Calvin Kordus Eliminated in 3rd Place ($223,069)
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Calvin Kordus went all in preflop and got called by Vincent Jacques.
Showdown:
Calvin Kordus: 
Vincent Jacques: 
Board: 
and Kordus is our third place finisher.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,824,200
Entries
2,092
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Bansi's Stack Growing
Praz Bansi just won a 1,000,000 chip pot against Calvin Kordus when his 
out-kicked Kordus' 
.
Bansi opened to 160,000 and got a call from Kordus. When the flop came 
, Bansi bet 275,000 and was again called by Kordus. They both checked the 
on the turn.
When the 
came on the river, Bansi bet 600,000 and got a call from Kordus.
Bansi's was better than Kordus' and Bansi took a huge lead.
Red! Black!
A group of Vincent Jacques' supporters are reportedly betting on which color flops are going to be with James Akenhead, who is railing Praz Bansi. It's sometimes hard to tell if they're cheering for their buddies or for their themselves when they yell "diamond!" or "spade!".
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
David Tuthill Eliminated in 4th Place ($160,654)
David Tuthill was eliminated when his 
failed to improve against Praz Bansi's 
. The board eventually brought 
and Tuthill was done for the day, although with a fatter wallet than when he arrived.
Aces Up do it for Kordus
Vincent Jacques took his button opportunity to raise preflop to 210,000. Calvin Kordus called and they took in a flop reading , which both players checked.
The turn brought the 
and Kordus check-called a 210,000 chip bet from Jacques. He did the same thing on the 
river, this time for 150,000.
Kordus showed and Jacques mucked.
Bansi Picks Up Pot
Praz Bansi has been maintaining a quiet presence, largely letting Vincent Jacques and David Tuthill duke it out. This time around, though, he reponded to Jacques' 160,000 raise on the button by throwing in an additional 305,000, prompting Jacques to fold.
Jacques Passes Tuthill for Chip Lead
This latest hand was enough to propel Vincent Jacques into the chip lead. David Tuthill raised to 150,000 from the small blind and was called by Vincent Jacques in the big blind.
They both checked the river, which came . Tuthill bet 210,000 when the turn brought the 
and was called by Jacques. With the 
on the river, Tuthill bet one more time, throwing 425,000 into the pot, getting a call from Jacques.
Jacques:
Tuthill:
Jacques' queen kicker was good enough, and we have a new chip leader.
Another Hand, More Chips for Jacques
It may or may not be a direct result of Vincent Jacques' loud (but small) cheering section, but he just added another pile of David Tuthill's chips to his own collection.
Tuthill was under the gun and raised to 150,000, getting a call from Jacques. The flop fell 
and Jacques called a bet of 235,000 from Tuthill. They checked through the on the turn and the on the river. They both flipped their cards over and Jacques' 
bested Tuthill's 
for the pot.
Kordus Gets No Respect
Calvin Kordus raised to 155,000 from the button, but didn't get any respect from the blinds. David Tuthill re-raised to 415,000, and Vincent Jacques went the extra mile, pushing all in. Both Tuthill and Kordus folded, while Jacques added the chips to his stack.