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

Chip Count Time!

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
21,000
8,000
8,000
$25K Fantasy
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
20,000
3,000
3,000
$25K Fantasy
John Phan us
John Phan
17,400
7,100
7,100
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
16,000
7,300
7,300
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
15,000
9,000
9,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
13,800
-500
-500
Berry Johnston us
Berry Johnston
13,700
5,700
5,700
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Alexander Kravchenko ru
Alexander Kravchenko
12,700
1,200
1,200
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
11,300
3,000
3,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Jeff Shulman us
Jeff Shulman
11,050
550
550
Dwyte Pilgrim us
Dwyte Pilgrim
11,000
2,600
2,600
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
10,500
2,500
2,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
10,000
-1,700
-1,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
10,000
-2,000
-2,000
Gavin Griffin us
Gavin Griffin
9,800
-3,200
-3,200
Teddy Monroe
Teddy Monroe
9,000
5,800
5,800
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
7,200
-1,300
-1,300
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
6,800
-500
-500
Rob Hollink nl
Rob Hollink
6,500
6,500
6,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss
6,500
2,500
2,500
Matt Hawrilenko us
Matt Hawrilenko
6,500
-3,500
-3,500
Mickey Appleman us
Mickey Appleman
6,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
5,300
-2,500
-2,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Thor Hansen us
Thor Hansen
4,800
-200
-200
Russell Rosenblum us
Russell Rosenblum
4,200
-1,600
-1,600

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Team PokerStars Thinning Out, Veldhuis and Negreanu Going Strong

Man down for Team PokerStars Netherlands. Noah Boeken is no more. And team down for Team PokerStars Argentina now that lone representative Jose Ignacio Barbero has taken his leave. But no worries. Daniel Negreanu and Gavin Griffin are both representing the Stars patch well. Alexander Kravchenko, who arrived near the end of the second level to represent Team Russia, is also going strong. And Lex Veldhuis is leading his fellow teammates and close to leading the whole field with 15,000.

Tags: Noah BoekenJose Ignacio BarberoDaniel NegreanuGavin GriffinLex VeldhuisAlexander KravchenkoPokerStars

Fricke's Aces Hold

On a {10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop, the small blind bet out, and a player in middle position called. Jimmy Fricke raised all in, and both opponents looked him up. The turn brought the {4-Spades}, and a bet from the small blind was enough to push the other guy out of the pot and get to showdown with Fricke. Jimmy's {a-Hearts}{a-Spades} led his opponent's {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}. The {q-Hearts} came on the river, and Fricke doubled to a still pretty small 3,200.

Tags: Jimmy Fricke

Durrrraments

Can I straddle?
Can I straddle?

Limit Hold'em tournaments may not be for Tom "durrrr" Dwan.

In a recent hand he straddled from under the gun (in tournaments it is not recognized as a straddle rather it is a blind raise). Joe Serock three-bet from middle position, Dwan four-bet and Serock called.

The flop came {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}. Dwan bet, Serock raised and Dwan called.

Dwan check-raised Serock after the {5-Hearts} turned and Serock called.

Both players checked the {7-Hearts} on the river, and Dwan rolled over {9-Spades}{6-Hearts} for air. Serock opened {A-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for ace-high, and took the pot down chipping up to 13,000.

Dwan was left with just 2,000 chips and got them in few hands later.

There were a series of raises preflop, some from Dwan who was raising in the dark from the small blind. There was betting after the {5-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop and the {A-Hearts} turn, where Dwan's entire stack finally was in heads up:

Dwan: {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The {7-Spades} on the river did not improve Dwan's hand and he was eliminated.

Tags: Joe SerockTom Dwan

Kravchenko Building

Alexander Kravchenko and John Phan were sitting at the same table earlier, and after it was broken, they found themselves sitting down together again. They went four-handed to a {k-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop. Kravchenko checked out of the small blind, the big blind and a player in late position both checked, and Phan bet on the button. Turns out everyone was trapping. Kravchenko raised, the big blind three-bet, and the next player capped it. Phan got out of there asap, Kravchenko called, and the next player called all in.

The turn brought the {6-Spades}. Kravchenko bet into the dry side pot, and his one opponent with chips behind called. After the {3-Spades} on the river, Kravchenko bet one more time and got one more call. The Russian showed {10-Spades}{8-Clubs} for a ten-high straight. The all-in man tossed his cards and left the table, and the third player disgustedly showed his cracked {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}. Kravchenko took down the healthy pot and climbed to 11,500.

Tags: Alexander KravchenkoJohn Phan

Kassela Rivers Ho

Maria Ho raised on the button and only Frank Kassela called out of the small blind.

The flop fell {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Kassela check-raised Ho. She called.

Both players checked the {Q-Diamonds} on the turn and the river brought the {j-Hearts}.

Kassela led and Ho just called. Kassela tabled {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for two pair and Ho flashed the {A-Hearts} before mucking.

Kassela moved up to 8,000 chips and Ho dropped to 12,000.

Tags: Frank KasselaMaria Ho

And the Winner Gets...

The numbers are in, and the 476 total runners built a prize pool of $866,320. The top 45 will walk away with a piece of the cash, and the last player standing takes home $203,578. Here's how it breaks down:

1st: $203,578
2nd: $125,737
3rd: $90,928
4th: $66,446
5th: $49,068
6th: $36,619
7th: $27,609
8th: $21,025
9th: $16,174
10-12th: $12,561
13-15th: $9,902
16-18th: $7,805
19-27th: $6,237
28-36th: $5,033
27-45th: $4,097

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Tomko Gone But Not Allowed to Muck

Dewey Tomko was all in on an {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{a-Spades}{j-Hearts} board against two opponents. One player tabled {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for trips, and the other guy mucked. Tomko asked them not to show his hand as he left the table, but all in players don't have a choice. After he was gone, the dealer turned up {8-Clubs}{5-Spades}.

Tags: Dewey Tomko