2010 World Series of Poker

Event #9: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$197,470
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$877,500
Entries
650
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Another Notable Gone; McEvoy Eliminated

Tom McEvoy was riding a shortening stack, and he got his chips in with {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts} against an opponent with {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}.

There was an ace on the flop and four rags to fill out the board, and the out-kicked McEvoy has been eliminated from Event #9 in 41st place. He'll take home a small cash reward of $3,992 for his work over the past two days.

Tags: Tom McEvoy

Three Names, Zero Chips

Cornel Andrew Cimpan has just been knocked off as the latest casualty of this moving day. He was the preflop aggressor from the cutoff seat, and Frank Rusnak set him all in on a coin flip:

Cimpan: {5-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}
Rusnak: {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}

Rusnak's horse ran faster as a board of {J-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {2-Spades} {A-Spades} {8-Spades} will be the last of Cimpan's day. He's out, and we have 41 players remaining.

Rusnak - 120,000

Tags: Frank RusnakCornel Andrew Cimpan

Harder Eliminates Sherman, Vaults Toward the Top

We joined the action in a heads-up pot just as the dealer was laying out a flop of {5-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}. Christian Harder was first to act, and he led out with a bet of 7,100. Adam Sherman made the smooth call, and the turn brought the {A-Clubs}. Charder bet again, 12,000 this time, and Sherman went ahead and moved all in for 47,300.

That sent Harder deep into the tank, and he would take several minutes before finally deciding to make the call for a significant chunk of his remaining stack, turning over {A-Spades} {9-Diamonds}. It was a good call; Sherman turned up {J-Hearts} {9-Hearts}, drawing slim to his gutshot. The river {Q-Hearts} sealed his exit, knocking him out in 45th place and vaulting Harder all the way up to 160,000.

Tags: Adam ShermanChristian Harder

Miller Sent Home

Bryan Pardoe limped into the pot from the small blind first in, and big blind Brian Miller bumped it up to 6,000 from the big. Pardoe called, and the two men took a flop of {4-Spades} {9-Clubs} {3-Spades}. Pardoe quickly made a covering bet, and Miller called all in for his last ~9,000 total.

Showdown
Pardoe: {K-Clubs} {3-Diamonds}
Miller: {A-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}

Miller had fallen behind on the flop, and he wouldn't catch up on the turn {J-Diamonds} or river {7-Spades}. He's out.

Tags: Bryan PardoeBrian Miller

Two Outs Are Enough

Steve Chanthabouasy and Davis Aalvik tangled up in a preflop raising battle that left Aalvik all in for about 22,000, but in good shape to double up:

Aalvik: {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds}
Chanthabouasy: {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}

The board was not so kind to Aalvik's hopes, however: {Q-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} (bink!) {A-Clubs}. A full house earns Chanthabouasy the come-from-behind pot, sending Aalvik loping to the payout desk.

Tags: Davis AalvikSteven Chanthabouasy

Donkey Bomber Flips Out

Melissa Hayden opened to 4,000, and Tom Schneider reraised to 12,800 from the big blind. Hayden set him all in, and Schneider made the call, committing his full stack of about 26,000 to the pot preflop.

Showdown
Hayden: {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds}
Schneider: {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}

Let's race, shall we?

Board: {3-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {6-Clubs} {J-Spades} {Q-Spades}. That's just no help at all for the Donkey Bomber, and he has been knocked off with only a small cash to show for his efforts in Event #9.

Tags: Tom SchneiderMelissa Hayden

Chips for Coca

Joe Serock opened the pot with a 5,000-chip bet from the hijack seat and got called by JJ Liu and James Coca in the blinds.

Flop: {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Spades} checked around.

Turn: {9-Hearts}

Liu fired a 6,000-chip bet and got called by Coca.

River: {10-Hearts} Liu checked and Coca tabled {k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. Liu eventually mucked.

James Coca is now up to 62,000 chips.

Tags: James CocaJJ LiuJoe Serock