2010 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$189,870
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
625
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Barry Good Result as Greenstein Triple Up

Three players had made it as far as the {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{q-Diamonds} flop when we arrived, with one of them being Barry Greenstein in position.

The first player checked, and the second player bet. Greenstein called, and indeed both Greenstein and Player 2 called the check-raise from Player 1.

Onwards.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and Player 1 now bet out. Player 2 raised, and Greenstein promptly reraised all in for just a tiny bit more. Players 1 and 2 checked down the {4-Hearts} river and they went to showdown.

One player tabled {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} but the other player mucked - he'd already seen Greenstein's {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for a full house.

With that, Greenstein tripled up to 7,300.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

Another Shot in the Arm for Ivey

We caught up with Phil Ivey (big blind) checking an {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop, and calling calling the bet from his opponent (button). Ivey check-called again on the {4-Clubs} turn and then checked a third time on the {10-Diamonds} river; this time his opponent checked behind.

Ivey revealed {7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for two pair, tens and sevens. His opponent couldn't beat it and mucked, leaving Ivey to rake in this latest pot.

Ivey is flying head and shoulders above the rest of the field right now, with 35,500 in chips.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Notable Chip Counts

Feast your eyes on these bad boys:

JC Tran -- 6,900
Barry Greenstein -- 13,500
John Juanda -- 9,600
Dewey Tomko -- 6,500
Svetlana Gromenkova -- 9,500
Martin Kabrhel -- 7,800
Matt Hawrilenko -- 12,000
Maria Ho -- 9,300
Vanessa Rousso -- 6,000
Lauren Kling -- 10,000
Jeff Madsen -- 3,800
Mark Gregorich -- 4,900
Sorel Mizzi -- 14,000
Brock Parker -- 8,100
David Williams -- 11,800
Marcel Luske -- 5,400
Liz Lieu -- 5,200
Phil Ivey -- 26,500
Justin Bonomo -- 4,400
Jimmy Fricke -- 8,900
Ylon Schwartz -- 5,000
Marco Traniello -- 12,100
Rob Hollink -- 5,200
Chad Brown -- 16,500
Phil Gordon -- 2,300
Ted Forrest -- 12,000

Capture, Then Rapp-ture

Despite his stack being incomparable to his physical size, Phil Gordon managed to not only find a stack shorter than his, but actually eliminate him too. Stefan Rapp had just 750 at the time, and although he was coin-flipping with {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs} versus {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, he was unable to improve on a {7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} board. Gordon now up to the dizzy, nosebleed-inducing heights of 3,000.

Tags: Phil GordonStefan Rapp

Forrest Wants Action

Over at Ted Forrest's table, it's prop bet time!

Forrest has offered to attempt to drink a gallon of water in 15 minutes, or a gallon of milk in an hour. Tom Schneider is seriously considering taking it. The stake? $5.

No wonder that Forrest is betting small today - he confessed that he lost a $2,000 wager yesterday after he incorrectly guessed Tom Dwan's age at over 27. He said he read somewhere that Dwan was a year younger than Patrik Antonius.

Tags: Ted Forrest

Color Up Time

We have no more need of the 25-denomination chips, so it's bye-bye time for them.

Once the color up is done, the 20 minute break clock will start running.

Pain it Black

Ylon Schwartz reraised an open to 900 preflop and received two callers: Justin Bonomo in the small blind, and the initial raiser in early position.

On the {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} flop, the two callers checked, only for Schwartz to continuation bet. Both players called.

After everyone had checked the {6-Hearts} turn, Bonomo led out for 600 on the {J-Hearts} river. Schwartz called and showed {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. Bonomo showed {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} with a grimace.

Bonomo down to 6,800.

Tags: Justin BonomoYlon Schwartz

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

The Bear Facts

I'm not sure of the origin of the discussion (perhaps it's some bizarre prop bet), but Ted Forrest is currently engulfed in a discussion with the rest of the table about whether or not a UFC competitor could beat a bear in a fight. Topics that cropped up included tapping out, choke holds, and even whether or not weapons would be allowed. Personally, unless the bear was Rupert or Paddington, I'm not sure the UFC fighter would have much of a chance. Phil Ivey probably would though.