Back from Dinner
The cards are back in the air after a nice, long 90-minute dinner break. A total of 1,125 entrants showed up to play Day 1a this year.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$68,798,600
Entries
7,319
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Haxton Picks Up Where He Left Off
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Before dinner, Isaac Haxton lost a huge chunk of his stack with a set against a straight. Back from dinner, it was his trips against a full house. Haxton called a shorter stack's all in for about 6,000 on the turn of a 
board. Haxton's 
needed to improve against his opponent's 
but once again the river brickd out 
. With that loss Haxton is down to about 5,500 chips.
Rosen Runs Nut Flush Into Quads
On the board of 
, Jamie Rosen fired a bet of 5,000. His opponent moved all in for 9,675 total and Rosen made the call.
Rosen held the nut flush with the 
, but his opponent had even better. No, it wasn't a full house, it was quads. His opponent tabled the 
for the other two ducks and won the pot, knocking Rosen back to 40,000 in chips.
Early One for Lawson
Facing a limp from the cutoff and a raise to 1,300 from the button, Ted Lawson bumped it to 3,450 from the small blind.
The limper folded, and after a minute or two of deliberation, Lawson's opponent from the button made the call.
The flop fell down 
and Lawson casually tossed in a 5,000-denomination chip while announcing a bet of 4,000.
His opponent sat there agonising over a decision before eventually folding to see Lawson scoop the pot and move to over 28,000 in chips.
Sklansky x 2
David Sklansky got it all in on the button against the small blind, and when they flipped 'em, Sklanksy had the goods.
Sklansky: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Sklansky doubled to 28,000 Sklansky dollars, and in chips too.
Naujoks Making Sets
Action folded around to the player on the button and he raised to 1,200. Sandra Naujoks made the call out of the big blind and the two players took a flop of 
. Naujoks checked and her opponent fired a continuation bet worth 2,100. Naujoks made the call.
After the turn came the 
, Naujoks passed the action to her opponent once more. Her opponent checked behind, not opting to put any more chips into the pot at this time.
The river completed the board with the and Naujoks led for 2,000. Her opponent labored over his decision for some time before making the call. Naujoks tabled the 
for a set of sixes and her opponent mucked. She's now back up to 43,200.
Bulletproof Monk
Andy Black opened for 725 from early position, the button three-bet to 2,600, Black shoved for 4,725 and the button called.
Black turned over pocket kings while the button showed pocket tens. Black's hand held up on the 
board and he doubled his stack to 9,800.
Akkari Trips into Valuetown
We passed by Andre Akkari's table to see him lead out for 2,200 into a pot of about 6,000 on a board that read 
. Akkari was facing two opponents. One of them folded, but the other called. Akkari silently turned over 
for trip fours. His opponent nodded her head as if she expected that and then mucked.
Akkari is up to 40,000.
More For Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker raised it to 725 from under the gun and found a caller before the player in the big blind popped it to 3,000. Both opponents made the call and they took a flop of .
The big blind led out for 4,000 and Moneymaker called as the third player stepped aside. The turn was the and this time the play checked to Moneymaker who tossed out 4,500. His opponent soaked up a little camera tape before eventually finding a fold.
Moneymaker is up to 46,500.
Naujoks Runs Into the Nuts
With the final board reading 
, Sandra Naujoks fired 2,600. She was acting out of the small blind and the big blind raised her to 7,600. Naujoks made the call. Her opponent tabled the 
for the nutterballs and Naujoks mucked. She's back down to 23,500 after just moving up a few hands ago with a set.