Team PokerStars Update
PokerStars Pros J.P. Kelly and Joep Van Den Bijgaart have recently been eliminated; however, Victor Ramdin, Bill Chen, and Richard Toth are still alive to carry the torch for Team PokerStars.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,737,800
Entries
3,042
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Bracelet Winners at the Same Table
As players are being relocated to new tables throughout the room, Table 18 is shaping up to be quite formidable. Praz Bansi, who won a gold bracelet a few days earlier, is seated with former bracelet winners Bill Chen and Nenad Medic. Successful pro Kevin O'Donnell is also at the table.
This surely is a table worth keeping an eye on.
Could There Be Trouble in Paradise?
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Could this be some form of couple's therapy or are we looking at a lover's spat soon? Allen Cunningham and his girlfriend Melissa Hayden are seated at the same table.
Hayden is in Seat 3 with 8,500 and Cunningham is in Seat 5 with 5,000.
Black-Listed
On a flop of 
, the player in the big blind made it 3,300 to go before Andy Black moved all in from the cut off. He was called by the big blind and the cards were on their backs.
Black: 
Opponent: 
The turn and river brought the 
and 
respectively and Black eliminated his opponent and is now up to 24,000.
Deeb Dips
The player in the big blind checked a board reading 
and Shaun Deeb bet 875. The big blind raised to 2,600 and Deeb made the call.
The 
hit on the river and the big blind checked. Deeb bet 3,875 and was called by the big blind. "Top two," announced Deeb and turned over 
.
As it turned out, it wasn't good enough as his opponent turned over 
. Deeb is down to 8,300.
PokerStars Pro Bill Chen Flops a Set
Bill Chen raised in middle position to 500 and was called by the player in Seat 9. The two saw a flop of 
and Chen continuation bet 500.
The player in Seat 9 stacked his remaining chips, 1,750 total, and slide them all forward. "Call," said Chen and flipped over 
for top set. Seat 9 turned over 
and was in big trouble.
The 
hit the turn and the river was the 
. Chen eliminated his opponent and increased his stack to 5,800.
Level: 6
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Fleeting Chips
Jon Van Fleet raised to 475 from the button. The player in the big blind flatted.
The flop came down 
.
The player in the big blind checked, Van Fleet bet 375 and the big blind called.
The turn was the and both players checked.
When the hit the river, the player in the big blind checked and Van Fleet bet 1,125.
The big blind made the call and showed 
and Van Fleet tossed his cards in the muck. He is down to 2,500.
Einiger Shows One
On a board of 
, Grayson Ramage checked and Scott Einiger bet 1,275.
Ramage made the call and the 
hit the river. Ramage checked, Einiger moved all in, and Ramage, who was covered, went into the tank. After a while, Einiger offered to let Ramage see one card of his choosing after the hand if he were to fold.
Ramage continued to think it through and ultimately folded. He picked one of Einiger's cards and it ended up being the .
Ramage was down to 2,500 after the hand while Einiger jumped to 9,500.
See Ya, Sebok!
Joe Sebok was unable to make a comeback from the short stack and has been eliminated from the tournament.