2010 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
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

Big Stack Watch

Here are the biggest stacks we've spotted in the field:

Player Chips Progress
Scott Vener us
Scott Vener
320,000 45,000
Charles Lehr us
Charles Lehr
280,000 140,000
Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
WSOP 1X Winner
175,000 15,000
Jesse Yaginuma us
Jesse Yaginuma
170,000 58,000
Jeremy Dresch us
Jeremy Dresch
155,000 93,500
Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
152,000 79,600
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
150,000 57,000
Jared Michelizzi
Jared Michelizzi
148,000 102,700
Nicholas Binger
Nicholas Binger
140,000 12,000
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
135,000 78,100
Richard Savage
Richard Savage
130,000 55,700
Cherie Beasley
Cherie Beasley
125,000 44,500
John McKinney
John McKinney
125,000 97,000

AK No Good?

Anthony Gargiulo raised from middle position, and Habib Khanis shoved for 35,000. Garguilo called with {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and was less than excited to see that Khanis had {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}. The board came {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, and Khanis doubled to 72,000 while Gargiulo slipped to 30,000.

Tags: Anthony GargiuloHabib Khanis

Utley Doubles Through Bellande

Jean Robert-Bellande
Jean Robert-Bellande

Three players over at Table 373, including Jean-Robert Bellande, saw a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}.

After all players checked, the turn came {8-Spades}. Darin Utley checked and an unknown player bet 8,500. Bellande called only to have Utley shove all in for 55,200. The unknown player folded and Bellande made the call.

Bellande: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Utley: {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The river was the {9-Diamonds}, giving Utley a full house, and dropping Bellande to 127,000.

Tags: Darin UtleyJean-Robert Bellande

Paging Bruce Stern

After nearly three hours, there is still one empty chair in the field. Just over 75,000 in chips were taken out of Bruce Stern's bag for him today, but he still hasn't shown up yet. He's made a few pay jumps in his absence, but he has blinded down to 45,000.

Tags: Bruce Stern

Bellande Gets a Little Back

A player in Seat 6 raised to 4,000 and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande in the cut off position. Everyone else folded and the flop came {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}.

Seat 6 bet 7,500 and was instantly raised by Bellande to 23,000. Seat 6 thought for a few moments before mucking.

"I thought you were going to do it kid," said Bellande.

"I had a good hand," Seat 6 responded.

"I know I had you beat," Bellande boasted.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

Kelso In the House

Blake Kelso raised to 5,200 in middle position, only to have Tim West shove all in for 31,500. Action folded back around to Kelso who made the call with {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}.

West was ahead with {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and was looking good to double when the flop came {4-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades}. That all changed when the {K-Diamonds} appeared on the turn. Suddenly West needed an eight to stay alive.

Alas, it was not meant to be as the {3-Spades} came on the river. West was eliminated while Kelso increased his stack to 132,000.

Tags: Tim WestBlake Kelso

JohnnyBax Gets Caught, Then Gets Some Back

Cliff Josephy
Cliff Josephy

We caught up with the action on the river of a big hand between Cliff Josephy and Samuel Dickson. There was already about 50,000 in the middle and the board read {6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades} when JohnnyBax bet 30,000. Dickson snap-shoved, and Bax didn't have to do much thinking before he folded. Dickson showed {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} for a seven-high straight as he scooped the pot and jumped to 170,000. "Good fold," Dickson said. "Well, I had nine-high." He tweeted a few minutes later that he'd had {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and had bricked just about every draw in the book.

Josephy was down to 20,900 after the failed bluff, and he moved all in from early position the next hand with {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. Jesse Yaginuma called with {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Bax took the lead on the {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop, but Yaginuma picked up a straight draw. He didn't hit though, and after the {7-Clubs} turn and {6-Hearts} river, Josephy doubled up to 47,000.

Tags: Cliff JosephyJesse YaginumaSamuel Dickson

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Gargiulo-a-go-go!

Habib Khanis raised under the gun to 5,200 and Anthony Gargiulo pushed all in for 24,000. Khanis called and flipped over the {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Gargiulo was looking for help with his {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

The flop made things interesting when it came {K-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, giving Gargiulo a flush draw. The {7-Hearts} turn was no help, so it was down to one card. The {K-Diamonds} came on the river and Gargiulo was sent packing.

Khanis is now up to 130,000.

Tags: Habib KhanisAnthony Gargiulo