WSOP Tournament of Champions | 2010 World Series of Poker

07-05-2010 02:03 UTC-7

Lederer Takes One Down

[user4144]

Huck Seed limped his small blind and Howard Lederer checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked the {K-Spades} {8-Clubs} {4-Hearts} flop, and the {3-Clubs} turn, only for Lederer to take it down with a bet of 16,000 on the {K-Diamonds} river.

Tags: Huck Seed Howard Lederer

07-05-2010 01:57 UTC-7

And They're Off

[user140525]

Cards are in the air for the heads up match. Howard Lederer tweeted:

Just got head up with Huck. I have 468 to his 342. Given his HU record, I feel like a small dog.

We'll see if Huck's ninja heads-up skills come into play, or if they're too shallow, and too tired, to make this one a real battle.

07-05-2010 01:48 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Howard Lederer	468,000
Huck Seed	342,000

And so, after a an epic final day, we are down to our final two Gladiators: Huck Seed and Howard Lederer, both of whom will be eager as a lodge of beavers to get their hands on the $500,000 first prize as well as the sparkling chip-shaped trophy. If the thought of that wasn't enough to get their blood circulating, the spondoolies have been brought out to the final table just to remind them exactly what they are playing for.

Tags: Howard Lederer Huck Seed

07-05-2010 01:44 UTC-7

Johnny Chan Eliminated in 3rd Place ($100,000)

[user140525]

Howard Lederer raised from the small blind to put Johnny Chan all in, and after hollywooding for a bit, Chan made the call for his last 49,000.

Chan: {7-Spades} {5-Diamonds}
Lederer: {j-Hearts} {9-Hearts}

The audience cheered for all kinds of cards as the dealer laid out the {j-Spades} {8-Spades} {6-Diamonds} flop. That was a pretty good one as far sweats go. Lederer hit top pair, but Chan picked up an open-ended straight draw. The {a-Clubs} wasn't any help to him though. And much to the disappointment of his family and friends on the rail, the {2-Diamonds} didn't save him either.

We're taking a brief break now to prepare for the heads-up match between Lederer and Huck Seed.

Tags: Howard Lederer Huck Seed Johnny Chan

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

07-05-2010 01:25 UTC-7

Latest Chip Counts

[user4144]

Player	Chips	Progress
Howard Lederer	415,000
Huck Seed	344,000
Johnny Chan	51,000

07-05-2010 01:25 UTC-7

10-Minute Break

[user4144]

A well deserved rest for crew and players alike.

07-05-2010 01:21 UTC-7

Professors Lives to Play Another Hand

[user140525]

Johnny Chan raised it to 30,000 from the button, and after Huck Seed folded, Howard Lederer defended his big blind. The flop fell {10-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} , and Lederer checked. Chan checked behind. Things got much more interesting after the {q-Clubs} on the turn. Lederer checked again, and Chan bet 45,000. Then Howard check-raised all in for a total of 173,000. Chan spent several minutes in the tank...and emerged with a call.