2010 World Series of Poker

Event #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$1,315,518
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,536,250
Entries
191
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Karr Straightens JJ

On a flop of {4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades} McLean Karr checked it over to John Juanda who bet 11,600. Karr then check-raised to 29,700 and Juanda made the call.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Karr moved 46,700 into the pot and Juanda matched it as a big pot was developing when the {3-Hearts} completed the board on the river.

Karr decided to check and Juanda checked behind. Karr showed {A-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for a straight to take it down. He's up to 460,000 with Juanda back down to 365,000.

Tags: McLean KarrJohn Juanda

Begley Felted On the Last Hand

Tim Begley - out
Tim Begley - out

On the last hand of the night at his table, Tim Begley raised the button to 5,500. Sorel Mizzi was in the small blind and reraised to 15,200. Begley moved all in and Mizzi quickly called. Mizzi held the {A-Spades}{10-Spades} and Begley the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and Begley picked up trip kings. The turn was the {2-Hearts} and the river the {J-Clubs}, giving Mizzi the gutshot straight to broadway. He finished with 169,700 chips while Begley was out the door, felted on the last hand.

Tags: Sorel MizziTim Begley

That's A Wrap - Gruibem and Somerville Lead The Way

Jason Somerville is amongst the leaders after day one
Jason Somerville is amongst the leaders after day one

That brings an end to a rapid-fire first day of Event #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Event. It was one of the most hyped events of the 2010 World Series of Poker with the online kids licking their lips at the prospects of a big buy-in, short-handed tournament.

Only the best of the best were in attendance as 191 took to the felt at noon this afternoon. After ten levels of check-raises, triple barrels and five-bet bluffs, our field has been reduced to around 70 players; a rather high number of bustouts for a tournament which started with a massive 75,000 start bank. The ruthless aggression of our fearless players would have something to do with that. From the moment Tom Dwan was eliminated by a cruel river blow after Alex Roumeliotis made a move on him, it set the tone for the day of fast-paced play and exciting eliminations - perhaps none more memorable than Danny Wong's devastating one-outer.

Those who fared better include Daniel Negreanu who was with the chip leaders all day, Sam Trickett was dominant throughout the later stages and Isaac Haxton who surged towards the close of play. However it was Alexander Gruibem who bagged up the chip lead with 548,000, closely followed by Jason Somerville with 516,600. We'll have the full updated chip counts of the field for you shortly.

We'll recommence at 2:30pm tomorrow as the players will inch their way towards the money and a day three berth. We look forward to your company then!

Official Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexander Gruibem
Alexander Gruibem
548,000
Profile photo of Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
516,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
472,800
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
460,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
407,100
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
401,300
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
389,800
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
370,300
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Mikael Thuritz se
Mikael Thuritz
334,300
Profile photo of Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
315,700
Profile photo of Richard Anthony
Richard Anthony
305,300
Profile photo of Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
302,600
Profile photo of Thomas Bentham
Thomas Bentham
288,100
Profile photo of Billy Jordanou
Billy Jordanou
286,000
Profile photo of Philippe D'Auteuil ca
Philippe D'Auteuil
283,000
Profile photo of Ariel Schneller
Ariel Schneller
281,500
Profile photo of Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
280,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Dominykas Karmazinas lt
Dominykas Karmazinas
272,700
Profile photo of Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
265,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Richard Lyndaker us
Richard Lyndaker
258,800
Profile photo of Randy Dorfman us
Randy Dorfman
258,000
Profile photo of John Duthie gb
John Duthie
256,800
Profile photo of Hoyt Corkins us
Hoyt Corkins
252,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
240,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
234,400
WSOP 2X Winner

Event #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed

Day 1 Completed