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The players are back with satisfied stomachs and the cards are once again in the air!
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
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
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Would You Like Chips with That?
Here are some yummy chip counts for you to enjoy while we grab dinner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,550,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
2,405,000 | 405,000 |
|
|
1,050,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
966,000 | 356,000 |
|
617,000 | 127,000 |
|
540,000 | 220,000 |
|
505,000 | -1,055,000 |
|
494,000 | -146,000 |
|
405,000 | -180,000 |
|
372,000 | -363,000 |
|
|
90,000 | -85,000 |
Dinner Break
The players are now taking a one-hour dinner break.
James Jeffrey Eliminated in 12th Place ($29,897)
Thanh dat Tran raised to 60,000 before James Jeffrey moved all in over the top. Tran made the call.
Jeffrey: 
Tran: 
The board ran out 
and Tran takes down the monster pot and eliminate Jeffrey in 12th place for $29,897.
McNamara Keeps Building
Action folded to JD "BubbaKGB" McNamara in the small blind, and he raised it to 78,000. Michael Gross defended his big blind, and they went heads up to the 
flop. McNamara bet 85,000, and Gross flatted. The turn brought the , and this time McNamara bet 190,000. Gross called again, and they checked down the blank on the river. McNamara rolled over 
for flopped trips, and Gross just mucked unhappily. He's down to 365,000, while McNamara moved up to 2.3 million.
Edgar de la Torre Eliminated in 13th Place ($23,384)
In a limped pot the two blinds saw a cheap flop of 
. John Tolbert checked it over to Edgar de la Torre who checked behind.
The turn was the 
and Tolbert took a stab with a bet of 75,000. De la Torre then moved all in over the top for a total of 428,000. Tolbert looked like he was going to fold it on several occasions before he suddenly declared, "I call!"
De la Torre: 
Tolbert:
De la Torre held a craftily-played set of aces but Tolbert tabled a flush and straight draw. The rail held their breath as the river was revealed as the 
.
De la Torre jumped in the air in celebration, thinking he had won the hand, but he didn't realise that Tolbert had made a straight. Tolbert collected the pot as de la Torre was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place for $23,384.
De la Torture Goes from Headline to Fashion Line
And you thought people just turned to PokerNews for all of their live update/chip count/photo/video needs. Some get their nicknames here too. Yesterday, we blogged a hand in which Edgar de la Torre ran a sick bluff and got his opponent to fold after an agonizing few minutes in the tank. The headline "De la Torture" seemed to fit.
Edgar's fans had been railing him loyally all day and following our coverage from the sidelines. Today, they came back to cheer on their man in designer duds they'd put together this morning - a whole line of shirts with the slogan "de la Torture!"
Chop It Up
Finally! An all in! Action folded to Anthony Damore in the small blind, and he moved all in. It was another 102,000 for David Cai to call from the big blind, and call he did. Damore was ahead with 
to Cai's 
. But alas, the board fell 
, and the players chopped with a pair of threes and ace-queen-jack kickers.
Slowing Down
After a flurry of bust outs and double ups, players' chip-shoving arms must have gotten a little tired. It's mostly raise-and-take-it poker now, and no one seems to be in a hurry to go anywhere.