World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Event #5: £10,350 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
£830,401
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Entries
346
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Martinez Crushes Grinder

A fateful turn card made all the difference for Barbara Martinez just now, as she doubled up to 53k courtesy of Michael Mizrachi. The pot was just a couple of thousand, no yellow 1k chips floating about yet as the board stood {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {4-Clubs}. Like Superman in a phone booth, however, it was all to change immediately.

Martinez check-raised Mizrachi to a healthy 4,000. He responded by raising to 8,000. She thought for a short while, then pushed in 21,000, removing her headphones at this symbolic no-fold movement... Mizrachi put the final raise in which committed the rest of her chips, and they were on their backs:

Mizrachi: {A-Clubs} {7-Clubs} for the flopped top two pair.
Martinez: {4-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} for the turned set.

There were cards to bust her possible on the river, but it fell the harmless {9-Diamonds} and that drops the Grinder down to 18,800.

Tags: Michael MizrachiBarbara Martinez