Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Day 1b | 2010 World Series of Poker

07-02-2010 15:33 UTC-7

Monnette Out

Shamus

John Monnette has been eliminated.

He was short-stacked and all-in versus three other players. The final board showed {K-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {j-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {q-Diamonds} , and when two of his opponents showed {7-} {7-} and {K-} {Q-} , he mucked and made his way out of the Pavilion room.

07-02-2010 15:38 UTC-7

Saout Chops Broadway

[user80015]

On a board reading {10-Spades} {J-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {K-Spades} Antoine Saout was faced with a 300-chip bet.

His decision was one of raising; thus making it 1,500 to go. His opponent made the call as the {Q-Clubs} landed on the river and both players checked it through.

Saout tabled his {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs} and his opponent his {A-Clubs} {10-Hearts} to see the pot chopped up.

Saout is now up to 4,100 in chips.

Tags: Antoine Saout

07-02-2010 15:44 UTC-7

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Shamus

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07-02-2010 15:51 UTC-7

Musumeci Motors On Up

[user80015]

Facing an all in for 2,100, Amanda Musumeci made the call to go heads up to a showdown.

Musumeci: {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Spades} {10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Spades} {6-Spades} {4-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} to see Musumeci eliminate her opponent and climb to over 13,000 in chips.

Tags: Amanda Musumeci

07-02-2010 16:01 UTC-7

Players Busting, Tables Breaking

Shamus

Players are being eliminated at a high clip once again today, with tables breaking quickly from all corners of the Pavilion Room. It appears as though we have already lost more than half of the 1,500-plus players who began Day 1b.

Payout information is still being compiled and should be available shortly. The big board currently shows 3,862 to be the total number of entrants, though that number isn't necessarily going to be the final total. We'll pass along the official count soon.

07-02-2010 16:13 UTC-7

Ship The Gravy!

[user80015]

Grayson 'Spacegravy' Physioc has just found a double up.

With his {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts} face up against an opponent's {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} , the final board was spread {4-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {4-Spades} {10-Diamonds} to see Physioc double through to 7,700 in chips.

Tags: Grayson Physioc

07-02-2010 16:20 UTC-7

Wattel Hangs On

Shamus

A player raised to 325 from the cutoff seat, the button folded, and the small blind called. Mike Wattel then reraised all in for his last 1,200 total. The player in the cutoff considered for a minute, then let his hand go. The small blind also took about a minute to decide what to do, and he chose to call.

Wattel showed {A-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} while his opponent turned over {K-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} . The board came {8-Spades} {6-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} , and Wattel survived.

The original raiser exhaled as if disappointed after seeing the board. "Your junk would have made a straight?" he was asked by a player not in the hand. He shook his head. "Ace-six," he said, to which Wattel said "Good fold" with a smile.

Wattel now has a little over 2,700.

Tags: Mike Wattel