2010 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$482,774
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,245,050
Entries
1,663
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Two Outer For Staball

Stian Stabell is feeling rather relaxed right about now, after he just doubled up through an opponent with a classic two outer.

The chips were in preflop with Staball tabling {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} to be in a world of hurt against his opponent's {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}.

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and Staball dings a nine on the turn to double up to 23,000 chips.

Tags: Stian Stabell

Haw Takes Bite Out Of FBT

With three limpers in the pot, Greg "FBT" Mueller popped it up to 2,800 from the small blind. He reduced the field by one as three players saw the {J-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{A-Spades} flop.

Mueller led out with a bet of 2,400 and found himself one caller in Kevin Haw early position. On the {2-Clubs} turn Mueller checked and Haw bet 3,700. Mueller then put in a cheeky min-raise to 7,400 and it was back on Haw who decided enough was enough as he moved all in. It was only another 6,000 to Mueller to call but he gave it up. Haw is up to 30,000 while Mueller is back in the pack with 26,000.

Tags: Kevin HawGreg MuellerFBT

You Have Outs

Kenneth Terrell has doubled through after a very nice river went his way to crack the pocket queens of his opponent. All the chips were in preflop, with Terrell holding {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and when the first four cards were spread {5-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts} a player turned to Terrell and commented, "...you have outs!"

Indeed he did, as the {3-Diamonds} spiked to give Terrell a straight and the double up to 31,000 chips.

Tags: Kenneth Terrell

Sugar Bear Claims Another Victim

Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri has extended his chip lead and now sits with 90,000 after eliminating another short-stacked player.

Barbieri made the call with {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and had live cards against the short stack's {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}. The board fell {9-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{9-Clubs} to pair up Barbieri's king and send his opponent home.

Tags: Al Barbieri

Fatal Errors for Aguiar

Jonathan Aguiar
Jonathan Aguiar

When we arrived at the table Jonathan Aguiar told us that "I just lost a 100k pot with aces!"

The very next hand Aguiar went all in for 1,500 chips and an opponent called.

Showdown
Aguiar: {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Board: {q-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Aguiar is out of the tournament.

Tags: Jonathan Aguiar

Ducks No Good To Dani

Philip Braeutigam raised to 1,000 from early position and Dani Stern made the call. They checked a flop of {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} before the {5-Diamonds} landed on the turn. Stern fired out 1,600 and Braeutigam made the call.

The river was the {7-Clubs} and again both players checked. Stern tabled pocket deuces but Braeutigam showed {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for the best hand to take it down. Both players now sit with about 18,000 chips.

Tags: Dani SternPhilip Braeutigam

Play Resumes

The players are refueled and refreshed and play is back underway! We'll be playing four more levels this evening before we call it a night.

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50