2010 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$630,031
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,863,500
Entries
1,245
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

What's Happening

So you might ask, what's going on? Well, nothing really. There has only been one flop and the action stopped there since returning from break. Other than that, no one is doing anything too exciting at the table. There was just a series of walks awarded to each player in the big blind. It went for three hands straight and on the third one, William Haydon got the walk and showed that he had two aces. This is the second walk with the player in the big blind holding aces during the final table.

Tags: William Haydon

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Haydon Comes from Behind to Double

From the button, Will Haydon raised to 175,000. Joe Baldwin reraised from the small blind to 595,000. Haydon moved all in for 1.815 million and Baldwin called.

Baldwin was in dominating position with the {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} versus the {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts} of Haydon.

The flop was everything but a miss for Haydon when it came {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, giving him a pair of tens and a flush draw. The turn got even better when the {10-Spades} fell and then the river ended things and secured his double up with the {3-Hearts}, finishing him off with a flush.

Tags: William HaydonJoe Baldwin

Eddy Scharf Eliminated in 4th Place ($163,649)

Eddy Scharf - 4th Place.
Eddy Scharf - 4th Place.

Eddy Scharf open shoved from under the gun and Jeffrey "jpapola" Papola re-shoved on the button. The blinds released and the hands were opened.

Showdown
Scharf: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Papola: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

"Jamie Gold flop!" Andrew Black yelled from the rail. "Eight, nine, ten!"

The {8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flopped pair Scharf and the {9-Clubs} on the turn added some more outs.

Scharf stood pumping his fist trying to will a queen, jack or ten.

The river was the {5-Hearts} though and Scharf could do nothing but smile. He shook Papola's hand and headed to the cage to collect his $163,649 for 4th place.

Papola is now second in chips with 3,300,000.

Tags: Eduard ScharfJeffrey Papola

Jarred Solomon Eliminated in 5th Place ($110,903)

Jarred Solomon - 5th Place
Jarred Solomon - 5th Place

Action folded to Jarred Solomon on the button. He moved all of his 1.095 million chips into the middle. William Haydon folded from the small blind and then action moved to Joe Baldwin in the big blind.

"I feel like I have to call," said Baldwin, taking a moment. He then made the call and the hands were revealed.

Solomon held the {K-Spades}{10-Spades} and was behind, but live against the {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} of Baldwin.

The flop came down {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Baldwin improved to a pair of aces while Solomon was left with a straight draw to broadway.

The turn card was the {4-Hearts} and then the river the {2-Hearts}. Neither of those helped Solomon despite the pleas from his railbirds and he was eliminated in fifth place, over three hours after we lost the sixth-place finisher. He took home over $110,000 for his effort.

State of Play

So what's happened in the first 15 minutes since returning from break? Well, Eddy Scharf moved all in once and there were a couple of preflop raises to take down the blinds, but not much has really happened.

We did witness one flop come down {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Joe Baldwin check-raised Scharf's bet of 110,000 to 260,000, but that was it. Scharf folded to the raise and we moved on the next the one.

The tournament director came over and said, "You know, this is supposed to be more agressive with six handed."

Tags: Eddy ScharfJoe Baldwin

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000