Elezra Rides Off into the Sunset
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Eli Elezra made his last stand with a pair of cowboys, but unfortunately, his 
was met with his opponent's 
. The board ran out 
, and Elezra hit the rail just before the end of the night.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$68,798,600
Entries
7,319
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Esfandiari Gone!
Antonio Esfandiari was all in with the against the 
for his opponent. The flop came down 
and Esfandiari pumped his fist because he hit a jack. A player at another table asked Esfandiari if he doubled and Esfandiari said, "I'm on my way."
The turn brought the 
and then the river the 
. Esfandiari's opponent made a straight on the turn and river and he eliminated Esfandiari on one of the last hands of the night.
Marcus Eliminated
Van Marcus was all in preflop for his last 24,000 with and was in bad shape against his opponent's 
. The board ran out 
and Marcus' tournament came to an end late on Day 2a.
Day 2a In The Bag; Estafanous In The Lead!
After eight levels of intense tournament poker, Day 2a has come to a close in Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship!
At midday, 2,412 wide-eyed and poker-ready players walked eagerly through the doors of both the Amazon and Pavilion Rooms to see what fate awaited them throughout the course of the day.
Corwin Cole began the day as the tournament chip leader, but only saw his stack slide downward as many around him began closing ground. Multiple WSOP bracelet holder Jesper Hougaard, cash game specialists Patrik Antonius and Cole South along with Robert Mizrachi were just a few of those that rose up the leaderboard.
Unfortunately, many would find themselves on the rail including previous champions Carlos Mortensen, Berry Johnston, Tom McEvoy and Bobby Baldwin, along with 2010 bracelet winners Dutch Boyd and Daniel Alaei. The international brigade shrunk slightly with James Akenhead, Marcel Luske, Rob Hollink and Luca Pagona a few to book their flight home early.
Approximately 1,260 players have booked themselves a place on Monday for Day 3, and currently it seems as though Boulos Estafanous will be leading the charge with an amassed 344,100 in chips. Snapping on his heels however will be Randy Dorfman (337,000) Jesper Hougaard (316,200), Rodney Sherry (316,000), Sam Abueid (314,000) and Cole South (304,200).
Throw in a chipped-up Sammy Farha and Patrik Antonius, the dangerous Jason Somerville and Carter Phillips, along with previous champion Johnny Chan and a load of tournament veterans and amateurs, and it is truly still every players tournament to win!
Make sure to join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team tomorrow from 12:00 p.m PST as the cards hit the air for Day 2b where players will again begin jostling for a position where they can mount a challenge for the prize everyone is chasing; the coveted gold bracelet, title of champion and $8,944,138 in first prize money!
End-of-Day Big Stacks
Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 2a Completed
Official Day 2A Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,100
275,475
|
275,475 |
|
337,000
337,000
|
337,000 |
|
||
|
316,200
316,200
|
316,200 |
|
||
|
|
316,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
313,300
313,300
|
313,300 |
|
304,200
304,200
|
304,200 |
|
|
303,500
303,500
|
303,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
292,600
292,600
|
292,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
291,100
175,450
|
175,450 |
|
281,600
281,600
|
281,600 |
|
||
|
|
275,100
195,350
|
195,350 |
|
271,200
271,200
|
271,200 |
|
263,600
263,600
|
263,600 |
|
258,600
194,600
|
194,600 |
|
258,200
258,200
|
258,200 |
|
|
||
|
256,500
157,950
|
157,950 |
|
|
256,000
161,200
|
161,200 |
|
253,800
234,500
|
234,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
245,200
203,075
|
203,075 |
|
244,200
244,200
|
244,200 |
|
|
||
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
|
239,300
96,375
|
96,375 |
|
|
239,300
239,300
|
239,300 |
|
|
235,500
235,500
|
235,500 |
|
|
230,600
230,600
|
230,600 |