The Confluence of The WSOP
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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
Somer of '99
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.
Still Grinding
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.
Double for Prahlad
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.
Rousso Lays It Down
As players were dispersing from the tables for a well-deserved 20-minute break, two players remained glued to their seats at the feature table, Vanessa Rousso facing a decision preflop that could potentially eliminate her neighbor who had moved all in for 26,800.
When I arrived, Rousso was going through all her options out loud, much like that advert where we we momentarily dip into the mind of Phil Ivey. After she had seemingly gone through every possible scenario, she turned to her opponent and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
At first, her foe remained statuesque under pressure, but eventually cracked and gave a reply: "I'll tell you after the hand."
"What, you'll tell me what you wish I'd done?" added a confused Rousso.
"She's dangerous when she removes her glasses," whispered another player who had hung around to check out the action.
In the end, Rousso opted for the fold, and complimented "good hand". She then probed like a psychiatrist as to the identity of his hole cards, and although there were no specifics, he did, at least, reveal that he had a "big pair", the news of which appeared to set Rousso's mind at ease. Of course, he could have been fibbing...
Rousso heads into the first break of the day with what appears to be around the 85,000 mark.
Let's Take a Break
Players are now taking their first 20-minute break of the day, stopping here halfway through Level 10 to do so. The big board is still showing we are down to 2,304 players total, although we've likely dipped below that figure as the number hasn't changed for a while.
Among those hitting the rail during the first two hours of play today were Scott Seiver, Matt Hawrilenko, Lex Veldhuis, Marc Naalden, Lacey Jones, Phil Laak, Maria Ho, and Sully Erna.
Meanwhile, we've seen the always tough Alexander Kostritsyn rocket to the top of the counts, hitting the 400,000-chip mark. Johnny Chan also continues to enjoy a spot among the leaders after having a very active, up-and-down couple of hours, and Vanessa Selbst has pushed up beyond 300,000 as well.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em. See you back here in 20 minutes.
We're Back
Tournament Director Jack Effel has set things going, and we're playing poker again.
Johnson Crippled, Gates Chip Leader
In a hand that extended deep into the break, the Main Event now boasts a new chip leader with over half a million in chips!
Marco Johnson opened to 3,200 and Kevin Gates made the call before an opponent three-bet to 11,000.
With the action back on Johnson, he made it 27,000 to go, and again Gates made the call as the three-better folded.
Johnson led out for 52,000 on the 
flop and Gates made the call as the 
landed on the turn.
Johnson moved all in for roughly 225,000 and Gates immediately made the call for his remaining 194,000.
Johnson: 
Gates: 
With Gates in the lead, Johnson would need any diamond or jack to take the lead, or plenty of other cards to chop it up.
Unfortunately the river of the 
was greeted by Johnson looking skywards in shock at the pot that had just played out.
As Gates raked in the pot to move to 550,000, Johnson slipped down to 32,000 in chips.
Costner Bets Big
Gabe Costner was heads up on a 
board with about 10,000 already in the middle. His opponent bet 4,500, and Costner called. The turn was the , and the first player checked. Costner overbet the pot, sliding out 35,000. His opponent called the substantial bet, then checked the river. The card put a possible flush out there to go with the straight, and Costner opted to check behind with for two pair. His opponent showed , but top pair was no good, and Costner jumped to 283,000.
Magriel Wins a Race
There was no loud announcement of "All in and call!" at Red 365, but that didn't change the fact that a player was all in for about 85,000. Paul Magriel was the man trying to take that player out and had the slightest edge with two red jacks against the other player's 
.
"Let's see if I can win one of these," that player said. Verdict: no. A board of gave Magriel the pot. He's up to 258,000.