2010 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22277
Prize
$256,820
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,117,800
Entries
827
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Puchkov Gives Up Ground in Hold'em Again

Al Barbieri
Al Barbieri

Hold'em

When heads-up play first started, Al Barbieri turned the screws on Konstantin Puchkov in hold'em. He's repeating that early success now. The two biggest hands occurred back-to-back.

In the first, Barbieri raised the button and was called by Puchkov. Puchkov check-called bets on the {3-Diamonds} {q-Spades} {6-Spades} flop and the {9-Diamonds} turn. Both players checked the {8-Spades} river. Barbieri showed {7-Diamonds} {7-Hearts}, which was enough to win the pot.

The next hand it was Puchkov's button, but that didn't stop Barbieri from turning an inside straight with {q-Clubs} {10-Hearts} on a board of {j-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {a-Spades}. Barbieri bet the river dark and was called. His straight was good.

The only two hands Barbieri lost in the recent hold'em round were two hands in which he gave Puchkov a walk. His stack is all the way back to about 1.5 million.

Tags: Al BarbieriKonstantin Puchkov