2010 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$570,960
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,459,000
Entries
3,844
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Feldman Felts Another

Peter Feldman
Peter Feldman

A player opened for 550 from middle position, and Peter "Nordberg" Feldman called from the button. The blinds got out, and the dealer burned a card and spread out the {9-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop.

The preflop raiser didn't waste much time setting his lone column of chips out before him -- an all-in bet of about 3,000 -- and Feldman instantly called. Feldman tabled {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for top pair and a flush draw, while his opponent showed {J-Spades}{10-Spades} for an open-ender.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and the the river the {J-Clubs}, and yet another of our players has hit the rail. Feldman now has 11,200.

Tags: Peter Feldman

Yuval On The Up

Facing a button raise, Yuval Bronshtein three-bet from the big blind to 1,500 only to have his opponent move all in.

Bronshtein made the call for roughly an additional 4,000, and we were off to a showdown.

Bronshtein: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} to see Bronshtein eliminate his opponent while climbing to 23,800 in chips.

Tags: Yuval Bronshtein

New Players (Different Event)

We're seeing a lot of new faces as we make our way to the remaining tables in Event #54. That's because empty tables here in the Pavilion Room have now been filled by players from Event #56, the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event that has just begun.

The breaking of tables for our event has occurred from the outer tables in, meaning our tourney has in a sense been suddenly surrounded by the other one.

Musumeci Picks Off Bluff

Amanda Musumeci opened to 475 from the cutoff and found a defend from an opponent in the big blind.

The {2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{K-Hearts} was checked to Musumeci, and she opted to fire out 525 as her opponent made the call.

The {7-Diamonds} went check, check on the turn before the {7-Spades} landed on the river and the big blind moved all in for a little over 2,000.

Musumeci made the call and was pleased to see her opponent's {9-Spades}{6-Spades} for a complete air-ball, as she tabled her {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} to collect the pot and move to 15,900 in chips.

Tags: Amanda Musumeci

Chop It Up

Mike Wattel, still short-stacked, just put most of his chips at risk again, although this time he had his opponent barely covered.

Wattel tabled his hand -- {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} -- at the site of which his opponent said "I hope I suck out on you with diamonds." He then flipped over {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}.

The dramaless board went {3-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, and they chopped the pot. Wattel remains on about 3,000 chips.

Chips for Lind

George Lind
George Lind

George Lind, a member of Team PokerStars Online, was just in an all-in situation before the flop. Lind held {J-}{J-} and was racing against his opponent's {A-}{Q-}.

The flop came {10-}{Q-}{5-}, putting his opponent ahead with a pair of queens. The turn was the {8-}. Then came the river -- a jack -- giving Lind trips and knocking out another player.

Lind skips up to 18,000 on that one.

Tags: George Lind

Level: 6

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Iceman Defrosted

Teddy 'The Iceman' Monroe
Teddy 'The Iceman' Monroe

"We have immediate seating on $20-40 Limit Holdem . . . with The Iceman!" announced one of the cash game supervisors.

"Anyone interested?" he questioned again.

By this logic, and the fact his near-frozen seat is empty and slowly defrosting, Teddy Monroe must be on the rail.

Tags: Teddy Monroe

Talbot Takes Out Feldman

We came on a big hand just now between Peter Feldman and Andrew "mahowny777" Talbot.

With the board showing {3-Spades}{A-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}, Feldman bet, Talbot raised, and Feldman made the call. Action to that point put the pot at about 7,000. The river then brought the {5-Diamonds}. Feldman checked, and Talbot announced he was all in.

Feldman studied the situation for a couple of minutes, then finally announced he was calling. Talbot tabled {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} for queens full of fives, and Feldman nodded and pushed his cards to the dealer. He then pushed his chips forward as well and left, as Talbot had him covered.

That hand puts Talbot above 40,000 -- the biggest stack we've seen thus far.

Tags: Andrew Talbot