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

Vince Victorious Again

Over at the secondary feature table, Vince Van Patten has been gradually adding to his stack over the last couple of hours, pushing up over 400,000. Meanwhile, Jean-Robert Bellande suffered a setback a short while ago, and is now down to 348,000. Karina Jett also has lost a few and is down to 105,000.

Just now a short-stacked player shoved all in for 47,000 from middle position, and Van Patten called from the cutoff. "Wow," said Jett from the button, who thought a moment and then released her hand. The blinds folded as well, and the players tabled their cards.

Van Patten showed {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and his opponent {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. The flop came {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, giving Van Patten a set while his opponent still had hopes for a straight. But the turn was the {9-Spades}, filling up Van Patten and making the {5-Spades} river no matter.

The co-host of the World Poker Tour is now up to 514,000.

Tags: Jean-Robert BellandeKarina JettVince Van Patten

Hamadani Crushing Dreams

Kia Hamadani is continuing to accumulate chips after just sending another opponent to the rail.

His short-stacked opponent was all in with {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} but had run into the {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} of Hamadani with the board running out {A-Clubs}{3-Spades}{Q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{K-Spades}.

Hamadani is now up to 600,000.

Tags: Kia Hamadani

Green With Envy

The pretty green T25,000 chips have made an appearance here in the last level of the night, and they'll be colored into the field as we progress.

There are only two more chip denominations to go. We expect to see the purple T100,000 as well as the beige T250,000 chips before the week is over.

Get Carter

Young British pro Dan Carter has been eliminated from the event, coming over the top of a button raise from the small blind with {K-}{10-} before being looked up by {A-}{9-}. An ace high board later and he was gone.

"Pretty standard, I thought," added Carter contently as he he was guided away from the table.

Tags: Dan Carter

Tristan Wade Doubles Through Cole South

Tristan "cre8ive" Wade
Tristan "cre8ive" Wade

On a flop of {K-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Cole South checked from the big blind and Tristan Wade bet 22,000. South came in with a raise to 57,000 and Wade responded with a shove for 307,000. South made the call.

Wade {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}
South {K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

South flopped two pair while Wade needed a fifth spade. The {A-Clubs} on the turn gave him a few more outs, and the {8-Spades} arrived on the river to make him the nut flush. After calmly cutting out what he owed the pot, South was left with only 186,000 while Wade doubled to 652,000.

Tags: Cole SouthTristan Wade

Charder Takes Down Rockets

The under-the-gun player raised to 13,000, and Christian Harder called on the button. The flop fell {k-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, and the raiser fired 30,000. Harder flatted. The turn brought the {9-Clubs}, and his opponent checked. Harder bet 56,000, and the other player check-raised all in for around 200,000. "I call," Harder said. His opponent had {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and really didn't like Harder's {5-Spades}{4-Spades}. the {6-Clubs} river was a blank, and Harder scored the knockout with flopped trips. He's up to around 550,000 now.

Tags: Christian Harder

The Goods, Baby

A player moved all in from middle position for 34,000 and Scotty Nguyen called from the big blind with two aces. His opponent's {A-Diamonds}{5-Spades} was crushed and his 2010 WSOP Main Event life on the line.

The board ran out {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Spades}{Q-Spades} and Nguyen earned the elimination to chip up to 600,000 in chips.

"Good luck next year, baby," said Nguyen.

Tags: Scotty Nguyen

Pierre Neuville Makes the Pay Jump, Goes No Further

Pierre Neuville went all in under the gun for 67,000 and was called by a player in the cutoff position.

Neuville: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Cutoff: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

While Neuville was ahead to start the hand, someone at the table mentioned how queens were finding their way to the table today. Neuville responded to this by saying, "All the girls go home."

Try as he might, Neuville was unable to will the cards against their set positions, and the flop came {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. The turn was the {2-Hearts} and it was followed by the {9-Hearts} on the river.

Neuville said farewell to his former table-mates and made his way to the cage.

Tags: Pierre Neuville

Rast Cut In Half

Brian Rast is down to about 250,000 after calling a player's all in for 225,000. That player had {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}, the worst possible hand for Rast's {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. Rast flopped one king, {k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, but couldn't find a second on the {3-Clubs} turn or {10-Spades} river.

Tags: Brian Rast