Brandon Holmes just hit the rail after he ran into an opponent's pair of aces. Holmes is our 22nd-place finisher and for that he will receive $5,870.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$877,500
Entries
650
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 650
Filter
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"Cigarette Steve" O'Dwyer has just been eliminated from the event quietly enough that we missed it entirely.
In early position, Joseph Williams raised to 15,000, and Christian Harder three-bet the pot to 54,000 in position. He had just 19,000 left after the raise, and Williams made him put those chips in too, putting Harder at risk... and drawing slim:
Williams: 
Harder: 
Board: 
Harder had to like the chop possibilities that the flop pair brought into play, but he was unable to find any further help. Out-kicked and now out of chips, Harder's day is done.
We picked up the action on the turn as the board showed 
, and Joe Gotlieb checked. Daniel Burke fired out a bet of 26,000, drawing an all-in check-raise from Gotlieb. "Well... if you've got two pair, you're good," said Burke. "I call." That action put Burke all in and at risk, and he would soon see that his read was correct:
Burke: 
(one pair)
Gotlieb: 
(two pairs!)
The river was a blank , changing nothing and marking the elimination of Burke.
The elimination of Daniel Burke in 19th place means that it's time for another redraw. There are now just two tables left, and they look like this:
Table 371
Seat 1: Melissa Hayden
Seat 2: JJ Liu
Seat 3: Kenneth Krouner
Seat 4: Scott Haraden
Seat 5: Edward Brogdon
Seat 6: Joe Gotlieb
Seat 7: James Lewis
Seat 8: Julie Farkas
Seat 9: James Dempsey
Table 372
Seat 1: Chan Pelton
Seat 2: Stephen Simm
Seat 3: Jason Alvarez
Seat 4: Armen Kara
Seat 5: Joseph Williams
Seat 6: Gregg Wilkerson
Seat 7: Joe Serock
Seat 8: Steve Chanthabouasy
Seat 9: Mark Babekov
Joe Serock opened the pot with a 12,000-chip bet from the button and Mark Babekov called in the big blind.
The flop came out 
and Babekov check-called a 12,000-chip bet from Serock.
Turn: 
the action was the same but now the value of the bet was 24,000.
River: 
Both players checked and Babekov tabled 
to win the pot.
Babekov is now up to 196,000 chips and Serock slipped to 150,000.
Mark Babebok opened the pot in middle position with a 20,000-chip raise and Jason Alvarez went all in on the button. Babekov called and Alvarez was facing the elimination.
Showdown
Alvarez:
Babekov: 
Board: and Alvarez is our 18th-place finisher.
Mark Babekov is now up to 217,500 chips.
The clock has been paused after two more levels, and it's time for a little after-dinner break. The purple T500 chips will be raced off and colored up, and then the clock will start ticking down through this twenty-minute break. We'll be back shortly.
Table 371
Seat 1: Melissa Hayden (215,000)
Seat 2: JJ Liu (228,000)
Seat 3: Kenneth Krouner (116,000)
Seat 4: Scott Haraden (125,000)
Seat 5: Edward Brogdon (85,000)
Seat 6: Joe Gotlieb (290,000)
Seat 7: James Lewis (30,000)
Seat 8: Julie Farkas (180,000)
Seat 9: James Dempsey (215,000)
Table 372
Seat 1: Chan Pelton (76,000)
Seat 2: Stephen Simm (83,000)
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Armen Kara (23,000)
Seat 5: Joseph Williams (338,000)
Seat 6: Gregg Wilkerson (226,000)
Seat 7: Joe Serock (124,000)
Seat 8: Steve Chanthabouasy (292,000)
Seat 9: Mark Babekov (246,000)
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
