Voegele Vanquished
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Octavian Voegele was just seen exiting the tournament area.
He waltzed by the PokerNews blogging desk to detail his bust out of being unable to improve with 
against an opponent's 
.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,863,500
Entries
1,245
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Six-Bets and a Chop!
Facing a raise to 250 from a player in the cutoff, Jarred Solomon three-bet the button to 725 only to have an opponent in the big blind make it 1,950.
The original raiser folded, but after some deliberation, Solomon made it 3,450 to go. His opponent grabbed all his chips and pushed them into the middle with Solomon make the call for his tournament life.
Solomon: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see all that raising turn into nothing as both players chopped it up as Solomon climbed slightly to 6,000 in chips.
Early Counts
Here are some early chip counts we've grabbed:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
16,500
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
15,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
14,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
13,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
13,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
13,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
11,500
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
11,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
10,650
3,150
|
3,150 |
|
|
10,250
-1,750
|
-1,750 |
|
|
10,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
10,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
9,900
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
|
9,700
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
|
9,200
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
9,200
50
|
50 |
|
|
9,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
9,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
8,675
1,175
|
1,175 |
|
|
8,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
8,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
8,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
8,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
8,350
850
|
850 |
Carvin' em Up
Jason "JCarver" Somerville opened to 200 from the cutoff and an opponent in the big blind moved all in for their last 600. Somerville called.
Showdown
Somerville: 
Big Blind: 
The 
flop gave Somerville a decisive lead and he held after the turn and river both brought queens. With the knockout Somerville is up to 11,500 chips.
Even More Counts!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
13,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
10,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
9,200
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
9,100
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
|
9,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
8,000
500
|
500 |
|
|
7,800
300
|
300 |
|
|
7,050
-450
|
-450 |
|
|
6,900
-600
|
-600 |
|
|
5,225
-2,275
|
-2,275 |
|
|
4,650
-2,850
|
-2,850 |
|
|
3,375
-4,125
|
-4,125 |
Break Time
The field is now on a 20-minute break.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/100
Ante: 0
Sabat Trips Up
On one of the last hands of the previous levels, Eddy Sabat found a virtual double to 16,000 in chips.
On a Queen-high flop Sabat found himself all in with 
against an opponent who called all in for less holding just bottom pair.
The turn landed a second queen to see the pot locked for Sabat as he raked in the pot.
Yang Straightens Out Opponent
On a board of 
and the pot sitting around the 2,500-chip mark, Jerry Yang check-raised to 4,000 over an opponent's 1,300-chip bet.
Yang made the call when his opponent moved all in for an additional 1,000 and tabled his 
for the nuts as his opponent rolled over jus .
The river landed the meaningless 
and Yang eliminated his opponent to move to around the 18,000-chip mark.
On The Rail
Unfortunately Vanessa Rousso, Annie Duke and Allen Cunningham have both recently been eliminated from the tournament.
Also joining them on the rail is Brock Parker who will be unable to defend his title this year.