2010 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $2,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$203,607
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$866,320
Entries
476
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Steven Hustoft Eliminated in 3rd Place ($90,928)

Steven Hustoft - 3rd Place
Steven Hustoft - 3rd Place

After a pre-flop raising war, Steven Hustoft and Eric Buchman went to see the {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop. With only 50,000 chips, Hustoft was all in on the flop.

Showdown
Hustoft: {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Buchman: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The turn card was a safe {5-Hearts}, but the {10-Clubs} fell on the river giving Buchman the straight.

Steven Hustoft is the third-place finisher and took home over $90,000.

Tags: Eric BuchmanSteven Hustoft

Buchman Finally Loses One

Since coming back from dinner break it's been the Eric Buchman show. He finally lost a post after steam rolling the other players for a solid 20 minutes of action.

Buchman raised the button before Brent Courson reraised from the small blind. Buchman called and the two took a flop of {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}. Courson bet and Buchman made the call. The turn brought the {7-Clubs} and Courson bet again. Buchman called before the dealer plaxced the {10-Clubs} on the river. Both players checked.

Buchman mucked his hand after Courson tabled the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}, finally losing a pot and giving up some chips.

Tags: Brent CoursonEric Buchman

Buchman Picking Up More Steam

On the flop of {J-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}, Eric Buchman continued to apply pressure to his opponents by firing a bet, this time into Brent Courson. Courson raised and Buchman called. The turn brought the {9-Spades} and Buchman checked. Courson fired a bet and Buchman then raised. Courson folded and the Buchman train picked up some more steam.

Tags: Eric BuchmanBrent Courson

Double up for Hustoft

Steven Hustoft
Steven Hustoft

Brent Courson opened the pot on the button with a raise and Steven Hustoft reraised it from the small blind. Courson called. The flop ran out {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Courson called a bet from Hustoft.

The turn card was the {q-Hearts} and Hustoft ended up all in. Courson called and tabled {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Hustoft was in the lead with the {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, for two pair. The {4-Hearts} on the river didn't change anything and Hustoft doubled up. He now has 600,000 chips.

Tags: Brent CoursonSteven Hustoft

Another One for Buchman

On the next hand following Flavio Ferrari's bust out, there was a dead small blind and Steven HUstoft raised from under the gun. Eric Buchman reraised from the button and Hustoft called.

The flop came down {A-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Hustoft bet out. Buchman called. The turn added the {7-Diamonds} to the board and both players checked. The river completed the board with the {7-Hearts} and both players checked again.

Buchman tabled pocket tens after Hustoft showed queen high and won the pot. He's really cruising now.

Tags: Eric BuchmanSteven Hustoft

Flavio Ferrari Eliminated in 4th Place ($66,446)

Falvio Ferrari - 4th Place
Falvio Ferrari - 4th Place

Action folded to Eric Buchman in the small blind and he raised. Flavio Ferrari reraised from the big blind and was all in. Buchman made the call. He held the {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Ferrari held a dominating {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and nailed Buchman's seven to put him in the lead. The turn was the {5-Spades} and no help for Ferrari, who would need an ace on the river to stay alive. The river completed the board with the {5-Clubs} and that was it, Buchman earned the elimination of Ferrari to send the Italian home in fourth place.

Tags: Eric BuchmanFlavio Ferrari

Nice Start for Buchman

In the third hand after the dinner break, Flavio Ferrari took a big hit.

Ferrari and Eric Buchman went heads up to the {7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop and Ferrari called a three-bet.

The turn brought the {7-Spades} and Buchman check-raised Ferrari, who called. The river card was the {7-Clubs} and Ferrari called a bet from Buchman.

Buchman tabled {9-}{10-} for a full house, tens full of sevens, and took the pot. Ferrari slipped to 80,000. Buchman now has over one million chips.

Tags: Eric BuchmanFlavio Ferrari

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0