2010 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$8,944,310
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$68,798,600
Entries
7,319
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left 1 / 7,319
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There Are Easier Hands to Beat Than Boats

Tom Braband and a player in the hijack were involved in a hand with a flop of {10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{q-Spades}. The hijack checked to Braband who bet 2,100. The hijack made the call and we were headed to the turn.

The turn brought the {3-Hearts} and the hijack check-called again, this time for 3,200. With the {j-Spades} on the river, the hijack checked one last time and Braband bet 10,000. The hijack called all in for his last 8,225.

The player in the hijack showed {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a full house and Braband mucked. Braband is now down to 35,000.

Tags: Tom Braband

Where Is My Seat?

Currently there is a player walking round the blue section of the Amazon room.

So? You may be thinking at home while following our coverage. Well the reason it is so blog worthy is the fact that he can't remember where he is seated.

"I think I'm near Phil [Ivey]?" stated the confused player.

"I know I'm in the six seat too" he added.

"Are you sure it was a six seat?" asked the Tournament Director.

The player nodded in accordance before the Tournament Director continued, "Positive?"

"Definitely in the Amazon?" the Tournament Director continued.

"I have like 20,000" the player added.

The Tournament Director and the player in the question kept wondering around the blue section only finding one seat empty; the one seat.

Asking the players on the table who was seated there, they said a guy with a hat.

The lost player wasn't wearing one, but after looking at the table and the players seated his facial expressions grew even more puzzled before he reached under the chair that was placed in seat one and grabbed a black hat.

"Here it is!" he excitedly stated.

Unfortunately for the lost player - or as we discovered Stanley Quinn - he is a little confused at the difference between the one and six seats, as well as his proximity to Mr. Phil Ivey (since he is on the opposite end of the blue section to him).

Tags: Phil IveyStanley Quinn

A Spring in His Step

There always one big stack every break who enthusiastically inquires as to how many the chip leader's got, simply in the hope that for just one hand, they can text their friends and family to say that it's them.

In the orange section, that man is Dan Springfield. Although he can't quite claim to be topping the list, he's mighty close with a meaty 141,000. Even if he doesn't earn a dime in the final level and a half, that figure will put him in good stead heading into Day 2.

Tags: Dan Springfield

Greenstein Loses a Small One

Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein was in early position and raised to 800. The players in Seat 4 and the small blind both called and the three saw a flop of {J-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts}. The small blind checked and Greenstein bet 1,500.

Seat 4 didn't take long to min-raise to 3,000. The small blind quickly folded as did Greenstein, who still has a healthy 45,000 behind.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

Knaves Hold for Lady Maverick

Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Rousso

Facing a raise to 800 and a call, "Lady Maverick" Vanessa Rousso made it 2,200 with {J-Spades}{J-Clubs} and received action from the initial caller.

With the pot already escalating, the flop came {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{J-Clubs} to give Rousso top set. She led for 3,000, only for her opponent to push for 25,000. Rousso made the call.

Although ahead against {A-Spades}{10-Spades}, Rousso was vulnerable, and had to sweat a {A-Diamonds} turn and {6-Hearts} river before finally being able to scoop in the pot.

But scoop she did, and as a result, she now boasts a newly constructed stack of around the 70,000 mark.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

Six-Bet Victory for Coimbra

André Coimbra opened with a raise from the button only to have the big blind three-bet to 3,200.

With the action back on Coimbra, he made it 6,400 to go, only to have his opponent raise it once more; this time to 15,200.

As Coimbra's masseuse halted his massage so he could play out the pot, Coimbra dropped in an additional six 5,000-denomination chips to make it the sixth bet of the hand; this one amounting to 36,400.

After nearly three minutes deliberating, Coimbra's opponent released his hand to see Coimbra collect the pot and move to 89,000 in chips.

Tags: André Coimbra

Lee Check-Raised Off the Flop

Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee

With a little over 5,000 chips already in the middle Bernard Lee fired a bet of 2,750 after his opponent checked to him. The player then check-raised to 7,000. Lee thought for a bit, but mucked his hand and dropped back to 39,600.

Tags: Bernard Lee

Call the Medic . . . and I don't Mean Nenad

Paramedics were just in the Pavilion Room assisting an elderly gentleman who was complaining of chest pains. The medics were doing a great job and the man seemed to in good spirits but he was still wheeled out of the room on a stretcher to be taken to the hospital.

As it turns out, the man was playing in the tournament. The table seemed concerned for the man and assured him that they would watch over his chips; likewise, the tournament staff reassured the man his chips would be blinded throughout the rest of the day and the remainder would be taken into Day 2. His stack currently sits at 26,125 so he should easily survive the next level and a half.

Hopefully everything turns out alright and he'll be back in action sooner than later.

Wigging Out

EPT Copenhagen winner Anton Wigg has not had a marvelous day. Just now we witnessed him going all in with at least one limper ahead of him. No-one called though, and he remains short on less than 7,000.

Tags: Anton Wigg

Weis Beyond Her Years

Melan-choly
Melan-choly

Melanie Weisner bet around 1,500 on an {8-Hearts}{a-Spades}{k-Spades} flop and received exactly one call, from the gentleman in the hijack.

Both players then checked the {q-Clubs} turn and Weisner checked the {j-Clubs} river as well before her opponent bet 3,250. Weisner quietly pushed her hole cards back to the dealer, and she took a small hit to leave her with 38,000.

Tags: Melanie Weisner