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

Late Arrivals

There's a couple more tables formed with some late arrivals at them. David Baker, Andrew Feldman, Dario Minieri, Ville Wahlbeck, William Thorson and Jeffrey Lisandro are all seated at one of the tables. At the adjacent one, Lisa Hamilton, Brett Richey, Eli Elezra and [Removed:163] are now getting in on the action.

Jaffe Flops the Nuts

On a {7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop, Jared Jaffe faced a 15,000 bet and decided to move all-in. He earned a call.

Jaffe {4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Homeboy {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

Jaffe flopped the nut straight and it held up through the {10-Diamonds} on the turn and the {J-Clubs} on the river to take his stack up to 115,000.

Tags: Jared Jaffe

Trip Kings for Mosseri

On the flop of {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{2-Hearts}, Abe Mosseri and McLean Karr both checked before action got to Tobias Reinkemeier. He fired a bet of 1,750. Mosseri called and Karr folded. The turn card brought the {5-Diamonds} and Mosseri checked again. Reinkemeier fired 3,300 and Mosseri called.

After the {10-Hearts} landed on the river, Mosseri checked. Reinkemeier checked behind. Mosseri tabled the {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and Reinkemeier mucked.

Reinkemeier dropped back to 81,500 and Mosseri moved up to 64,300.

Tags: Tobias ReinkemeierMcLean KarrAbe Mosseri

Mizzi Pressures Saout

Sorel Mizzi
Sorel Mizzi

In a hand that lasted a good twenty minutes and didn't even get to see a river card, Sorel Mizzi has won a huge pot against Frenchman and 2009 November Niner Antoine Saout.

Saout started with a raise from middle position to 1,200 with the player in the small blind making the call, before the action was with Mizzi in the big blind. He announced a raise and made it 4,300 to play. Back on Saout and he took his time before putting in a four-bet to 11,100.

The small blind considered a call but decided to release and the action was now back on Mizzi. He also took a moment or two before he decided to put in yet another raise. He five-bet it to 24,800. With thanks to the deep stacks, Saout was able to make the call and see a flop.

The flop landed {Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{J-Hearts} and Mizzi splashed the pot with 19,500. Saout made the call and a massive pot had developed.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and there was no more messing around from Mizzi as he moved all in for Saout's last 55,000 chips. Here's where time stood still for a good eight minutes as Saout thought long and hard about making the call for his tournament life. No one rushed his decision. No one spoke a word. All remained silent as Saout eventually folded and Mizzi was awarded the pot without showdown.

Mizzi is now up to 165,000 with Saout down to 55,000.

Tags: Antoine SaoutSorel Mizzi

Antonio Can't Beat Ace-High

There was already about 3,200 in the pot when Antonio Esfandiari and David Williams went heads-up to a {K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop. Esfandiari bet 2,225 and Williams called. The turn came the {3-Spades} and Esfandiari bet another 5,300. Again, Williams looked him up. The river was the {5-Spades} and both players checked.

Williams turned up {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} and Esfandiari mucked. He is up to 80,000 while Esfandiari is on 90,000.

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariDavid Williams

Moore Chips

Vanessa Rousso opened for 1,300 from the hijack position with Chris Moore and Beth Shak making the call in the blinds to see a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}.

All three players checked and the turn brought the {3-Clubs}. Moore took a stab with a bet of 2,300. It removed Beth Shak from the equation as she folded but Rousso hung around to see the {6-Clubs} complete the board on the river.

Moore checked it over to Rousso who decided to check behind. Moore tabled {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} which was enough to win the pot. Rousso slips to 46,000 with Moore up to 70,000.

Tags: Beth ShakChris MooreVanessa Rousso

Team PokerStars: Teammates and Tablemates

Lex Veldhuis
Lex Veldhuis

Many of the Team PokerStars members in the field have a fellow tablemate donning the red spade badge on their sleeve as well. Joe Cada and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier are seated next to one another on one table while Ivan Demidov and Barry Greenstein are at another table together. Vanessa Rousso and Lex Veldhuis started the day together and are still bumping elbows at their table while Dario Minieri, William Thorson and Ville Wahlbeck are all at the same late-registrant table.

Tags: PokerStars