2010 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $2,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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

Three Barrels Not Enough for PokerStars Pro Luske

Marcel Luske, a member of PokerStars Team Netherlands, tried his best to pick up a pot with air, but sometimes players just refuse to fold. His opponent bet at an {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop, and Luske called. When his opponent checked the {2-Hearts} on the turn, the Flying Dutchman bet. The player called, then checked again when the {4-Hearts} peeled off on the river. Luske took the invitation to bet one more time, but when his opponent called, all he could show was {q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. The other guy's {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} could beat queen-high, and Luske sank back to starting stack. But stay tuned. The pro will probably use the shown bluff to his advantage in another hand.

Tags: Marcel LuskePokerStars

Matros Takes Early Chip Lead

Matt Matros raised a {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop, and both of his opponent in the big blind called. The big blind bet then checked the {4-Spades} on the turn, and stuck in a raise when Matros bet. Fine with him. Matt three bet, and the player called all in with {q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Matros was looking good with {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}. The all-player was drawing dead as Matros took over the chip lead with 21,700.

Fresh from winning the first Limit Hold'em tournament of the Series, Matros would love to pull a Greg Mueller or a Terrence Chan and take down two limit events this year.

Tags: Matt Matros

Mizzi King of the Check-Raise

There was already 5,000 in the pot when the flop came out {9-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}. Sorel Mizzi checked from the small blind, and the next player to act bet. Another guy called, and Mizzi stuck in a raise. The original bettor called and the third player folded. Mizzi checked raised a second time after the {k-Spades} on the turn. His opponent paid to see the {2-Spades} on the river, then paid off one more bet. Mizzi showed {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for top set on his way up to 11,700.

Tags: Sorel Mizzi

Chips for Cajelais

Erik Cajelais opened in early position and was re-raised by a player on the button. Cajelais called and then check-called when the flop fell {K-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}.

Cajelais check-called the {3-Diamonds} on the turn as well, and then check-raised after the {8-Diamonds} rivered. His opponent called but mucked when Cajelais tabled {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a rivered flush.

The hand has Cajelais up to 12,000 chips.

Tags: Erik Cajelais

Big Bling Special for Heimiller

Dan Heimiller bet at a {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} board from the big blind, and his under-the-gun opponent called. Heimiller bet again after the river brought the {5-Diamonds}, and his opponent raised. Dan paused for a moment before calling with {6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Raggy though it was, his flush was good enough to win the pot and move him up to 12,000.

Tags: Dan Heimiller

HawrilenKO

The board read {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} when a short-stacked woman in the small blind led out for a bet against Matt Hawrilenko. He called.

The two got three bets in when the {7-Clubs} turned, and the woman was all in:

Showdown
Hawrilenko: {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Ms. Short Stack: {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The short-stacked woman needed to fill up, but couldn't when the {A-Diamonds} rivered and was eliminated.

The KO has Hawrilenko sitting with 9,700 chips.

Tags: Matt Hawrilenko

Kobe!

With the board reading {4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, a player checked to Los Angeles Lakers Owner Jerry Buss.

Buss put out a bet and his opponent called. Buss rolled over {Q-}{J-} for queens and eights and his opponent mucked. With that pot the man who runs the Lake Show is sitting with 5,000 chips.

Tags: Jerry Buss

Van den Bijgaart Prefers Paper, Not Plastik

David Plastik raised from under the gun and Joep van den Bijgaart put in a third bet from the cutoff. The blinds released and Plastik called.

The flop came {K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and Plastik led. Van den Bijgaart called.

The turn was the {A-Hearts} and Plastik led again. Van den Bijgaart raised this time and Plastik called.

Plastik check-called the {3-Clubs} on the river and mucked when van den Bijgaart opened {A-Spades}{K-Spades} increasing his stack to 8,000 chips. Plastik is now down to 4,000.

Tags: David PlastikJoep van den Bijgaart

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0