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

Phillips Wins One, Then Eliminates Mueller On the Next One

"I might get on ESPN now."
"I might get on ESPN now."

A player raised to 2,000 from the cutoff seat and Carter Phillips made the call from the big blind. The flop came down {J-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts} and both players checked to see the {J-Hearts} fall on the turn. Phillips led for 2,500 and won the pot.

On the next hand, the player under the gun limped and Greg Mueller raised to 3,200 from late position. Phillips flatted from the small blind and the limper called as well. The flop came down {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Phillips checked. The under-the-gun player checked and then Mueller went all in for what Phillips said was much more than a pot-sized bet. Phillips reshoved and the third player in the hand folded.

Phillips flopped top set with {J-}{J-} and Mueller held {A-}{J-} with no club. The turn and river couldn't produce the miracle for Mueller and he was sent to the rail. Phillips improved to 186,500 in chips.

Tags: Carter PhillipsGreg Mueller

Prescott Prevails

After a raise and a call, Allie Prescott called from the small blind, and the big blind joined them. They were four-handed to the {q-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop. Prescott checked, and the big blind followed suit. The pre-flop raiser bet 3,400, and the hijack flatted. Action back on him, Prescott check-raised to 19,400, about half of his stack. The big blind folded, as did the original bettor. Then the hijack, the same player who tried and failed to bluff Prescott in this hand, went into the tank. He decided to move all in, and Prescott insta-called all in for a total of 44,300.

Prescott: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for top two
Hijack: {a-Spades}{7-Spades} for the nut flush draw

The {j-Diamonds} turn wasn't a spade, nor was the {7-Hearts}. That doubled Prescott to 98,000.

Tags: Allie Prescott

Gould's Value Dips

Peter Gould just found himself involved in a four-way pot in which he was taking the lead. The quartet had gotten to the turn with the board showing {7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}. Two players checked to Gould who bet 2,000, one called, then another check-raised to 6,300 and all three called the raise.

The river was the {7-Hearts} and it checked to Gould again. He bet 9,000 this time, getting two opponents to fold. But when the third called his bet, he mucked without even waiting to see his opponents cards. The winner showed anyway -- {J-Hearts}{10-Spades} -- and scooped the sizable pot.

Gould slips to 39,000.

Tags: Peter Gould

Underwood Out

Sara Underwood feels like we do after her bust out.
Sara Underwood feels like we do after her bust out.

Sarah Underwood was all in preflop with {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades} against an opponent's {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}. The ESPN cameras were in position to build the tension but it didn't last long as the flop landed {4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} to give her opponent a set and leave Underwood drawing to runners for a straight to chop.

It didn't happen on the {J-Diamonds} turn and {5-Clubs} river and Underwood was sent to the rail much to the disappointment of media row.

Tags: Sarah Underwood

Terry Doubles

Todd Terry moved his last 9,400 into the pot from under the gun and Sammy Farha made the call from the button.

Terry: {A-Clubs}{5-Spades}
Farha: {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} to see Terry double through to 21,000 as Farha slips to 165,000 in chips.

Tags: Todd TerrySammy Farha

Salles Triples

Facing a raise to 2,000, both the button and Gualter Salles called from the big blind.

Salles moved all in for his last 6,000 when the {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop fell, and he was called in two spots before the {4-Clubs} and {5-Diamonds} was checked down.

Salles tabled his {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs} to best one of his opponent's {K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} to see the Brazilian triple through to 26,000 in chips.

Tags: Gualter Salles

The Gates Are Closed

Action folded to Scotty Nguyen who raised enough to put the short-stacked Garry Gates all in for around 6,000 in the big blind. Gates committed to a call with {K-}{9-} and found himself racing against Nguyen's pocket fours, however the board bricked out and Gates was sent to the rail.

Tags: Garry GatesScotty Nguyen

Pavilion Tables Breaking Fast

Tables over on the left side of the Pavilion are breaking fast with players being sent to the Amazon and to the other side of the room.

In a rare occurrence, a table in the Amazon was recently moved to the Pavilion. Among the players moved was Jonathan Aguiar, who isn't happy about the decision. As the players were escorted to their new table, Aguiar was venting his frustrations to the floorman, who said he didn't want to argue.

"I don't wanna argue with you," Aguiar responded, "I wanna argue with [tournament director] Jack [Effel]." The players have been searching for a reason why they were moved but so far all the tournament staff have been able to tell them is that they'll check into it. They'd better do it fast because the table is slated to be broken soon (which wouldn't have happened had they stayed in the Amazon Room).

Tags: Jack EffelJonathan Aguiar

Jennicide Indeed

Jennifer Leigh
Jennifer Leigh

Jennifer Leigh raised from late position, and she got the small blind all in for about 25,000. He held {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}, and he was in bad shape as "Jennicide" tabled the dominating {K-Clubs} {K-Spades}.

There was no help on board for the at-risk player, and Leigh improved further as it ran out {J-Clubs} {8-Spades} {7-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}. Trip kings earn her the knockout, and she's up to a quite healthy 150,000 now.

Tags: Jennifer Leigh

Full Blown Triple

Greg Mueller
Greg Mueller

From under the gun, Carter Phillips raised to 1,600. The min-raise has been Phillips' standard open today. The small blind was Greg Mueller and he raised all in to 7,100. The player in the big blind verified the count and then made the call. Phillips also called and the ESPN cameras rushed to the scene.

After the flop came down {9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, the big blind check-called a bet of 4,000 from Phillips. The turn brought the {A-Diamonds} and the river the {J-Hearts}. Both the big blind and Phillips both checked the turn and river.

Phillips held the {3-Spades}{3-Hearts}, but lost the side pot to the big blind who held the {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. Mueller won the main pot and tripled up with the {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. He's now got about 23,000 in chips.

Tags: Greg MuellerCarter Phillips