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

Dinner Break: The Grinder Still Going Strong

The last woman standing, Breeze Zuckerman, has been sent to the rail as 104 players remain in the WSOP Main Event
The last woman standing, Breeze Zuckerman, has been sent to the rail as 104 players remain in the WSOP Main Event

Another two hours have passed and that means one thing....dinner! It was another fast-paced session with several more tables breaking from the Amazon Room leaving us with 103 players left in the tournament and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi still going strong with around 5.6 million. John Racener is in the lead with about 6.2 million. We're very close to double digits and almost into the home stretch in this Main Event.

During the last level we lost our last woman standing when Breeze Zuckerman was sent to the rail. She ran into pocket aces and had to be content with 121st place. Other notables to fall recently included Robert Mizrachi, Tristan Wade, JP Kelly, Jesper Hougaard and Theo Tran.

Another to fall was Gualter Salles who grabbed our attention yesterday after coming back from a single 1,000-denomination chip to remarkably end the day with 939,000. His chip and a chair story didn't end in a famous fairytale victory as he was sent to the rail.

Johnny Lodden slipped back to a short stack after running his pocket queens into the pocket kings of Edward Ochana, as the kings also paid dividens for Matthew Jarvis as he made quads to surge up the leaderboard.

One moment that will make for some interesting ESPN TV time was when Filippo Candio caused a stir after doubling up with aces against queens. Candio's post-win celebrations were deemed excessive and he was slapped with a one-round penalty. If Candio survives another few days then he's going to make for some entertaining viewing that's for sure.

And there'll be plenty more excitement to come when we return for another two levels of play after dinner, with play recommencing in ninety minutes at 8:30 p.m. local time.

Tags: Breeze ZuckermanMichael Mizrachi

Alarie Busts Lu

Bryn Kenney opened for 75,000 from middle position. Then Gabriel Alarie reraised to 225,000 behind him. Dan Lu next shoved all in from the hijack seat. It folded back to Kenney who got out, but Alarie made the call.

Alarie showed {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and Lu {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}. The board ran out {7-Spades}{J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, and Lu is out just before we break for dinner. Alarie is now up to 4.13 million.

Tags: Dan LuGabriel Alarie

Clements Puts the Pressure on Baldwin

Scott Clements raised to 76,000 from early position. Eric Baldwin flatted on the button and the flop came down {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Clements fired 98,000 and Baldwin called.

The turn brought the {7-Spades} and Clements fired 184,000. Baldwin raised to 550,000. Clements checked how much Baldwin had behind (800,000) and then moved all in. Baldwin tanked, but let his hand go and Clements picked up the pot.

Tags: Eric BaldwinScott Clements

Rainey Runs into Rybachenko Twice, Eliminated

Matt Affleck raised to open the pot and Sergey Rybachenko reraised from the button. Nicholas Rainey decided a four-bet was in order, and he did just that from the small blind. Affleck folded, and Rybachenko moved all for about 210,000 over the top. Rainey had committed himself, and he called off most of his stack to put his opponent at risk.

Showdown
Rybachenko: {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs}
Rainey: {K-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}

The {4-Hearts} {A-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} flop left Rainey drawing dead right there. The turn and river came {3-Clubs} and {7-Clubs} respectively, and Rybachenko has doubled up. He's at 1.74 million now, and Rainey lost all but 375,000 of his chips.

A couple hands later, the two men went at it again. This time it was Rainey all in for 435,000 with {A-Clubs} {8-Spades}, and Rybachenko had the {K-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} that had caused Rainey's trouble to begin with. Alas, it bit him again as the dealer ran out a board of {2-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {3-Spades} {5-Clubs}.

After two consecutive tangles with Rybachenko, Nicholas Rainey is out in 106th place.

Tags: Nicholas RaineySergey Rybachenko

River Raise Win for Kostritsyn

Brock Bourne limped in and Alexander Kostritsyn made it 125,000 from the hi-jack.

Bourne made the call before leading for 270,000 on the {3-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop with Kostritsyn making the call as the {4-Hearts} landed on the turn .

Bourne led out once again; this time for 470,000 before Kostritsyn slid in the necessary chips to make the call.

The river landed the {3-Diamonds} and after taking nearly two minutes, Bourne fired out 595,000. Kostritsyn took roughly the same amount of time before moving all in to put Bourne to a decision for his tournament life.

Kicking his head back in anguish, Bourne took a sip of his coffee while occasionally shaking his head in a negative motion before eventually laying his hand down to slip to 1,000,000 as Kostritsyn climbs over the four million mark.

Tags: Brock BourneAlexander Kostritsyn

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda for JRB

Catching the action on a flop of {4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, Jean-Robert Bellande checked it over to Juha Helppi who made it 105,000 to play. Bellande responded with a check-raise to 355,000 but that didn't slow down Helppi as he moved all in for an additional 474,000.

"I don't see how I can fold..." sighed Bellande. "I don't think I can fold, there's too much money in there," he continued.

After a few minutes of thought, Bellande eventually folded to leave himself with 870,000.

"Maybe I thought it out too much. Maybe I should've called..." Bellande pondered, as Helppi raked in the chips to move up to 1.5 million.

Tags: Jean-Robert BellandeJuha Helppi

Hougaard Eliminated

Jesper Hougaard opene all in pre-flop for 300,000. Big blind Matthew Jarvis made the call with {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}. He was ahead of Hougaard's two live cards, {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, even moreso after an ace-high flop of {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. Hougaard needed runners to stay alive but didn't get them. He's off to the rail just as we approach the Day 6 dinner break.

Tags: Jesper HougaardMatthew Jarvis

Kelly Eliminated

JP Kelly
JP Kelly

From late position, JP Kelly raised to 75,000 to open the pot. Pascal LeFrancois called on the button before Theo Jorgensen reraised to 240,000 from the small blind. When it came back JP, he shoved all in for 827,000 total. LeFrancois folded, Jorgensen called, and the cards were on their backs with Kelly at risk.

Showdown
Kelly: {10-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}
Jorgensen: {A-Clubs} {J-Hearts}

The board did not run well for Kelly's pair. It came {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {Q-Hearts}, and Jorgensen's trips have earned him the pot and the knockout. Kelly's Main Event run has been quashed.

Tags: JP KellyTheo Jorgensen

Habib Out-Turned

Hasan Habib is down to 840,000 after an unlucky river card. He opened for 75,000 pre-flop and was called by Dan Lu. Lu had position for a {2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop and called another 130,000 from Habib.

Both players checked the {a-Hearts} turn. On the {4-Spades} river, Habib fired out a healthy 300,000. Lu called again and took down the pot with {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}, two pair, aces and fours.

Habib has slipped to 840,000 in chips. Lu is now up to about 1.5 million.

Tags: Hasan HabibDan Lu