Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
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
Pham's Fold
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Hoai Pham habitually takes his time to make decisions, especially pre-flop. In a recent hand with David Villegas he had every right to.
When we arrived at the table, over 100,000 chips were in the middle. Villegas had shoved after a raise in front and the action was on Pham.
"Can I show my cards before making a decision?" Pham asked the dealer.
A floorperson was within earshot and interjected saying, "Your hand will not be dead, but you will receiver a penalty."
"It might be worth it," joked Villegas.
Pham tanked a little longer before begrudgingly folding 
face up. Villegas appeared relieved as he raked in the pot, increasing his chip stack to 345,000 chips. The hand dented Pham's stack, dropping him below 100,000 chips.
Zhen Chai Eliminated in 15th Place
All the chips were in preflop between Zhen Chai and Arthur Vea for one of the more dramatic hands of the evening.
Chai: 
Vea: 
The flop opened the door to the roller coaster that was to come when it came 
, giving Vea a set of jacks, but leaving Chai with an open ended straight-draw that was completed with a 
on the turn. However, the poker gods weren't done with the pair yet and delivered the 
on the river to give Vea quad jacks and the best hand.
Christopher Reider has come over from the other table to take Seat 8 which was left vacant by Ken Lee a little while ago.
Arthur Vea Collecting Chips
Arthur Vea is now up to about 290,000 in chips.
Pham Doubles with Aces
If there is a remedy for having to fold ace-king pre-flop, it just might be having someone shove into you when you hold aces.
Moments ago Hoai Pham opened to 20,000 from under the gun, and when the action folded to Brian Phillis in the small blind he went into the tank. After asking for a count of Pham's chips, Phillis pushed all-in and Pham snapped it off spiking 
onto the table.
Phillis showed and received no help from the 
board.
"Thank you!" Pham shouted into a mostly-empty Amazon Room.
After the double up, Pham is now back above six-figures with 138,000 chips and Phillis is down to 102,000 chips.
Barry Hulunian Elminated in 14th Place
Chris Reider wasted no time getting involved in the action. On one of his first hands since joining Table 363, he raised to 24,000 in middle position. Things folded to Barry Hulunian who went all in for a total of 46,500, which was called by Reider.
Hulunian tabled 
, but Reider's 
would be good enough when the flop came 
with a 
on the turn and a 
on the river.
Savage On the Rail
Commerce Casino Tournament Director Matt Savage, who busted yesterday in this event, is here to rail his friend and co-worker David Villegas. Savage is beaming watching his friend battle it out for a bracelet, twit-picking and tweeting about the action himself.
David Fischer Eliminated in 13th Place
Table 363 is a dangerous place to be. Just ask David Fischer, who went all in from the small blind for his remaining 40,000 and was snap called by Patrick Silvey in the big blind.
Fischer: 
Silvey: 
The flop came down 
with on the turn and 
on the river, giving Silvey an ace-high flush.
Brian Phillis has come over to fill Seat 7 and our tables are even at six players a piece.
Pham Doubles with Aces Part Deux
Hoai Pham did it again.
Action folded to Pham who opened to 40,000 from the cutoff.
"You raised to forty-thousand?" Kent Washington asked very perplexed. "Well, I'm all in then."
Pham immediately called, forgetting that Yuta Motoyama had to act. Motoyama quickly folded and Pham turned over black aces again! A disgusted Washington tabled .
The board ran 
and and a wave of chips was pushed Pham's way.
The hand left Washington crippled with just 80,000 chips but Pham is living large with 364,500 chips.
Brian Phillis Sent Home in 12th Place
Arthur Vea raised preflop from the button only to have Brian Phillis push in his entire stack. Vea made the call and they turned over their cards:
Vea 
Phillis
The flop came and Phillis was in need of some serious help. The fell on the turn and Phillis was looking for a five. The 
on the river was close, but not close enough. Phillis finished in 12th place.
We are now just two eliminations away from the final table.