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

Straate to the Top

Benjamin Straate has just eliminated another player to add to his already massive stack. Kai Paulson was the victim this time and the two got all the chips in the middle preflop:

Showdown
Straate: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Paulson: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The {10-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop pushed Straate way ahead, and Paulson stood from his chair trying to will a jack to make broadway. Neither the turn ({6-Hearts}) nor the river ({8-Clubs}) completed that straight though, and Paulson was eliminated from the tournament.

With the knockout, Straate now sits with 950,000 chips.

Tags: Benjamin StraateKai Paulson