2010 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$8,944,310
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$68,798,600
Entries
7,319
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

Let's Get Physioc, Physioc

Grayson Physioc raised to 525 preflop and was called in two spots. The first caller was in middle position and the next was out of the big blind.

The three of them took a flop of {8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and the big blind checked. Physioc fired 1,125 and the next player called. The big blind folded.

The turn added the {K-Hearts} to the board, prompting a check from each player. The river then completed the board with the {6-Spades} and Physioc fired 2,750. His opponent made the call.

Physioc tabled two black sevens, but couldn't beat the {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} of his opponent who made a slightly better pair of eights. Physioc dropped to 32,000 in chips.

Tags: Grayson Physioc

Akenhead Out-Kicks the Competition

On a flop of {J-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs}, the big blind led out for 350 and James Akenhead called from late position. The turn was the {9-Clubs} and the big blind bet another 550. Akenhead called. The river fell the {Q-Hearts} and the big blind slowed down and checked. Akenhead bet 350 and the big blind called.

Akenhead turned over {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}. The big blind was apparently in kicker trouble as he flashed the {J-Spades} before sending his cards into the muck.

Akenhead is up to 31,000.

Tags: James Akenhead

Barbieri Straightened Out By Shorr

Shannon Shorr opened to 550 from the hi-jack and Al Barbieri made the call from the big blind.

The flop fell down {10-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Barbieri check-called a 750-chip from Shorr as the {K-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Barbieri checked once again, and Shorr fired out 1,400, which Barbieri called as the dealer delivered the {J-Clubs} on the river.

Barbieri checked over to Shorr who fired out 2,900 as Barbieri went into the tank before making the call, only to muck at the sight of Shorr's {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

"I knew it! I just wanted to see it!" stated Barbieri as he slipped to 9,900 and Shorr climbed to 38,600 in chips.

Tags: Al BarbieriShannon Shorr

Overbet Works for Allemann

Anton Allenman
Anton Allenman

An early-position player raised to 575 and the button flatted. Anton Allemann made the call as well from the small blind and action would be three ways to the flop, which came down {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}.

On the flop, all three players checked, which wasn't too exciting. The turn added the {5-Hearts} to the board and Allemann fired 1,500. Only the preflop raiser called.

The river completed the board with the {4-Spades} and Allemann fired 10,000. His opponent tanked and tanked before eventually making the call.

Allemann tabled the {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for the nut flush and scooped the pot to move to 42,000.

Tags: Anton Allemann

Ace-King No Good for Nardi

Facing a raise to 500 preflop, Anthony Nardi made it 1,600 to go from the button.

Once the blinds passed, Nardi's opponent tossed in five yellow 1,000-denomination chips while announcing a bet of 4,500.

Nardi continued to shuffle chips before looking at his hand and open-mucking his {A-Clubs}{K-Spades} while slipping to 29,300 in chips.

Tags: Anthony Nardi

Michelle Still Sliding

It has been a rough couple hours for Tiffany Michelle. Her stack is all the way down to 7,500 now after folding the river in a recent pot. Four players were in pre-flop for 600 each. Action checked to the last player, whose bet of 1,600 on a flop of {6-Spades}{k-Spades}{7-Hearts} was called only by Michelle. She checked the {3-Diamonds} turn and watched as her opponent checked behind. When the river fell {9-Spades}, Michelle tried a bet of 3,000 that her opponent raised to 6,100.

"Fold and I'll show you my hand," her opponent said. She did ultimately fold and was shown {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for two pair.

Tags: Tiffany Michelle

Ship It To Robl

Andrew Robl and an unknown player had been exchanging some heated words in regards to the rules with players mucking/showing their hand at showdown. That debate led into the following hand where the two players took a flop of {6-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{4-Hearts}.

The small blind checked and Robl bet 1,800. His opponent called and then checked the {7-Diamonds} turn. Robl checked behind and the river brought the {2-Clubs}. The small blind checked again and Robl fired a hefty 6,000. His opponent made the call as Robl showed {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} which was too good for his opponent who flashed {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.

"Ship it!" exclaimed Robl as his new friend went for a walk to cool off. Robl is up to 37,000.

Tags: Andrew Robl

Mike Caro Doesn't Believe You

Three players, including Mike Caro limped in and saw a {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop. Caro checked from the small blind, the big blind checked and an early position player bet 400.

"I just don't believe you. How could you have a piece of that?" Caro said as he made the call. The big blind folded.

The turn was the {K-Spades}. Caro checked and the EP player led again, this time for 1,400.

"I still don't believe you," Caro said, tossing in a call.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and both players checked.

The EP player showed {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for top pair and a busted flush draw. Caro showed {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for the busted nut flush draw.

"We could have had some fun with that one," Caro mused as his opponent raked in the pot.

Tags: Mike Caro

Ship That Man a Bag of Jerky Products

We've witnessed our first Jack Link's Beef Jerky "Jacked Up" promotion winner. Thiago Nishijima was in the small blind and called after an early-position player opened for 600 and a middle-position player re-raised all in for 8,175. Nishijima opened {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, in great shape against his opponent's {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}. The flop of {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} ended the hand, giving Nishijima quad jacks and leaving his opponent drawing dead. A floor was summoned to give Nishijima a ticket he can redeem for a bag of Jack Link's products.

Nishijima is up to 50,000.

Tags: Thiago Nishijima