Recent Eliminations
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Kathy Liebert just walked by our table on her way to the exit. Alan Smurfit, Court Harrington, and Cody Slaubaugh also hit the rail.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,403,305
Entries
2,521
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Chen Steals One
Andrew Chen fired a bet at an 
flop, and his opponent raised him to 1,400. Chen moved all in for twice the pot, and after a second, the other player folded. "Crappy kicker," he said. Chen showed him 
. Oops. Andrew's up to 8,500.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Break Deux
The players are now on their second break of the day. Back in 20.
Dabul on a Downswing
Veronica Dabul raised from early position, and Shawn Busse moved all in. Dabul looked him up with 
and had to dodge his 
. The board fell 
, and Dabul's jacks didn't hold. She doubled Busse to 9,700, dropping her own stack to 8,100.
Maven Can't Make KQ Work
On a board reading 
, a player in early position bet 1,050. David "the Maven" Chicotsky called, and Robert Ryman moved in for 4,900 more. The original bettor folded, and the Maven called with 
. Unfortunately for him, Ryman had him out-kicked with . The 
turn and 
river were no help, and the Maven doubled Ryman, falling to 12,900.
Mortensen Shortened
Ricardo Sousa was all in with 
against Carlos Mortensen's pocket eights. The board fell 
, and Sousa's jacks and sevens were enough to double him to 9,300. Mortensen, on the other hand, was crippled to 1,200.
PokerStars Team Report
Team PokerStars Pro USA is being represented this afternoon by famous faces Joe Cada and Dennis Phillips. Costa Rican Humberto Brenes and Italian Dario Minieri are leading the team counts, both with 10,000. Brazilian racecar driver-turned-pro Guallter Salles has also built a nice stack. Argentinian Veronica Dabul isn't far behind. Also looking for deep runs today are Hungarian pro Richard Toth, Team SportsStars member Fatima de Melo, and Frenchman Arnaud Mattern.
Martin Hruby and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier put in appearances, but they've already moved on to the next event.
PeachyKeen Spoiled
Eric Liu moved all in with 
, and his opponent in the small blind called with . the board came 
, and although Liu turned an open-ender, his opponent rivered a boat to eliminate him.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0