Andy Bloch is passing the time between hands by playing Scrabble on his iPad. This seems to be quite popular at the series this year. Among the words Bloch has managed to incorporate on his Scrabble board are: brainer, wrist, mat, bunt, and dit.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,370,800
Entries
596
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
In middle position, Phil Galfond raised to 225 and was called by the button. The small blind then reraised the pot, or 1,050 total, and both Galfond and the button made the call.
The flop came down 
and the small blind checked. Galfond asked the small blind how much he had left, which was only 925, and then bet only 425. Even though it was a drastic under bet in comparison to the size of the pot, it was enough to do the trick. Both the button and small blind folded.
Galfond is up to around 7,500 with no remaining rebuy chips.
Here's how the top 54 spots will be paying in this one:
1st -- $315,311
2nd -- $195,147
3rd -- $129,691
4th -- $96,243
5th -- $72,227
6th -- $54,736
7th -- $41,850
8th -- $32,254
9th -- $25,044
10th-12th -- $19,588
13th-15th -- $15,517
16th-18th -- $12,296
19th-27th -- $9,842
28th-36th -- $7,950
37th-45th -- $6,470
46th-54th -- $5,304
Incidentally, a short while ago we were hearing that 200 players had already been busted from the event just a couple of levels in, but we've now learned that information wasn't correct. We currently are looking at 486 left from the original field of 596 who entered. Still a pretty high clip as far as eliminations go, but not quite as high as we'd initially been told.
David "Devilfish" Ulliott, who had been nursing a short stack for the past level, found himself all in for his last 600 with 
against his opponent's 
.
When the flop came 
, Devilfish shouted, "Ten ball." The 
on the turn wasn't what he was looking for and he was down to his last card.
The dealer burned and turned the river, which was the 
. With that, the Devilfish was sent to the rail.
With the board showing 
, Will "the Thrill" Failla made a pot-sized bet of 4,500, leaving himself just 3,000 behind (and no add-on chips). Scotty Nguyen called.
The river was yet another black card -- the 
-- and Failla checked to Nguyen who bet 2,000. Failla couldn't make the call.
Nguyen is up to 15,000, while Failla preserves that stack of 3,000.
After two limpers, the player on the button raised to 400. Robert Williamson III, who was in the small blind, reraised pot for 1,125 more. Both limpers folded and the button made the call.
When the flop came down 
, Williamson bet 1,800 and the button mucked. Williamson is up to 13,000 and still has two rebuys chips remaining.
Level: 4
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Raul Paez was all in for his last 2,000 or so on the turn with a board reading 
.
Paez, who had no rebuy chips remaining, held 
{x} and was behind his opponent at that point. Luckily for him, the river came the 
giving him a royal flush!
Paez doubled to around 8,600.
By the time registration closed, 596 players had ponied up the $2,500 to play in this one, together creating a total prize pool of $1,370,800.
The top 54 spots will play, with the winner due a handsome $315,311 payday.
A huge four-way pot developed over at Michael Mizrachi's table. We didn't catch the action, but there was about 30,000 in the pot when betting came to a close on the river.
The board read 
and the dealer was frantically trying to manage the various all ins and side pots as a crowd began to gather round. The four players in the hand, inlcuding Mizrachi and Tex Barch, all had their hands spread in front of them, unsure of exactly who was winning what pot.
Mizrachi: 
Barch: 
Seat 2: 
Seat 4: 
As it turned out, Barch won the main pot with the nut straight, bringing his stack to about 25,000 with one remaining rebuy chip. Seat 4 took the side pot of about 5,000 with two pair, while Mizrachi was eliminated from the tournament.