2010 World Series of Poker

Event #5: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$515,501
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,824,200
Entries
2,092
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Aurangzeb Sheikhis Gets Help From Some Kings

Aurangzeb Sheikhis back up to about 7,000. He was in the big blind when a player in middle position middle position raised to 350. A late-position player called and Sheikhis re-raised to 1,100. The original raiser responded with an all-in raise to 2,500 and Sheikhis was the lone caller. When the two turned their cards up, things looked like this:

Sheikhis: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Sheikhis's kings held when the board came {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and he is up to about 7,000.

Tags: Aurangzeb Sheikhis

Not So Lucky Liz Lieu

Liz Lieu is off to try her luck at another event. She was involved with the player on the button on a flop of {5-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}. Lieu bet from the big blind to 600, only to be met by a raise from the big blind to 2,500. Lieu, who had fewer chips than the re-raise amount, called and was all in.

Lieu: {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Opponent: {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

The turn came down {2-Clubs} and the river was {3-Clubs}, leaving Lieu with the second best hand and plenty of time to grab some lunch.

Tags: Liz Lieu

Tom Dwan Eliminated

Tom Dwan called a raise to 400 in late position and was one of four players, including the big blind, to see a flop.

The flop was {k-}{j-}{6-} and the original raiser bet out 800. Dwan called, one player folded and the big blind raised to 3,000. The original bettor folded and Dwan moved all in. He was called by the big blind and the two were heads-up for Dwan's tournament life.

Dwan: {a-}{j-}
Opponent: {K-}{j-}

Dwan was unable to improve when {9-} and {k-} came on the turn and river and has left the Pavilion.

Tags: Tom Dwan

Aces for Adam Katz

Once more when we arrived at the table the board was {8-Spades}{a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and we had three players all in.

Adam Katz: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Opponent 1: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Opponent 2: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Katz is know up to 10,600 and his opponents are on their way home.

Tags: Adam Katz

Slow What?

Kenny Tran opened the pot under the gun with a 350 raise and received one call.

Flop: {j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Tran made a 500 bet and the opponent instantly put him all in.

Tran eventually called and tabled {a-Hearts}{10-Spades} and was in front of the {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} held by the opponent.

The turn and river don't change anything and Tran has now 6,200 chips.

In the end of the hand the opponent asks Tran, "Why do you slow roll me?"

Tran didn't answer...

Tags: Kenny Tran

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Esfandiari Joins the 20k Club

This pot seemed to have big potential from the start when the player under the gun raised to 425 and was called by the player to his left, Antonio Esfandiari, the cutoff and the player in the small blind.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. The small blind and the initial raiser checked. The player in early position led out with a bet of 1,275 and Esfandiari raised it up to 3,300. Everyone folded except for the player in early position who raised to 7,000. Esfandiari four-bet, putting himself all in and got a call.

Esfandiari: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Opponent: {a-}{q-}

Easfandiari's set held through the {2-Clubs} on the turn and the {3-Clubs} on the river and he is now up to about 23,000.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari