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

Tran Turns Up the Pressure

Theo Tran has been active on Orange 310 to start today. Sitting in late position, he was the only player to call Joshua Weizer's pre-flop raise to 5,000. Tran called another 11,500 on a flop of {4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. When the board started to straighten out with the {5-Diamonds} turn and Weizer bet another 17,500, Tran opted to raise to 37,500. Weizer considered the raise for about a minute before calling.

The board became even more connected when the river fell {8-Spades}. Weizer checked and was soon facing a bet of 55,000 from Tran.

"I know you know what I have," Weizer mused aloud. Tran said nothing until after Weizer folded.

"Yeah, I had to turn my hand into a bluff," Tran replied as he flashed {j-Spades}{9-Spades}.

Tags: Theo TranJoshua Weizer

Liu Can't Pull a Spade out of her Hat

With about 9,000 in the pot, the flop fell {j-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts}. The small blind checked to JJ Liu, and she obliged with a bet of 7,000. He then pulled out the check-raise, making it 20,000 to see the turn. Liu flatted, leaving herself exactly 6,200 behind. The turn was the {k-Hearts}, and the small blind bet enough to cover Liu. She called all in with {7-Spades}{6-Spades} for a flush draw and needed to hit to stay alive against her opponent's {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. The {6-Diamonds} on the river gave her a pair, but it wasn't enough, and Liu and her giant hat were dispatched to the rail.

Tags: JJ Liu

Selbst Trending Upwards

There was about 40,000 in the pot when we walked up to a flop of {3-Spades} {3-Hearts} {7-Spades}. The small blind bet 15,500, and the next player raised to 45,500 total. Vanessa Selbst overcalled from the button, and the small blind ducked out of the way to let the other two go heads up the rest of the way.

The turn came the {A-Hearts}, and the raiser checked. Selbst thought and thought for a good long while before checking it back. That brought them to the {Q-Spades} river, and Selbst stuck out a very healthy bet of 120,000 chips. Her opponent shook his head and open-mucked {K-} {K-} with a, "So sick!"

Selbst is up to 405,000 courtesy of that no-showdown pot.

Tags: Vanessa SelbstVitaly Lunkin

Rosenblum's Jacks Go Down

Russell Rosenblum raised to 6,000 from under the gun and the player in the big blind called to see a flop come {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. The big blind checked and Rosenblum fired 8,200. His opponent raised all in for 62,900 and Rosenblum made the call.

Rosenblum held the {J-Spades}{J-Hearts} and his opponent the {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. The turn was the {7-Clubs} and the river the {K-Clubs}. Rosenblum's jacks went down to his opponent's full house and he sent over the chips.

Tags: Russell Rosenblum

Jumping Jesper

A player in the hijack seat opened for 6,500, and Jesper Hougaard called from the button.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}. The preflop raiser bet 11,000, and after a half-minute or so Hougaard made the call. The turn brought the {Q-Clubs}, pairing the board. This time the player in the hijack seat checked, and Hougaard bet 16,000. His opponent called.

The river brought the {10-Diamonds} and another check from Hougaard's opponent. Hougaard -- who won bracelets at both the WSOP and the WSOPE in 2008 -- quickly fired out a bet of 24,000, and his opponent folded.

Hougaard jumps up a bit more to 515,000.

Tags: Jesper Hougaard

Nice Call Sir!

Jonathan Aguiar is building a stack. Once more, he played a pot head's-up with the small blind and earned some chips.

Jonathan came to our table and told us: "Just won a pot with queen-high! Check-called a 4,000-chip bet on the flop, {a-}{2-}{2-}, a 10,000-chip bet on the turn, {a-}, and a 21,000-chip bet on the river, {9-}! Queen high was good, i'm up to 130,000!"

Tags: Jonathan Aguiar

Benyamine Loses Some With Big Call on River

There were 32,000 chips in the middle when a player in the big blind bet 23,500 with David Benyamine calling from early position to see a {4-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. When the {9-Clubs} came on the turn both players decided to check their way to the river.

Fifth street brought the {3-Diamonds} into play. The player in the big blind bet 50,000, getting a called by Benyamine, who mucked when the big blind showed {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}.

Tags: David Benyamine

Glee for Lee

Young Brit Redmond Lee has become a force in this year's Main Event after increasing his stack to 450,000. The fireworks display commenced on the turn of a {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board, Lee's lead of 45,000 being check-raised to 145,000, before Lee moved all in for 175,000. Despite it being little more, Lee's opponent made the fold, complimenting, "Nice hand, young man."

Tags: Redmond Lee

Bellande Gets There

Jean-Robert Bellande got a short-stacked opponent all in for about 30,000 before the flop, and Bellande was poised to ship a courtesy double up:

Bellande: {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts}

Things were all cozy on the {4-Spades} {5-Spades} {3-Clubs}, and there was a big pause for the TV cameras to pan around the table before they signaled the dealer to proceed.

Turn: {10-Spades}

That's a hit for Bellande, and the {9-Clubs} river locked up the pot with trip tens. He's eliminated a shorty, chipping up to about 145,000.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande