Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $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
$3,433,050
Entries
2,543
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Prizepool Information
Today 2,543 players entered the tournament, creating a prizepool of $3,433,050. That means 270 players will be paid:
1st: $609,493
2nd: $378,905
3rd: $268,189
4th: $193,418
5th: $141,235
6th: $104,364
7th: $78,067
8th: $59,082
9th: $45,247
10th-12th: $35,051
13th-15th: $27,464
16th-18th: $21,765
19th-27th: $17,439
28th-36th: $14,144
37th-45th: $11,603
46th-54th: $9,612
55th-63rd: $8,033
64th-72nd: $6,797
73rd-81st: $5,801
82nd-90th: $5,012
91st-99th: $4,359
100th-135th: $3,845
136th-180th: $3,433
181st-225th: $3,089
226th-270th: $2,780
Lind Doubles
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Facing a raise from the cutoff, and calls from both the button and small blind, George Lind moved all in from the big blind for roughly 7,000.
The cutoff folded but the button made the call.
Lind: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Lind double through to 15,500 in chips.
Images from the Rio
Enjoy!
Recent Eliminations
David Singer, Shannon Elizabeth, Mike Sowers, Phil Hellmuth, Carlos Mortensen and Greg Mueller are among the notables who've hit the rail recently.
Rheem Runs a Bluff
An under the gun player raised to 600 and was called by Chino Rheem, the hijack, and the big blind. When the flop came 
, action checked to the hijack who bet 1,600.
Only Rheem made the call and saw the 
hit the turn. Both players checked to and saw the 
come on the river. Rheem bet out 3,600 and the hijack mucked. Rheem then tabled 
to show he had hit a flush. It was good enough to take down the pot and bring his stack up to 19,700.
Karamalikis KO'd
After losing a huge pot when his queens were outdrawn by an opponent's jacks, Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis has hit the rail.
"I made a bad call and lost" was his response to his final hand.
Shak Busted
Beth Shak got her short stack of 1,875 all in and was called by the small blind.
Shak:
Small Blind: 
Shak was in bad shape when the flop came 
, giving the small blind the nut flush. Shak picked up outs when the 
hit the turn. Unfortunately for her, she didn't fill up when the 
came on the river and she was eliminated from the tournament.
4.675 Players Bust Per Minute
We're just about done with Level 6, which means we've done six hours of play. In that time, approximately 1,683 players have busted . . . this averages out to 4.675 players busting per minute of play thus far!
Micon Eliminated
Bryan Micon pushed his last 3,600 into the pot and was called by an opponent out of the big blind.
Micon:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Micon bust just shy of the dinner break.