Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,245,050
Entries
1,663
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
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The level has ended. Players are on a five-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,840,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
||
|
1,970,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
1,060,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
419,000
-181,000
|
-181,000 |
After Hugo Perez lost an earlier pot to Samuel Gerber, he became incredibly short-stacked. He opted to move all in with 
for 283,000 total. Samuel Gerber took a flyer with 
. The board ran out 
to give the Peruvian Perez a little breathing room. He's back up to about 600,000 in chips.
Carter Phillps opened the pot with a 65,000-chip raise on the button and Samuel Gerber re-popped it to 160,000. Phillips four-bet to 270,000 and Gerber five-bet to 650,000.
Phillips moved all in. Gerber tanked and eventually folded.
Phillips tabled 
for the amusement of the crowd.
Hugo Perez is the short stack at this final table now. He has to chose his spots very carefully. After Samuel Gerber checked a flop of 
, Perez tried a bet of 105,000. Gerber called to see a third heart hit the turn, 
. He moved all in, having Perez well-covered. Perez rubbed his forehead, glanced at the board several times, and even stared at the ceiling as he tried to figure out what he should do.
After two minutes, Perez finally said, "I fold," and mucked his hand. He then got up and went to chat with a friend on the rail for roughly 30 seconds.
photos from the final table.
Samuel Gerber opened the pot with a 70,000-chip raise on the button and Russell Thomas re-popped it to 202,000 in the small blind. Craig Bergeron folded in the big blind and the action got back to Gerber. Gerber went all in and Thomas called.
Showdown
Thomas: 
Gerber:
Board: 
No help for Thomas and he is our 5th place finisher.
Craig Bergeron has Carter Phillips two to his left, so he needs to pick his spots carefully. But he seems to be making his presence known at this final table. He opened to 53,000 and was called by small blind Samuel Gerber. Both players checked a flop of 
. Gerber checked a second time when the turn fell . Bergeron followed with a bet of 66,000 that quickly induced a fold from Gerber.
Craig Bergeron is now in clear second-place chip position at this final table. Sitting in the big blind, he called a pre-flop raise to 50,000 by button player Rusell Thomas. After Bergeron checked, Thomas continued for 55,000 on a flop of 
. Bergeron made the call.
Both players checked the turn and the 
river. At showdown, Bergeron turned up 
for two pairs, jacks and sixes, to collect the pot.