Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level
7
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
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One match-up that is difficult to predict is that of double-bracelet winner Jeff Madsen versus Jamie Brown, a lesser known, but equally formidable British online pro who finished 89th in last year's Main Event.
On their last encounter, the two players saw a 
flop where Madsen check-raised Brown's bet of 1,100 to 2,800. Brown made the call before checking back the 
turn and taking down the pot with a bet of 3,800 on the 
river.
Madsen still has the lead, however, with just under 35,000.
There was 4,000 in the middle, and the board read 
. Ashton Griffin bet 3,200, and David "Bakes" Baker called.
To clarify, this is the David Baker who won Event No. 19, the $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball Championship. Griffin also has a recent big buy-in win under his belt, too, having won the NAPT Venetian High Roller event in February.
The river brought the 
and checks from both players. Baker showed 
for two pair, and Griffin mucked. Baker chips up to 40,000 in the early going, while Griffin has 20,000.
Brandon Adams has also been eliminated. 2001 Main Event Champion Carlos Mortensen was the assassin.
Antonio Esfandiari is through to Round 2, toppling a tough opponent in Justin Bonomo. Esfandiari can now relax, kick back and watch contently as his potential future opponents battle it out for the next few hours.
Kevin Saul vs. Dan Kelly
Antonio Esfandiari vs. Justin Bonomo
Andrew Lichtenberger vs. Jason Somerville
Amit Makhija vs. J.J. Liu
Blair Hinkle vs. Jordan Smith
Dan Shak vs. Gabe Kaplan
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
With the board showing 
and 3,600 already in the middle, Kido Pham bet 2,200 and Brian Roberts made the call. The turn brought the and a bet of 4,200 from Pham. Roberts, down to about 5,000, raised all in, and Pham made the call.
Roberts showed , but Pham had a full house with 
. The river was the 
, and Pham moves onto the second round before we've even finished the first 20-minute level.
I don't think even Archie Karas would have gambled on this match being last to finish, and, as expected, it was fireworks right from the off. In what must surely have been one of the first few hands of play, Michael Mizrachi opened to 150, Phil Ivey reraised to 400 and Mizrachi made it 2,500. With little hesitation, Ivey pushed all in to put the decision back on Mizrachi.
Mizrachi couldn't help but laugh, but made the call nonetheless, sliding in his remaining chips before showing 
. Ivey tabled 
.
The 
flop was about as blank as Ivey's expression, as was the 
turn, but on the river, Mizrachi snatched defeat from the jaws of victory to go crashing out of the event within just a couple of minutes.
Ivey jumped out of his seat, said "Are we done?" to the dealer, before cantering out of the player area to rejoin another tournament. As Punch would say, "That's the way to do it."
A few more tough match-ups to report:
Eric Froehlich vs. Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Jose "Nacho" Barbero vs. David Williams
Johannes Strassman vs. Vanessa Rousso
Terrence Chan vs. Jonathan Karamalikis