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

Easy Game

The cry of "All in and a call on 304!" brought us to Robert Mizrachi's table, where a short-stacked player was all in with {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} against Mizrachi's {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}. A ten-high board didn't change a thing, allowing Mizrachi to collect the pot and climb to about 65,000.

Tags: Robert Mizrachi

Porter Rivers Trips

Five players committed 525 preflop to see a {2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop fall and the action checked round.

The {K-Spades} landed on the turn and a bet of 1,100 forced two folds and two calls; one of which was Rep Porter.

The {8-Hearts} landed on the river and Porter led out for 2,200 from the small blind and was called by the turn aggressor.

Porter tabled his {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for trips to collect the pot and move to 33,500 in chips.

Tags: Rep Porter

Quads for Moake

"All in and a call on 312," was the announcement from the dealer. When we made our way over we discovered a massive 80,000 pot and a board reading {8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}.

Ryan Welch was showing {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for a full house but seemed totally dejected after seeing the {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} of Jeff Moake. The stacks were counted down and it was discovered Moake had the bigger stack, sending Welch to the rail.

Tags: Jeff MoakeRyan Welch

Boatman Dissuades a Call

Barny Boatman, in early position, and the big blind somehow each put in about 2,000 chips pre-flop. On a flop of {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{j-Spades}, the big blind lead out for 3,000. Boatman raised that bet to 8,500, prompting a bit of a tank from his opponent. That player then three-bet to 18,000, drawing a quick all-in shove from Boatman.

"You've got two outs," Boatman told his opponent while waiting for that player to act. Eventually Boatman's shove induced a fold, allowing him to climb to about 84,000 without a showdown.

Tags: Barny Boatman

Dwan Gets Even

Tom Dwan raised under the gun and picked up two callers. He bet 1,125 on the {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop, and only one of his opponents paid to see the turn. It fell the {3-Clubs}, and durrrr fired 2,250. The other player called again. Dwan got one more street of value out of the {8-Diamonds} river, betting 5,650. His opponent called, and Dwan turned up {j-Spades}{8-Spades} for rivered trips. That was good enough, and after a rocky start, durrrr is back over starting stack with 31,300.

Tags: Tom Dwan

Negreanu Dinks River for Chop

Queen-ball one time!
Queen-ball one time!

On a flop of {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} the big blind led out for a bet of 3,450 and Daniel Negreanu made the call from the cutoff.

The turn landed the {8-Hearts} and after it was checked to him, Negreanu moved all in. His opponent went deep into the tank for several minutes before making the call for his last 12,700.

Negreanu: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}
Opponent: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

Fortunately for Negreanu, the river landed the {4-Clubs} to see the pot chopped up as Negreanu now sits on a little over 32,000 in chips.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Farha Can't Beat Kings

Sammy Farha raised the button to 400 before the player in the small blind popped it up to 2,000. Farha made the call to see a flop of {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. The small blind led out for 1,000 before Farha made it 3,000 to play. His opponent made the call.

The turn brought the {6-Clubs} and both players checked, before again checking the {9-Diamonds} river. The small blind showed an uncomfortable {K-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} but it was good as Farha mucked. He's down to 13,700.

Tags: Sammy Farha

Chad Not Failla's Good-Luck Charm

ESPN personality Norman Chad came over to Will "the Thrill" Failla's table to chat with Failla just as Failla was playing a hand. In position, Failla called a raise to 525. "I've never not flopped a set with Norman sweating me," he told the table. Failla's opponent check-caled a bet of 1,000 on a jack-high flop, {6-Clubs}{10-Spades}{j-Clubs}. The action checked the rest of the way asthe board got scary with a {q-Diamonds} turn and {k-Clubs} river. At showdown, it was seen that Faillia's presto, {5-}{5-}, had been out-flopped by his opponent's {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, top pair.

"So your statement now is no longer correct," Chad told Failla after the hand.

Tags: Norman ChadWill Failla

Williams On Fire

With over 18,000 already in the pot on a board of {7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, David Williams and his opponent checked to see the {Q-Spades} hit the river. Action checked to Williams who fired 10,000 with his opponent making the call.

Williams showed {8-Spades}{7-Spades} for two pair to take down yet another big pot as he jumps out to a massive chip lead with 126,000.

Tags: David Williams

Two-Pair for Oppenheim

On a board of {5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades} David Oppenheim fired out 950 and was check-called as the river landed the {J-Clubs}.

Oppenheim fired out 2,400 and was again check-called by his lone opponent in the hand.

Oppenheim tabled his {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for two-pair and collected the pot to move to 37,000 in chips.

Tags: David Oppenheim