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

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

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

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

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."

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

Jacks For Shulman

Barry Shulman
Barry Shulman

Facing a 1,650 preflop raise, Barry Shulman three-bet out of the small blind to approximately 8,000 only to have his opponent move all in.

Shulman made the call having his opponent slightly covered, and we were off to a showdown.

Shulman: {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} to see Shulman eliminate his opponent while climbing to over 30,000 in chips.

Tags: Barry Shulman

Brogdon Gets It Done

From the small blind, with one limper in front of him, Edward Brogdon moved all in for around 6,500. The big blind put in his last 1,100 without even looking at his cards while the limper got out of the way.

Brogdon confidently turned over {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} while his opponent revealed one card at a time. The first was the {K-Clubs}, which wasn't looking good, but the second card was the {A-Hearts}, which he was clearly excited about.

Unfortunately, his excitement died down when the board ran out {4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Brogdon took the pot.

Tags: Edward Brogdon

Batista Crippled

Chad Batista defended his big blind following a 2,400-chip preflop raise to see a {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop fall.

Batista check-called 2,500 on the flop before checking the {A-Diamonds} on the turn as his opponent fired out 4,500. Batista took the more aggressive line of check-raising to 14,200 only to have his opponent move all in for a few thousand more.

Making the call, Batista was drawing live with his {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a flush draw against his opponent's {A-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, but when the {K-Spades} fell on the river Batista was left crippled with just 6,500 in chips.

Tags: Chad Batista

"I'm Phil Hellmuth"

Phil Hellmuth getting it done!
Phil Hellmuth getting it done!

A player at Table 92 decided to raise preflop to 1,200 and was called by none other than Phil Hellmuth. When action got back around to the small blind, an unknown reraised to 3,600. The original raiser folded and Hellmuth push all in for 1,225 more.

"I trapped ya," Hellmuth smirked.

"You trapped me?" was the reply.

"I'm Phil Hellmuth, you think I don't have a hand?"

The small blind then made the call and turned over {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}. Hellmuth said, "Nice call kid," and turned over {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

The flop came {5-Spades}{A-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, giving both a pair of aces. The turn was the {9-Clubs}, leaving Hellmuth drawing thin. With one foot out the door, the {10-Hearts} hit on the river giving Hellmuth the best hand and more than doubling his chip count to over 19,000.

"You gotta give the kid credit, he got the money in with the best hand," Hellmuth graciously said in victory.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth