2010 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$614,248
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,460,050
Entries
2,563
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

The Unofficial Number

Registration has been closed for an entire hour and the unofficial field size is 2,563 players.

Once we get word of the official number and the payouts, we will surely pass is along.

Nice Hand, Watson

An under-the-gun player opened to 600 and Mike "SirWatts" Watson made it 1,625 to go from late position. Action folded back to the original raiser and he went all in for about 2,000 more. Watson called instantly.

Watson: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}
UTG: {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The board rolled out {3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Watson is up to roughly 19,000.

Tags: Mike Watson

QQ for JJ

John Juanda has been chipping up all day and is comfortably above 10,000 chips.

In one particular hand a short-stacked player open shoved for 1,675 on the button and Juanda called from the small blind. The big blind released and the hands were tabled:

Juanda: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}
Shorty: {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The {Q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop all but ended and the {J-Clubs} on the turn made it official. The {2-Hearts} hit the river, but Juanda's opponent was already gone.

Juanda is now up near 12,000 chips.

Tags: John Juanda

Boeree Loses Flip

A middle-position player shoved for 3,550 and Liv Boeree called from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the hands were revealed:

Opponent: {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}
Boeree: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}

The board fell {6-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{J-Spades} and Boeree doubled up her opponent. However, she is still sitting on a stack of about 8,000.

Tags: Liv Boeree

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Cada's Kings Run Into Aces

A three-way all in just occurred at Joe Cada's table with Cada with having both of his opponents covered. An early position player raised to 450 and next to act, a short-stacked player moved all in for 1,825. Cada was next and he shoved.

Action folded around to the early position raiser and he made the all-in call with {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}. Cada tabled {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and the short stack turned over {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Cada took a hit down to about 5,000.

Tags: Joe Cada

Hour of Silence

Minneapolis Jim Meehan is a talker, there's no denying that, but his table chatter today has been at an all-time high.

"Today would be the day I forget my earbuds," John "The Razor" Phan groaned at the table.

"Do you want an hour of silence, Jonathan? Meehan asked him.

"Take it!" tablemate Brandon Cantu pleaded. "Take it!"

Indeed Pham accepted and Meehan reached in his back pocket for some paper, grabbed a pen and wrote down the time; 2:55 p.m.

Silence is golden, at least for the hour at hand.

Tags: Brandon CantuJim MeehanJohn PhanMinneapolis Jim