Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $2,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$866,320
Entries
476
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
Ready....Break!
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Eight levels down, two more to go.
Cya in 20 minutes!
Chips or Fries?
Fancy that, we always pick chips too :)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 12,400 |
|
28,000 | 3,000 |
|
25,000 | 2,000 |
|
22,000 | 3,000 |
|
22,000 | 3,000 |
|
13,500 | 10,000 |
|
12,000 | 3,500 |
|
11,500 | -7,100 |
|
11,000 | -10,000 |
|
6,000 | 800 |
|
3,700 | 1,200 |
|
|
3,500 | -14,500 |
The Dwyte Pilgrim Show
There were already two bets in by the time action got to Dwyte Pilgrim in the big blind. He made it three, and both other players called. The flop came out 
, and Pilgrim bet. The next player folded, and the cutoff raised. Pilgrim three-bet, then called when his opponent capped. He bet again after the 
on the turn, and the four-better just called. Pilgrim felt like getting one more bet in when the 
fell on the river. But Dwyte's 
was no good as his opponent showed down 
.
Pilgrim was left with just 400 chips, which were almost all in the middle already in the small blind the next hand. The cutoff raised, he called with 
, and the big blind called with 
. But Pilgrim flopped a seven, and that was enough to triple him to 1,200.
PokerStars SportsStars on the Rail
Team PokerStars SportsStars didn't have any members in today's field, but Fatima Moreira de Melo is hanging out on the rail now. The Dutch field hockey star is studying Lex Veldhuis in action and cheering on the rest of the Stars team.
Recent Eliminations
The blinds are up now and players are really starting to fly out over here. At least as close to flying as you're going to get in a limit tournament. Here are some recent casualties:
Justin Bonomo
Jerry Buss
Rafe Furst
Terrence Chan
Set vs. Set = Chop
Three bets went in preflop between Bryan Devonshire and an opponent at his table.
Multiple bets went in after the 
flop and after the 
turned. Things slowed down after the 
rivered and the hands were turned over:
Showdown
Devonshire: 
Opponent: 
Both players flopped a set but chopped the pot with a flush on board.
"Thanks for not having king-x off with a diamond in there," Devonshire joked to his opponent.
Even with the chop Devo is solid with 15,000 chips.
RaSZi Unravelling
Lex Velhuis raised from the cutoff, and both blinds called to see a 
flop. It checked to him, and RaSZi bet, of course. Erik Cajelais folded his small blind, and the big blind made the call. Mr. BB check-called again after the 
on the turn. He took the initiative and bet out when the 
on the river put another straight card on the board. Veldhuis called, but he could only muck when he saw his opponent's 
had rivered an eight-high straight. Veldhuis is down from over 25,000 to 14,700 and is really not happy about it.
Matros' LHE Heater
Just five days ago, Matt Matros took down his first ever WSOP gold bracelet in the first Limit Hold'em event of the series. Today he is cruising, poised to make another deep run.
Matros did slip a bit after calling an opponent down on every street on a recent hand. The board read 
and his opponent tabled for a rivered pair of fours. Matros mucked and his opponent was awarded the stack.
No worries for Matros though, he still is strong with over 40,000 chips to his name.
Wired Tres
Russell Rosenblum called a raise from the big blind and the dealer fanned 
.
Rosenblum check-raised his opponent, and his opponent called. Rosenblum check-called after the 
turned and the action went check-check after the rivered.
His opponent tabled for king-queen high and Rosenblum opened 
for a winning pair of threes.
"I was going to call his bet on the river," Rosenblum announced proudly.
He didn't have to make such a decision, and now sits with 14,500 chips.