2010 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 4
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Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$1,559,046
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,568,000
Entries
116
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 116
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Alaei Trips Up Baker

Daniel Alaei
Daniel Alaei

No-Limit Hold'em

David Baker opened for 85,000 from UTG and Daniel Alaei called from the small blind. The flop came down {K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Alaei check-called Baker's 130,000 bet. The turn was the {6-Clubs} and Alaei checked again. Baker bet 380,000 and Alaei called. Both players checked the {K-Spades} on the river.

Alaei showed {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for trips and took his stack up to 2.56 million. Baker is down to 1.34 million.

Tags: Daniel AlaeiDavid Baker

Short Stack Survival

Stud

The short-stacked Alexander Kostritsyn has just found a desperate double up in Stud. He was all in on third street against Robert Mizrachi with the boards running out:

Kostritsyn: ({8-Spades}{10-Spades}) {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} (?)
Mizrachi: ({Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}) {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs} (?)

Mizrachi started with queens in the hole but couldn't improve as Kostritsyn's two pair were good to double up to around 160,000 chips.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynRobert Mizrachi

John Juanda Can Beat Your Kings

I've got kings crushed
I've got kings crushed

Stud

David Oppenheim (X)(X) / {J-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{7-Clubs} / (X)
John Juanda (X)(X) / {10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades} / (X)

Oppenheim completed on third street, Alexander Kostritsyn raised, Juanda reraised, Oppenheim called and Kostritsyn folded. Oppenheim check-called a bet from Juanda on fourth street, then led the rest of the way, Juanda calling him down.

"Kings," said Oppenheim as he turned over {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}.

"Just kings?" replied Juanda as he showed {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for two pair, tens and sixes. Juanda raked in the pot and is up to 2.2 million while Oppenheim fell to 950,000.

Tags: David OppenheimJohn Juanda

Baker Out-Draws Schulman

2-7 Triple Draw

David Baker opened for a raise from the button and Nick Schulman defended his big blind. Both players drew two cards. Schulman bet and Baker called. Schulman took one card on the second draw while Baker drew two again. Schulman led again and Baker called. Schulman rapped pat while Baker drew one more. Schulman checked, Baker bet and Schulman called.

Baker turned over 7-6-5-4-2 and increased his stack to 2,570,000 while Schulman fell to 1,240,000.

Tags: David BakerNick Schulman

A Triple Up!

Stud 8/b

Robert Mizrachi completed with the {8-Clubs} and Kostritsyn called with the {J-Diamonds} leaving himself just 3,000 more behind. After bringing in with the {2-Diamonds} Vladimir Schmelev also made the call.

On fourth, Schmelev checked to Mizrachi who made a bet. Kostritsyn tossed in his last chips, and a side pot was formed when Schmelev also made the call.

Again the action went check, bet, call on fifth street between the two live players, before sixth street was checked. On seventh, Schmelev led with a bet and Mizrachi looked him up.

When all was said and done the boards looked like this:

Mizrachi: (X-X) {8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{A-Spades} (X)
Kostritsyn: ({J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{7-Spades}) {J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts})
Schmelev: ({A-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Spades}) {2-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{K-Hearts}{3-Hearts})

Schmelev took the side pot with kings up, but Kostritsyn tripled up with trip jacks to scoop the main pot! He's back to 230,000.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn