Level: 22
Blinds: 13,000/25,000
Ante: 0
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,607,400
Entries
171
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 150,000
Ante
0
Pumpkin over tsoprano
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Brock Parker raised from the cutoff and Jameson Painter made the call from the big blind.
The flop was 
. Jameson check-raised and Parker called. The turn came the 
and Jameson led out. Parker called. Both players checked the 
on the river.
Jameson showed 
for a pair of sevens and Parker mucked.
Cocktails! ... Cocktails?? ...
There is a new rule in effect today at the Rio that is causing some commotion amongst the spectators.
It began a few hours ago when we tried to order a water from the cocktail servers at our media desk, as we often do. The media is notorious for tipping well, yet we were refused service. The server told us, "I'd love to serve you, but we had a meeting today, and we're no longer allowed to give you water." That raised our eyebrows, but fortunately, we know the location of every free, clean water dispensary in the building. So we forgot about it for a little while.
But the issue has reappeared here at the final table. Michael Mizrachi's wife is on the rail with David Levi, and the two of them just asked a server for water. She looked confused and frustrated herself, and she told them she wasn't able to serve them. Mrs. Grinder was likewise confused: "I don't understand. They were letting us buy drinks at the last final table." After a little poking on our part, we've learned that Harrah's is no longer serving drinks to anyone other than players and supervisors, effective today.
A short while later, the server came back to our final table rail, and she brought Mrs. Grinder a beer and a water with her apologies. Apparently, immediate family members are still allowed drinks, but everyone else will have to go to the cash bar and buy their own water or cocktails. "Even first cousins," said one of the bosses.
We're anxious to see what effect this has on the spectators, but we're already envisioning some sparsely populated, rather quiet and unexciting final table galleries without the proper free alcohol to keep things lubricated.
Painted into a Corner
Michael Mizrachi raised, Jameson Painter put in a three-bet and Mizrachi called. Mizrachi check-called bets from Painter on the 
flop and the turn. The river was the 
and both players checked.
Painter showed 
and took it down. He's nearing 1.1 million in chips while the Grinder is down to 265,00.
Scary Board Earns Mizrachi a Small One
Kyle Ray raised preflop, and Michael Mizrachi defended his big blind with a call.
The two men checked through the turn on a board of 
, and Mizrachi fired out a bet on the river. Ray called, and Mizrachi's 
was good enough to take down that small pot.
Grinder Can't Call the River
Michael Mizrachi raised, Matt Keikoan three-bet and Mizrachi called.
Mizrachi checked the 
over to Keikoan, who bet. Mizrachi called and they went to the turn, which fell the 
. Mizrachi check-called again. The river was the 
and Mizrachi checked. Keikoan bet and after a bit of a tank, Mizrachi gave up his hand.
Mizrachi is down to 204,000.
Another Chop-Chop
Michael Mizrachi limped in when the table folded around to his small blind, and Brock Parker raised from the big. Mizrachi called.
The flop came 
, and Mizrachi check-called a bet. He check-called another one on the 
turn before leading out with a bet of his own on the scary 
river. Parker shrugged and called with 
, and he'll chop it up with Mizrachi's 
. Both players make a straight to take their money back, and it's on to the next shuffle.
Grinding Back Up
Matt Keikoan raised from early position and Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind.
Mizrachi led out on the 
flop and Keikoan called. Both players checked the on the turn. The river was the 
and Mizrachi bet out. Keikoan threw him a look before re-checking his cards and sending them into the muck.
Two Pair is Better Than Three
Jameson Painter raised from the cutoff seat, and Daniel Idema made the call from the big blind to go heads up to the flop.
It came down , and Idema check-called a bet. He did the same on the 
turn, and one more time on the river. At showdown, Painter tabled for three pair, and it was second best. Idema tabled his 
, and two pair beats three pair in this case.
That pot pushes Idema up to about 1.3 miillion, while Painter falls back under the million-chip mark.
Photos of the Final Table
