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

Lex Firing Away

With the board reading {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, Lex Veldhuis fired a bet of 7,300 with two players to act behind him. The first of those players made the call. The other player folded.

The river completed the board with the {10-Spades} and Veldhuis took some time. He opted to fire out a bet worth 22,800. His opponent took a moment and then mucked his hand, giving Veldhuis the pot.

Veldhuis is now up to about 130,000 chips.

Tags: Lex Veldhuis

Marcus Doubles A Shorty

Van Marcus has just doubled up a short stack with the chips in preflop. Marcus' opponent only had 9,150 in chips but held {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} to be in a dominant position against Marcus' {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}.

The board ran out {J-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{K-Spades} failing to connect with Marcus' kicker, giving his opponent the double up. Marcus is back to 64,000.

Tags: Van Marcus

Korfman Dumps on de Melo

Tony Korfman, notoriously inappropriate hothead and author of Texas Hold'em: Tournaments, Cash Games, and Embarrassing Social Gas, raised to 1,700. After a minute, Fatima de Melo raised to 5,100 on the button. Korfman flatted, leaving de Melo about 13,000 behind. The flop fell {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}, and Korfman tossed out 8,000. De Melo went into deep thought. She bit her finger and studied the board as ESPN's cameras swarmed the table. "You want to know what I have?" Korfman asked. "I have king-queen." She laughed. "Will you show?" He agreed, and she folded her pocket jacks face up, saying she'd put him on king-queen before he'd made that comment.

"I got nothing," Korman said, flipping up {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}. "That's sick," she said, sadly looking down at her remaining chips. Korfman just grinned at the cameras. Wonder if he factored TV-time equity into his play.

Tags: Fatima de MeloTony Korfman

Berry Johnston Busts

Bad luck, Berry
Bad luck, Berry

Berry Johnston got his entire stack in the middle before the flop with {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} and was in great shape against his opponent's {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}. But this is a bustout post, so you know how these things go. The {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop made his opponent a set and left Johnston drawing extremely thin. He was already out of his chair when the {6-Diamonds} hit the turn, and heading for the door when the {7-Spades} hit the river.

Tags: Berry Johnston

Marrickville Mauler Up To 75k

Jeff 'Marrickville Mauler' Fenech
Jeff 'Marrickville Mauler' Fenech

Dewey Tomko limped in from middle position, along with another player, before Jeff Fenech made it 2,400 from the hi-jack.

Both players called to see the {5-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{A-Diamonds} flop fall, and the action checked round.

The turn landed the {k-Spades} and Fenech's 2,500-chip bet was met with a fold from Tomko and a call from the player caught in the middle.

The river landed the {6-Spades} and Fenech's 12,000-chip bet remained uncalled as the 'Marrickville Mauler' collected the pot to move to 75,000 in chips.

Tags: Jeff Fenech

Underwood Slips

Sara Jean Underwood
Sara Jean Underwood

With a raise to 1,500 from under the gun, Sarah Underwood made the call on the button to see a flop of {2-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. The UTG-player checked to Underwood who fired 2,500. Her opponent made the call.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and it was again checked to Underwood who upped the price to 4,000. Her opponent again made the call. The river was the {3-Hearts} and both players checked it down.

Underwood held {K-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for busted flush draw, as her opponent collected with {J-Spades}{10-Spades} for top pair. Underwood is down to 22,600.

Tags: Sarah Underwood

Shake Your Moneymaker

Chris Moneymaker was under the gun and raised to 1,400. One early position player and the big blind tagged along to see a flop of {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Everyone checked to the {8-Hearts} on the turn, at which point the big blind checked and Moneymaker bet 2,600.

The early position player then raised to 6,100, the big blind folded and Moneymaker made the call. The river was the {5-Spades} and Moneymaker check-called his opponent's 5,000 bet. Moneymaker showed {9-Hearts}{9-Spades} for a straight but was behind the other player's {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} Broadway straight.

Moneymaker is down to 83,000.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker

Parker Slips

Catching the action with the board reading {5-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, we found both Brock Parker and opponent committing 7,000 each as the dealer dropped the {10-Spades} on the turn.

Parker check-called another 7,000-chip bet as the river landed the {2-Hearts} and both players checked it through.

Parker tabled his {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, but it would be his opponent's {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} that would see him collect the pot as Parker slips to 18,0000 in chips.

Tags: Brock Parker