2010 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$1,559,046
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,568,000
Entries
116
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
30,000

Benyamine Still All Smiles

David Benyamine
David Benyamine

Limit Hold'em:

The rhythm of bets and raises is what really defines limit hold'em. In a hand at Table 333, the bettors and raisers were Scotty Nguyen and David Benyamine. Nguyen opened pre-flop under the gun for a raise before Benyamine re-raised the button. Nguyen called.

The flop came down {A-Spades} {7-Hearts} {2-Spades}. Nguyen checked, then check-raised Benyamine's bet. Benyamine called there, and called another bet on the {3-Clubs} turn. At the river {10-Spades}, Nguyen slowed down with a check. He called Benyamine's last bet, then mucked when Benyamine showed a set of aces, {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts}.

"If I raise, I lose you, right?" Benyamine asked after the hand.

"Right, baby."

Benyamine is up to 155,000. Nguyen is back to the starting stack of 150,000.

Tags: Scotty NguyenDavid Benyamine