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

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Mizrachi Rebuilding

It's been a tough day for Michael Mizrachi but he's in rebuilding mode after eliminating an opponent. The two got the chips all in pre-flop, with Mizrachi's stack covering his opponent by about 60,000 chips. Mizrachi's {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} pocket kings were in the lead, and needed to fade an ace when his opponent tabled {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}. The board came without much of a sweat for Mizrachi, {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. He eliminated his opponent and is back up to 225,000.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

Affleck Gets Cute

On a flop of {3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}, Jim Collopy made a bet of 8,200 with Matt Affleck making the call to see the {9-Clubs} hit the turn. Collopy bet 21,700 but Affleck responded with a cheeky min-raise. Collopy made the call.

The river was the {Q-Spades} and Collopy checked to Affleck who made it 65,000 to see, but the price was too high for Collopy who let his hand go.

Collopy slips to 375,000 with Affleck now up to 325,000.

Tags: Jim CollopyMatt Affleck

Damn, Deres

Gerasimos Deres is sitting with 640,000 chips thanks in part to a big hand in which a player five-bet shoved 220,000 with {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Deres tank-called with {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and the board ran {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{2-Clubs}.

Deres chipped up with some small pots after that hand, and is now amongst our chip leaders.

Tags: Gerasimos Deres

Mizrachi Halved

Michael Mizrachi lost about half of his chips after doubling up an opponent on a hand that saw all the chips go into the middle preflop.

Mizrachi: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Mizrachi was looking for some hearts or an ace, but he didn't get either of them as the board ran out {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Hearts}.

After losing 111,000 chips to his opponent, Mizrachi has fallen to about 109,000.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

Bardah Wins with C-Bet

Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah

Cole South started off the action with a raise from the hijack seat to 5,500. The player on the button flat-called and then Ronnie "Ronasty" Bardah three-bet from the big blind to 19,500. South double checked his hand before folding and the button made the call.

The flop came down {J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Bardah fired a continuation bet worth 25,000. The button mucked and Bardah moved his way up to 310,000.

Tags: Ronnie Bardah

What Can Brown Do for You?

With the board reading {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, Andrew Brown was faced with a 12,000-chip bet from an opponent and made the call.

The {3-Clubs} turned and Brown's opponent fired another bullet - this one was worth 25,000. Brown called.

Brown's opponent slowed after the {k-Spades} rivered, checking to Brown who took the opportunity to bet 90,000. His opponent quickly called and mucked even quicker when Brown showed him {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} for a set of sevens.

Sandy, your boy now has 445,000 chips.

Tags: Andrew Brown

Sick Beat Kenny

Kenny Tran was all in for his last chips on a flop of {2-Spades}{3-Spades}{7-Diamonds} holding {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for top set, and the nuts, but it wasn't over just yet as his opponent showed {10-Spades}{8-Spades} for the flush draw.

The turn was the {5-Hearts} and the river the {6-Spades} and Tran's opponent found his flush on the river to end the tournament of Tran.

Tags: Kenny Tran

Baker Poached

Amanda Baker
Amanda Baker

Amanda Baker was all in before the flop with {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}, and he was racing for double or nothing against an opponent's {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}.

There was trouble on the flop for Baker in the form of an ace, and she was unable to catch up on a board that ran {5-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} {8-Clubs}. She was the one at risk when the cards were turned up, and she has thusly run out of chips and run out of chances here in the Main Event.

Tags: Amanda Baker

Estes Chips Up

Danny Estes limped in for 2,000 with a player in middle position making the call as the big blind checked his option.

The flop fell down {j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, and after the big blind checked, Estes fired out 6,100. The fellow limper made the call before the big blind moved all in for an additional 27,100. Estes made the call to put his opponent at risk as the third player released his hand.

Estes: {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Opponent: {Q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

The turn and river blanked out with the {7-Clubs} and {3-Hearts} to see Estes eliminate his opponent and climb to 280,000 in chips.

Tags: Danny Estes