Over at table 20, Jack McClelland went all in from the small blind for 1325 with 
and was called from a player who had limped under the gun with 
. The board ran out 
and McClelland doubled to 2750, still shy of the original starting stack.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$324,450
Entries
721
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 721
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One of the best and most famed tournament directors in the world is Matt Savage and he's here playing the first event at the WSOP. Savage will also be running the Las Vegas Poker Series that will run from August 13-22 at the Hard Rock Casino here under the blazing summer sun out in the desert. The Hard Rock is also the official home to the PokerNews team during the entire World Series.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
While on break, check out the new shots.
The first event at the 2010 WSOP is now on break. Players will be back in action in 20 minutes.
Last year's champ, Andrew Cohen, got his remaining 900 chips in with 
and was in dominating position against Kristi Smith's 
. That all changed when Cohen was left drawing dead on a 
flop. Cohen graciously made his exit as his hopes for a title defense came to an end.
With the board reading 
, Brandon Clifton led out for 1,150. His opponent immediately pushed the rest of his 3,125 chips in the middle.
"I guess I'm priced in," Clifton muttered facing the 1,875 raise.
After mulling the decision over for a minute or so, Clifton finally called and sheepishly tabled 
for a gut-shot straight draw and a flush draw. His opponent opened 
for top two-pair.
The tabled erupted when the fell on the river, giving Clifton a straight and eliminating his opponent. Clifton's good fortune has him sitting pretty with over 8,000 in his stack.
Anthony Yeh raised under the gun to 250 and the player in the small blind moved all in for 2,800. Yeh called all in for less and held the . His opponent held the 
. The board ran out 
and Yeh was able to win the hand and move to 4,600 in chips.
Last year's winner Andrew Cohen just lost a huge pot and is down to just 900 in chips.
Cohen was sitting in the small blind when the table folded through to Cary Lucier on the button who limped in for 100. Cohen raised to 500, the big blind folded, and Cohen turned to Lucier and rightly said, "I know you're calling."
With a flop of 
, Cohen bet 600 and Lucier called.
The turn delivered the 
. Cohen checked, Lucier fired out 600, Cohen raised to 2,500, and Lucier called.
The 
fell on the river. Cohen checked and Lucier bet 2,000, saying "You're ace king is no good." Cohen thought for a moment before calling. Lucier showed 
and Cohen mucked his hand and asked, "What are you calling me with on the turn?"
Lucier is now up to 12,000 in chips, and Cohen is sitting with less than 10 big blinds at 900.
Lucier pulled us aside after the action was completed and explained his approach to the hand. Lucier said, "After the flop I put him on two high cards, so I smooth called. Then the comes and he puts out what I think is a bluff. When the came I knew I was best despite the flush on the board."
Every year at the WSOP, bad beat stories and tales of the unfortunate can be heard everywhere you turn. Just standing out in the tournament area, we overheard this conversation.
"Andy, you're out?" questions a player to another walking by the table.
"Yup! All in with 
against queens and tens. Like always, nothing happened!" responded the player who was exiting the tournament area.
