Two Fewer J.T.'s in Field
A couple of Level 3 eliminations to report -- J.C. Tran and Jennifer Tilly. We didn't see their bustouts, but if they both went out with jack-ten then that would be really weird.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,910,500
Entries
4,345
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Savin' the Maven
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There was a limp in early position before David "The Maven" Chicotsky moved in for 1,050 in mid position. Everyone else folded, the limper called, and they were on their proverbial backs.
Chicotsky: 
Mr. Limper: 
Board: a spike-free 
Chicotsky duly doubled to 2,300, and stays in the game for the moment at least.
They Do Serve Decaf, If You Ask For It
We've made it clear several times how big the Pavilion room is. Kind of hard for one person to get the attention of the hundreds and hundreds sitting in here at the moment. Without a microphone, anyhow.
However, one excitable player recently managed to do just that. He'd been warned just a short while ago about using profanity, actually. But that couldn't stop him from jumping up and roaming his section just now after winning a sizable pot, loudly shouting "OOOOH... SHIP IT MOTHERF*&$^%!"
Mr. Expressive has been invited to take an orbit off to think about how best to manage his celebrations should future hands end in positive outcomes.
Lindgren Not a Phan of Being Outdrawn
Erick Lindgren limped in, only to face a push for around 1,000 from Tim Phan. The gentleman in the small blind thought about it for some time but ultimately folded; Lindgren however stuck his whole stack in the middle with a flourish, and then turned over 
.
Phan turned over one card - the 
- and then stopped. "That's a key card," Lindgren told him, and after a short pause Phan turned over the other card. It was the 
, meaning that Phan was drawing pretty thin.
Board: 
"Keep 'em coming," said Lindgren as Phan doubled to 2,200. "I wonder how you beat me online."
Lindgren was left with a precarious 1,200.
Dragon the Chips
David "The Dragon" Pham just picked up some chips on a couple of hands in rapid succession.
The first saw him all in preflop with against an opponent with 
. The board brought a couple of aces, but no other card higher than a ten, and Pham doubled to 5,000.
Soon after, a pot of approximately 1,000 had developed by the river with the board showing 
. Pham bet 325 and got a call. The Dragon turned over 
for queens, which turned out to be good. He's now sitting with about 6,100.
Dunst and Dusted for Pocket Kings
Tony Dunst limped under the gun and it folded around to a gentleman in mid position who raised to 350. Everyone else folded and the action was back on Dunst, who now re-popped for 1,000 total. His opponent pushed for 1,750, Dunst called instantly, and they were on their backs.
Dunst: 
All-in opponent: ahead with
Board: 
It must be Dunst's day, as he cracked the hapless gent's cowboys to send him home early. Dunst himself is sitting comfortably on 12,000.
Couture KO'ed
He did make it to the first break with a little under 1,000 chips, but Randy "The Natural" Couture's tournament has come to an abrupt end at the beginning of Level 3.
If chokeholds were allowed here, we suspect he might have gone a bit further.
Back to the Felt
Presumably everyone made it to the bathroom and back in time, but either way, cards are back in the air.
Celebrating Our First Bracelet Winner
During the break we enjoyed our first bracelet ceremony of the WSOP here in the Pavilion, nicely spotlighted up on the main stage at one end of the ballroom.
Hoai Pham was awarded his bracelet for winning Event No. 1, the $500 buy-in Casino Employees Event, the final table for which didn’t finish until 5:15 a.m. today. After being presented the bracelet, the national anthem of Pham’s native country, Vietnam, was played.
Level: 3
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0