2010 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7655
Prize
$780,599
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,252,400
Entries
346
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

Benyamine Wheels In Small Pot

On a flop of {A-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts} David Benyamine led out with a bet of 1,500 from the big blind and found two callers including Barny Boatman on the button.

The {5-Clubs} on the turn was checked around and the {4-Clubs} hit the river. Benyamine fired another 1,500 and both opponents called.

Benyamine showed {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}-X-X for the wheel which was good as both players mucked. Benyamine is up to 84,000.

Tags: David Benyamine

One Star Falls As Another Shines

PokerStars Team Netherlands Pro Noah Boeken
PokerStars Team Netherlands Pro Noah Boeken

In a battle of the PokerStars Pros it was Germany versus the Netherlands as Florian Langmann and Noeh Boeken went into battle. Langmann started it off by raising to 1,100 from the button before Boeken re-popped it to 3,700 from the small blind. Langmann responded with a re-pot to 11,500 and Boeken made the call.

The flop landed {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and Boeken moved all in with Langmann making the call.

Boeken: {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Langmann: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

Nice flop for Boeken as he made trip queens which held on the {4-Diamonds} turn and {5-Clubs} river to crack Langmann's aces and send the German Team PokerStars Pro to the rail.

Boeken is now up to a tournament-leading 120,000 chips.

Tags: Florian LangmannNoah BoekenPokerStars

Shak Still Shaking

Rino Mathis limped preflop, and Dan Shak potted. He was basically moving all in since he had a total of 2,500. Mathis raised to get to showdown.

Shak: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Mathis: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}, giving Shak kings and eights to double up to 5,000. The small hit put Mathis at 20,000, and he paid Shak with a laugh.

Tags: Rino MathisDan Shak

Update On The Stars

PokerStars Team Pro Chad Brown was recently eliminated from the tournament, joining fellow PokerStars Pros David Williams and Juan Macieras on the sidelines.

At the other end of the spectrum Vanessa Selbst is once again proving her dominance in the PLO game as she sits with the tournament chip leaders on 78,000. Jason Mercier and Noah Boeken are both also progressing well with around 50,000, while Jose Nacho Barbero and Humberto Brenes are also not too far behind with about 40,000.

Tags: PokerStars

MacPhee Sacked, Grinder Cracked

The under-the-gun player limped, and Michael Mizrachi made it 1,150. On the button, Kevin MacPhee raised to 4,000. The first guy called, and Mizrachi moved all in for about 43,000. MacPhee called all in for just over 10,000, and the third player joined them all in for his last 25,000. Time for a twelve-card showdown.

MacPhee: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Mizrachi: {A-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
UTG: {Q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}

The {k-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop kept Mizrachi in the lead, but the {7-Diamonds} turn gave his under-the-gun opponent the lead with trip sevens. Then the {9-Diamonds} river made him a full house to knock out MacPhee and double through Mizrachi. The Grinder was left with 16,400 and the $1,000 Bellagio chip he has on the table next to his stack.

Tags: Kevin MacPheeMichael Mizrachi

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

Elezra Making Moves

Preflop, Tex Barch limped in before Eli Elezra popped it to 1,300. Two players called before Barch also made the call to see a flop of {a-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}.

Play checked around the table and the {j-Hearts} hit the turn. Barch led out with a bet of 6,000 and Eli Elezra made the call as the two others both folded.

The river presented the {Q-Diamonds} and Barch checked to Elezra who fired 9,500. Barch decided to let it go.

"Did you slowplay aces?" questioned Barch as he flashed the {a-Spades}.

"No, I made a move on you!" replied Elezra as he showed {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}.

Elezra is at 54,000 with Barch in trouble with just 7,500.

Tags: Eli ElezraTex Barch

Schwartz Rocks Black

The flop was {J-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} when Noah Schwartz fired 5,000 into the pot. Andy Black put in a min-raise to 10,000 before Schwartz responded by moving all in. Black made the call.

Schwartz: {J-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Black: {Q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

Top set for Black as Schwartz would need to hit his flush outs to survive. He didn't have to wait long as the {9-Diamonds} fell on the turn to give him the lead. The river bricked the {3-Clubs} and Schwartz gets himself back up to 32,000 with Black down to 25,000.

Tags: Andy BlackNoah Schwartz

The Mouth Silenced

On a flop of {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} Mike Matusow committed his last 3,725 into the middle but found himself a caller.

Matusow opened {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades}{Q-Spades} for the nut straight as his opponent revealed {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for top set. The {5-Spades} turn changed nothing but the river was the {a-Diamonds} to improve his opponent to quad aces to send "The Mouth" to the rail.

Tags: Mike Matusow

Williams Woe

David Williams
David Williams

On a flop of {A-Spades}{4-Spades}{K-Clubs} play checked to Ted Lawson on the button who fired 6,600. David Williams check-raised all in and Lawson made a quick call.

Williams tabled {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{5-Spades} for a set but Lawson revealed {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for top set to have Williams in a world of hurt.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and the river the {9-Hearts} and Williams is sent to the rail as Lawson now sits with 65,000.

Tags: David WilliamsTed Lawson