Berda Wins Event No. 56 ($825,976)
Jul 06, '10
Berda Wins Event No. 56 ($825,976), Kocheslaevskiy Finishes Runner-Up ($510,939)
Vladimir Kocheslaevskiy moved all in from the button and was called by Tomer Berda. Their hands:
Berda: A
4
Kochelaevskiy: 106
The flop was best for Berda, running A
26 to give him a pair of aces and Kochelaevskiy a pair of sixes. The turn brought the 3 and Kochelaevskiy needed to see a ten or six on the river to stay alive.
The 7 fell instead, and Kochelaevskiy was eliminated in second place, winning $510,939. Berda took down the event, the $825,976 first-place prize, and his first career WSOP bracelet.
Player Tags: Tomer Berda, Vladimir Kochelaevskiy
Heads Up
Jul 05, '10
Porter Finishes in 3rd Place ($353,260)
Tomer Berda raised to 360,000 from the small blind and Bryan Porter moved all in. Berda quickly called and they showed down:
Berda: A10
Porter: Q
9
The A23 hit on the flop and Porter needed running cards to stay alive. The A turn left Porter drawing dead and the 5 river finished the board.
Porter finished in third place for $353,260, leaving Vladimir Kochelaevskiy and Tomer Berda heads up. Kochelaevskiy had 9.8 million to Berda’s 4.8 million in chips.
Player Tags: Tomer Berda, Bryan Porter
Hung Hanged in 6th Place (137,496)
Jul 05, '10
Hung Hanged in 6th Place (137,496)
Hungcheng Hung pushed all in from under the gun for 760,000 and Tomer Berda called from the small blind. Their hands:
Berda: AK
Hung: QJ
Hung was trailing and found no help on a flop of 768. The 3 on the turn left Hung with one last chance to hit a jack or queen, but the 10 finished the board and Hung was the sixth-place finisher, earning $137,496.
Player Tags: Tomer Berda, Hungcheng Hung
Curcio Falls to Aces in 8th Place ($78,705)
Jul 05, '10
Curcio Falls to Aces in 8th Place ($78,705)
Vladimir Kochelaevskiy opened to 190,000 and Joseph Curcio moved all in from the small blind. When action folded back to him, Kochelaevskiy had an easy decision. He called and they showed their hands:
Kochelaevskiy: AA
Curcio: JJ
The flop didn’t bring any help for Curcio, running 2K2. The 9 turn left him drawing to two outs but the river was the 8 and Kochelaevskiy hit the unnecessary flush to eliminate Curcio in eighth place, for which he’ll take home $78,705.
Alawadhi Busts On Missed Draw in 7th Place ($103,527)
Tomer Berda raised to 200,000 and when action folded to Ali Alawadhi he made the call from the big blind.
The flop fell 53A and Alawadhi moved all in. Berda made the call and saw that he was ahead, but Alawadhi had outs. Their hands:
Alawadhi: K9
Berda: A6
The 9 fell on the turn to pair Alawadhi and give him even more outs, but the J on the river was not one of them. Alawadhi was gone in seventh place, taking $103,527 with him.
Berda had around 3 million in chips after the hand.
Player Tags: Joseph Curcio, Tomer Berda, Vladimir Kochelaevskiy, Ali Alawadhi
Welcome to event no. 36, the $2,500 no-limit hold’em tournament.
Blinds: 100-200
4
2
and the hijack bet 1,100. Aguiar made the call and the big blind mucked. Both players check the J
on the turn and also the 5
Donald Offord Eliminated In 6th Place ($86,858)
Tomer Berda Eliminated In 5th Place ($117,416)