Murphy's Law
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Another big stack has emerged in the shape of one Mr. Stephen Murphy.
He's currently tied for the chip lead with Phil Ivey - they're on 33,000 apiece as we head into the last two levels of the day.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
625
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Marcel Sold
We're not sure of the details, but we're certain of the outcome - Marcel Luske is no longer in the running for this bracelet.
Rich Less Chip-Poor
Jordan Rich raised from the cutoff and flat-called a reraise from the button to see a 
flop, on which he check-raised. The button called the raise and they saw the river.
The turn came down the 
and this time Rich bet out. A short raising war broke out which culminated in Rich finding himself all, and they flipped the cards.
Button: 
for an overpair
Rich: 
for a straight
River: an inconsequential 
RIch doubled up to 10,000 as a result.
Straight on the River
I joined the action with the board reading 
and Sorel Mizzi betting from the button. His opponent called. The turn came the 
, and Mizzi found his bet of 800 check-raised to 1,600. He paused momentarily before making the call.
On the 
river, Mizzi's opponent bet out and Mizzi threw in some chips, his opponent not realising it was a raise and subsequently revealing his 
prematurely.
In the end, the faux-pas made little difference to the pot, as he made the call anyway, only for Mizzi to take the pot with 
for the rivered straight.
Mizzi now on circa 17,500 whilst his defeated foe is left with 1,100.
Sugar Bear Soured
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri three-bet from the button to a raise from the hijack. The hijack called and they saw a flop.
Flop: 
Mr. Hijack check-called a bet from Barbieri, and they proceeded to the turn.
Turn:
This time the hijack bet out. Barbieri called, leaving himself just 400 behind.
River:
Mr. Hijack bet out again, and Barbieri called all in. On their backs.
Barbieri: 
Hijack: 
that had spiked on the river
Thus we lose the Sugar Bear. Perhaps now that he's been declawed he can take on a UFC fighter a la Ted Forrest...
Klinging On
There had been a raise in position and a call from the small blind by the time Lauren Kling three-bet from the big blind. Both her opponents called, and they saw a flop.
Flop: 
The gent in the small blind checked, and Kling bet. The original raiser called behind, the small blind gave it up, and they were heads up to the turn.
Turn:
Again, Kling bet and her opponent called. Just one thing for it now...
River:
Kling bet out again, and this time time it was all in for her last 400. Her opponent finally gave up his hand, and Kling almost doubled to 6,000.
Late-Emerging Table of Doom
Just check out the doom on this baby:
Seat 1: John Juanda
Seat 2: Sorel Mizzi
Seat 3: Eric Baldwin
Seat 4: Mikhail Tulchinskiy
Seat 6: Jordan Rich
Seat 8: Brock Parker
Straight on the Turn
Barry Greenstein found himself involved in a three-way pot on a 
board. The short stack only had 100 remaining at the time and duly threw it in; unsurprisingly, both opponents called.
"Deuce," requested the all-in player selfishly as the river came a 
. The other player then suddenly tabled his 
before Greenstein had a chance to bet, but Greenstein was beat, and consequently checked with 
. The short stack had 
for the straight.
As a result, the short stack stayed alive, and Greesntein dropped a notch or two to 8,500.
Tales of Doom
An interesting hand at the Table of Doom has bumped John Juanda's stack up to 23,000.
Juanda raised in late position and the big blind called; Mr. Big Blind then proceeded to check-call the bet from Juanda on the 
flop. He check-called again on the turn and once more on the river - before mucking when Juanda turned over .
Vanessa Rousso Eliminated
Vanessa Rousso was all in moments ago for 800 with 
versus 
. Although she had two live cards, it was academic by the turn, the board coming 
to send her home.