No-Flop Poker
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We just went one full orbit with no flops, as each pot was won with either a single preflop raise or a standard three-bet reraise. It's exciting poker, there just isn't much post-flop play right now.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,722,400
Entries
792
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
A Big Misstep From Gilmore
From the button, Jason DeWitt opened to 75,000, and he found calling action from small blind Peter Gilmore.
Off the two men went to what would turn out to be an action-y flop of 
. Gilmore knocked the table, and DeWitt fired out 110,000 chips. That's not going to get it done here; DeWitt snuck in a check-raise to 260,000 total. After a minute or two of consideration, Gilmore announced an all-in three-bet, and DeWitt shrugged and made the call to put his own tournament life in jeopardy. The news was good, though:
DeWitt: 
Gilmore: 
(oops)
Gilmore was drawing dead to a runner-runner chop, and the turn 
ended the hand right there. A mocking 
hit the river, too little too late for Gilmore, and he loses a big chunk of his stack to the dangerous DeWitt.
We'll get some updated chip counts as soon as they clean up the stacks over there.
Gilmore Growing
Peter Gilmore raised to 75,000 under the gun, and Amit Makhija wanted to play for more. In middle position, he three-bet to 200,000 straight, only to see Gilmore shove all in over the top. It was a covering reraise, and Makhija decided that he could not go any further. He released his cards, adding, "I folded ace-queen. Can you show me a better hand?"
Gilmore promptly mucked, putting a big dent in Makhija's stack with that shove.
Makhija - 655,000
Gilmore - lots, still stacking
Another C-Bet Winner
David Benefield limped from the button, and Jeff Williams raised to 110,000 total from the small blind. Benefield quickly called.
The heads-up flop brought 
, and a lone bet of 120,000 earned Williams the pot without contest as his opponent insta-folded.
Most of the pots at this featured table are being won with a single, standard continuation bet on the flop as these players continue to try and feel each other out for the time being.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Change the Names and Do it Again
Jason DeWitt made it 60,000 preflop, and Amit Makhija called from the big blind, sending the two men off to a heads-up flop.
It came out 
, and Makhija check-folded to a bet of 80,000. It's just like the last hand, but with different names.
Easy Game for Williams
Jeff Williams raised to 60,000 from middle position, and Paul Foltyn made the call from the big blind.
Heads up, the two men watched a flop of 
, and Folytn check-folded to a follow-up bet of 80,000.
Williams - 2.26 million
Foltyn - 890,000
Manny Minaya Eliminated in 9th Place ($62,350)
Under the gun, Manny Minaya moved all in for his last lonely 191,000 chips. From the button, Jeff Williams made the call, and that got him heads up with a chance at the knockout. Cards up, gents:
Minaya:
Williams: 
Minaya was in trouble, and he'd be looking for something resembling an eight to improve his chances of surviving this all-in showdown. The flop paired both players but really changed nothing as it came out 
.
The turn, however, changed quite a bit; the 
left Minaya dead to a three-out chop with a king. The river was paint, but the 
changed nothing, and that's the end of Minaya's day.
It was another fine run for Minaya here over the past three days, but his bid for his first bracelet has once again come up just a bit short.
Makjiha Thinks About It
Amit Makhija opened to 60,000 from the cutoff seat, and Jeff Williams three-bet to 165,000 from the big blind. Back on Makhija now, and he asked for a count on Williams' remaining stack. When he learned the number, he quickly folded out of Williams' way.
Final table action
Feature table runners.
