2010 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$614,248
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,460,050
Entries
2,563
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Chip Counts

With only 14 players left, here's what the standings look like:

Player Chips Progress
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
1,755,000 -5,000
David Randall
David Randall
1,052,000 147,000
Nicholas Phillips
Nicholas Phillips
955,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
912,000 -188,000
Jason Young us
Jason Young
WSOP 1X Winner
890,000 -40,000
Simon Watt nz
Simon Watt
WSOP 1X Winner
878,000 13,000
Austin McCormick us
Austin McCormick
875,000 75,000
Michael Smith us
Michael Smith
789,000 109,000
Venkatesh Gupta us
Venkatesh Gupta
777,000 436,000
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
WSOP 1X Winner
767,000 112,000
Harsukhpaul Sangha ca
Harsukhpaul Sangha
654,000 365,000
Eric Ladny us
Eric Ladny
474,000 124,000
Kyle Winter
Kyle Winter
431,000 -144,000
Alex Bolotin us
Alex Bolotin
WSOP 1X Winner
406,000 -119,000

Break Time

We're already a few minutes into our first twenty-minute break of the day. The cards are going to be back in the air in roughly ten minutes.

Cya then!

Jeremy Fendelet Eliminated in 15th Place ($27,680)

Jeremy Fendelet open shoved from the hijack seat and Nicholas "ISpewChips" Phillips re-shoved from the cutoff.

"Oh man," Tom "durrr" Dwan said on the button.

Eventually he mucked, the blinds released and it was showdown time:

Showdown
Fendelet: {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Phillips: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Phillips' queens held pushing his stack to 955,000 chips.

Fendelet busted in 15th place, and will return to his beloved Michigan with $27,680.

Tags: Jeremy FendeletNicholas Phillips

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Scott Hamilton Eliminated in 16th Place ($21,936)

Scott Hamilton opened the pot to 52,000 from early position, and a player smooth called before Tom Dwan squeezed them both up to 136,000. Hamilton moved all in for about 740,000 total, and that was enough to quickly fold the monkey in the middle. Dwan didn't waste any time making the call, though, putting Hamilton at risk and putting a huge pot up for grabs.

Showdown
Hamilton: {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}
Dwan: {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}

Let's flip a coin for, oh, 1.5 million chips, shall we?

The flop came out {A-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}, and that was a fine sight indeed for Hamilton, taking a big lead with two to come.

The {J-Clubs} that turned on fourth street was a fantastically exciting card, giving Dwan his two-out set, but keeping Hamilton in the lead with Broadway.

River: {10-Clubs} (bink!)

Dwan improves to the runner-runner full house, drawing a big reaction from the players and spectators huddled around the table. In fact, the only person who didn't react was Dwan, sitting statuesquely still throughout that entire hand.

Unable to win that dramatic race, Scott Hamilton has been eliminated in 16th place, and Dwan once again has a commanding chip lead with 1.76 million.

Tags: Scott HamiltonTom Dwan

Jason Taus Eliminated in 17th Place ($21,936)

Well, Jason Taus' bid for an incredible Day 3 comeback has finally come to an end.

Simon Watt opened the pot with a raise to 47,000, and Venkatesh Gupta three-bet all in from the cutoff seat. In the big blind, Jason Taus made the call to put himself all in, and Watt folded out of the way to let the two short stack duke it out.

Showdown
Gupta: {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades}
Taus: {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

The flop was a pretty decent miss for Taus as the {10-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} gave him four more outs to the gutterball. The turn {2-Clubs} was a total brick, though, and Taus pleaded for his cards.

"Jack! Queen! Ace!"

But his cries fell on deaf ears. The dealer slammed the {10-Clubs} down on the river, and that was not one of the good cards for Taus.

After quite a remarkable run, Jason Taus is out in 17th place, and he seems absolutely thrilled to have made this latest pay jump. "Good job, guys. Good luck." He shook hands with his entire table, and even a few people on the rail as he gathered his belongings.

"It was a blast," Taus said as he headed for the cashier.

Tags: Jason TausVenkatesh Gupta

Jacobo Fernandez Eliminated in 18th Place ($21,936)

We have a pretty limited view of the featured table, but we did just see Jacobo Fernandez stand up and head to the payout desk. A quick check with his eliminator, Michael Smith, gives us the vital details.

He couldn't remember what Fernandez busted with, and we couldn't see the cards on the overhead camera, but Smith knocked him out with pocket jacks. The board ran out king-high, and whatever Fernandez had, it wasn't good enough to overcome two jacks.

Jacobo Fernandez is out in 18th place.

Tags: Jacobo FernandezMichael Smith

Taus Again

Under the gun, Venkatesh Gupta made it 53,000 to skate before Jason Taus moved all in for 120,000 total. Venkatesh called when the table folded back around, and he was the third player to have a shot at knocking out Taus.

"I got the skanks," said Taus, rolling over {Q-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}. He was a hefty favorite to stay alive once again as Venkatesh tabled {A-Spades} {10-Clubs}.

And once again, the board ran out favorably for Taus: {K-Hearts} {7-Spades} {J-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {3-Clubs}.

That's his third double since that crippling two-outer, and he's worked himself all the way back to 300,000, just about where he was before that ill-fated hand an hour ago.

Tags: Jason TausVenkatesh Gupta

Gupta Not Quitting His Day Job

Venkatesh Gupta just had his phone ring as the dealer was pitching cards, and he folded out of turn to go answer it. When he returned, the floor gave him a warning for his actions.

"But it was my boss!" Gupta complained.

The floor man responded, "You won't have to worry if you win this."

Gupta's boss must be following along with our coverage today, because his reply was a simple one: "No, I like my job!"

The table shared a chuckle.

Tags: Venkatesh Gupta

A Stacked Field

Here's how the 18 remaining players stack up as the cards go back in the air:

Player Chips Progress
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
1,350,000 -50,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
1,100,000 -205,000
Jason Young us
Jason Young
WSOP 1X Winner
930,000 -70,000
David Randall
David Randall
905,000 20,000
Simon Watt nz
Simon Watt
WSOP 1X Winner
865,000 -10,000
Austin McCormick us
Austin McCormick
800,000 30,000
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
720,000 -20,000
Michael Smith us
Michael Smith
680,000 -115,000
Nicholas Phillips
Nicholas Phillips
660,000 -40,000
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
WSOP 1X Winner
655,000 80,000
Kyle Winter
Kyle Winter
575,000 165,000
Alex Bolotin us
Alex Bolotin
WSOP 1X Winner
525,000 125,000
Jeremy Fendelet us
Jeremy Fendelet
415,000 130,000
Eric Ladny us
Eric Ladny
350,000 -30,000
Harsukhpaul Sangha ca
Harsukhpaul Sangha
289,000 -146,000
Venkatesh Gupta us
Venkatesh Gupta
200,000 -110,000
Jacobo Fernandez us
Jacobo Fernandez
181,000 -179,000
Jason Taus
Jason Taus
175,000 15,000