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

Big Bump for Bronshtein

Yuval Bronshtein opened from under the gun with a raise to 2,300, and the player sitting to his left reraised to 6,000. It folded around to George Lind who called from the small blind. The big blind folded, then Bronshtein reshoved all in. The UTG+1 player called, and Lind got out.

Bronshtein showed {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades} while his opponent tabled {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. The community cards came {8-Spades}{A-Spades}{9-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, and Bronshtein's hand was best.

He's chipped up to 53,000 now and is among our leaders for Day 1b. Lind still has nearly 30,000.

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Au Revoir Antoine

Catching the action on a board reading {8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and a pot of around 6,000, Antoine Saout was faced with a bet of 2,000.

Saout paused for a few moments before check-raising to 4,500 with his opponent instantly making the call.

The dealer dropped the {3-Spades} on the river and Saout move all in for 9,600, and was called as quickly as he was on the previous street.

Saout tabled his {K-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, but it would be his opponent's {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} that would send Saout to the rail.

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Team PokerStars Pros Update

George Lind
George Lind

A number of Team PokerStars pros came out for Day 1b, with several having already left us. Among those not making it through to tomorrow's Day 2 are Grayson Physioc, Darus Suharto, Chad Brown, Nichoel Peppe, Pat Pezzin, and Chris Moneymaker.

We do still have a few in the field, however. George "Jorj95" Lind of Team PokerStars Online has been thriving all day and presently sits with a well above average stack of 38,500. Florian Langmann of Team Poker Stars Germany is doing well, too, with 19,000. And South African Raymond Rahme has about 8,500 as we approach the end of Level 8.

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Hamilton Runs Into Aces

Beauty surrounded by beasts!
Beauty surrounded by beasts!

Facing a raise under the gun to 900, a call from late position and then a three-bet to 3,600 from the small blind, Lisa Hamilton made it 10,900 from the big blind.

The original raiser moved all in for 13,300 and once the call and three-better folded, Hamilton made the call.

Hamilton: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}

Apart from a slight sweat on the river when it fell paint, the board fell fairly dry as it was spread {5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} to see Hamilton double her opponent up while slipping to just 3,600 in chips.

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Hamilton Runs . . . To The Rail

Lisa Hamilton was unable to peddle the short-stack, and opted instead to open-shove holding {Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

She found one caller holding {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} before another player went all in holding {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}.

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} to see both Hamilton and the other all in player exit to the rail.

Tags: Lisa Hamilton

Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Crane Collects

With about 7,000 in the middle and the board showing {Q-Spades}{4-Spades}{A-Diamonds}, Russell Crane fired a bet of 3,000 from the big blind, then sat patiently while his opponent sitting under the gun tanked.

Finally his opponent let it go, and Crane -- a final tablist at the 2009 WSOP $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event (where he finished third) -- dragged the pot. Crane is at 13,500 at the moment.

Viox Doubles With Trips

On a flop of {K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} both Chris Viox and his opponent checked it through to see the {5-Hearts} land on the turn.

Viox checked from the big blind before his opponent fired out 2,200. Viox then check-raised all in for 6,150 and his opponent made the call.

Viox: {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {K-}{J-}

The river landed the {K-} and Viox doubled through to a little under 14,000 in chips.

Tags: Chris Viox