2010 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j782
Prize
$256,919
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
885
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Can't Do It

Trai Dang opened to 12,000 form under the gun and Quinn Do re-raised to 25,000. Dang moved all in and Do called putting himself at risk:

Showdown
Dang: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Do: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

The {J-Spades}{3-Spades}{A-Hearts} flop all but ended it, and the {J-Clubs} on the turn did the deed. The river {7-Hearts} was but a formality and Do hit the rail.

Dang is now sitting with 170,000 chips.

Tags: Quinn DoTrai Dang

Sylvestre Bluffs Medic Again

Yesterday, Charles Sylvestre and Nenad Medic butted heads a number of times over in the Pavilion Room. Sylvestre was quick to bluff and even quicker to show.

Medic and Sylvestre were heads up in a pot at the feature table moments ago after Sylvestre raised preflop out of position. The flop fell {2-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Medic check-called a 15,000-chip bet from Sylvestre.

The turn brought the {4-Diamonds} and Medic checked again. Sylvestre took his time before finally pushing a tower of 35 yellow T1,000 chips forward. Medic cut out several orange T5,000 and stared down Sylvestre but eventually folded.

Sylvestre's face lit up like a child on Christmas and he opened {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for yet another bluff.

"I was on the gut-shot," Sylvestre cracked. "Forget the bluff."

Sylvestre is now sitting with 170,000 chips and Medic is quite fine with 200,000 chips.

Tags: Charles SylvestreNenad Medic

Steely Steals One

Jared Ingles raised to 10,000 and received two callers: Steve Burkholder in early to middle position and Chase Steely in the big blind. On the {Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop, Steely bet the pot, Ingles folded, and Berkholder re-potted. Steely pushed all in and Berkholder called.

Berkholder: {10-Spades}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Steely: {Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Turn: {4-Spades}
River: {J-Diamonds}

Berkholder - 64,000
Steely - 160,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

Bingo

Nick Binger doubled through Blair Rodman on the last hand before break.

The action folded to Rodman in the small blind who raised to 9,000.

"I haven't looked yet," Binger said. "But they feel pretty heavy."

After sweating his cards Binger indeed made the call and the flop fell {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. Rodman led for a pot-bet, Binger moved all in and Rodman called.

Showdown
Rodman: {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Binger: {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}

Both players had big straight draws and any diamond except the {10-Diamonds} would have given Rodman a winning flush. The turn was red, but the {7-Hearts} didn't do it for Rodman. The {K-Spades} on the river paired the board and only have Binger a better hand.

Binger's stack grew to 44,000 chips and Rodman's still OK with 145,000 chips.

Tags: Blair RodmanNick Binger

Costa Lays Down the Law(son)

Peter Costa
Peter Costa

Peter Costa has taken the chip lead in a pot so epic it would make Braveheart look like a morning stroll.

With Costa limping in middle position, Scott Montgomery made up the small blind, only for Ted Lawson to raise it up to 12,000 from the big blind. Both Costa and Montgomery made the call.

The dealer peeled off the first three cards: {7-Clubs}{J-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Montgomery paused briefly before tapping the table, but Lawson was less hospitable, continuing as the aggressor with a bet of 36,000. Peter Costa moved all in for 104,000 and Montgomery side-stepped out of the way. Lawson called.

Both players took a deep breath as they revealed their cards, Costa ahead with {K-Spades}{J-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs}, but looking to evade numerous outs like a dodgeball champion in the face of Lawson's {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{A-Clubs}. This was a huge pot!

And so, onto the turn card...

{9-Hearts}

Lawson's tournament life hung by the thinnest of threads...

River... {10-Hearts}

A blank, and a pot the size of Texas made it's way to Costa! He now has 300,000 and surpassed Jonathan Little as the chip leader.

Tags: Peter CostaScott MontgomeryTed Lawson

KO for ΠΚ

Steve "pikappraider" Burkholder had Brian Smith all in preflop and the two tabled their hands:

Showdown
Burkholder: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Smith: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} was clean, but the {5-Clubs} on the turn pushed Burkholder ahead. The {7-Hearts} on the river changed nothing, and Smith reported to the rail.

With the knockout Burkholder is up to 145,000 chips and looks to be in good form for a run at back to back final tables in this event.

Tags: Brian SmithSteve Burkholder