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Chris Moorman has had a terrific WSOP so far

18th in the $10000 PLHE for $25,000

66th in a $1500 NLHE for $8,000

3rd in a $2,500 NLHE 6 Max for $271,000

11th in a $5,000 PLO 6 Max for $30,000

and, I assume, lots of returns from various horses too


Now, he is well placed to go again in the hunt for the bracelet in Event 46 the $10,000 6 Max championship

Sowers, Grospellier, & Moorman Lead the Pack w/ 22 Players Headed to Day 3!

Twelve hours ago, 162 players returned for Day 2 of Event No. 46, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event in an attempt to crack the top 48 and earn themselves a payday. By the end of the night, what started as a 474-player field had been reduced to just 22 players. Leading the way is none other than Mike Sowers, who bagged up 1,468,000 in chips.

Close on his heels are a number of recognizable pros in Chris Moorman (1,458,000), Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier (1,400,000), David Benefield (622,000), Lee Markholt (368,000), and Ben Lamb (501,000).

With a stacked field advancing to Day 3, it is easy to overlook those who fell in their wake. Ali Eslami, Huck Seed, Andy Frankenberger, Jonathan Duhamel, David “Bakes” Baker, Alan Sternberg, James Akenhead, Dwyte Pilgrim, McLean Karr, and David “Devilfish” Ulliott were all Day 2 eliminations; in fact, they were all among the 114 players who fell short of the money.

While many pros failed to gain momentum on Day 2, others managed to make their way past the money bubble. Some of the players who cashed were Tom Marchese (47th- $19,159), Davidi Kitai (45th- $19,159), Daniel Alaei (43rd- $19,159), Isaac Baron (39th- $21,787), Dmitry Gromov (34th- $24,773), Jason Koon (29th- $29,228), Phil “Unabomber” Laak (28th- $29,228), and Joe Cada (26th- $29,228).

Headed into Day 3, there are two major storylines to keep an eye on. First and foremost, Lamb is fresh off a victory in Event #42 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship where he captured his first WSOP gold bracelet and the accompanying $814,436 first-place prize. Combine that with his second-place finish in Event #31 Pot-Limit Omaha, for which he earned $259,918, and he currently current sits atop the WSOP Player-of-the-Year Race. Not including this event, Lamb has 486.25 points, which is more than 60 points ahead of his nearest competitor.

Like Lamb, Grospellier is seeking his second bracelet of the summer after emerging victorious in Event #21 Seven Card Stud Championship to win the $331,639 prize. Grospellier currently sits in 18th on the POY Leaderboard with 299.25 points, a total he is guaranteed to add to no matter where he finishes in this event. Capturing two bracelets in the same year is rare, let alone in two Championship Events. Both Lamb and Grospellier have the opportunity to accomplish that here in Event #46. If either is able to do so, it’ll no doubt go a long way in helping them compete for the coveted POY title.

Play resumes at 2:30 P.M. PST

Top Chip Counts
1    Mike Sowers    1,468,000
2    Chris Moorman    1,458,000
3    Bertrand Grospellier    1,409,000
4    Taylor Paur    1,005,000
5    Joe Ebanks    893,000
6    Nick Grippo    886,000
7    Greg Dyer    709,000
8    William Thorson    674,000
9    Christopher DeMaci    639,000
10    David Benefield    622,000

Payouts are as follows

1          1,158,481
2          716,282
3          447,074
4          292,866
5          198,140
6          138,301
7          99,493
8          99,493
9          73,695
10          73,695
11          56,140
12          56,140
13          43,976
14          43,976
15          43,976
16          43,976
17          43,976
18          43,976
19          35,377
20          35,377
21          35,377
22          35,377

Chris is obviously a huge talent, now beginning to translate his Online success into the live arena


This time? Good luck Chris

Absolute 6max beast

wishing good luck to chris. we aint had a late night recently so lets see this one out til the end.

Tough at the top of this field!

Get it done fella!

oh god imagine the rail/party.



goooooooooooooooooo Captain

Doesn't he also stake Sowers who is CL?

Might have to come back out,, gl Chris.

Haha, glglgl Moorman.

GLGLGL Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorman

gl moorman

This sort of a series had to be coming for him really.

Gl

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ELKY.

Incredible stuff. This is the Dad, right, the one who won the Manchester GUKPT, & can play Live Poker?.....

PS - Wonderful stuff, Chris, now get he job finished.

This is a funk for GB. Take your garlic munching attitude to another thread. Come to think about it, the fact you are tipping elky can only be good for moorman ;)

;applause; ;applause; ;applause; rotflmfao rotflmfao

The Girgy anti-funk, however rude to put it on this thread, is a sure fire guaranteed winner for us

Congratulations Chris.

I'm funking for anybody in my dreamteam.

You stereotypical troglodyte.

rail to dress like this please

(http://www.global-blue.com/destinations/finland/article16430.ece/ALTERNATES/w460/Moomins%27+Birthday)

GLGL Chris

Moorman now 1/16

Feed linky someone please?  :)

Can't find feed.

He just took a large hit 6 bet shoving with J7o   ;gobsmacked;

feed is only for final tables

wow, he had IT that time then rotflmfao

6/8 on final 99k locked up

2/7. GOOOOOOOO

Is Elky the CL?

Moorman busted the official FT bubble boy, goes in 1/6, Elky 4/6  Around 35bbs between them

now 3/5, Elky 2/5

Chris looking cool as a cucumber. Quality final table tho. Sowers made a good call with top pair on the turn only to see the 4th diamond fall. Think the other kid had a double gutter as well so may have had as many as 18 outs with an overcard too

stream went down for anyone else?

Yes Here too

live feed linkage please

Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship

3 handed

Top Chip Counts
1    Joe Ebanks    5,380,000
2    Chris Moorman    4,500,000
3    Bertrand Grospellier 4,000,000

1          1,158,481
2          716,282
3          447,074
4    Tristan Wade       292,866
5    Taylor Paur       198,140
6    Mike Sowers       138,301
7    Ben Tollerene       99,493
8    Jeremy Menard       99,493
9    Nick Grippo       73,695
10    Matthew Hyman       73,695
11    Christopher DeMaci       56,140
12    Ben Lamb       56,140
13    William Thorson       43,976
14    Gabe Patgorski       43,976
15    Tyler Smith       43,976
16    Lee Markholt       43,976

Best of British Chris TID

Moorman is a machine.

GL Moorman, you sick sick indivdual.

This would arguably be the second toughest tourney to win after the 50k 8 game mix. Would cap an amazing WSOP for him too.

is there a ten level rule in play here. what are the chances of it going another day?

gg elky

LOL @ moormans T shirt quite simply emblazoned with "captain"

gogogogogogogogogoogogo

Yes there is.

They're at 50k/100k with Moorman having a slight chip lead. They're both 70bbs+ deep so could go on a while.

sure is

ha gtfo girgy. champion tipster my arse.
oi oi captain moorman h/u

c'mon Chris take it down!

Did they do a deal just after the break, when the three of them were pretty equal in chips ?

loses a mahooosive pot  - kid flopped a str8  >:(

Massively unlikely done a deal

And 10k 6max is infinitely tougher than the 50k mixed

That's debatable. Very few weak players will put up 50k and being good at 8 games is a lot harder than being good at one.

Why don't you think they would have done a deal? Unless Elky refused one, I don't see why the others wouldn't have wanted to make one. It's not worth potentially flipping for hundreds of thousands when your edge is so tiny.

All 3 are probably a million to ever deal

For the buyin the 50k is probably the weakest comp of the series

If a good mixed game player was selling shares in the 50k id snap buy it over a good holdem player in the 10k 6max, put it that way

lol be told dubai. ;)

 :D

If you say so.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that.

yeah nps. Only an opinion

Totally this.  I would imagine that at least half of the players in the Players Championship are NLHE 'stars' that feel they have to play the "real world championship" and barely know the results of some of the other games.  If I had a massive bankroll I would happily put someone like Stu Rutter who is competent at all the games into this on a one off 70/30 deal.  Six max NLHE is a game which is ridiculously deep in talent nowadays but very few fish will have shown up for that event.

After nearly an hour of HU they're stopping for the night.

Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship
Day 3 completed

Ten levels of poker were not enough to finish Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship here on Day 3, so we will return tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. PDT for one final day.

Joe Ebanks and Chris Moorman are currently heads up for the bracelet and $1,158,481. Here's how the stacks look:
Moorman   11,015,000
Ebanks   3,215,000

(tighty: wrong way round lads)

We started this afternoon with 22 of the best short-handed poker players in the world, but as the hours passed, we lost great names like David Benefield, Chris Klodnicki, Greg Dyer, and the current 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year leader; Ben "Benba" Lamb.

Here's who finished where heading into the final table:
Early Day 3 Eliminations

Place   Player   Payout
22   Russell Carson   $35,377
21   Thorsten Schafer   $35,377
20   David Benefield   $35,377
19   Chris Klodnicki   $35,377
18   Daniel Reijmer   $43,976
17   Greg Dyer   $43,976
16   Lee Markholt   $43,976
15   Tyler Smith   $43,976
14   Gabe Patgorski   $43,976
13   William Thorson   $43,976
12   Ben Lamb   $56,140
11   Chris DeMaci   $56,140
10   Matthew Hyman   $73,695
9   Nick Grippo   $73,695
8   Jeremy Menard   $99,493
7   Ben Tollerene   $99,493

We reached our official final table around 9:45 PDT, and it was stacked with young, talented players. We said goodbye to Mike Sowers, Taylor Paur, Tristan Wade and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier in that order, leaving us with Moorman and Ebanks heads up for the cash and the bracelet.
Final Table Payouts

Place   Player   Payout
1   ???   $1,158,481
2   ???   $716,282
3   Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier   $447,074
4   Tristan Wade   $292,866
5   Taylor Paur   $198,140
6   Mike Sowers   $138,301

Join us tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. PDT when we resume heads-up play and finally crown a champion!

Wow! Go moorman!

When they came back from the break EBanks spoke to the commentator and was handed a bit of paper, the 3 of them then had a discussion for a couple of minutes. There was no handshakes or anything.

i agree w/ Mr Dubai :)

do the wsop organisers control deals and pay out what is agreed or is it down to players to sort? can't say I've ever heard of a deal before though obv they happen

3 handed they took 723k each and played on for 150k

oh wow. Shows what i know

yeah have to agree with dave, and a LOT more very good mixed games players wont be ponying up $50k then good shot handed NL players who won't be stumping up $10k

having said this tho I reckon ftp going bang will prolly make the 50k a bit tougher ;)

go orrrrrrrrrn moorman!

Shame no one will be taking a mega home either

Should have done 700 each

is this going to be streamed? gl chris

gg :(

stream up and running

and he busts with straight draw v top pair and flush draw he hits straight but flush hits too

kinda slow rolled rly!

VUL chris - sigh - but very nice score

Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship
Day 4 completed
Congratulations to Joe Ebanks, Event #46 Champion ($1,158,481)


Day 4 of Event No. 46, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship saw the final two players of a 474-player field return to battle heads up for the biggest first-place prize thus far at the 2011 World Series of Poker . . . $1,158,481. After four days of play, Joe Ebanks captured his first gold bracelet while simultaneously becoming the WSOP’s latest millionaire.

Yesterday, a laundry-list of notables were among the 22 runners on Day 3 including Chris Moorman, Mike Sowers, David Benefield, Lee Markholt, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, and Ben Lamb. The latter two garnered a lot of attention as both were going for their second bracelet of the 2011 WSOP. Lamb was fresh off a victory in Event #42 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship where he captured his first WSOP gold bracelet and the accompanying $814,436 first-place prize. He was also the player atop the WSOP Player-of-the-Year Race.

Likewise, Grospellier was looking for another bracelet to accompany the one he won in Event #21 Seven Card Stud Championship, which also came with a $331,639 prize; in addition, Grospellier, who sat in 18th place on the POY Leaderboard, was looking to put himself in contention for that coveted title.

Unfortunately, one of those storylines came to an end early when Lamb was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place. In fact, he was just one of 16 players who failed to make the final table.
Early Day 3 Eliminations

Place   Player   Payout
22   Russell Carson   $35,377
21   Thorsten Schafer   $35,377
20   David Benefield   $35,377
19   Chris Klodnicki   $35,377
18   Daniel Reijmer   $43,976
17   Greg Dyer   $43,976
16   Lee Markholt   $43,976
15   Tyler Smith   $43,976
14   Gabe Patgorski   $43,976
13   William Thorson   $43,976
12   Ben Lamb   $56,140
11   Chris DeMaci   $56,140
10   Matthew Hyman   $73,695
9   Nick Grippo   $73,695
8   Jeremy Menard   $99,493
7   Ben Tollerene   $99,493

While Lamb’s run came to an end, Grospellier’s continued all the way to the final table, which he began in fourth chip position.
Final Table

Seat   Player   Chip Count
1   Mike Sowers   1,445,000
2   Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier   2,435,000
3   Joe Ebanks   3,100,000
4   Tristan Wade   2,465,000
5   Chris Moorman   3,955,000
6   Taylor Paur   830,000

The first elimination of the final table came when Mike Sowers raised to 105,000 on the button only to have Ebanks three-bet to 275,000 from the big blind. Sowers called as the flop came down {5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. Ebanks led out for 275,000, Sowers called, and the {3-Diamonds} appeared on the turn. Ebanks moved all in, and much to the crowd's surprise, Sowers made the call.

Sowers: {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Ebanks: {K-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

Sowers was ahead with top pair, but Ebanks held a double-gutted straight draw on top of a flush draw. When the {9-Diamonds} spiked on the river and gave Ebanks the said flush, Sowers graciously stood from the table, shook hands with the entire final table, and exited in sixth place ($138,301).

The next player to go was none other than Taylor Paur after his {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} failed to hold against Ebanks’ {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} as the board ran out {Q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Paur received $198,140 for his fifth-place finish. Tristan Wade followed Paur out the door when he got his chips all in with {A-Spades}{9-Hearts} against the {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} of Chris Moorman. The board ran out {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{8-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and Wade was eliminated in fourth place ($292,866).

Three-handed battle lasted a long time before Grospellier’s dreams of winning his second bracelet came to an end. Grospellier had grown short stacked and moved all in with{K-Spades}{10-Clubs} only to run into the {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} of Ebanks. The board ran out an uneventful {5-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} and Grospellier was eliminated in third place ($447,074). The Frenchman’s performance will no doubt go a long way in the 2011 WSOP POY race.

Heads-up play began with fairly even stacks. Moorman held a slight edge with 7.4 million to the 6.8 million of Ebanks, but it didn’t take long for Ebanks to capture the chip lead and build some momentum; unfortunately for him, Day 3 came to an end when the hard-stop time was reach. That brought the two players back for a fourth day with Moorman holding 3.215 million to Ebanks 11.015 of Ebanks.

When the two players returned on Thursday, play lasted just a few hands before Moorman succumbed to Ebanks’ big chip advantage. While Moorman finished as runner up for $716,282, he managed to notch his fifth cash of the 2011 WSOP and put himself in contention for the coveted POY title.

Congratulations to Joe Ebanks on capturing his first bracelet and the $1,158,481 first-place prize.
Final Table Payouts

Place   Player   Payout
1   Joe Ebanks   $1,158,481
2   Chris Moorman   $716,282
3   Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier   $447,074
4   Tristan Wade   $292,866
5   Taylor Paur   $198,140
6   Mike Sowers   $138,301