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The button is with Vladimir Schmelev in Seat 3. Play folds around and David Oppenheim gets a walk.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,568,000
Entries
116
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
30,000
David Oppenheim has the button in Seat 7. Vladimir Schmelev raises to 295,000 and wins the blinds and antes to some encouraging shouts in Russian from Alexander Kostritsyn and a gaggle of Russians who have arrived to sweat him from the Jack's Links lounge.
WIth those last two pots, Michael Mizrachi has jumped out to a nice lead over his two opponents. Short-stacked only a bit more than an hour ago, Mizrachi has found a new gear during three-handed play and is taking full advantage of his wealth of short-handed no-limit hold'em experience. Oppenheim may be a frequent presence in the "Big Game," but is not known as much for his no-limit hold'em game as he is for his world-class talent in limit games, especially stud. Vladimir Schmelev is also a mixed-games specialist and plays regularly in the biggest cash games in his native St. Petersburg, Russia, but has little in the way of NLHE tournament results. Still both players are managing to hold their own in the face of Mizrachi's aggression.
The button is with Michael Mizrachi in Seat 6. He folds and David Oppenheim makes a raise to 265,000 from the small blind. Vladimir Schmelev quickly responds with a re-raise to 755,000 from the big blind. Oppenheim really has been under the pump over the last few hours and again he's put to a tough decision. He sits in the tank for a loooong time and considers all of his options before finally making a reluctant fold.
Vladimir Schmelev has the button in Seat 3. Michael Mizrachi raises to 250,000 and David Oppenheim calls. The flop is 
and Oppenheim check-folds to Mizrachi's bet.
The button is with David Oppenheim in Seat 7. He raises to 260,000 and play folds to Michael Mizrachi who makes the call from the big blind.
They see a flop of 
and Mizrachi checks over to Oppenheim who checks behind. A repeat 
hits the turn and again it's checked through to see the 
fall on the river.
Mizrachi come out with a bet this time for 500,000 and Oppenheim beats him into the pot with a call. Mizrachi shows 
for trip nines to take down another very nice pot. He's got all the momentum and he's quickly obtaining all of the chips!
Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 6. David Oppenheim calls from the small blind and Vladimir Schmelev checks his option.
The flop is 
. Oppenheim checks to Schmelev, who bets 150,000. Oppenheim announces a raise and before he can count it out, Schmelev folds.
The button is with Vladimir Schmelev in Seat 3. He folds, Michael Mizrachi completes from the small blind and David Oppenheim checks his option in the big blind.
The flop falls 
and both players check. The turn is the and Mizrachi bets 150,000. Oppenheim makes the call. The river is the 
and Mizrachi fires another barrel worth 280,000. Oppenheim thinks for several moments before making the call.
Mizrachi opens 
for sevens and sixes which is good to take it down.
David Oppenheim has the button in Seat 7. Michael Mizrachi gets a walk in the big blind.
The three players are back, refreshed and ready to gamble! The cards are back in the air.