$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - End of Day 1
Jun 15, '08
Play has concluded here on day 1 of the event 30, the $10,000 world championship limit hold'em tournament. The players will collect their bearings and get some rest tonight before reconvening in the Brasilia Room tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST. 98 players remain from the original 218 but only one will take home the first-prize of $496,931.
Here is a rundown of some of the action that took place on the final level of the day:
Blinds: 600-1,200
Players Left: 98 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Patrick Bueno - 88,000
Michael Mizrachi - 82,000
Kenneth Shei - 76,000
Matthew "mattster24" Sterling - 71,000
J.C. Tran - 68,000
Justin Bonomo - 67,000
Marco Traniello - 67,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 65,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 60,000
Terrence Chan - 58,000
Greg Mueller – 57,000
Average Stack: 45,000
Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Brandon Adams
Jennifer Harman
Big Hands and Storylines:
“Weak” Wahlroos Pips Parker
Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position and was called by Brock “t soprano” Parker in the big blind. Parker check-raised Wahlroos on a flop of 10
85
and Wahlroos elected to call. Parker continued his aggression on the turn and river, betting both streets, and Wahlroos called him both times. Parker showed A10
for second pair, and when the Finn saw this he admitted, “I am so weak at this game,” before turning up his AA. The rockets blasted Wahlroos to 36,000. Parker still has a very healthy 60,000.
Sterling’s Straight Axes Adams
Brandon Adams got the majority of his chips in against Matt “mattster24” Sterling on a AQ8 flop. After Sterling put Adams all-in on the K turn the two revealed their hands:
Sterling: JT
Adams: AK
The river was the Q and Adams was sent packing. Sterling now has an impressive 71,000 chips to work with.
Odds, Schmodds
A very strange situation occurred in the last level involving Mike Wattel and the player to his left. Wattel and the player did a great deal of betting on the flop and turn. Then, on the river, with a board of Q953J, Wattel’s opponent tossed in his last 400 in chips.... into a pot of 21,000. Remarkably, after much consideration, Wattel folded. His opponent showed Q-Q, so we’ll give Wattel the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn’t have a straight.
The Mathematics of Value Bets
Bill Chen raised on the button and was three-bet by Justin Bonomo in the small blind. Bonomo bet into Chen on a flop of J55 and Chen called. Both players checked the 7 on the turn, and Bonomo bet again on the 2 river. Chen called, and Bonomo tabled AK. “Good value bet,” chimed Chen, who showed A-9. The pot helps Bonomo up to about 65,000 at the end of the day. Chen was eliminated only moments before the conclusion of day 1.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Michael Wattel, Greg Mueller, Michael Mizrachi, Marco Traniello, Jennifer Harman, Brock Parker, Alexander Kravchenko, Terrence Chan, Justin Bonomo, Patrick Bueno, Brandon Adams, Thomas Wahlroos, Kenneth Shei, Matthew Sterling
