2010 World Series of Poker

Event #45: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
72
Prize
$721,373
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,180,950
Entries
3,097
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Bullets for Goldfarb

Jesse Rockowitz raised to 69,000 from under the gun; Michael Goldfarb defended from the big blind.

Flop: {6-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

With a somewhat of a shaky paw, Goldfarb led for 150,000. After a brief pause, Rockowitz made the call.

Turn: {10-Diamonds}

Without hesitation, Goldfarb slid in what appeared to be 400,000. Rockowtiz sized up his opponent, but ultimately opted for the fold. He was shown {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} for his troubles.

"Wait long enough, the hand will come, huh?" beamed Goldfard. Rockowitz didn't share his joy.

Goldfarb - 1,250,000
Rockowitz - 995,000

Tags: Jesse RockowitzMichael Goldfarb

Gimme the Gold

Michael Goldfarb doubles.
Michael Goldfarb doubles.

Michael Goldfarb shoved for 412,000 from early position and the action folded all the way to Shaun Malough in the big blind. Malough sweated his cards and called tabling {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Goldfarb stood up and opened {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}.

The {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop put Malough deeper into a hole, and the {5-Spades} on the turn ended the hand. The {7-Clubs} on the river was but a formality, and Goldfarb doubled to 840,000 chips.

Malough slipped to 1,345,000

Tags: Michael GoldfarbShaun Malough

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Seat Draw

Seat 1: Ray Coburn
Seat 2: Michael Goldfarb
Seat 3: Jesse Rockowitz
Seat 4: Johan Jakobsson
Seat 5: Justin Conley
Seat 6: Thiago Nishijima
Seat 7: Kevin Odell
Seat 8: Edward Yoo
Seat 9: Steven Brown
Seat 10: Shaun Malough

Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 11th Place ($41,725)

Thomas Bichon
Thomas Bichon

Raymond Coburn kick-started the action by raising to 55,000 from the cut-off. Thomas Bichon flat called, but Kevin Odell was less inviting, three-betting to 155,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Coburn called, but Bichon moved all in for 820,000 more. Odell called, Coburn folded, and cards were placed on their backs:

Bichon: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Odell: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

Flop: {8-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

Both players rose from their seats.

Turn: {6-Spades}

Odell shook Bichon's hand, perhaps prematurely.

River: {3-Spades}

Odell raked in the pot to extend his lead even further. He now has over four million as we break down to one last table of 10.

Tags: Kevin OdellRaymond CoburnThomas Bichon

Douglas Gord Eliminated in 12th Place ($41,725)

Douglas Gord - 13th Place
Douglas Gord - 13th Place

Shaun Malough opened to 56,000 from the cutoff and Justin Conley re-raised to 129,000 with the button. Douglas Gord moved all in for about 625,000 from the small blind, the big blind surrendered and the action was back on Malough.

After pausing for a moment, Malough re-shoved all in and Conley folded. The hands were turned over:

Showdown
Malough: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Gord: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Gord was dominated and could not improve with the {5-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades} board eliminating him from the tournament while Malough is now about 1,000,000 chips.

Tags: Douglas GordJustin ConleyShaun Malough

Rafal Michalowski Eliminated in 13th Place ($32,653)

Rafal Michalowski - 14th Place
Rafal Michalowski - 14th Place

Raymond Coburn opened to 55,000 from the hijack seat and Johan Jakobsson flatted from the small blind. Rafal Michalowski moved all in for just under 400,000 from the big blind, Coburn snapped it off and Jakobbson immediately folded.

Showdown
Coburn: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Michalowski: {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Michalowski smiled, acknowledging that his squeeze play went awry. The board ran {j-Spades}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{a-Clubs}{q-Spades} and he hit the rail in 13th place.

Coburn is now among our big stacks with 1,600,000 chips.

Tags: Johan JakobssonRafal MichalowskiRaymond Coburn

Yoo Doubles

Johan Jakobsson opened to 58,000 in the hijack seat and Edward Yoo moved all in for 194,000 on the button. The blinds released and Jakobsson made the quick call.

Showdown
Jakobsson: {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Yoo: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Yoo had him dominated and successfully doubled when the board ran {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts}.

Jakobsson slipped to 920,000 chips and Yoo is up to 410,000.

Tags: Johan JakobssonEdward Yoo

The Plight of Thiago Nishijima

Thiago Nishijima
Thiago Nishijima

At the start of the level, Thiago Nishijima was second only to Kevin Odell in chips, but now, and despite heavy support from the Brazilian fan base on the rail, he's slipped down the charts after losing two coin flips.

The first came courtesy of short stack Douglas Gord, who open-shoved all in for 303,000. Nishijima came over the top with {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and everyone folded. Gord tabled {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, and following a {9-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} board, doubled through to around the 650,000 mark.

Moments later, Nishijima was subjected to a second right hook as he doubled Justin Conley up to a million in chips. Nishijima opened the action with a raise to 57,000 from early position, Shaun Malough made the call on the button, and Conley announced all-in from the blind.

After requesting a count - "489,000," came the precise reply - Nishijima once again moved all in. With Malough side-stepping out of the way, we had ourselves another showdown, Nishijimi with the pair this time: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} versus {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}.

The window card was the {A-Spades}, and the other community cards were of no help either as the dealer dropped an ensuing {2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} onto the felt.

As a result of this double whammy, Nishijima is down, but still in decent shape with circa 1,500,000 in chips. His confidence, however, will be black and blue.

Tags: Douglas GordJustin ConleyKevin OdellShaun MaloughThiago Nishijima