Lauren Kling on the Lead
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Lauren Kling is the current chipleader of this tournament with 45,000 chips.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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
Easy Table?
Our latest table of death is over at Table #43 where new players are joining a pretty tough lineup of players, including:
Seat 2 - Steve "gboro780" Gross
Seat 4 - Joe Awada
Seat 5 - Dwight Pilgrim
Seat 6 - Joe Bartholdi
Seat 8 - Vitaly Lunkin
Mario Ho Out the Do'
Mario Ho got it all in preflop with 
and was up against the 
of her opponent. Not only did she miss aces and kings, but her opponent hit a set when the board came 
.
Maria Ho was eliminated and will have to wait another day to try her luck at a 2010 WSOP bracelet
Brandon Cantu Eliminated
With a lot limpers in the hand Brandon Cantu, short stacked, decided to raise about half of the stack on the small blind. A player on the button put him all in and the limpers eventually folded.
Showdown:
Cantu: 
Opponent: 
Board: 
And that's it for Cantu.
Humberto Brenes Triples Up
PokerStars Team Pro Humberto Brenes was down to just over 10 big blinds when he shoved on the button and got called by two opponents.
Brenes: 
Opponent 1: 
Opponent 2: 
Humberto was ahead but had some sweating to do. The board came down 
and Humberto was quick to throw his hands in the air and proclaim his victory. Players who didn't know if Brenes was still alive sure do now.
Greg Raymer Eliminated
Team PokerStars Pro Greg Raymer just opened the pot with a 700 raise and get raised (1,800) by Nathan Huvelle.
Raymer shipped it (10,325) and got called.
Showdown:
Greg Raymer: 
Nathan Huvelle:
Board: 
And that's it for the Fossilman, Huvelle has about 20,000 chips.
Dwight Pilgrim Not Ready to Die
Eliminations are coming fast and furious as the night progresses and blinds continue to increase. Dwight Pilgrim wasn't quite in the danger zone yet, but was looking to stay clear of it.
Pilgrim was in late position when he raised to 675 and was called by both blinds, including Vitaqly Lunkin in the big blind.The flop came {6d and Pilgrim opted to fire 2,000 into the pot. The small blind raised to 4,000, which prompted Lunking to fold. Pilgrim on the other hand, shoved all in for 9,000 total and was called by the small blind.
Pilgrim:
Opponent:
Pilgrim was ahead and stayed that way when the on the turn gave him two pair, and the on the river sealed the deal.
Negreanu in the Mood
"Imma be, Imma be, Imma be" that's what Daniel Negreanu is singing at the table right now. Mr. Negreanu is in the mood and has about 30,000 chips.
At the same table we have Chris Harder (12,000) in Seat 1 and Isaac Haxton (5,500) in Seat 2.
J.J. Liu Hanging in There
J.J. Liu was in need of a double up when things got aggressive at her table. On a flop reading 
, the small blind bet 2,000 and Liu countered with a raise to 5,000. When the small blind re-raised to 9,000, Liu made the call, putting herself all in.
Liu:
Opponent: 
Liu needed some help from the poker gods to stay alive. She didn't get it on the turn, but was saved when the river came .
Liu is now at about 14,000
The Champ Strikes
Joe Cada, who won last year's Main Event just knocked an opponent out at his table and has increased his stack to 28,000. With all the chips in preflop, Cada turned 
and was able to stay ahead of his opponent's 
with a board reading 
. Cada now has about 28,000 chips heading into the dinner break.