Geffrey Klein – 695,000
Eliminations:
6th. Anthony Spinella – $66,199
Anthony Spinella Eliminated in 6th Place ($66,199)
Anthony Spinella raised to 55,000 from the button, Bryan Colin reraised to 150,000 from the small blind, Jeffrey Papola shoved from the big blind, Spinella called all in and Colin folded.
Papola showed 10 10 for a pair but Spinella turned over Q Q for a higher pair.
The board came 10 7 2 5 K, giving Papola top set on the flop. Anthony Spinella was eliminated in 6th place ($66,199).
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Player Tags: Bryan Colin, Anthony Spinella, Jeffrey Papola
Level 23: Jalkotzy Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 08, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 15 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of George Jalkotzy in 7th place ($47,174), the official six-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,920
Average Chip Count: 960,000
Chip Counts:
1. David Vamplew – 2,450,000
2. Nicholas Blumenthal – 1,850,000
3. Anthony Spinella – 1,700,000
4. Jeffrey Papola – 1,105,000
5. Bryan Colin – 820,000
6. Geffrey Klein – 650,000
Payouts:
1st. $544,388
2nd. $334,756
3rd. $214,410
4th. $141,030
5th. $95,333
6th. $66,199
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Player Tags: Bryan Colin, Geffrey Klein, Anthony Spinella, Jeffrey Papola, David Vamplew
The $5,000 no-limit hold’em six-handed event at the 2011 World Series of Poker will kick off action at noon local time. The event should bring out many of the game’s most aggressive players, each looking to compete in the high buy-in shorthanded format.
Jeffrey Papola made it 320,000 from the button and Men Nguyen moved all-in for just over 2,000,000 and was snap called by Papola. Papola showed J
J
and was ahead of Nguyen’s K
A
Mark Radoja Eliminated in Third Place ($262,902)
9
Baldwin’s Kings Cracked in Third Place ($248,265)
Papola Meets Broadway, Out in 2nd Place ($391,068)
Solomon Busts in 5th Place ($110,903)
Scharf Runs Into Aces, Out in 4th ($163,649)
Joe Serock is all in with A
Jeff Papola Eliminated in 3rd Place ($250,000)
Jason Pohl Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,500)
Jeffrey Papola Doubles Through Johan Storakers
Big Hands:
Legendary