2010 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
810
Prize
$818,959
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,722,400
Entries
792
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Perry Gets the Bell

There was just less than 20,000 in the pot when we walked up to a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {7-Diamonds}. Ralph Perry checked to Chris Bell, and he put out a bet of 15,000. Perry only had about 10,000 left in his stack and he made the call all in. Cards on their backs:

Perry: {9-Hearts} {9-Spades}
Bell: {A-Spades} {A-Clubs}

The turn was the {2-Clubs} and the river the {10-Diamonds}, and that was not any help for Perry. Bell knocks him out, moving his stack up to 56,000 in the process.

Tags: Chris BellRalph Perry

O'Brien Out

Dan O'Brien was all in for 6,200 before the flop with {10-Diamonds} {J-Spades}, and he was behind but drawing live for a double up against an opponent's {A-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}.

The {9-Spades} {2-Clubs} {6-Hearts} flop didn't really change much, but the {A-Hearts} turn sure did, and not the river {3-Clubs} nor any other river card was enough to save O'Brien from elimination.

Like the proverbial trout, O'Brien is out.

Tags: Dan O'Brien

Mizzi Loses One

Sorel Mizzi raised it up and was then faced with a three-bet of an additional 2,100. The table folded around and Mizzi made the call.

They took a flop of {Q-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was a repeat {Q-Diamonds} and Mizzi checked, then called the bet of 4,000 from his opponent.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and both players tapped the table. Mizzi showed {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} but his opponent held {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for top pair which was good. Mizzi slips to 23,000.

Tags: Sorel Mizzi

Chino Jumps Straight In After Dinner

We approached the table of Chino Rheem to see him check-raising his opponent's bet of 1,800 to add an extra 4,500 to the bet on a flop of {A-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

His opponent deliberated for several minutes before announcing a re-raise of an additional 6,200. It was back on Rheem and he raised it up again as he moved all in! His opponent very quickly gave it up and Rheem moves up to 60,000.

Tags: Chino Rheem

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Dinner Bell

Believe it or not, six full levels have come and gone here in Event #17. That means it's time for a 90-minute dinner break as the 500-or-so remaining players file out the door.

We'll be back at 8:15 p.m. to pick up the last four levels of action for the day.

Friedman Will Enjoy His Dinner

Perry Friedman is going to enjoy his dinner after sending a short-stacked opponent to the rail. Friedman called a re-raise preflop and spiked a set as all the chips went into the middle. His opponent held pocket sevens and Friedman improved to quads on the river. He's up to 55,000.

Tags: Perry Friedman

Don't Forget These Guys

Here are some counts for a handful of the players we haven't checked on in a while.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
54,000
38,000
38,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
52,000
-14,000
-14,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Scott Fischman
Scott Fischman
46,000
27,000
27,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
45,000
22,000
22,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
42,500
24,300
24,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Eugene Todd us
Eugene Todd
38,000
19,000
19,000
Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
29,000
9,300
9,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Isaac Baron us
Isaac Baron
26,500
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Steve Sung us
Steve Sung
25,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Ryan Karp
Ryan Karp
24,000
8,200
8,200
Jonathan Plens ca
Jonathan Plens
17,000
2,600
2,600
Frank Calo
Frank Calo
15,500
800
800
Andy Black ie
Andy Black
15,200
-3,800
-3,800
Nam Le us
Nam Le
14,500
-1,700
-1,700
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
14,400
-1,600
-1,600
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
14,000
-7,200
-7,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Russell Rosenblum us
Russell Rosenblum
13,400
500
500
Kelly Kim us
Kelly Kim
13,000
-6,000
-6,000
Aaron Been us
Aaron Been
8,000
-6,500
-6,500
John Duthie gb
John Duthie
Busted
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner