2010 World Series of Poker

Event #32: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$667,443
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,669,600
Entries
568
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Ellis Runs Into a Monster

Action folded to Helen Ellis who completed in the small blind. Anthony Spinella raised to 7,800 from the big blind and Ellis re-raised to 22,500. Spinella shoved and she made the call.

Showdown
Ellis: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Spinella: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{q-Hearts} flop was a great sweat for Ellis, but neither the {7-Diamonds} on the turn nor the {8-Clubs} on the river was enough to win her the pot. Ellis slipped to 134,000 chips and Spinella chipped up to 232,000.

Tags: Helen EllisAnthony Spinella

Bryn Busto

Bruno Lunais raised to 5,700 from the cutoff, and Bryn Kenny three-bet shoved on the button for a total of 37,100. The small blind folded, and in the big blind, Sanghyen Cheong called. Lunais folded, and it was time for showdown. Kenney turned over {a-Clubs}{8-Spades} and was in trouble against Cheong's {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{q-Clubs}. That was far from helpful for Kenney, sending him to the rail. Cheong, on the other hand, is now among the chip leaders with 420,000.

Tags: Bruno LunaisBryn KenneySanghyen Cheong

Bubble Approaching

The action is slowing down a bit as we're now one table away from the money. The final 54 get a piece of the cash, and $10,171 is nothing to sneeze at.

A Little Greener

When we reached Table 316, the flop was already spread {j-Spades}{a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

Lucas Greenwood checked from the big blind and Phil Ivey bet 8,500. Greenwood called.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs} and Greenwood check-called 19,000 from Ivey.

Both players checked after the {7-Diamonds} rivered, and Greenwood opened {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}. Ivey mucked and Greenwood was shipped the pot, chipping up to 182,000.

Ivey slipped to 140,000.

Tags: Lucas GreenwoodPhil Ivey

Laumer Bests the Master

Thomas Laumer raised to 4,860 under the gun. Men Nguyen called from the small blind, and Toto Leonidas called from the big. The flop came {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, and Nguyen bet 9,000. Leonidas folded, and Laumer called to see the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. Nguyen fired again, 16,000 this time, and Laumer called again. Nguyen gave up and checked the {4-Diamonds} river, and Laumer checked behind. Men showed {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, but Laumer's {a-Hearts}{9-Spades} was good enough to win the pot. Nguyen is down to 110,000. Laumer is faring a little better with 128,000.

Tags: Thomas LaumerMen Nguyen

Spinella Sends Ivey to the Rail

With the flop reading {7-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{5-Spades}, Anthony Spinella bet 10,500 from under the gun and Phil Ivey three-bet to 32,000 from the cutoff. Spinella moved all in and Ivey called of his stack.

Showdown
Ivey: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Spinella: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}

The turn was the {q-Clubs}, the river was the {8-Diamonds} and Ivey was eliminated from the tournament.

Spinella is on fire, now up above 350,000 chips.

Tags: Anthony SpinellaPhil Ivey

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Sass Speared by Devilfish

David Ulliot raised under the gun, and Alan Sass moved all in for another 26,300 from the small blind. Devilfish called with {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}, but Sass was way out in front with {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}. "I don't care if I bubble with aces," Sass said. Well, obviously he was asking for it.

But maybe not. The {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop gave him a set. That was gonna be pretty hard for Devilfish to beat. But the {5-Clubs} on the turn brought a flush draw to sweat. And right on cue, the {6-Clubs} appeared on the river. With a runner-runner flush, Ulliot cracked Sass' set of aces and sent him packing two places from the money. With his elimination, we are now hand-for-hand.

Tags: David UlliotAlan Sass

Double on the Bubble

Tyler Kenney was all in and at risk here on the bubble of Event #32.

Kenney was well behind Thomas Laumer who called him with {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. Kenney needed help with {a-Spades}{8-Spades} and caught up when the flop fell {8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The turn and river were blanks, and Kenney doubled to 130,000 chips.

Laumer is left with 48,000.

Tags: Thomas LaumerTyler Kenney