2010 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$1,559,046
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,568,000
Entries
116
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
30,000

Bubble Time!

We're now officially on the biggest money bubble at the World Series of Poker. Just 17 players remain. One of which will have the dubious honor of being "bubble boy", as the remaining 16 will have 98,330 reasons to celebrate.

Play is now hand-for-hand across our three tables. As we type there is a big crowd and a big hand going down on one of the far tables. Stay tuned for details...

Oppenheim Flexes Muscle On Bubble

No Limit Holdem

Allen Bari raised it up to 36,000 before David Oppenheim popped it an additional 125,000 from the small blind. Bari responded with a four-bet, adding another 208,000 to his opponent's bet. However Oppenheim didn't slow down, as he moved all in to put Bari to a decision for all of his chips.

Bari instantly gave it up as Oppenheim displays some power poker on the bubble to climb to 1.6 million. Bari slips to 700,000.

Tags: Allen BariDavid Oppenheim

Kirk Morrison Bubbles

Ouch...
Ouch...

Stud 8/b

And what a hand it was.

Daniel Alaei ({7-Diamonds})({7-Spades}) / {K-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} / ({J-Hearts})
Kirk Morrison ({A-Diamonds})({5-Diamonds}) / {4-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} / ({10-Hearts})

The rest of Morrison's chips went in on fifth street with four to a low and an ace-high flush draw against Daniel Alaei's pair of sevens. Morrison, however, missed his multitude of outs to both sides of the pot while Alaei caught running jacks to scoop with two pair and eliminate Morrison on the money bubble.

Our remaining 16 players are all guaranteed a payout now of at least $98,330.

Tags: Daniel AlaeiKirk Morrison

Redraw - Final Two Tables

Here's the redraw for the final two tables of play:

Table 309
Seat 1: David Oppenheim
Seat 2: Robert Mizrachi
Seat 3: Daniel Alaei
Seat 4: Ilya Bulychev
Seat 5: Alexander Kostritsyn
Seat 6: John Juanda
Seat 7: Vladimir Schmelev
Seat 8: Andy Bloch

Table 310
Seat 1: Allen Bari
Seat 2: Abe Mosseri
Seat 3: Nick Schulman
Seat 4: Lyle Berman
Seat 5: Mikael Thuritz
Seat 6: David Baker
Seat 7: Brett Richey
Seat 8: Michael Mizrachi

There will be a short break as the players are currently relocating to their new homes and completing the required ESPN profile sheets before play recommences.

Down and Up For Lyle

Lyle Berman
Lyle Berman

Stud 8/b

Abe Mosseri completed with both Nick Schulman and Lyle Berman making the call. On fourth street, Mosseri checked to Schulman who fired a bet. Lyle Berman raised it up to force a fold from Mosseri as Schulman called along. On the remaining streets Berman check-called as Schulman took the lead.

Mosseri: (X-X) {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}
Schulman: (X-X) {10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} (X)
Berman: (X-X) {A-Hearts}{4-Spades}{K-Spades}{6-Clubs} (X)

Schulman tabled ({K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}) for kings-up which was good to take it down and climb to 1.47 million.

Berman was down to just 270,000 but he more than doubled a few minutes later against Allen Bari. Berman check-called on every street before raising all in on the river.

Bari: (X-X) {7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} (X)
Berman: ({K-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}) {5-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Berman's king-high flush was good to scoop and get himself back to 640,000 as Bari slips to 480,000.

Tags: Lyle Berman

Get Crunk Gets Chips

No-Limit Hold'em

Brett Richey open-shoved for his last 102,000 from the cutoff, Allen Bari shoved behind him from the small blind and Abe Mosseri open-folded {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} from the big blind. On their backs, gentlemen.

Richey {K-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Bari {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{3-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{J-Spades}, Richey making two pair to double his stack to 220,000.

Tags: Abe MosseriAllen BariBrett Richey

Richey Doubles Again

Anyone else wanna go?
Anyone else wanna go?

No-Limit Hold'em

Continuing his successful no-limit hold'em round, Brett Richey just doubled up again, this time through Mikael Thuritz.

Thuritz made it 45,000 to go pre-flop and Richey shoved for 234,000. Thuritz called, discovering his {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} was dominated by Richey's {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. Richey's hand held on the {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{J-Spades} board and he doubled to 480,000. Thuritz is down to 1 milliion.

Tags: Brett RicheyMikael Thuritz

Juanda Applies Heat To Alaei

No Limit Hold'em

Daniel Alaei raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and the action folded around to John Juanda who put in the three-bet to 160,000 from the big blind. Back with Alaei and he wasn't done with the hand just yet as he re-raised once again, making the total 340,000.

Juanda didn't take long to respond, as he motioned all of his chips into the middle to put Alaei to the ultimate decision. After a few seconds of thought, Alaei gave it up and Juanda takes down a nice pot without showdown.

Alaei is back to 1.2 million with Juanda well in front with 2.25 million.

Tags: Daniel AlaeiJohn Juanda