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Prahlad Friedman has found a double just prior to the break.
Friedman: 
Opponent: 
With the ESPN TV cameras pointed directly on Friedman, the board ran out 
to see Friedman double through to 33,000 in chips.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$68,798,600
Entries
7,319
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
An under the gun player raised to 3,200 and Michael Mizrachi made the call from the hijack position. Both players checked the 
flop. When the 
hit the turn, the under the gun player checked and Mizrachi bet 3,000.
After a call, the river was the 
. The under the gun player checked once again and Mizrachi bet 6,000. His opponent called and showed 
but it wasn't good against Mizrachi's 
. Mizrachi is up to 346,000.
Jason Somerville and an opponent were heads up with the board reading 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the and Somerville led for 4,500. His opponent called.
The 
on the river paired the board, and Somerville again led - this time for 6,000. His opponent again called.
Somerville opened 
, his opponent mucked and Somerville is up to 260,000 chips.
Our new chip leader is the Russian superstar Alexander Kostritsyn after a huge hand just went down on his table. The hand was recalled to us by one of his tablemates.
A player raised under the gun to a rather hefty 8,200 and Alexander Kostritsyn made the call in the big blind.
The flop landed 
and Kostritsyn checked to his opponent who again overbet the pot for 30,000. Kostritsyn flat-called.
The turn was the and again Kostritsyn checked to his opponent who fired 30,000. This time, Kostritsyn responded with a check-raise to 100,000 before his opponent went all in. Kostritsyn made the call and opened 
for flopped two pair as his opponent showed pocket jacks for the overpair.
The river bricked the 
and Kostritsyn takes it down in a monster pot to jump to over 400,000!
Michael Mizrachi is going strong in the early part of today and seems to be in high spirits. He recently limped into a pot from early position. A player a few seats behind raised to 3,600, folding the action back to Mizrachi.
"You sure you want to do this?" he asked, calling chips in hand.
"Sure," his opponent replied.
"Let's do it then." Mizrachi dropped his chips into the pot. "You got two 4s?" he asked.
There was no response from the other player as the dealer peeled off a 
flop. Mizrachi checked. When his opponent bet 5,000, he quickly open-folded 
and smiled.
"Thank you sir," said Mizrachi's opponent.
"Thank you for folding?" Mizrachi asked.
"Thank you for the chips."
Mizrachi nodded. "Spend them wisely."
A player in middle position raised to 3,100 and Jonathan Aguiar made the call from the button. The small blind called as well and the flop came down . Middle position bet 13,000 and Aguiar made the call. The small blind folded and the turn came the .
Middle position checked and Aguiar bet 20,000. His opponent then moved all in over the top for about 40,000 more. Aguiar quickly called and showed 
, which was far ahead of his opponent's . Aguiar had more chips so his tournament wasn't at risk.
The dealer burned and revealed the on the river. Aguiar sent his opponent to the rail while increasing his stack to around 150,000.
With the board reading 
, Steve Sung bet 13,500 after an opponent checked. Sung's opponent moved all in for effectively 49,300 and Sung called.
Showdown
Sung:
Opponent:
The on the turn gave Sung's opponent four extra outs to a straight, but the on the river was a big, red brick. Sung won the pot, doubling to 112,000 chips.
Floppy-haired German circuit pro Heinz Kamutzki has taken a smallish hit after calling a short-stacked player's preflop push.
Kamutzki: 
Short Stack: 
Board: 
The shortie doubled to around 35,000. Kamutzki is in no particular difficulty on around 160,000.
Eddy Scharf pushed his last 14,700 into the pot from the cutoff and was called by an opponent on the button.
Scharf: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see the German sent to the rail.