2011 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$851,192
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,040,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Second Semifinal Set to Begin Shortly

Level 8 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Our second semifinal matchup is set to begin shortly and we are just waiting for Gus Hansen to arrive. Jake Cody was among the audience members, perhaps doing a bit of reconnaissance on his potential finals opponent.

Check back in with PokerNews for live updates of the Hansen vs. Cody heads-up duel.

Tags: Gus HansenJake Cody

Eric Froehlich Eliminated in the Semifinals ($283,966)

Level 8 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Eric Froehlich
Eric Froehlich

Eric Froehlich open-shoved the button for a little more than 800,000, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko asked for the count as he considered the decision. When he learned the number (815,000), he made the call, and he was in front as the cards were turned up. With no bullets left, Froehlich was at risk.

Showdown
Timoshenko: {A-Clubs} {4-Spades}
Froehlich: {Q-Clubs} {5-Clubs}

Froehlich needed to catch a card, and the {J-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {6-Clubs} flop was a big swing and a miss. He'd pick up a bunch of outs on the {4-Clubs} turn, but he was still an underdog to keep this match alive. He needed to find a pair or a club...

River: {3-Diamonds}

That's all she wrote. Froehlich froze in his chair as he studied the final board of his day. Unable to catch up, he's out in fourth place, good for nearly $300,000. Timoshenko is through to the finals, and he'll await the winner of our next match.

Tags: Eric FroehlichYevgeniy Timoshenko

Level: 8

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

Ace on the Turn Gives Yev a Massive Chip Lead

Level 7 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Timoshenko open-shoved from the button and was quickly called by Froehlich, who put his last 409,000 at risk. E-Fro showed down the {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and was off to the races against Timoshenko's {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

The dealer revealed a flop of {4-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Froehlich's hand was safe for the time being. The {A-Spades} on the turn was a dagger to the heart of the American, however, and he needed to spike a two-outer to win the hand.

E-Fro's cheering section began calling for an eight on the river but the dealer turned over the {10-Hearts}, giving the pot to Timoshenko and forcing Froehlich cash in his last remaining 800,000 bullet.

Tags: Eric FroehlichYevgeniy Timoshenko

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Level 7 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hopefully all of our readers are enjoying PokerNews' coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker. We're proud to be the official live reporting team again this year and it wouldn't be without all of your support. We'd just like to remind everyone that with such massive field sizes in many of these events, we're unable to track every single player in the chips counts as often as we'd like to.

Things on the tournament floor are constantly changing from hand to hand and we know you want every single piece of information you can handle. Many pros in all of these events update their Twitter account on the regular, so you might want to check out the PokerNews Twitter page to see what the players themselves are saying about their progress in the events.

Froehlch Limps and Takes It

Level 7 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Eric Froehlich limped in from the button (a new trend here this level), and Yevgeniy Timoshenko knocked the table for a free flop.

Froehlich bet 55,000 on the {9-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {7-Spades} flop, and Timoshenko check-called to see the {10-Clubs} on the turn. Timoshenko checked again, and Froehlich stacked 150,000 chips out into the pot. That was enough; Timoshenko let it go.

Tags: Yevgeniy TimoshenkoEric Froehlich