Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
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
Tomer Berda Gets 384k Boost
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Our first huge pot of the final table started when Hugh Bell raised to 60,000 from the hijack. David Tuthill was on the button and made the call, followed by Donald Offord in the small blind and Tomer Berda in the big blind.
The flop came 
and action was checked to Tuthill who bet 102,000. His only call came from Berda.
The turn was the 
and Berda checked. Tuthill bet 102,000 and Berda made the call.
Both players checked when the fell on the turn, and Berda checked the 
on the river. Tuthill fired a second bullet, putting 162,000 into the pot. Berda tanked for a few minutes and without much confidence, eventually made the call, saying "Nice hand." However, that comnpliment came a bit too soon, as Tuthill said "nine high." We didn't get a chance to see Tuthill's cards, as they weren't tabled once Berda showed 
.
Berda is closing in on the two million chip mark.
Chop Chop
Hugh Bell was one card away from being on the wrong end of the official final table bubble when he got it all in with 
against Vincent Jacques' 
.
Things looked bleak for Bell when the flop came 
, but when the came on the turn there was a possibility of a straight that would chop the pot. The straight was made for both players with the 
on the river and Bell got one more opportunity at staying alive to the end.
Santiago Nadal Eliminated in 10th Place ($29,795)
Santiago Nadal opened the pot with a raise to 61,000 chips and Kyle Knecht re-popped it to 161,000 in middle position.
Nadal went all in and Knecht snap-called.
Showdown:
Santiago Nadal: 
Kyle Knecht: 
Flop: 
Turn: ooops....
River: 
Flush for Knecht and Santiago Nadal is our 10th place finisher.
Chip Counts
Seat 1: Kyle Knecht 1,990,000
Seat 2: David Tuthill 264,000
Seat 3: Donald Offord 797,000
Seat 4: Tomer Berda 2,000,000
Seat 5: Vincent Jacques 1,518,000
Seat 6: David Sands 585,000
Seat 7: Praz Bansi 550,000
Seat 9: Calvin Kordus 1,111,000
Seat 10: Hugh Bell 549,000
Tuthill First to Risk Tournament Life
David Tuthill was our first player at the final table to move all in when he did so in early position for 260,000. He had no takers, scooping the antes and blinds. He's now sitting at 296,000
Final table action
Photos from the feature.
All that Raising for Nothing
Kyle Knecht raised to 54,000 from middle position and was called by Tomer Berda in the small blind. Over in the big blind, Vincent Jacques bumped it up further to 189,000. Not satisfied with the size of the pot, Berda raised it another 215,000. Berda folded and Jacques four-bet, going all in and Knecht made the call.
Knecht: 
Jacques:
There were no heartbreaking flushes this time around, though they did both make a straight on a 
board.
Jacques Makes Big Fold?
Vincent Jacques and Calvin Kordus got into a big pot that started out when Jacques raised to 57,000 from the cutoff. His only call came from Calvin Kordus in the big blind.
The flop brought 
into play, and Kordus check-called Jacques' bet of 101,000. Both players checked the on the turn.
When the 
came on the river, Kordus led out with a 130,000 bet and Jacques folded, saying he had pocket kings. Perhaps in an effort to return the sharing of information, Kordus flipped over 
before scooping up the chips.
What a Flop
Kyle Knecht opened the pot with a 54,000 raise and got called by three players, Vincent Jacques in middle position and the blinds Calvin Kordus and Hugh Bell.
Flop: . The action was checked to Knecht who fired a 137,000 bet.
Jacques and Kordus called.
Turn:
Kordus checked-raised all in after a 249,000 bet from the young Canadian and took the pot.
Kordus tabled pair of nines for a flopped set.