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

Why Johnny Can Read

Three players had reached the turn with the board showing {9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}. Johnny Chan led for 14,000, then an opponent raised to 30,000. The third player folded, and Chan tanked for a short while. Perhaps it was those decades of experience -- or maybe just the last couple of hours' worth with this opponent -- but something told Chan he wasn't good, and so he folded.

Chan showed one of his cards -- the {K-} -- as he let his hand go. That perhaps prompted his opponent to share what he'd had: {Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for the straight. Chan's instinct was correct.

Chan preserves his stack of 610,000.

Tags: Johnny Chan