That's the Dinner Bell
![[user140344]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Go fill your bellies. We're going to eat. See you in hour.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$4,464,300
Entries
1,941
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Hoover Cleans Up
Matt Mason bet out 14,000 on the river of a 
board and Monte Hoover dwelled up for a long time before calling - and Mason had mucked even before Hoover tabled 
.
Hoover moved up to 85,000, Mason dropped to 90,000.
Heimiller Count Higher Than Before
Dan Heimiller moved all in under the gun for 8,100 and a gentleman called in mid position - but James Mackey re-shoved in the small blind, successfully isolating Heimiller. They were heads up at showdown.
Heimiller: 
Mackey: 
Board: 
Heimiller tripled to 26,000, still a little precarious but out of the danger zone for now. Mackey still seems to be our chip leader after that on 240,000.
Singer Doubles Opponent
On a flop of 
, the player in the small blind bet 5,600. David Singer, who was in the big blind, moved all in and his opponent made the call putting himself at risk for 31,900.
Singer: 
Opponent: 
Singer would double his opponent and be left with 144,000 when the turn and river brought the 
and respectively.
A Few Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
153,400
|
153,400 |
|
170,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
134,000
99,700
|
99,700 |
|
||
|
82,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
31,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Golden
A gentleman opened for 3,200 in mid position and Jamie Gold called to see a 
flop. The original raiser bet out, Gold shoved, and the other player called.
Original Raiser: 
for top pair and a flush draw
Gold: 
for top pair with a better kicker and a better flush draw
A fourth heart came on the turn, leaving Gold's opponent drawing dead. Gold increased his stack to 82,000.
Mason Straightens Out to Stay Alive
A player under the gun made it 3,300 to go. Matt Mason made the call and the Alain Medesan in the big blind made it 12,300. The under-the-gun player folded and Mason shrugged and said, "Alright, well I'm all in," and shoves his stack, which was around 60,000, into the middle. Medesan made the call and the cards were on their backs.
Mason: 
Medesan:
The flop came down 
giving Mason a gutshot straight draw. Sure enough, he hit it on the turn when the fell. The 
fell on the river and Mason chipped up to 125,000.
"You're a good player," Medesan said to Mason sarcastically.
Pieter de Covered
Shane Schleger (big blind) and Pieter de Korver (position) saw a 
flop. Schleger checked to de Korver who bet 4,000. Schleger now raised to 12,000, de Korver shipped his whole 41,400 stack into the middle, and Schleger made the call. They turned their cards over.
De Korver:
Schleger: 
for two pair
Turn: sealing the deal
River: 
The 2008 EPT Grand Final champion hit the rail. Schleger moved up to 132,000.
Singer on a Boat
We caught the action on the turn with 25,000 in the pot. The board read 
.
From the small blind, David Singer made it 21,000 to go. His opponent moved all in for 68,500 and Singer made the call.
Singer showed 
for a pair and a flush draw against his opponent's .
The fell on the river giving Singer a boat and a flush, not like he needed the latter.
Singer is at 180,000 and his opponent has hit the rail.
Getting the Best of Shak
Dan Shak, in middle position, opened to 5,000. The player in the big blind made the call and the two were on to the flop.
Flop: 
Both players checked and the turn brought the . It was checked to Shak who bet 10,000. His opponent made the call and the fell on the river.
Both players checked Shak mucked his cards when the player in the big blind tabled to take the pot. Shak now has 118,000.