Level: 15
Limits: 2,500/5,000
Ante:
Level: 15
Limits: 2,500/5,000
Ante:
Just before the dinner break, Nicholas Derke was all in and at risk with on a board of . Unfortunately for him, Rae Rocco held for a higher set, and held when the completed the board.
Derke was eliminated in 49th place, earning $3,395.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rae Rocco |
52,000
25,600
|
25,600 |
Nicholas Derke | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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John Napoli | Busted | |
Bill Mullins | Busted | |
Shahriar Namjouy | Busted | |
J Smith | Busted | |
David Goldberg | Busted | |
Brian Aleksa | Busted | |
Vasili Lazarou | Busted | |
Tom Schneider | Busted | |
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Lee Goldman raised to 5,000 from late position, and Aaron Ogus defended his big blind. On a flop, Ogus immediately led out for 2,500 and Goldman called. The turn was the , and Ogus bet out again for 5,000. Goldman called, and the players saw the fall on the river. The turn action repeated itself, with Ogus betting out and Goldman calling. Ogus showed down for turned top pair, and Goldman mucked his cards.
Preflop a player in middle position made it two bets. William James called from the small blind, and Eric Froehlich called from the big blind.
On the flop of James bet out. Froehlich called and so did the original raiser.
The turn was the and James bet out again. He was called again by both players.
On the river, James checked and Froehlich checked. The original raiser put out a bet that both men called.
James:
Original Raiser:
Froehlich: Mucked
James had flopped top two pair and scooped the three way pot because of it.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
William James |
126,000
85,600
|
85,600 |
Eric Froehlich |
70,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
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Michael Moore was just eliminated by 2009 November Niner Jeff Shulman. We didn't catch the action, but we saw that Shulman, whose parents both own World Series of Poker bracelets, had a flush, and Moore did not.
Moore, who comes from a very small town of 72 people, hit the rail, while Shulman now has 36,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Shulman |
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Michael Moore | Busted |
Hoyt Corkins raised from early position, and the table folded around to Larry Wright in the big blind. As the cards were being dealt, Wright had been talking to table about trying to make the next pay jump. With the action on him now, Wright folded his cards as he claimed he had a good starting hand but was just playing conservatively. In response, Corkins turned over his hole cards, two kings. Corkins won the blinds in the non-confrontation between two bracelet winners.
When we arrived at the table, Alex Queen had 7,500 sitting in front of him, Jamie Zins was all in for 9,100, and Miguel Proulx had re-raised to 11,500. Queen called.
The flop fell , Proulx fired out a bet, and Queen folded.
Zins:
Proulx:
Proulx had Zins crushed, and held as the turn and river came , respectively.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Queen |
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Miguel Proulx | 48,000 | |
|
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Jamie Zins | Busted |
Daniel Idema, who won the 2010 $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship, raised, and Chiduziem Obi re-raised on his direct left. The action folded back to Idema, who called.
The flop came , Idema check-raised Obi, who called, and the turn was the . In rapid succession, the two bet enough to put Idema all in, and the cards were opened.
Obi:
Idema:
"One time," Idema's friend and fellow Canadian Greg Mueller said as he sweated his friend.
The on the river didn't pair the board though, and Idema was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chiduziem Obi |
85,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
Daniel Idema | Busted | |
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Larry Wright has been eliminated from the tournament. According to Wright, he held on a flop of . Wright got all the chips in the pot with his two-pair, only to find his opponent held . The turn was another ace, giving both players a full house, but leaving Wright with the lower full house and no chips left in front of him.