2010 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
$617,214
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,519,200
Entries
268
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Keating Rains On Paredes

David Paredes opened for 5,000 from early position, and it folded around to the small blind from where Alex Keating reraised the pot. The big blind got out Paredes re-potted, and Keating called with the last of his stack.

Paredes {A-Spades}{J-Spades}
Keating {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}

The flop came {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, keeping Keating in the lead. The turn was the {6-Hearts} and river the {Q-Diamonds}, and Keating moves to 56,000. Paredes still has 84,000.

Tags: Alex KeatingDavid Paredes

Kessler's Plan B Not Needed Yet

Things don't work out here, there's always Razz
Things don't work out here, there's always Razz

"If I bust here I can play the Razz."

So said Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler to his tablemate J.J. Liu, just before the following hand took place.

The table folded around to Kessler in the hijack seat who raised to 5,300. Danny Wong, sitting to Kessler's left, then reraised to 12,800. It folded back to Kessler who didn't hesitate to announce he was all in for about 32,000 more. Wong, head bobbing as he listened to his iPod, took a couple of minutes to consider what to do.

"Two nines?" asked Wong. Finally he let it go, preserving his stack of 78,000. Kessler has 47,000 now, and may or may not be taking a seat in that Razz event that began about 45 minutes ago.

Tags: Allen KesslerDanny Wong

Well, That's One Way to Tank-Fold

On a board of {K-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}, Pierre Neuville bet 30,000. Sirous Jamshidi raised to 100,000, effectively setting Neuville all-in.

Neuville tanked for a moment, then ordered a coffee from a passing cocktail server. Then he thought some more. About two minutes later, Jamshidi called the clock on Neuville, who continued to tank as the floorperson counted down his last ten seconds to decide. Neuville's hand was declared dead, but both were turned up after the hand.

Neuville {K-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Jamshidi {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Jamshidi is up to 320,000 while Neuville is still waiting on that java.

Tags: Pierre NeuvilleSirous Jamshidi

83 Remain

The remaining 83 players are back in their seats and the cards are in the air. There will be two more one-hour levels, then there will be a one-hour dinner break.

We're still a good ways from the money as yet, as only the top 27 spots pay.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0