UK veteran Ian McDonald is out of the Main Event, 
no good against 
on a king high board.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$68,798,600
Entries
7,319
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left 1 / 7,319
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Phillip Hilm just doubled through at the featured table here in the Red Section.
We did not catch his opponent's cards, but Hilm was all in preflop holding 
and the board ran 
. Hilm doubled to 31,000 chips putting him back above starting stack.
Kirill Rabtsov was all in preflop with pocket kings and up against an opponent's 
. Rabtsov went on to flop a king and it held from there to double up to 24,500 in chips.
In the far corner of the room there's a man in a wheelchair who's playing with a mysterious miniature chest on the felt. Whenever he receives a card, he slides the card up a ramp and inserts the top half into a slit in the chest. I watched on blankly but simply couldn't work out the function of the box. I even asked two tournament directors, and neither could shine any light on the issue. Answers on a post card please.
Ronnie Bardah called a player's all-in bet for less than 10 big blinds with the 
. The at-risk player held the 
.
The board ran through 
to give Bardah the best hand on the river. He's now up to about 60,000 in chips.
The clock has been paused at that magical ten-minute mark. We'll play five more hands at each table, and then those that have been lucky enough to survive Day 1 of the Main Event will bag and tag their chips for the overnight soak.
Nick Mitchell started off this hand by raisied to 925 from early position. Newly crowned bracelet winner Jason DeWitt reraised to 2,600 from the next seat over. Jared Pacifici four-bet to 5,200 from the small blind and that knocked the big blind and Mitchell out of the way. Action fell back on DeWitt and he five-bet to 10,600. After tanking for a minute, Pacifici made the call.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. The turn added the to the board and both players checked again, making for a rather uneventful pot after there was plenty of preflop action.
The river completed the board with the 
and Pacifici checked. DeWitt wasn't about to check again and fired a bet worth 12,500. Pacifici mucked his hand and DeWitt took the pot to move to 121,000 in chips.
On Table 295, it's become apparent that someone is ready to go home. The dealer went through the riffle-riffle-box-riffle routine, and he cut the deck and pulled in the 50 ante from each player. He then burned a card and dealt the flop... before dealing hole cards to the players. Everyone at the table got a good chuckle, and the dealer pulled the flop back and tried it again.
The players aren't the only ones anxious to get out of here tonight.
Shawn Buchanan check-called 3,000 on the 
flop and check-called another 5,100 on the 
turn with just 2,200 behind. Come the 
he checked again and then called all in to a 5,000 bet from his opponent.
"Nines," announced his opponent, but as he tabled 
we assumed that he was guessing what Buchanan had. Whatever cards Buchanan was holding we shall never know, as he merely mucked and headed for the door.
