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

It's a Flop! It's a Turn! It's a River! It's a SHOWDOWN!

It took three players to the flop, but we found ourselves a showdown at our last table of 10 players. John Racener opened for 800,000 pre-flop. He was called by Soi Nguyen from the button and Joseph Cheong from the big blind. Cheong had first action on a king-high flop, {8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and opted to lead out for 1,250,000. Racener called; Nguyen folded.

On the {j-Hearts} turn Cheong fired a second bullet for 1,950,000. Again Racener called. Both players checked the {9-Clubs} river. "Open, please," Robbie Thompson instructed them. Cheong opened first, showing {3-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a pair of treys. Racener beat that with {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, a pair of kings.

Tags: John RacenerJoseph Cheong