2010 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
$568,974
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,160,350
Entries
2,341
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Cunningham Out of Chips

Allen Cunningham and an unknown player both checked a flop of {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{7-Clubs}. When the {Q-Clubs} came on the turn, Cunningham bet 1,500. His opponent raised to 3,500 and Cunningham went into the tank.

Cunningham only had a few hundred more and decided to push them all in and was called. When the cards were revealed, Cunningham needed help with his {Q-Spades}{J-Spades} against his opponent's {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

The river was the {5-Clubs} and the 2006 WSOP Main Event fourth place finisher was eliminated.

Tags: Allen Cunningham

Filippi Gets Squeezed

Amnon Filippi was under the gun and raised to 1,150. The player in Seat 8 made the call and when action got back to the big blind, he shipped in his entire stack of 6,250.

Filippi uttered, "I call."

Within seconds, Seat 8 responded, "I'm all in." The squeeze clearly frustrated Filippi since he would have had to put his tournament life on the line to make the call. After a moment's thought, Filippi folded. The two remaining players then showed their cards:

Big Blind: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Seat 8: {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and Filippi threw up his hands in disgust. "I would have made a flush," he said before realizing Seat 8 had made quads, "oh wait, he has four of a kind."

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Cantu Can't Do

Brandon Cantu during earlier play
Brandon Cantu during earlier play

Wondering over to Jean-Robert Bellande and Brandon Cantu's table we found Cantu's chair empty.

Talking with Bellande and some of the other players, we were told that Cantu committed his stack holding {7-}{5-} for a pair of sevens against an opponent's {Q-}{Q-}.

No help came on the turn or river and Cantu made his way to the rail.

Tags: Jean-Robert BellandeBrandon Cantu

Deeb Eliminates Another

Shaun Deeb opened to 800 from middle position only to have his opponent ship it all in for 4,200 from the big blind. Deeb made the call and the cards were tabled.

Deeb: {K-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} to see Deeb outdraw his opponent on the turn and send him to the rail while chipping up to 45,000 and change.

Tags: Shaun Deeb

Nines For Ramdin

Facing an under the gun all in for 6,575, Victor Ramdin made the call from the small blind.

Ramdin: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{K-Spades} to see Ramdin eliminate his opponent and climb to a little over 22,000 in chips.

Tags: Victor Ramdin

The Rich Gets Richer

With a board reading {5-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{K-Spades} and about 11,000 in the pot, a player in Seat 9 went all in for 5,125. Jordan Rich, who was the only other player in the pot, went into the tank for over a minute.

Rich ultimatley made the call and his opponent was caught bluffing with {3-Spades}{4-Spades}. What is even more amazing is that Rich turned over {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for only a jack high! His read was right and his chip stack has surpassed 50,000 as a result.

Tags: Jordan Rich

Action (Kind Of) Slow

The action is fairly slow at the moment in Event 8 . . . well for the notables and above average stack players anyway.

Tables are getting broken left, right and center but it is mainly due to unknown short stacks falling short and hitting the rail.

"I don't normally make the dinner break" uttered one player as he exchanged friendly banter with his table.

It is always a great achievement to make the dinner break or even the first break, and it is no doubt that this was the thoughts on many players minds as they tightened up before dinner so they could say, "I've made a dinner break of a WSOP event."

Either way the PokerNews Live Reporting Team is scouring the floor looking for some blog-worthy hands to bring to you at home!

Deeb Stacking Chips

With a limp and a shove for 8,000, Shaun Deeb also pushed all in for roughly 32,000 next to speak as the remaining active players folded.

Deeb: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Opponent: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{K-Spades} to see Deeb eliminate his opponent and climb to over 41,000 in chips.

Tags: Shuan Deeb