The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event is winding down as there are only two players left in the $10,000 buy-in championship event. After starting the day with a total of nine players, the Main Event has finally got down to heads-up play.
Here is a list of some key hands and eliminations from the final table:
9th Place: Soi Nguyen was knocked out in 9th place when his A-K was beat by Jason Senti’s pocket Queen’s. Senti flopped a set of queens and Nguyen finished in 9th and took home $811,823.
8th Place: Matt Jarvis shoved all-in with 9-9 and was called by Mizrachi’s A-Q. The flop put two queens on the board. Jarvis caught a 9 on the river and went ahead in the hand with a full house, On the river an ace fell which gave Mizrachi a bigger full house. Jarvis finished in 8th place and won a total of $1,045,738.
7th Place: Jason Senti went all-in with Ad-Ks against Joseph Cheong’s pocket 10′s and flopped trip kings with a board of Kd-Kh-Qs. The turn came a Jd which gave Cheong a straight draw. On the river a 9d came which knocked out Jason Senti in 7th place. Senti received $1,356,720.
6th Place: John Dolan raised all-in from the small blind with Qd-5d and was called by Jonathan Duhamel holding 4c-4d. The flop came Jh-7h-6h. The turn was a 9 of hearts. With the 3c on the river John Dolan’s Main Event was over and he finished in 6th place. His total winnings were $1,772,959.
5th Place: On hand #185 everyone folded to Jonathan Duhamel in the small blind who limps in. Mizrachi is on the big blind and checks. The flop comes 5d-4s-Qc and Duhamel checks. Grinder bets 2 million and gets check-raised by Duhamel and Mizrachi decides to move all-in. Duhamel calls. On the showdown Mizrachi shows Qd-8h for a pair of queens. Duhamel shows Ad-Ac. Duhamel slow played his pocket aces. The turn is a Jd which is no help for the Grinder. The river was a Kd. Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi is eliminated in 5th place. He earned a total of $2,332,992.
4th Place: Action folded to Filippo Candio who shoves all-in from the small blind and is quickly called by Joseph Cheong. Candio shows a Kd-Qd and Cheong turns over Ac-3c. The flop comes Ah-7d-2s which gives Cheong the lead with a pair of aces. A 5h on the turn leaves Candio drawing dead and a meaningless 4s falls on the river. Filippo Candio is knocked out in 4th place and receives $3,092,545.
3rd Place: On hand #219 Joseph Cheong moves all-in from the small blind and the decision goes to Jonathan Duhamel on the big blind. After getting a clock called on him, Duhamel decides to make the call. Cheong is all-in and at risk of getting eliminated holding a Qs-10c against the As-2c of chipleader Duhamel. The flop is Ks-9c-6c. This gives Cheong a gutshot straight draw. The turn comes a 6h which pairs the board. The river is no help for Cheong and he is eliminated in 3rd place. Joseph Cheong won a total of $4,130,049.
The 2010 WSOP Main Event is down to only two players. Jonathan Duhamel has a huge chip advantage holding 188,950,000 against John Racener’s 30,750,000. Play will resume at 8 pm local time on Monday at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Now, there is just one thing left to decide – who gets the Main Event gold bracelet and the $8.9 million first place prize?
