2011 World Series Of Poker Event 4

The fourth event in the 2011 World Series of Poker is the first no limit hold 'em tournament open to all players. Last year, this event was the third rather than the fourth. It was one of the lower buy-in tournaments, requiring a modest $1,000 to enter the event. Due to the low price, a huge field of players was attracted to the event. A total of 4,345 players entered last year. Due to the large number of players that entered, a prizepool of $3,910,500 had been collected. Though several USA poker rooms were taken down, it is likely that this event will still be fairly high. This time around, this event will require a $5,000 buy in to enter. This will make the prize pool huge if the same number of entrants come out to enter.

As the first no limit hold 'em tournament in the 2011 Series, this should be a huge event. We are expecting at least 1,000 players to come out, though this may be lower. Should you want to participate you will end up having to fund your own buy-in, as most online poker rooms only offer satellites to the main event. Either way, this should be a good one. Last year, Aadam Daya won this event that lined up with this one. He took a modest $625,872 for his efforts. The second place player took $385,106 for winning second place. If you do decide to enter, you should not have too much trouble participating in the event.

Tournament Updates
(New Updates Posted Daily During Event)

Day 1 Update - The first open entry Texas Hold 'em tournament is the fourth event, and the first day is already down. This $5,000 buy-in tournament brought out 865 players, but only 243 players remain in the event. Daniel Negreanu was one of the first professional players to come out, but many others followed him. Jason Mercier, Jonathan Duhamel, Eugene Katchalov, Tony Dunst, Anette Obrestad, Tom Dwan, Tommy Vedes, Barry Shulman, Antonio Esfandiari Matt Affleck and many others have all come out to play.

Antonio Esfandiari, Tom Dwan, Daniel Negreanu, Freddy Deeb, Mike Matusow, Jason Mercier, Jonathan Duhamel, Huck Seed, Sorel Mizzi and many other had been sent home.

Gavin Cochrane had ended the first day in first place, but just barely. The top 15 chip leaders all hold between 114,000 and 175,000, so very little disparity exists between the players. The blinds will begin at 400/800 with a 100 chip ante going into the next day, so those who have larger stacks do have an advantage. Gavin Cochrane is the current chip leader, with 175,500 chips. Victor Ramdin and Brian Lemke also have over 170,000 chips. Gregory Dyer, Dave Sands, Jordan Morgan, Matthew Braund, Jamie Rosen and Ashley Mason all have more than 130,000 chips, so the field is fairly close.

Day 2 Update - Event 4 is the first standard no limit hold 'em tournament, and the second day of play ended with only 42 of 865 players remaining. Brian Lemke holds the chip lead going into the final day of the event, with 960,000 chips to his name. He holds almost 300,000 chips over his next closest competitor, which is substantial considering the blinds are only 4,000/8,000 with an ante of 1,000. Allen Bari, Ricky Fohrenbach, and Sergey Rybachenko are all behind him, each with over 600,000 chips. No other player has over 600,000.

A few big names are still in this game, including JC Tran and Maria Ho. Some major casualties of the day include Nick Schulman, Randy Lew, Justin Young, Joe Cassidy, and Sam Stein. The in the money bubble broke at 82nd place, with Jacqueline Hughes being eliminated right outside of being in the money. The minimum prize was $10,123, or just over twice the buy-in of the tournament. He or she, as one female still remains - Maria Ho - who wins the bracelet will also take $874,116 for their efforts. Though 42 remain, only one will go home a winner.

Day 3 Update - The fourth event of the 2011 World Series of Poker came down to the line with some unexpected results. Chip leader Brian Lemke failed to hold on to his lead, falling out of the tournament in 14th place. Eliminations were steady throughout the third day of the event, with players falling off the wagon every few minutes. The true surprise was when Maria Ho managed to stay alive all the way through the final tables, all the way down to heads up play. She entered the final day with only 91,000 chips, or the second smallest stack, but managed to fight her way through the top despite having one tenth of the chips that the chip leader held. This is Allen Bari's first WSOP Bracelet, and he has earned $874,116 for his efforts. Maria Ho's impressive come back earned her $540,020 for the runner up. This makes her the winner of the second highest cash prize ever won by a female player in the World Series of Poker.

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