Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon
Prize Pool
$270,720
Entries
188
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Enter Hellmuth
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Fashionably late as always, Phil Hellmuth has just taken his seat in the tournament. It's not often players in these Circuit events get to play with someone as decorated as Hellmuth, but today is their lucky day.
Hellmuth and His Sixes
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
From under the gun, Matthew Chang limped in. Phil Hellmuth limped from the next seat and then Matthew Davidson limped from middle position. Derwin Ward raised to 1,650 from the hijack and everyone folded back around to Hellmuth. He called and Davidson called.
The flop came down 
and Hellmuth led for 1,400. Davidson folded and Ward made the call.
The turn card was the 
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the river. Hellmuth bet 700 and Ward raised to 2,700. Hellmuth quickly called.
"I got nothing," said Ward before Hellmuth tabled the 
. Ward then mucked and Hellmuth won the pot to move to 25,000 in chips.
"Now we're playing the game, baby!" said an excited Hellmuth after the hand.
Griffin Out-Flops Opponent
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Gavin Griffin raised from the cutoff seat to 700. The big blind three-bet to 1,800 and Griffin four-bet to 4,900. After a while in the tank, the big blind made the call.
The flop was 
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the turn. They both checked again and the 
came out on the river. Both checked once more.
The big blind showed the 
, but lost to Griffin's 
as he flopped a pair of tens. Griffin won the pot and improved to 49,000 in chips.
Pilgrim Sent Sailing
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Three players checked the flop of 
to Steve McQueen. He bet 900 and the first player who had checked, Dwyte Pilgrim, raised to 3,000. The next player folded and then Robert Zafiratos called before McQueen folded.
The turn brought the and Pilgrim pushed out 5,000. Zafiratos raised all in and Pilgrim called off his last 16,500 or so with the 
. Zafiratos tabled the 
.
The river completed the board with the 
and Zafiratos' straight was the winner and he won the pot, sending Pilgrim to the rail.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
53,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
34,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
26,000 | |
|
25,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
22,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
20,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
||
|
19,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
17,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
10,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
Break
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
The players are on another 15-minute break.
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Arnett's Jacks Fall
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
On the first hand back from break, Kristy Arnett had an opponent all in preflop with the 
. Her opponent held two overs in the 
.
The board ran through 
and Arnett's jacks went down in flames. her opponent was all in for slightly less than 8,000 chips and Arnett was knocked way down to 2,200.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
36,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
32,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
27,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
24,000 | |
|
23,000
10,700
|
10,700 |
|
21,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
19,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
6,500
-4,850
|
-4,850 |