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

Timoshenko Leads and Folds

Level 5 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Eric Froehlich made it 48,000 to go, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call.

The flop came suited {6-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {4-Clubs}, and Timoshenko led out into the pot with 60,000. Freohlich grabbed raising chips and made it 150,000 total, and Timoshenko spent a moment starting with wide eyes. It looked like he was thinking sinister thoughts, but he eventually slid his cards into the muck.

Tags: Eric FroehlichYevgeniy Timoshenko

Pocket Eights Take it For Timoshenko

Level 5 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

After a minimum raise to 48,000 by Froehlich, Timoshenko three-bet to 124,000 and E-Fro shoved again for 727,000. Timoshenko insta-called and showed his {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}, which was racing against Froehlich's {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. The flop of {2-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} was dry for E-Fro and he needed to spike a six-outer to win the hand.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs} and Froehlich was down to his last card. When the dealer peeled the {9-Diamonds} on the river, Timoshenko's pocket pair held up and he dragged the largest pot of the match to this point.

After the hand Froehlich opted to utilize only one of his two 800,000 bullets, leaving one in reserve. Timoshenko now has a chip lead of 3.2 million to 1.6 million and both players still have one add-on at their disposal.

Tags: Eric FroehlichYevgeniy Timoshenko

Level: 5

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 0

Timoshenko Drags a Big One

Level 4 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Yevgeniy Timoshenko made his standard raise to 40,000 preflop, and Eric Froehlich made the call.

The flop came out {Q-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {6-Clubs}, and Timoshenko splashed out another 45,000 chips. Froehlich check-called, and the {A-Hearts} dropped on fourth street. When Froehlich checked again, Timoshenko fired a second bullet worth 120,000. Froehlich didn't waste much time calling, and there was more than 400,000 in the pot as the {3-Clubs} landed on the river.

Froehlich checked again, and Timoshenko stacked out chips again. He made a healthy bet of 280,000, and Froehlich sat in his thinking pose for a couple minutes. He eventually announced the call, and Timoshenko showed down {A-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}. A frown came across Froehlich's face and the opposite reaction hit Timoshenko as he fought off a big grin. There were nearly a million chips in that pot, and it goes to Timoshenko to pull him back into a small lead in the match.

Tags: Yevgeniy TimoshenkoEric Froehlich

Timoshenko Turns an Ace and Takes Another

Level 4 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Yevgeniy Timoshenko

E-Fro continued his pattern of raising to 45,000 before the flop and Timoshenko made the call. The flop came {J-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{9-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn brought the {A-Diamonds} and Timoshenko checked again, prompting a bet of 62,000 from Froehlich.

Timoshenko made the call and the dealer peeled the {7-Diamonds} on the river. Both players checked and Timoshenko showed down the {A-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} to scoop the pot, much to the consternation of E-Fro.

Tags: Eric FroehlichYevgeniy Timoshenko

Froehlich Grinding Away

Level 4 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Eric Froehlich opened to 45,000, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko came along with the call.

The flop brought {2-Spades} {10-Clubs} {7-Hearts}, and Timoshenko checked to the raiser. Froehlich made it 65,000 to go, and Timoshenko called to put more than 200,000 in the pot going to the {4-Spades} turn. He checked again there on fourth street, and Froehlich kept the heat on with 155,000 more. Timoshenko has been acting a bit quicker today than we're used to seeing, and he double-checked his cards just once before sliding them back to the dealer face-down.

Tags: Yevgeniy TimoshenkoEric Froehlich

Board Plays and Players Chop the Pot

Level 4 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Froehlich raised to 45,000 before the flop and Timoshenko came along for the ride. The dealer revealed a flop of {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{J-Spades} and both players checked the action. The {A-Spades} on the turn drew a small gasp from the audience and Timoshenko fired 30,000 at E-Fro, who made the call. The {J-Hearts} on the river put a full house on the board and Timoshenko made a large bet of 225,000. E-Fro called and flipped up {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}, chopping the pot with Timoshenko who held {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}.

Tags: Eric FroehlichYevgeniy Timoshenko