Esfandiari Picks Up Jacks
Antonio Esfandiari called an opponent's all in with 
. His opponent was ahead with 
.
The board ran out 
and Esfandiari was left with just 1,000 after the hand.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,960,100
Entries
3,289
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Pilgrim Tries to Bully
Dwyte Pilgrim raised in middle position to 225 and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop came 
and the big blind lead out for 250.
Pilgrim raised enough to put the big blind all in and was called. Pilgrim held 
and his opponent held . The turn changed nothing when it came 
.
The river was the 
, giving both players a straight. Unfortunately for Pilgrim, his opponent's straight was higher. Pilgrim dropped to around 4,000 after the hand.
Phillips Running Over the Competition
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"Oh this sucks," said Team PokerStars Pro USA Denis Phillips. The flop was 
and his opponent had just check-raised all in.
"This really sucks," repeated Phillips as he grabbed his remaining chips in one hand. Although he had his opponent covered, calling the additional 1,200 would leave him crippled.
"Alright, lets do it," he said and threw his chips into the pot. His opponent turned over for the nut flush draw and Phillips showed for top pair.
The turn brought a 
, followed by a 
on the river. Phillips avoided being flushed away, knocked out an opponent and is up to 5,500. Keep on truckin' Dennis.
Khan Takes Out Opponent
Hevad Khan, who held , called an opponent's 600 all in. His opponent held 
and was in bad shape when the flop came 
.
The 
on the turn changed nothing and the 
on the river sent Khan's opponent packing. Khan is now up to 4,450.
Back from Break
Players are back from their break and today's bracelet ceremony has concluded. The cards are back in the air!
Level: 3
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Break Time
Use the bathroom, have a snack, watch some soccer. Players are now on a 20 minute break.
Kenny Wins
The flop was 
and the small blind bet 125. Kenny Nguyen made the call and the turn came . The small blind lead out for 300, Nguyen raised to 1,100 putting his opponent all in.
The small blind made the call and showed 
for a flush draw. Nguyen showed 
for two pair. The river was a , filling Nguyen up and eliminating his opponent.
Nguyen's stack is now hovering around the 6,500 region.
Tieman Shot Down
He bested three tables to win the $5,000 shootout and take the bracelet, but Josh Tieman couldn't beat three eights to take the pot.
The board came 
, and Tieman bet out 750, he was re-raised to 2,700 and made the call. His opponent showed 
and Tieman mucked.
He's now down to 2,400.
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