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

Big Slick Turns Bad For Pasqualini

Corey Emery opened with a raise to 100,000 from early position before Jean-Paul Pasqualini moved all in over the top for his last 530,000. Jacobo Fernandez deliberated before folding the small blind as Emery sighed, "Ok, I'm a donkey, I call!"

Emery: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Pasqualini: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Emery spikes his three-outer to send Pasqualini crashing out of the tournament. Emery is now up to 1,275,000.

Tags: Corey EmeryJean-Paul Pasqualini

Fielder Busto

Yet another player has been eliminated with aces. The unfortunate victim this time is Jeffrey Fielder, who four-bet shoved for 600,000 total pre-flop and was called by Cuong Nguyen, who tabled pocket kings. By the turn, {3-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades}, Nguyen had six outs to the win. He asked for paint on the river and got it with the {j-Clubs}. That card gave Nguyen a king-high straight to eliminate Fielder.

Tags: Jeffrey FielderCuong Nguyen

Witteles Crippled

After a series of preflop raises, Todd Witteles and Niklas Toorell decided to go at it one more time as they both thought it was a good idea to get all of their chips into the middle as quickly as possible.

Witteles: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Toorell: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

The board was presented {9-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} to pair the ace of Toorell for the double up. He's up to 2.5 million and perhaps will have the last laugh over Witteles who is in trouble with just 200,000.

Tags: Niklas ToorellTodd Witteles

No Mas Martinez

Javier Martinez has joined the growing collection of players tht are busto on the rail. He made his 840,000-chip pre-flop stand with {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and was taken on by Mark Meloche with {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. Nothing changed for anyone on a board of {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Martinez no longer has any chips or a chair. He's out.

Tags: Javier MartinezMark Meloche

Aces Mean Chips for Melvin

Bill Melvin opened for 100,000 from under the gun. Matt Affleck called from the cutoff seat. Then Ian Gordon made it 380,000 from the button.

The blinds got out, then Melvin reraised to 1.38 million, leaving himself a little under 600,000 behind. Affleck folded, and Gordon -- who had Melvin covered -- reshoved all in. Melvin quickly called with his remaining chips.

Melvin {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}
Gordon {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}

The dealer delivered the five community cards as follows: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Melvin chips way up to 4.85 million, while Gordon falls to just 300,000.

Tags: Bill MelvinIan Gordon

Brokos Broke

There won't be a Day 7 for Andrew Brokos. He was all in pre-flop for 565,000 with {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and ran smack into Evgeny Shnayder's pocket queens. No help on the flop and a queen on the turn left Brokos drawing dead.

Shnayder now has about 4.9 million in chips.

Tags: Andrew BrokosEvgeny Shnayder

Kostritsyn Over 7 Million

Marcel Cole and Brock Bourne both limped in from middle position only to have Alexander Kostritsyn bump it to 165,000 from the cutoff.

Both Cole and Bourne made the call before Cole checked the {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{q-Spades} flop dark. Bourne checked also as Kostritsyn fired out 180,000 with only Cole making the call.

The turn landed the {2-Hearts} and after a check from Cole, Kostritsyn fired out 455,000.

The two active players exchanged some inaudible banter before Cole mucked his hand with the {K-Diamonds} face up as Kostritsyn collected the pot to move to over the 7,100,000-chip mark.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynMarcel ColeBrock Bourne

Gordon Gets Some Back

Shortly after that hand in which Ian Gordon had most of his stack taken away by Bill Melvin, Gordon was pushing all in before the flop for his last 380,000 or so with {A-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and had Dag Palovic calling him with {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}, making life even more uncomfortable for Gordon. But the turn was the {9-Hearts} and the river the {8-Clubs}, and Gordon survived with about 880,000. Palovic now has 860,000.

Tags: Dag PalovicIan Gordon

Ladies Spell Trouble For Helppi

Juha Helppi Eliminated
Juha Helppi Eliminated

Jim McCrink was all in preflop for his last 765,000 against Juha Helppi. McCrink tabled {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} which didn't please Helppi as he would need some help with his {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}.

It didn't arrive as the board ran out {J-Spades}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. McCrink doubled up to 1.8 million to leave Helppi in a world of hurt with just 360,000.

A few moments later Helppi's last chips were in the middle preflop with {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs} but once again he ran into the ladies as Gianni Direnzo tabled {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}.

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Helppi is sent to the rail.

Tags: Jim McCrinkJuha Helppi