Jack Link's Beef Jerky is one of the official sponsors of the 2010 World Series of Poker, and if a player makes quad jacks during the Main Event then they will be awarded with $100 worth of delicious, meaty goodness.
Jason Koszi is the most recent winner of said prize. He held 
on a 
-X-X board, shipping him the pot and the jerky.
Perhaps Koszi will share a pack of teriyaki nuggets? One time?
Brandon Adams and Paulo Rink just tangled up in a pot perfect for the TV cameras.
It was a preflop all in, and it was aces against kings. Adams had the 
and Rink the 
, and a big crowd of media and players gathered around the table as they heard, "All in and a call, Table 284!"
The flop drew a big reaction from the assembled group as it came out 
to give both players their set but leave Rink dead to the case king. The turn 
was most certainly not a king; The 
on the river, however -- that was in fact a king, the last one in the deck and the only saving card for Rink. Quads beat aces full every day, and Rink has doubled up to 63,000.
On the flip side, that sick beat has left Adams with just 3,900 lonely chips.
Jean-Robert Bellande was involved in a pot with the small and big blind who both checked to him on a flop of 
. He fired 600 into the pot and was called by both opponents.
The turn was the and Bellande was checked to once again. When he bet 2,000, the small blind raised to 6,000 with the big blind folding and Bellande making the call.
The river was the and the small blind bet 15,000. Bellande folded and said "Wow, should have got it all in on the flop."
Bellande is now down to 42,000.
From the hijack seat, Todd Witteles raised to 800. An opponent in the cutoff seat reraised to 2,100 and Witteles made the call when action got back to him.
The flop came down 
and Witteles checked. His opponent bet 1,600 and then Witteles tanked for a little bit before raising to 4,000. After another minute passed, the other player moved all in for 23,150. About 15 seconds passed and then Witteles said, "I call."
Witteles held the 
for top pair and the nut flush draw. His opponent held the 
for a weaker flush draw and wasn't looking too good.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
, keeping Witteles in the lead and busting the other player. Witteles now has about 100,000 in chips.
With the board reading 
, a player checked to Team PokerStars Online Pro Grzegorz Mikielewicz who bet 1,500. His opponent check-raised all in for 5,700, and Mikielewicz called.
Mikielewicz: 
Opponent: 
The 
on the turn was brick for Mikielewicz and so too was the on the river, dropping him to 38,400 chips.
Across the room, French Team Pro Julien Brecard has been eliminated from the tournament. We did not catch the hand, but the Frenchman's chair sits empty indicating he's busto.
I'm not sure what happened to I and II, but the latest Robert Williamson has just been eliminated in a hand that witnessed more drama than an entire year of the Bold and the Beautiful.
All in preflop, Williamson found his tournament life hanging by the thinnest of threads with 
versus - a classic coin flip. The dealer was keen to proceed, but he was abruptly stopped in his tracks by ESPN who dived to halt the action like bodyguards in front of a travelling bullet.
With the camera crew summoned over, Williamson let his personality thrive and requested a queen in his distinctive, booming voice. His prayers were answered as the flop rolled out: 
. Williamson celebrated the third lady, but his joy suddenly turned into panic as he spotted the straight draw.
As the commotion continued, numerous players (and myself, I must confess - hello mom, I'm on TV!) edged into the camera's focus to watch the action unfold. Then the killer card: . Williamson squirmed in frustration before asking for the board to pair. "Five of clubs, I'm calling it," he commanded with animated gestures.
Unfortunately for Williamson, the dealer failed to oblige on this occasion, the river coming a harmless to send him home. Williamson's shoulders slumped to the floor as the realization set in, and he walked away from the table with his hands in the air.
"What's sick is that I set this up all day," he said dejectedly. "And now that it's happened, I don't want it to happen."
Dan Harrington raised to 600 from late position and was called by the player in the big blind. When the flop came 
the big blind checked and Harrington bet 1,050, getting the call.
The turn was the and Harrington was once more checked to before he bet 2,500, and once more got the call.
Things went the same way on the 
river with the big blind check-calling a bet of 2,500. Harrington showed and his opponent mucked.
After spending much of the day losing chips, Harrington is now up to 18,450.
Steve "gboro780" Gross was flipping for his tournament life, committing his last ~14,000 chips to . Scott Dorin looked him up with , and it was off to the races.
Unfortunately for Gross, his horse couldn't catch up as the dealer ran out a board of 
. Two pair does it for Dorin, and he's knocked the dangerous Gross out of the 2010 WSOP.
Sebastian Ruthenberg moved all for 4,000 over the top of a raise to 800 from a player in early position. The raiser called, and the hands were opened.
Ruthenberg: 
Opponent:
Ruthenberg held when the board ran 
, doubling him to 8,500 chips.
Andrew Jeffreys called us over to give us some information on a double up he just received courtesy of the player in Seat 1. On a flop of 
-X, Jeffreys' opponent put him all in with 
and Jeffreys made the call with 
. The turn and river bricked for the other player and Jeffreys was pushed the pot, moving up to 38,000 in chips.
Jeffreys is from Melbourne, Australia and has one WSOP cash on his resume. It also happens to be a final table where he came eighth in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event back in 2008. For that finish, Jeffreys scored over $63,000.
