2010 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$581,851
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,231,900
Entries
2,394
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Somerville Squeezes

Jason Somerville in action
Jason Somerville in action

Following a raise to 400 and two callers, Jason Somerville jammed for his last 3,400 from the big blind.

The original raiser folded, as did the next player before the small blind painfully released his {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} face up.

"It would have been good if you called 'cause then I would have doubled or bust!"

Somerville is now up to around 4,600 in chips.

Tags: Jason Somerville

Mortensen Trapping

The player under the gun opened the pot with a 425-chip raise and got called by three players, including Carlos Mortensen in the small blind.

The flop come out {3-Hearts}{q-Spades}{8-Spades} and the blinds checked. The initial raiser bet out 900 chips and Mortensen re-popped it 2,500.

The initial raiser eventually folded and Mortensen is now up to 11,000 chips.

Tags: Carlos Mortensen

Halle Doubles Through Channing

Neil Channing - 8,900 chips
Neil Channing - 8,900 chips

Jan von Halle opened the pot in late position with a 600-chip raise and got called by Neil Channing in the big blind.

Flop: {8-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs}

Channing fired a 8,000-chip bet and Halle called all in for just 4,400 chips.

Showdown
Halle: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Channing: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}

The turn card was a {5-Diamonds} and the river brought a {5-Clubs} to the table. Halle is now up to 8,6000 chips, Channing slipped to 8,900.

Tags: Jan von HalleNeil Channing

Young Yank'd

The greatest bearded poker player behind Eskimo Clark has hit the rail.

You can stop scratching your heads because it is Justin Young who we are talking about, and unfortunately his seat is now empty.

Tags: Justin Young

Davis Dusted

Facing a raise to 500, Raymond Davis made the call from the button, as did Gavin Smith from the small blind.

The flop fell down {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and the original raiser continued with a 850-chip bet only to have David move all in for 3,850.

Smith passed but the original raiser made the call to put Davis at risk.

Davis: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}

The turn of the {8-Clubs} gave Davis an additional eight outs, but the {3-Hearts} on the river wouldn't be one as he hit the rail.

Tags: Raymond DavisGavin Smith

Bad River for Batista

When we arrived at the table the flop was reading {5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Chad Batista was all in. His opponent called and tabled two black threes. Batista tabled {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}.

The turn card was a {9-Hearts} and the river brought to the table a {a-Hearts}. Set for Batista and straight for the opponent.

Batista slipped to 4,150.

Tags: Chad Batista

Hellmuth Doubles

Facing a raise to 500 and a call, Phil Hellmuth made it 1,100 from the small blind.

The opponent in the big blind moved all in for roughly 12,000, and after the original raiser and the player caught in the middle folded, Hellmuth made the call for his last 2,500.

Hellmuth: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Opponent: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades}{J-Hearts}{10-Spades} to see Hellmuth find a double to 6,000 in chips.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Break Time

Kit Kat, Vitamin Water, Starbucks . . . whatever is your choice, go get one now because it's time to take another 20-minute break!