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2010 World Series of Poker
WSOP Tournament of Champions
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
27
Level
19
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Break
Play has now ground to a halt as the players congregate into one 10-handed table. In the meantime, there will be an extended break whilst players undergo some grueling questioning in the interview room.
10-Handed Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
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152,900
-7,100
|
-7,100 |
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|
136,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
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|
100,300
31,300
|
31,300 |
|
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|
54,300
-7,200
|
-7,200 |
|
|
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|
53,400
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
||
|
51,500 | |
|
||
|
35,600
600
|
600 |
|
|
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|
31,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
17,900
-2,100
|
-2,100 |
|
|
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Ten-Handed Final Table Draw
Seat 1: Annie Duke - 17, 900 (9bb)
Seat 2: Joe Hachem - 136,000 (68bb)
Seat 3: Erik Seidel - 35,600 (18bb)
Seat 4: Johnny Chan - 152,900 (76bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Negreanu - 175,000 (88bb)
Seat 6: Barry Greenstein - 51,500 (26bb)
Seat 7: Huck Seed - 100,300 (50bb)
Seat 8: Jennifer Harman - 53,400 (27bb)
Seat 9: T.J. Cloutier - 54,300 (27bb)
Seat 10: Howard Lederer - 31,000 (16bb)
"A Very Special Night of Poker"
As we relocate to the main feature table, the whole atmosphere in the Amazon Room has changed with the previously empty rail now packed to the rafters with poker fanatics looking to grab an autograph or, if they're lucky, photo with their favorite poker star.
Lon McEachern and Norman Chad are currently bashing through their introductory lines to my left, so once they're done and dusted, we should be ready to go. As McEachern says himself, "A very special night of poker lies ahead", although I can confirm it's still day time. The secrets of TV revealed!
First Blood
The very first hand went to Daniel Negreanu. He raised it up preflop to pick up the blinds and antes.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Howard Gets a Few Less
Johnny Chan raised to 3,800 under the gun, and it folded to Howard Lederer in the cutoff. He moved all in for an additional 25,700. While Chan was thinking, they realized that despite the level up, everyone had contributed a 200 ante instead of 300, and the blinds had remained at 800/1,600. Chan folded, and Lederer joked that everyone owed him a few extra.
The next hand, Jennifer Harman raised, and Lederer moved all in again. She gave it up, and he took down two in row. That puts Lederer up to 46,000.
Early Pot for Negreanu
Huck Seed - looking rather more clean cut than when he started the Series - opened to 6,000 from early position and Daniel Negreanu made the call in the big blind.
After both players checked the 
flop, Negreanu took it down with a bet of 9,200 on the 
turn.
Put Your Dukes Up
Annie Duke open shoved for 14,000. After a moment of thought, Joe Hachem flatted on her left. Everyone else got out of the way, so it was time to flip 'em.
Duke: 
Hachem: 
The 
got a cheer from the crowd. Way ahead, Duke took a sip of her tea and a deep breath. The 
turn and 
river were no help to Joe, and Duke doubled up to 34,000. Hachem is still plenty healthy with 115,000.