2010 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$8,944,310
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$68,798,600
Entries
7,319
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

One for Bucaric

Matthew Bucaric raised from middle position to 250,000 and was called by Jason Senti in the big blind. The flop came down {J-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Senti checked. Bucaric fired 290,000 and was called.

The turn brought the {K-Spades} and Senti checked. Bucaric fired 550,000 and Senti folded.

Tags: Jason SentiMatthew Bucaric

One Million, One Mizrachi

Michael Mizrachi, from Day 7 action
Michael Mizrachi, from Day 7 action

Some of the most dangerous hands you can play in flop poker are blind-on-blind battles, especially in an unraised pot. Mads Wissing, sitting in the small blind, was the first player into the last pot at the secondary feature table. He limped in, with Michael Mizrachi checking behind. Both players also checked a {2-Spades}{a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} flop.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds}. Wissing fired a bet of 225,000 into the middle, with Mizrachi opting to call. When the river came {8-Clubs} Wissing didn't slow down. He bet another 440,000. That bet was raised by Mizrachi to 990,000. Wissing called, then saw that Mizrachi rivered two pair, {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. That hand wound up the winner, allowing Mizrachi to increase his count to about 8.3 million. Wissing is hurting with just 1.4 million.

Tags: Mads WissingMichael Mizrachi

Pisano Gets Paid

Benjamin Statz raised to 300,000 from middle position and Robert Pisano came along with the call with the benefit of the button.

The flop brought {3-Spades} {2-Hearts} {5-Diamonds}, and both players checked to the {2-Clubs} turn. Statz put out a delayed continuation bet of 300,000, and Pisano made the smooth call. On the {3-Diamonds} river, Statz checked it again, and Pisano took the opportunity to fire out a bet of 825,000. His opponent tanked it up for a couple minutes, finally putting the calling chips into the pot.

Pisano will take those. He showed up {8-Spades} {8-Clubs}, and his overpair was the winner. Dragging those chips in moves him to about 8.25 million while Statz has slipped to about 8.8 in his own right.

Tags: Benjamin StatzRobert Pisano

Thorson Puts Himself at Risk

William Thorson took an unconventional approach to his last hand against John Racener. Racener opened for 275,000 pre-flop, passing the action to Thorson in the small blind. Thorson then surprisingly announced that he was all in, for just less than 4.0 million! Racener tanked for several minutes, perhaps trying to puzzle out what was going on. Ultimately he decided to fold his hand.

Tags: John RacenerWilliam Thorson

Eskandar Shoves

Patrick Eskandar raised to 275,000 from middle position, and he found a call from Soi Nguyen who had position in the cutoff seat.

The two men went heads-up to the {3-Clubs} {4-Spades} {4-Hearts} flop, and Eskandar announced an all in for about 1.78 million. Nguyen tanked and chatted across the table casually, eventually deciding to surrender his cards and let Eskandar take down the pot.

Tags: Patrick EskandarSoi Nguyen

More for Affleck

Matt Affleck did the deed of sending Johnny Lodden out the door to move to about 14 million in chips and just picked up another pot.

Jason Senti raised to 280,000 from the hijack seat and Matt Affleck called from the cutoff. David Baker also called from the big blind and the flop came down {7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Action was checked by Baker and Senti over to Affleck. He fired a bet of 400,000 and both his opponents folded.

Tags: Matt AffleckJohnny LoddenJason Senti

Steven is Unconvinced but Folds Anyway

Brandon Steven opted to defend his big blind against an early-position raise to 255,000 made by William Thorson. Both players then checked a jack-high flop, {6-Spades}{2-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. When the turn came a third heart, {9-Hearts}, Steven checked again. Thorson decided to take a stab at the pot with a bet of 425,000. Steven wanted to see the last card and called, bringing the two men to the {7-Clubs} river. Steven checked a third time and quickly was facing a bet of 1.6 million.

"You don't have anything, do you?" Steven asked. We didn't hear if Thorson made any reply, but it didn't matter. Steven folded his hand and dropped to about 4.8 million.

Tags: William ThorsonBrandon Steven

LeFrancois Not Messing About

In early position, Robert Pisano opened the pot to 280,000 and he started something vicious. Pascal LeFrancois called next door, and once again the action paused on Adam Levy. He stacked out a reraise to 1 million straight, and Pisano didn't waste too much time calling. LeFrancois, on the other hand, was thinking more sinister thoughts. With all that dead money in there, he squeezed all in for about 15.5 million, sliding out his lavender stacks to signal his intentions to the table.

Levy tanked for about two minutes and folded, and Pisano folded a bit quicker, and LeFrancois has chipped up by more than 2 million courtesy of that shove.

Tags: Pascal LeFrancoisRobert PisanoAdam Levy

Johnny Lodden Eliminated in 27th Place ($317,161)

Johnny Lodden - 27th Place
Johnny Lodden - 27th Place

Matt Affleck raised from under the gun and Johnny Lodden moved all in for 1.47 million from the button. After a few moments in the tank, Affleck made the call. He held the {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for two overs against the {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for Lodden.

The flop came down {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}{2-Spades} and Lodden stayed in front. The turn brought the {10-Clubs} and Affleck took the lead. The river completed the board with the {7-Spades} and that was it. Lodden lost the flip and was sent to the rail in 27th place. He earned $317,161 for his finish.

Tags: Johnny LoddenMatt Affleck