Event #23: $2,500 Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
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2010 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $2,500 Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$883,200
Entries
384
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
It's Limit Time, Six Ways!
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Good evening from the spacious confines of the Amazon Room, and welcome to the only short-handed limit event on the 2010 WSOP schedule. It's Event #23, the $2,500 Six-handed Limit Hold'em funfest. Last year's event drew 367 runners to the felt on Day 1, and it culminated in a memorable final table after three long days of card playing. Brock Parker and Daniel Negreanu were the last two men standing, Negreanu drawing a huge throng of spectators into the featured table arena to watch him battle it out. After more than 90 minutes of heads-up dueling, Parker clipped Negreanu to win the first of his two back-to-back bracelets.
It's a new year now, though, and both Negreanu and Parker are expected to be on hand to try for a repeat appearance at this final table. We're right at the thirty minute call right now, and T.D. Kevin's voice just came booming over the microphone: "A reminder to limit players... a bet and four raises. Unlimited raising applies only to the last two players left in a tournament."
There are no players in the room just yet, so we expect that announcement was more intended for the dealers, and we'll probably hear it one more time when we get some players into their seats. Speaking of dealers, they're out in full force over here in the Blue section. We've got fifty six-handed tables set up right now, and that's only enough for 300 runners by our monkey math. So either the staff knows something we don't about the registration numbers, or we'll have to find some room for spillover as we go.
There's lots of elbow room in here today, and the short tables figure to generate a lot of action from our small but skilled field. We're still awaiting our 5:00 p.m. start time, so head over to the Live Reporting page and have a check on the other events while you've got a few minutes. We'll be back with the shuffle up and deal shortly.
Level: 1
Blinds: /
Ante:
It's Go Time
After a few quick announcements from the tournament director, including a lengthy reminder about concealing chips, the dealers were given the command, and the cards have gone flying here in the twenty-third event of the WSOP.
Let's do this.
Danielsson's Delight
Chuck Danielsson, an instructor at Deuces Cracked, just sat down at his seat and said "Looks like a favorable table draw." We'll be the judge of that, as his table is directly in front of our PokerNews blogging table.
A Strange Bird
"Chop. It's a chop!" yelled one player right at the table in front of us. We don't recognize the player, but he's certainly raring to go today. "Mr. Player" is wearing his white iPod headphones, and he must be listening to something loud because he is shouting everything he says across this relatively quiet tournament room.
The dealer was indicating that action was on him in the small blind, but he was insistent that he could chop with the big.
"It's a chop, Angela! I've been playing limit poker every day for ten years. The blinds can chop." By now, Mr. Player was getting quite animated, and it was starting to become a bit of a disturbance to those around him. Dealer Angela politely asked him to calm down, and it drew the attention of one of the floor men nearby.
Mr. Player wasn't going to let the man hold him down. "I have to get in the groove to win!"
The floor man said, "I understand your groove, but if you become a disturbance, you won't be playing anymore." With his point well taken, the floor man wandered off.
Mr. Player: "I feel like eating beef jerky right now. Anyone else?"
A moment later, he piped up again, "Okay, we chop here guys, don't forget. Unless you have a jackpot hand."
Ahhh, the people you find at the World Series of Poker.
Table of Trouble
Table 296 is currently the toughest table in town.
It currently features Jimmy Fricke, Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah, Barry Shulman, and Noah Boeken.
Some other notable table pairings:
- Michael Binger and Ylon Schwartz at a table that's playing three-handed right now.
- Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin and Jason Potter
- Joe Sebok and Phil Ivey
- Bryan Devonshire, Erick Lindgren, and Nacho Barbero
- Eli Elezra and Justin "BoostedJ" Smith
- Jimmy Tran and Marcel Luske
- Bill Chen and Scott Fischman
- Shannon Shorr and Eric Froehlich
Lindgren v. Devo
Erick Lindgren opened with an under-the-gun raise, and Bryan Devonshire made it three bets from the big blind. Lindgren called.
The flop 
brought a follow-up bet from Devonshire, and Lindgren called. The action repeated on the 
turn, and the 
hit the river. Devo bet again, and Lindgren raised this time. Devo called the extra bet, turning up 
. It was the winner; Lindgren flashed his 
on their way into the muck, sending the little pot over to Devonshire.
Devo - 8,100
Lindgren - 7,400
Shulman Clubs One Early
A player in late position raised it up, and both Barry Shulman (small blind) Noah Boeken (big blind) made the call. The flop was 
and it was checked to the initial raiser, who bet, and got called by both Shulman and Boeken.
The 
prompted every player to check to the 
river, which prompted a bet from the 2009 WSOP Europe Main Event Champion, Barry Shulman. Boeken folded, and the initial raiser made the call before mucking his hand upon seeing Shulman's 
.
Shulman is up to a little over 8,000
Schneider Back to Starting Stack
Tom Schneider made it two bets from late position, and an unknown player came along with the call from the big blind.
The heads-up flop came 
, and Schneider's continuation bet was quickly called. On the turn, a second bet from Schneider saw his opponent stick in a check-raise, and "Donkey Bomber" called the extra bet to see the 
on fifth street.
His opponent led out with the bet this time, and Schneider snuck in a raise. His opponent called to see Schneider turn up the winning 
flush. That moves "Donkey Bomber" back to 7,400 after some early troubles.