2010 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 1
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

Dan Shak Eliminated

Pot-Limit Omaha:

Earlier we were discussing on media row what it would take for the first player to bust. I predicted the bust-out would come in PLO rather than in NLHE. Not to pat myself on the back, but...

Dan Shak and Dan Kelly went to war on a flop of {9-Clubs} {8-Spades} {10-Spades}. Shak checked, then check-raised Kelly's bet of 10,800 to 40,000. Kelly responded by moving all in and Shak quickly called. It was the first all in of the day.

Shak: {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {8-Clubs}, a set of nines, draw to a full house
Kelly: {A-Hearts} {k-Clubs} {q-Spades} {j-Spades}, a queen-high straight, draw to higher straights and a flush

Shak needed a board pair but didn't get it. The turn and river rolled out {2-Clubs} and {6-Spades}.

When the stacks were counted down, Shak had Kelly covered by just 1,100 chips. Those chips went into a pot a short time later and didn't come back out in Shak's direction. He is the first player eliminated today.

Tags: Dan ShakDan Kelly