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Vincent Jacques came runner-up to Praz Bansi in Event No. 5 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em, and he's here today trying to improve on that. He's sitting with about 22,000 in chips after knocking out an opponent at his table.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1b
Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,737,800
Total Entries
3,042
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 3,042
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There was a lot of aggression exercised pre-flop in this latest hand. A player acting under the gun limped, as did the player to his left in Seat 4. The player in the hijack raised to 1,000, and the player in the cutoff moved all in for 3,550. Action folded to the woman in Seat 2, who tanked for a bit before announcing she was all in. The hijack player folded and we were finally heads up for the flop.
Koftan said, "That's not good" upon hearing his opponent's bet. But when he saw he had her beat, he said, "Oh, that is good."
Koftan: 
Seat 2: 
The board ran 
.
Koftan finds himself up to about 8,900 with under an hour to go before play breaks for the day.
John "The Razor" Phan and his opponent in Seat 3 got all of their money in on a flop of 
. When the cards were turned over it was revealed they both had a pair of jacks:
Seat 3:
Phan: 
The turn was the 
and the river 
. Phan's ace was good for the kicker and he took down a large pot while eliminating his opponent. He is now at 29,000.
Edward Brogdon went all in after the player in the small blind checked a board reading 
. There was about 7,000 in the pot and the small blind only had 2,225 behind.
After thinking it through, the small blind decided to save his remaining chips and give up on the pot. With that win, Brogdon is up to 18,000.
On an queen-high flop, Danny Smith got it all in with against another player's 
. He stood to collect 40,000 in chips if he could just fade his opponent's outs. Unfortunately for Smith, he was unable to do so when a fell on the river.
Smith was left with just a tiny collection of chips, which he put in the middle on the next hand. His 
was not able to improve against an opponent's 
and Smith was knocked out of the tournament.
Both David Bakers are in the field. "The Original" David Baker, as he calls himself is among the chip leaders with 34,000. David "Bakes" Baker is also kicking around, and he has about 30,000. We'll call "Bakes" "David Bakes Baker" just to keep things sorted.
John "The Razor" Phan raised to 1,300 from the cut off. The woman in the small blind moved all in for a total of 4,075 and Phan called immediately.
Phan:
Small Blind: 
The flop came 
, giving Phan a set and all but sealing the small blind's fate. The 
on the turn provided a little hope, but the on the river quickly shut the door on her tournament life.
Phan is now up to 13,350.
On a flop of 
, Antonio Esfandiari checked and Robert "RGB" Bryan bet 2,000. Esfandiari raised to 7,500 and Bryan made the call, leaving himself 7,300 behind.
The 
hit on the turn and Esfandiari moved all in. Bryan, who had Esfandiari covered, called and turned over 
for a full house.
Esfandiari mucked his hand, but since it was an all in situation the floor asked the dealer to turn over the hand. Esfandiari had flopped a straight with 
and was now drawing dead.
The was run out on the river and Bryan scooped a huge pot, bringing him to 35,800. Esfandiari, also known as the "Magician," disappeared from the tournament.
Level: 8
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Terri Charles made a raise to 1,200 only to have Sam Stein move all in for 11,000. Charles made the call and the two turned over their cards:
Stein:
Charles:
Stein couldn't improve on the board and he was eliminated from the tournament. Charles is up to 23,500.
