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

No Tomorrow For Direnzo

Gianni Direnzo
Gianni Direnzo

Robert Pisano was first in from the hijack, and he opened the pot to 280,000. Gianni Direnzo came along with the call from the small blind, and the two men went heads-up to the flop.

It came {Q-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}, and Pisano kept the pressure on with a bet of 410,000. Direnzo shoved for 2.35 million, and Pisano didn't waste too much time calling to put his opponent at risk of elimination. Cards on their backs, gents:

Pisano: {A-Spades} {Q-Spades}
Direnzo: {6-Clubs} {8-Clubs}

It was the wrong time for Direnzo; Pisano had the goods. The turn {Q-Clubs} drew an arms-in-the-air celebration from Pisano and his cheering section on the rail. Direnzo was already drawing dead to the {4-Diamonds} river, and he has been eliminated in 29th place. That's good for more than $300,000, but he's he's cancelled his reservations in tomorrow's Day 8.

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