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Eugene Katchalov took a shot at eliminating a short-stacked opponent by calling his all-in bet of roughly 27,000.
Katchalov: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to fill up Katchalov's opponent for the double up. Katchalov slips to 72,000.
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
In a battle of the blinds, Hoyt Corkins called a raise to 5,000 from the player in the small blind. The flop came all diamonds, 
. The small blind checked and then called a bet of 6,000 from Corkins.
Both players silently tapped the table to check the 
turn card. The small blind checked a third time when the river was the fifth diamond on board, 
. Corkins took down the pot with an uncalled bet of 10,000, then flashed the 
, drawing a few chuckles from the table.
With 36,000 in the pot and a board of 
, the small blind checked and Patrik Antonius bet 26,000 from the big blind. The small blind called and the two checked the 
on the river.
The small blind showed 
for a missed flush and Antonius took down the pot with his 
. He is now up to 181,000.
Dan Harrington raised to 5,200 from middle position, and only the big blind called. The flop fell 
, and the big blind checked. Harrington bet 5,500, and his opponent insta-called. He check, snap-called another 13,000 after the 
on the turn. The river was the 
, and the big blind checked a third time. Harrington decided not to give his opponent anything else to call and checked as well. The big blind tabled 
for the nuts. Harrington tapped the table and dropped to 53,000.
Carter Gill had an opponent all in for his last 59,700 in a preflop clash. It was Gill's 
up against his opponent's 
.
Gill couldn't find any help on the 
board and is now left with just 23,000 to work with.
A short-stacked player was all in for 40,000 with , but unfortunately for him had run up against Robert Varkonyi's .
The board came 
, and another player has hit the rail. Varkonyi now has 220,000.
After a series of preflop raises, Billy "Patrolman35" Kopp and Nicolas Babel took a flop of 
. They both checked.
Fireworks exploded after the turned. Kopp checked-raised Babel all in, and Babel snapped it off with the stone cold nuts.
Showdown
Kopp:
Babel: 
Kopp needed the case ace to survive, but found no help from the on the river. Kopp hit the rail while Babel ballooned to 500,000 chips.
Carter Phillips has had a rough going the past couple hours. He started the day among the chipleaders but ran into some big hands and was knocked down a bit. Obviously things weren't going his way, which can be quite frustrating; as such, he has decided to leave his stack and head out to lunch a bit early.
There were four players who were ready to see a raised flop before Joe Cada went all in for 67,800. Everyone folded to player on the button who took a moment to think before making the call.
Cada:
Opponent: 
The reigning champion's tournament life was down to a coin flip. ESPN made its way to the table as the area grew silent to see how things would turn out for Cada.
The flop was , and while it didn't pair Cada's hand, it did give him a flush draw. After waiting for what felt like forever, the dealer flipped over the 
on the turn, giving Cada no help.
And just like that we were down to one last card to determine whether or not Cada could accomplish earning back-to-back championships. The dealer burned a card and reached for the river, revealing the 
, leaving Cada's opponent ahead with a pair of tens.
People gave Cada a round of applause as he shook hands with the remaining players at his table as he went off to begin his last four months as the champion of the World Series of Poker.
For everyone else in the room, Cada's elimination means that maybe this year the title will be theirs.
Bernard Lee opened with a raise to 4,100 from the hijack seat and got a caller in the cutoff. The flop came 
. Lee continued with a bet of 5,400, and his opponent called.
The turn was a 
, and both checked. The river then brought a 
. Lee checked, his opponent bet 17,000, and Lee made the call.
Lee tabled for two pair, and his opponent showed 
. Lee is now up to 247,000.