2010 World Series of Poker

$5,000 Ante Up For Africa Poker Tournament
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$130,641
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
84
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

The Bus Rolls On

Jerome Bettis just knocked out two opponents on back-to-back hands. It looks like our last two tables are collapsing to one ten-handed table. This is the money bubble!

Warne Spun Out

Shane Warne
Shane Warne

Alex Filatov moved all in from the cutoff and Shane Warne made the call for his tournament life from the button.

Warne: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Filatov: {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {K-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts} to see Warne eliminated as Filatov climbs to 115,000 in chips.

Tags: Alex FilatovShane Warne

Seidel Out-Flops to Double Up

Most of the action at this point is simple and straight-forward. A player opens all in and another calls. So it was for Erik Seidel. He opened with {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and was called by {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. Ship the double-up to Seidel, however, on a board of {5-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

Ferguson Exits Just Short of the Final Table

Chris Ferguson opened all in from the button. His good buddy Phil Gordon was in the big blind and decided to call with {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. Ferguson had pocket deuces.

"I'm live!" said Gordon excitedly. He was even more excited after pairing queens, {q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. "Could it happen? Could I bust Chris Ferguson one time?" Indeed he could. The turn and river blanked out. Ferguson is out of the tournament.

Tags: Chris FergusonPhil Gordon

Level: 10

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Seidel Doubles

Russell Rosenblum slid a stack amounting to around 17,000 in from the cutoff and Erik Seidel moved all in for 25,000 from the button.

Seidel: {A-Spades}{J-Spades}
Rosenblum: {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} to see Seidel double through to 60,000 as Rosenblum is left crippled with just 6,000 in chips.

Tags: Russell RosenblumErik Seidel

Gordon High and Dry

There was another elimination at the Phil Gordon-Shannon Elizabeth table. Elizabeth wished the departed player well as he offered his "good luck"s to the table. Phil Gordon tried to go for a high-five but was left hanging by the busted player.