After a raise, Billy Baxter pushed all in for his remaining 1,600 with 
and was called by the original raiser's pocket fives. Baxter's hand didn't improve and his attempt to add a No Limit Hold'em bracelet to his résumé has come to an end.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,160,350
Entries
2,341
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2,341
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"Is this your first time playing sir?" John Juanda was asked by one of his fellow table combatants.
Juanda shot him a look of confusion before adding, "first time playing today, yes!"
Jordan Morgan was all in and behind with 
against his opponent's 
. The board didn't bring any help and Morgan made his exit in the early portion of Level 5.
On a flop of 
with around 3,000 in the pot, Quinn Do fired out 700 and was called by an opponent before the 
fell on the turn.
Do pushed his last 2,250 into the pot and was called.
Do: 
Opponent: 
The river landed the meaningless 
to see Do double though to over 10,000 in chips.
The blinds are remaining the same, but we now have a 25-chip ante.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The remaining players are heading on a twenty-minute dinner break.
With a raise to 500 ahead of him, Victor Ramdin bumped it to 1,550 from the button.
Making the call, Ramdin's opponent then fired out 2,100 on a 
flop. Ramdin made the call and when the 
landed on the turn and the action was checked to him, he instantly moved all in and forced a fold from his opponent.
"Living on the edge!" uttered an excited Ramdin as he climbed to 12,000 in chips.
Steve Topakas limped in only to have a button raise and a small blind shove follow me.
Topakas made the call for his last 3,300 and tournament life as the player on the button mucked.
Topakas:
Opponent: 
Unfortunately for Topakas the flop fell down 
to virtually end his tournament, and following the 
and 
on the turn and river, Topakas made his way to the rail.
On a board of 
Danny Wong had his opponent all in for a pot in excess of 8,000.
Wong: 
Opponent:
The turn and river landed the 
and to see Wong eliminate his opponent and climb to over 21,000 in chips.
