Hold the Clock
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That's two levels in the books, and the players are off for a twenty-minute break.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,519,200
Entries
268
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
Kabrhel Surging Early
Just before the break...
Jesse Martin raised to 600 from the small blind, and Martin Kabrhel three-bet him to 1,800 from the big. Martin called.
The flop came out 
, and Martin check-called a bet of 2,625. They both checked through the 
turn, and the 
river drew one last check from Martin. Kabrhel bet 9,250, and Martin made the call to see the cards.
Kabrhel had 
, and his full house was good for the pot. Kabrhel is now close to the chip lead with 73,000, and Martin has slipped back to 39,000.
Late Arrivals
The usual late-arriving crowd has now taken their seats including Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, Phil Ivey, and Erik Seidel. Also slipping in at the last minute were Brandon Adams, J.C. Tran, Mikael Thuritz, and Vanessa Rousso, fresh off her fifth-place finish in the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship.
Our New Table
When you register late for a $10,000 event, you can expect to find yourself in some elite company. Check out this last table full of players that just squeaked in under the deadline:
Table 282
Seat 1: Toto Leonidas
Seat 2: Dan Heimiller
Seat 3: Phil Ivey
Seat 4: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 5: Brandon Adams
Seat 6: Vanessa Rousso
Seat 7: JC Tran
Seat 8: --empty--
Seat 9: Mikael Thuritz
Yikes.
Flack Gets Se-Rocked
On a flop of 
, Joe Serock led out from the big blind, betting 1,000 into the 1,200 pot. Layne Flack called and a middle position player called. The turn was the 
and Serock checked over to Flack, who bet 3,200. The MP player folded and Serock called. Both players checked the 
on the river.
Flack turned over 
for top pair, but Serock had him out-kicked with 
and took down the pot. He's up to 33,000 while Flack is down to 21,000.
Froehlich Withers, Flowers Blooming
We picked up the flop of 
as Justin Smith and Randall Flowers checked. Dwyte Pilgrim fired out 1,200 chips, Eric Froehlich called from the button, and Smith called from the small blind. When it came back to Flowers, he snuck in a check-raise to 5,450 and Pilgrim quickly folded. Froehlich, however, reraised all in to 17,000 straight. Smith folded, and Flowers called to put Froehlich at risk.
Showdown
Flowers: 
Froehlich: 
E-Fro was on the draw, and the 
on the turn gave him another nine outs to the flush. The river was a big blank 
, though, and Froehlich was unable to connect with his outs. He's out of chips as a result, and that pot moves Flowers up to about 45,000.
Deeb Shows the Bluff
With 13,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, Shaun Deeb fired out 6,000. His opponent had about 14,000 behind and tanked for several minutes before folding.
Deeb showed 
for nothing but air and took down the pot. He's up to 62,000.
Amnon Filippi Doubles Through Justin Bonomo
Joe Hachem made it 800 to go from under-the-gun, an early position player flat-called, and Amnon Filippi raised to 3,500 from the cutoff. The button folded and Justin Bonomo made a pot-sized raise from the small blind. Hachem and the early position player folded and Filippi re-potted all-in. Bonomo called.
Filippi 
Bonomo
Bonomo was looking good all the way through the turn, but a queen spiked on the river to make Filippi a set and double his stack to 33,000. Bonomo is down, but not out with 16,000.
Team Pro vs. Team Pro
On a flop of 
, the action was checked to Johannes Strassman on the button. He bet 1,150 and his fellow Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko called. Kravchenko checked again when the hit the turn and Strassman bet 3,325. Kravchenko called. Both players checked the on the river.
Kranchenko turned over 
for trips and Strassman mucked. Kravchenko is up to 47,000 while Strassman is still quite healthy with 58,000.