Event #36: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day 3 Started
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $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
$3,102,000
Entries
3,102
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Day 3 Table Draw
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Table 331
Seat 1: Benjamin Meredith (314000)
Seat 2: Adam Richardson (193000)
Seat 3: Michael Michnik (180000)
Seat 4: Joseph Pitti (202000)
Seat 5: John Dolan (199000)
Seat 6: Sebastien Roy (372000)
Seat 7: --empty--
Seat 8: Jonathan Clancy (774000)
Seat 9: Peter Dufek (240000)
Table 332
Seat 1: --empty--
Seat 2: Curtis Nozawa (169000)
Seat 3: Jeffrey Frye (134000)
Seat 4: Luther Lewis (210000)
Seat 5: Ryan Dangelo (336000)
Seat 6: Edin Pasillas (158000)
Seat 7: Michael Carlson (423000)
Seat 8: Levi Moreno (144000)
Seat 9: --empty--
Table 336
Seat 1: Richard Florestan (337000)
Seat 2: Jack Ellwood (27000)
Seat 3: Daniel Fuhs (209000)
Seat 4: Alexander Low (120000)
Seat 5: David Sanchez (305000)
Seat 6: Michael Muldoon (374000)
Seat 7: Brent Roberts (295000)
Seat 8: Timothy Beeman (549000)
Seat 9: --empty--
Table 337
Seat 1: Bradley Bury (207000)
Seat 2: Charles Hatley (120000)
Seat 3: Michael Dietrich (320000)
Seat 4: Daniel Carbonari (413000)
Seat 5: Peter Traply (119000)
Seat 6: Scott Montgomery (97000)
Seat 7: Alexey Golodyaev (168000)
Seat 8: Dmitry Vitkind (241000)
Seat 9: --empty--
Table 338
Seat 1: Raul Gonzales (162000)
Seat 2: Joshua Goldstein (511000)
Seat 3: Michael Trahan (119000)
Seat 4: Svetlana Gromenkova (188000)
Seat 5: Felix Young (93000)
Seat 6: Giuseppe Padovano (252000)
Seat 7: --empty--
Seat 8: --empty--
Seat 9: Chancellor Strickland (116000)
Day 3 Looms Near
We're just under thirty minutes from the kickoff of Day 3 of Event #36. Today the 38 players who made it through a grueling Day 2 will get ready for the next pivotal step in their quest for a WSOP bracelet - making a final table.
With only 38 players remaining, we're not sure just how long it will take to reach the final table. The big stacks are getting deeper and as more people get knocked out, the deeper stacks might slow play a little. Then again, the field is filled largely with young, aggressive players who spend their days grinding online tournaments where aggression is used much more often.
Our chip leader going into the day is John Clancy, who has close to $1 million in online winnings and a stack of 774,000 to help him acquire his first bracelet. Josh Goldstein is hot on his heels with 511,000 and has live and online success that should help him get through the field. Peter Traply is approaching the one-year anniversary of his first bracelet win and is no doubt looking to turn his short stack into larger one as he tries to grab a win two years in a row.
Cards will be in the air shortly, so make sure to stick with us as we bring you all the action fit for print.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Levi Moreno First to Bust
Action passed to Levi Moreno in middle position. He jammed a short stack of roughly 140,000 into the middle. The only player interested in taking Moreno on was Luther Lewis, who turned over the pre-flop nuts, 
.
"Good hand," said Moreno as he turned up 
.
Moreno made a pair of queens on an all-club flop, 
, but it never got any better from there. The turn was the 
and the river 
gave Lewis an unnecessary set. Moreno is out.
Montgomery Gets Things Started With a Double
Scott Montgomery wasted no time getting all his chips into the middle today. On one of the very first hands of the day, Montgomery shoved all in for 96,000 preflop and got called by Brad Bury in the small blind.
Montgomery: 
Bury: 
Bury was ahead to start, but he soon fell behind as Montgomery picked up a higher pair on the 
flop. Montgomery's hand improved even further with the 
on the turn, and the 
river was enough to secure the hand.
After he collected his chips, Montgomery remarked, "Two more of these and I'm chip leader."
Frye's Knaves Better than Presto
The short stacks are showing no timidity about getting their chips in middle. Curtis Nozawa, with 140,000, moved all in from middle position. Jeffrey Frye was next to act and called all in. Once everyone else folded, it was time for a showdown.
Nozawa: 
Frye: 
Frye, the all-in player, had way the best of it and doubled up on a board of [ac 
. He's up to 250,000, while Nozawa is crippled to just 35,000 in chips.
Alex Low Running Dry
Alex Low was quick to tell us that he polished off 27 beer while playing his first day and another 27 while playing Day 2. His run for the threepeat was cut short today when he raised to 25,000 from middle position only to have Michael Trahan re-raise all in for what amounted to Low's entire stack when he made the call.
Low: 
Trahan:
Low was behind from the start and things only got worse with when the flop came 
, pairing Trahan's ace. The turn of 
was no help and the on the river sealed Low's fate.
Low hung around for a minute or two before shaking off the loss, saying "Well, let's get some money."
Gromenkova Can't Win the Flip and Hits the Rail
Some hands in no-limit hold'em play themselves. 2008 Ladies Event champion Svetlana Gromenkova opened from middle position for 26,000. Action passed to Adam Richardson, who moved all in from the small blind 132,000. Gromenkova called with 
; Richardson opened , and the race was on. The board came with an ace and a king, 
, to give Richardson the double to 280,000.
Svetlana slipped to 140,000 in chips. She busted a few hands later.
Traply Cripples Young
Peter Traply came into the day with one of the shorter stacks of the bunch. He didn't take too long to attempt a double up when he shoved all in under the gun for 148,000. When action folded to Felix Young, he re-shoved for an extra 32,000 with nobody making the call.
Traply: 
Young: 
Young got a slap in the face by a flop of 
and failed to best Traply's set with the 
on the turn and the on the river.
Traply now has 318,000, while Young is left with just 32,000.