2010 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$630,031
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,863,500
Entries
1,245
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Potter Slips Early

Jason Potter opened to 250 from under the gun and a player called from late position. The blinds released and the flop fell {5-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Potter continued for 250 and his opponent called.

Both players checked the {5-Spades} on the turn and after the {8-Spades} rivered Potter led for 650. His opponent called tabling {J-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Potter mucked his hand.

The hand drops potter to 6,350 chips.

Tags: Jason Potter

Trips For Arieh

On a flop of {J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Spades} we found Josh Arieh check-calling a 225-chip bet from the big blind against two opponents.

The turn landed the {J-Spades} and the action was checked round to see the {9-Diamonds} fall on the river and Arieh fireout a bet of 350.

Only one of Arieh's opponents would make the call, but would muck at the sight of Arieh's {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}.

Tags: Josh Arieh

Nines For Akkari

Facing a raise from early position to 150, Andre Akkari made the call from the button as did the small blind.

The flop fell {A-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Akkari called a 300-chip bet before the turn and river was checked down to see Akkari table his winning {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}.

Tags: Andre Akkari

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Scharf Start

Eddy Scharf opened to 150 from early position and the action folded to the blinds. Lee Childs called out of the small blind and a player in the big blind called as well.

The dealer fanned {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{J-Clubs} and the action checked to Scharf who continued for 300. Childs was his only caller.

Both players checked the {7-Spades} on the turn and the river brought the {2-Spades}. Childs led for 500 and Scharf made the call.

Childs tabled {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a pair of jacks but Scharf opened {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades} for the same pair and a better kicker shipping him the pot.

Scharf is up to 10,000 chips and Childs has slipped below starting stack to 6,325.

Tags: Eddy ScharfLee Childs

Bolotin Busts

It was a quick day for Brooklyn native Alex Bolotin.

A player raised to 300 from under the gun and James Akenhead made the call out of the small blind. Bolotin moved all in for his last 1,000 chips from the big blind and the original raiser four-bet to 2,000. Akenhead released and it was showdown time:

Showdown
Mr. Under The Gun: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Bolotin: {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

There was no help on the {J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{6-Clubs} board for Bolotin and he reported to the rail

Tags: Alex BolotinJames Akenhead

Akkari Flush'd

Andre Akkari in earlier WSOP action
Andre Akkari in earlier WSOP action

With around 5,000 in the pot and a board reading {10-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Andre Akkari was faced with an all in from one of his opponents to the total of 5,350.

"How much do you have?" Akkari asked Neil Channing who was also in the hand.

Channing uttered something in his English tone before Akkari returned to a deep thought.

Eventually he cut out the chips to make the call and dropped them in front of his cards as Channing quickly tossed his cards into the muck - similar to the way his country's soccer team let their World Cup bid slip just a few nights ago!

Akkari tapped the table and slid his cards into the muck at the sight of his opponent's {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} as he slipped to just 3,800 in chips.

Tags: Andre AkkariNeil Channing

Lindgren Chops

Facing an early position raise to 300, Erick Lindgren made the call along with another player to see a {J-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop fall.

The action was checked round to see the {7-Spades} land on the turn and the original raiser fire out 500. The player caught in the middle called only to have Lindgren bump it to 2,000.

The original raiser made the call as the player caught in the middle folded as the {6-Diamonds} landed on the river. Lindgren fired out 2,200 and his opponent made a cringing call only to turn over his {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} to chop with Lindgren's {A-Spades}{J-Spades}.

Tags: Erick Lindgren