More Queso for Collopy
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Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy just took his stack up to 132,000 after doubling up with pocket aces vs. pocket jacks on a 
board.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
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: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
A Thumy-Ache for Minnullin
We came up on a big hand between Clement Thumy and Albert Minnullin once the pair had reached the river. The board read 
, Minnullin had checked from early position, and Thumy had pushed out a few stacks of pink chips for a pot-sized bet of 115,000.
Minnullin considered for a while before folding, watching somewhat ruefully as Thumy showed his hand before stacking the chips -- 
.
Thumy is up to 535,000, while Minnulin tumbles back to 52,000.
Radoja Bounce
Marco Traniello opened with a raise to 8,500 in early position, then Mark Radoja reraised to 30,000 from the button, leaving himself 14,000 behind. The small blind folded, but the player in the big blind shoved over the top for 68,000 total. Traniello stepped aside, but Radoja made the call, putting himself all in.
Radoja turned over 
and his opponent 
. The flop brought not one jack, but two -- 
-- putting Radoja way out in front. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Radoja catapults up to right at 100,000.
The Power of Positive Thinking, by Mike Matusow
Two big pots in a row has Mike Matusow embracing the power of positive thinking. First, he took his pocket aces up against Josh Tieman's pocket queens to double his stack. A few hands later, Matusow went heads-up to a 
flop with the small blind. Both players checked and the 
came on the turn. The small blind bet 10,500, Matusow raised to 22,000 and got a fold.
"Now that's the power of positive thinking!" declared Matusow as he stacked up his 85,000 in chips.
Minnullin Fills Up
Shawn Keller opened for a 7,500 raised from early position and got two callers, including Albert Minnullin. The flop was 
and Keller checked. One opponent bet 18,000, Minnullin called and Keller folded. They went heads-up to the turn, which fell the 
. Both players checked, then did the same when the 
hit the river.
Minnullin showed 
and took it down. He's up to 187,000.
Strassman Sends Hollink Railward
Another battle of big pairs here at the start of the evening session, this one between Rob Hollink and Johannes Strassman. The pair managed not to get it all in before the 
flop, but did after, with Hollink holding 
and Strassmann 
.
The turn was the 
and river the , and Hollink is out. Strassmann sits with 140,000 at present.
Chainsaw Cuts Down Liu
Following a flop, J.J. Liu checked, and Allen Kessler bet 10,000. Liu then check-raised to 45,000, and Kessler promptly pushed all in for 112,500 total. Liu called with her remaining chips.
Liu 
Kessler
Good timing for Chainsaw; not so much for Liu. The turn was the 
and the river the , and Liu is out. Kessler pushes up to 245,000.
Play Resumes
We're back from the dinner break and the remaining players are in their seats. Except one -- Hoyt Corkins -- who busted soon after play resumed here in Level 13.
There are 62 players remaining.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0