2010 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $2,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$203,607
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$866,320
Entries
476
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Queens for Ferrari

William Jensen raised and Flavio Ferrari reraised. Jensen made the call and the two were off to the flop. The flop came down {J-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs} and Jensen check-raised a bet from Ferrari, who made the call for two bets.

The turn added the {K-Diamonds} and Jensen slowed down with a check. Ferrari bet and Jensen called. The river completed the board with the {8-Spades} and Jensen check-called again. Ferrari tabled the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} and Jensen mucked.

Ferrari moved up to 570,000 and Jensen dropped to 270,000.

Tags: Flavio FerrariWilliam Jensen

Courson Drops One to Hustoft

Brent Courson raised and then Steven Hustoft called. The two players took a flop of {J-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Courson was up first. He bet out and Hustoft raised him. Courson called.

After the {Q-Diamonds} fell on the turn, both players checked and then the {J-Clubs} paired the board on the river. Courson check-folded to a bet from Hustoft and relinquished the pot.

Tags: Brent CoursonSteven Hustoft

Daniel Quach Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,561)

Daniel Quach - 10th Place
Daniel Quach - 10th Place

Within minutes after the final table beginnning play, we've lost our first player. Daniel Quach and Eric Buchman both put in four bets preflop being taking a flop of {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Buchman bet the flop and Quach called all in. Buchman held the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and Quach the {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}.

The turn brought the {K-Diamonds} and gave Buchman a diamond the. The river completed the board with the {9-Hearts} and that was all she wrote for Quach as he made his way to the rail in 10th place. He earned $12,561 for his finish while everyone else left earned a pay jump. Buchman increased his lead on the hand by about 50,000 chips.

Tags: Daniel QuachMatt Matros

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

Seat 10: Matt Grapenthien - 254,000

Matt Grapenthien
Matt Grapenthien

Matt Grapenthien from Madison, Wisconsin holds over $80,000 in career torunament earnings. He also has five WSOP cashes. None of those cashes have come in no-limit hold'em and he's found himself making one of his best finishes here in Event No. 18 at this limit hold'em final table. Back in 2008, Grapenthien final tabled the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event at the WSOP, finishing eighth for $27,511.

Tags: Matt Grapenthien

Seat 9: Steven Hustoft - 383,000

Steven Hustoft
Steven Hustoft

All of Steven Hustoft's success in tournaments has come this year. Earlier in the year, Hustoft won a WSOP-Circuit gold ring in the $500 Pot-Limit Omaha/Hold'em event at the WSOP-Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Bayou Poker Challenge. Earlier in this WSOP, Hustoft cahsed in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event for $2,851.

Tags: Steven Hustoft