Vladimir Schmelev has the button in Seat 3. David Oppenheim opens for 175,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
2010 World Series of Poker
The button is with David Oppenheim in Seat 7. Michael Mizrachi is first to act and he comes in for a raise to 150,000. It's enough to win the blinds and antes uncontested.
Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 6. He raises to 150,000 and Vladimir Schmelev calls from the big blind.
The flop is and both players check. Schmelev leads for 175,000 at the on the turn and Mizrachi calls. The river is the and Schmelev bets 350,000. Mizrachi raises to an amount we could not hear due to the whisting and shouting from his cheering section, but it's enough to get Schmelev to fold.
The button is with John Juanda in Seat 4. He opens the action with a raise to 165,000. Michael Mizrachi folds his small blind, but David Oppenheim defends his big blind in the biggest way possible - by moving all in! Juanda is on the short stack with around 1.4 million behind, but he quickly folds as the rich get richer.
Vladimir Schmelev has the button in Seat 3. Michael Mizrachi gets a walk in the big blind.
There is a dead button for this hand. Play folds to Vladimir Schmelev in the small blind who raises to 175,000. John Juanda responds from the big blind with a re-raise to 475,000. Schmelev makes the call and they see a flop of .
Schmelev quickly declares himself all in! Juanda raises his eyebrows and releases as Schmelev flashes the as he rakes in the pot.
David Oppenheim has the button in Seat 7. John Juanda raises to 175,000 and Vladimir Schmelev makes the call.
Schmelev leads out for 200,000 on the flop, but folds to Juanda's shove.
The button is with Michael Mizrachi in Seat 6. He opens with a raise to 200,000. David Oppenheim folds his small blind, before Robert Mizrachi moves all in for an additional 465,000. Grinder makes the call and it's brother against brother!
Robert:
Grinder:
"It's the first time the crowd has been quiet all night!" jokes our final table announcer as a stunned silence falls upon the audience.
The board ran out and Grinder spikes a pair of jacks on the turn to win the pot and eliminate his brother Robert in 5th place for a payday of $341,429.
John Juanda has the button in Seat 4. Vladimir Schmelev opens for 225,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
The button is with Vladimir Schmelev in Seat 3. David Oppenheim comes in raising from under the gun to 170,000 which is enough to win the blinds and antes.