Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$324,450
Entries
721
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Updated Chip Counts at the Dinner Break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
332,000 | 163,700 |
|
|
236,500 | 36,500 |
|
|
231,000 | 135,200 |
|
|
176,500 | 104,400 |
|
|
175,000 | 67,500 |
|
136,500 | 36,500 |
|
|
132,000 | 108,700 |
|
|
105,000 | 47,300 |
|
|
94,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
93,000 | 40,000 |
|
83,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
83,000 | -25,700 |
|
|
74,500 | 46,900 |
|
|
66,000 | 25,700 |
|
|
60,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
53,500 | 13,600 |
|
|
39,500 | -32,200 |
|
34,500 | 18,300 |
Shuffle Up and...Eat!
It's time for dinner. The final 18 players will return in one hour to resume play.
Down to Two Tables
With only 18 players remaining in the field, we are down to just two tables. Here's how it's broken down:
Table 363
1: Zhen Cai
2: David Fischer
3: Barry Hulunian
4: Patrick Silvey
5: Arthur Vea
6: Jeffrey Bennett
7: Kenneth Lee
8: Kenyon Mckellar
9: Jonathan Kotula
Table 364
Seat 1: Yuta Motoyama
Seat 2: Matthew Hollinger
Seat 3: Brian Phillis
Seat 4: David Villegas
Seat 5: Eric Zuerndorfer
Seat 6: Hoai Pham
Seat 7: David Patent
Seat 8: Christopher Reider
Seat 9: Kent Washington
Jack McClelland Eliminated in 19th Place
Jack McClelland, a former World Series of Poker tournament director has been sent to the rail after a dramatic, 100,000 chip race.
It all started when Hoai Pham opened in early position to 14,000. McClelland re-raised to 52,300 (all-in) and Eric Zuerndorfer then re-shoved for 59,800. Pham went deep into the tank, cutting chips out and returning them to his stack before finally folding.
"Hearts," McClelland uttered while tabling 
.
"That's what I was hoping for," Zuerndorfer said turning over 
.
The dealer paused momentarily then flopped 
giving McClelland the advantage.
"Just a red jack," Zuerndorfer pleaded.
The turn was red, but it was the 
.
"C'mon, just a red jack," he repeated.
The dealer wrapped the table and dropped a bomb, the 
, on the river.
Most everybody in the vicinity exploded into a chorus of "oh's" as McClelland rose from his chair. A handful of players, even some from across the room, walked over to congratulate him and send him on the way. The former tournament director was surely a fan favorite, but he'll have to settle with a 19th place finish.
Vincent Mettlen Eliminated in 20th Place
Vincent Mettlen and Brian Phillis were involved in a flop reading 
. Mettlen bet 5,000 on the flop and Phillis called.
The turn was 
and Mettlen put 10,000 into the middle. Phillis asked for a count and after finding out Mettlen had 32,600 behind him, Phillis went all in. Mettlen called, putting his tournament life at stake.
Mettlen: 
Phillis: 
The river was 
and Phillis took down the pot with a pair of fives.
We are now one bust away from breaking to two tables.
Christopher Perez Eliminated in 21st Place
Christopher Perez pushed his last 21,600 chips in the middle from under the gun and Eric Zuerndorfer re-shoved from the cut-off. The button and blinds folded, and the hands were shown down.
Perez: 
Zuerndorfer: 
The board ran 
and Perez hit the rail in 21st place.
Kotula Can't Seem to Gain Momentum
Christopher Reider and Jonathan Kotula built a pot of about 30,000 preflop and saw a flop of 
. Both players checked as the turn came 
. Once again both players checked to the river, which was the 
.
Kotula bet out 14,000 and was quickly called by Reider, who turned over 
. Kotula mucked and Reider took down the pot.
Kotula, who won this event in 2008, has been bleeding chips and is down to about 55,000.
Derek Dillman Eliminated in 22nd Place
After taking a big hit earlier, Derek Dillman has been knocked out.
Dillman got the remainder of his stack all-in with David Patent pre-flop and the hands looked like this:
Dillman: 
Patent:
Dillman mad a pair of kings on the flop, but Patent's set of jacks took a commanding lead. With the on the turn and the on the river, Dillman's hand did not improve sending him to the rail in 22nd place.
Patent now sits with a monster stack worth over 200,000 chips.
Edward Martin Eliminated in 23rd Place
Yuta Motoyama raised to 10,000 and was called by Jonathan Kotula and Edward Martin, who was in the big blind.
Martin checked the 
flop and Motoyama bet 15,000. After Kotula folded, Martin shoved all-in for 16,800 more.
Motoyama didn't look happy and even stated, "You have me beat, but I'm getting the right price." He made the call and turned over the . Martin showed the 
. The turn was the 
, but it was the on the river that gave Motoyama the winning hand. Martin was eliminated in 23rd place.