Level: 14
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 400
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,245,680
Entries
872
Level
36
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000
Baker Rises
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David "ODB" (or "Not Bakes", if you'd prefer) Baker was down around 3,000 early in the day. We saw him bounce all the way back up to 50,000 at one point near the dinner break, then back down under 20,000. The latest OBD trend has him once again on the rise. We picked up the action as he was involved in a heads-up pot just a moment ago.
The gentleman on the button had raised, and Baker called from the big blind. The two men took a flop of 
, and Baker check-called a continuation bet from his opponent. OBD checked again on the 
turn, calling down another bullet worth 7,200 chips. Both men checked the 
river, and Baker said simply, "Jack." His opponent made him show the 
before mucking, and that last pot moves Baker back up to about 55,000.
He noticed us eyeballing his chips as he stacked them up after the hand. "The roller-coaster day continues..." he said ho-hum, returning to the task at hand.
Roothlus Making Noise
We just saw Adam "Roothlus" Levy take out the player in Seat 9 to move up to about 75,000.
Roothlus was in late position with 
, and a preflop raising war left his opponent all in for about 20,000. When he saw Levy's cards, he was not pleased. "Aw f***!" he yelled, shaking his head. "I'm gonna have to get super lucky." He sheepishly rolled over his 
, all in and dominated.
The flop came 
, and Levy let out an awkard yell something like, "Gwaugh!"
"I don't know why I just yelled like that," he giggled as the dealer burned another card. His opponent had flopped a flush draw, but the 
turn and 
river could not get him over the hump, adding his own pelt to Levy's wall.
Bari Cruising at the Top
From middle position, Allen Bari raised to 3,600. The big blind called before the flop came down 
. Both players checked and the turn added the 
to the board. The big blind fired 4,000 and Bari made the call to see the pair the board on the river. A present heart draw was also completed with the river card and the big blind opted to check to Bari. The much younger Bari fired 3,200 and his opponent mucked. Bari increased to over 260,000 in chips and is still the top dog to catch.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 400
Baker Versus Beasley
From middle position, William Beasley raised to 4,100. David Baker reraised to 10,300 from the hijack seat and Beasley called when action folded back around to him. After the two player saw the flop come down paired with the 
, both checked.
Fourth street added the to the board, making both a club draw and heart draw present. Beasley was up first and fired 6,600. Baker was right there to make the call, not going anywhere.
The river completed the board with the 
, completing the heart draw. Beasley took some time and then checked. Baker also took his time and then checked. Beasley showed two queens, but saw that Baker out-flopped him with the , drawing very slim preflop. Beasley slipped back to 60,000 while Baker moved to over double that at about 125,000.
A Firm Grippo
Nicolas Grippo has just won himself a huge pot to take the chip lead here late on Day 1.
The man under the gun opened to 4,600 before Player 2 reraised to 10,600. In position, Grippo cold four-bet to 23,500. The opener folded, but Player 2 made the flat-call to go heads up to the flop.
It rolled out 
, and both men checked. The 
turn drew another check from Player 2, and Grippo took his cue to bet 21,000 at the pot. His opponent then check-raised all in for just over 60,000, and Grippo frowned and called.
Showdown
Player 2: 
Grippo: 
Grippo had turned his trips to take a huge lead in the hand with one card to come. The river was a blank 
, no help to Player 2, and he has been eliminated. Grippo, on the other hand, is now the commanding chip leader with 322,000 chips heaped in front of him.
Rose Hoping to Build Back from the Short Stack
Sam Rose AKA "Dot.com" was knocked all the way down to 5,500 when the average stack was about 65,000. Rose didn't give up though and made it a point to buckle down in order to try and make a comeback. Since then, he's built back up to 25,000, but he was just knocked back to 9,400 after this hand came up.
A player raised to 4,800 from the hijack seat and the button made the call before Rose called from the small blind. The big blind also called. The flop came down 
and action checked around to the button. He fired 10,000 and Rose made the call. He only had 9,400 left after the call and the other two players in the hand folded.
The turn brought the 
and Rose check-folded to a bet from the player on the button that would have put him at risk for his entire stack. Rose was left with only 9,400, but things could be worse, he could be out of here. Rose was on the short stack before and is on it again, meaning he only has to mount another comeback.
One of Rose's tablemates mentioned that Rose said if he wins this event, he's going to be donating a good amount of the money to charity. That's a nice gesture and we'll see if he can run it up to make it happen.
A Rose By Any Other Name
Sam Rose has been after us all day to give him some coverage, but he has, unfortunately, not had much going until recently. Down to 7,400, we finally saw Rose involved in some action. The man to his right opened to 7,000, and Rose counted down his stack before deciding to just flat-call.
As the dealer was making the pot right, Rose started chatting. He was already standing up from his chair, and he asked us for a pen. "Here. I'm like Barry Greenstein," he said, pulling a non-descript square of white paper from his pocket. It was a voucher for a buffet comp. "I'm gonna sign this and give it to the guy who knocks me out!" Rose announced. He scrawled his John Hancock across the back, but it turns out he'd get to keep it after all.
The flop came 
, and the rest of the 400 chips went in. Rose held , and he had flopped good against the 
of his opponent. The turn and river didn't change anything, and Rose has found his double. Mark him down for 18,000.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 500