2010 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aqq2
Prize
$315,311
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,370,800
Entries
596
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

Break Time

Players are enthusiatically taking their last 20 minute break of the night. What will they do during this time? Popular opinion suggests that they will use the restroom, grab a bite to eat, tell bad beat stories, and perhaps make a phone call.

Baker Takes One

David Baker, winner of Event No. 19, the $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Draw Championship, just now limped in from early position, the player in the hijack seat limped behind, then the button raised to 1,500. The small blind called, the BB folded, and Baker and the other two called the raise as well.

Four players, then, to see the {3-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop. It checked around to the hijack who bet 3,500, and only Baker stuck around. Both then checked the {4-Hearts} turn and {5-Clubs} flop.

"Flush," said Baker, tabling {K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. His opponent studied his four again, then mucked. Baker is at about 24,000 at the moment, which is just a touch above the average with 189 players remaining.

Tags: David Baker

Ivey's Absence

Believe it or not, Phil Ivey is still alive in the tournament. He has been M.I.A. for the past few levels, slowly being blinded off, as he played in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.

Ivey is currently sitting with 7,225 and will need to get back soon if he wants to avoid elimination.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Hachem Ousts Stockinger

Joe Hachem
Joe Hachem

Sigi Stockinger was just now all in preflop, having chosen a fine PLO hand -- {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} -- to which to assign his fate. Joe Hachem was his foe, going to battle with {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}.

The community cards would decide it. The first four -- {K-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} -- suggested all sorts of possibilities for Stockinger. But the {Q-Clubs} came on the river. Hachem's set of queens proved best, and Stockinger is out.

Hachem is now at 40,000.

Tags: Joe HachemSigi Stockinger

Baldwin vs Grospellier

There was about 6,000 in the pot at the river with a board reading {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades} when Eric Baldwin bet 4,700. Bertrand Grospellier thought it over for a minute or so before raising all in for 6,625, which was enough to set Baldwin all in.

Baldwin mulled it over, reciting possible hands aloud, before finally mucking. He left himself with around 5,000 while Grospellier is up to 22,000.

Tags: Eric BaldwinBertrand Grospellier

Grospellier Cut in Half

Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier

When action folded to the player in the small blind, he raised the pot only to have Bertrand Grospellier reraise the pot from the big blind for 8,200 more.

The small blind mulled it over and then pushed all in for a total of 12,900. Grospellier called and they turned over their cards:

Grospellier: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}

Grospellier was in the lead preflop but was in trouble when the flop came {9-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{3-Spades}. Grospellier picked up the nut flush draw, but that was nixed when the {9-Clubs} hit the turn and gave his opponent a full house. The river was the {J-Diamonds} and Grospellier lost nearly half his chips in the hand. He is down to 15,200.

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierPokerStars

Level: 8

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0