| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
20,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
17,400
7,100
|
7,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000
7,300
|
7,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,800
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,700
5,700
|
5,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,700
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,300
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,050
550
|
550 |
|
|
11,000
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
|
10,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,000
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
9,800
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,000
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
|
7,200
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,800
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
6,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
6,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,300
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,800
200
|
200 |
|
|
4,200
1,600
|
1,600 |
2010 World Series of Poker
Man down for Team PokerStars Netherlands. Noah Boeken is no more. And team down for Team PokerStars Argentina now that lone representative Jose Ignacio Barbero has taken his leave. But no worries. Daniel Negreanu and Gavin Griffin are both representing the Stars patch well. Alexander Kravchenko, who arrived near the end of the second level to represent Team Russia, is also going strong. And Lex Veldhuis is leading his fellow teammates and close to leading the whole field with 15,000.
On a 

flop, the small blind bet out, and a player in middle position called. Jimmy Fricke raised all in, and both opponents looked him up. The turn brought the
, and a bet from the small blind was enough to push the other guy out of the pot and get to showdown with Fricke. Jimmy's 
led his opponent's 
. The
came on the river, and Fricke doubled to a still pretty small 3,200.
Limit Hold'em tournaments may not be for Tom "durrrr" Dwan.
In a recent hand he straddled from under the gun (in tournaments it is not recognized as a straddle rather it is a blind raise). Joe Serock three-bet from middle position, Dwan four-bet and Serock called.
The flop came 

. Dwan bet, Serock raised and Dwan called.
Dwan check-raised Serock after the
turned and Serock called.
Both players checked the
on the river, and Dwan rolled over 
for air. Serock opened 
for ace-high, and took the pot down chipping up to 13,000.
Dwan was left with just 2,000 chips and got them in few hands later.
There were a series of raises preflop, some from Dwan who was raising in the dark from the small blind. There was betting after the 

flop and the
turn, where Dwan's entire stack finally was in heads up:
Dwan: 

Opponent: 

The
on the river did not improve Dwan's hand and he was eliminated.
Alexander Kravchenko and John Phan were sitting at the same table earlier, and after it was broken, they found themselves sitting down together again. They went four-handed to a 

flop. Kravchenko checked out of the small blind, the big blind and a player in late position both checked, and Phan bet on the button. Turns out everyone was trapping. Kravchenko raised, the big blind three-bet, and the next player capped it. Phan got out of there asap, Kravchenko called, and the next player called all in.
The turn brought the
. Kravchenko bet into the dry side pot, and his one opponent with chips behind called. After the
on the river, Kravchenko bet one more time and got one more call. The Russian showed 
for a ten-high straight. The all-in man tossed his cards and left the table, and the third player disgustedly showed his cracked 
. Kravchenko took down the healthy pot and climbed to 11,500.
Maria Ho raised on the button and only Frank Kassela called out of the small blind.
The flop fell 

and Kassela check-raised Ho. She called.
Both players checked the
on the turn and the river brought the
.
Kassela led and Ho just called. Kassela tabled 
for two pair and Ho flashed the
before mucking.
Kassela moved up to 8,000 chips and Ho dropped to 12,000.
The numbers are in, and the 476 total runners built a prize pool of $866,320. The top 45 will walk away with a piece of the cash, and the last player standing takes home $203,578. Here's how it breaks down:
1st: $203,578
2nd: $125,737
3rd: $90,928
4th: $66,446
5th: $49,068
6th: $36,619
7th: $27,609
8th: $21,025
9th: $16,174
10-12th: $12,561
13-15th: $9,902
16-18th: $7,805
19-27th: $6,237
28-36th: $5,033
27-45th: $4,097
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Time to shuffle off for the second break of the day. Back in action in 20 minutes.
Dewey Tomko was all in on an 



board against two opponents. One player tabled 
for trips, and the other guy mucked. Tomko asked them not to show his hand as he left the table, but all in players don't have a choice. After he was gone, the dealer turned up 
.