Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $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
$3,910,500
Entries
4,345
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Break Time
Players have left for their last 20-minute break of the evening. According to the big board, there will be 520 of them returning, all trying to last two more one-hour levels before we end play this evening.
Chicago 1, Sprstoner 0
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Battle of the online giants, as Shawn "sprstoner" Glines opened for 925 in early position and Mohsin "chicagocards1" Charania called in mid position to see an 
flop. Glines checked, Charania bet 1,275, Glines called, and they saw a turn.
The turn was the 
and GLines checked again. This time the bet from Charania was 2,750, and Glines passed.
Charania said afterwards that he'd had pocket fours, but either way, he is up to 34,000.
Vanquished by Vedes
A player pushed all in for his last 6,225 from late position, and Tommy Vedes called him from the button. Vedes showed 
and his opponent 
. The flop -- 
-- and turn -- 
-- kept Vedes’ opponent’s hopes alive, but the 
on the river sufficiently dashed them.
Vedes now has 30,000.
To Be Frank
Team PokerStars Pro Joe Cada busted earlier today, but just returned to check in on the fortunes of his agent, Dan Frank. "I'll see you in two hours," said Frank just before Cada left, eyeing the tourney clock which shows we're nearing the end of Level 8. Two more one-hour levels are scheduled to follow.
Alas, Frank may be meeting up with his client a little sooner than planned. Immediately after Cada's departure, Frank was all in for his last 7,000 with 
against an opponent's 
. The flop brought an eight -- 
-- but also gave Frank a straight possibility. But the 
on the turn sealed it, and Frank is out.
How Are the Team PokerStars Pros Doing?
Of the smattering of Team PokerStars Pros who started the day, it looks as though only two remain - Vanessa Rousso and Marcello del Grosso. Also still in the running is Serial Online QualifierTM and indeed EPT Online Qualifier of the Year Pierre Neuville. None of them are in possession of particularly large stacks at the moment, but it's early days yet and anything can happen.
Devo Laughs Way Back to a Stack
Bryan Devonshire came back from the dinner break and soon lost a huge 30,000-chip pot with a straight versus a full house. That took him down to just 3,200, but he's regrouped and moved back up to 23,000.
His spirits appear to be further raised thanks to the Robin Williams standup routine he's currently listening to on his iPod, from which he's occasionally sharing jokes with the table.
Peppe Talk
Nichoel "Went Really Deep in the Main Event Last Year" Peppe got the last of her chips in with pocket queens, and the gentleman in the cutoff called all in for just a little less with pocket tens. A ten popped out on the flop to ship the pot to the all-in gentleman, and Peppe was left with just 2,500.
Community Cards Save Clark Against Rousso
Zach Clark was just now all in for his last 4,200 against Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso. Clark had a decent hand with which to risk his tourney life -- 
. Unfortunately for him he was up against Rousso's 
.
Clark would survive, however, when the community cards conspired to ensure their cards didn't matter, coming 
. They chopped, Clark is back at about 4,500, and Rousso is sitting at 14,500 at present.
No Love for Lykov
We're not terribly sure when the chips went in, but our spidey senses incline us heavily to on the flop.
Max Lykov: 
Lykov's opponent: 
Board: 
Lykov was left with just 150 chips, of which 50 went in as the ante and the rest went in as a call when a short stack shoved in front of him the very next hand.
Lykov:
Shoving gentleman:
Board: 
We are down one - in fact the only - EPT Kyiv champion.