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2010 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$4,464,300
Entries
1,941
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Hungcheng Hung opened to 100,000 from the cutoff and Vladimir Kochelaevskiy re-raised to 265,000 with the button. Action folded back to Hung who tanked a bit before making the call.
The flop fell 
and Hung double-fisted 200,000 into the pot. Kochelaevskiy sat with his head in his hand and his right leg shaking uncontrollably. Finally he looked at the dealer and muttered, "All in."
Hung asked the dealer for a count, and after a moment for verification Hung learned that it would be 935,000 more to call. Hung went into the tank for a little longer, but eventually made the fold.
Kochelaevskiy chipped up to 1,900,000 while Hung slipped to 975,000.
Salvatore Bonavena raised to 135,000 from early position only to have Bryan Porter push all in for 535,000. Action folded back to Bonavena who made the call.
Bonavena: 
Porter: 
The board ran out 
and Porter doubled to 1.2 million while Bonavena dropped to 4.35 million
Ali Alawadhi moved all in for his last 420,000 from the cutoff and Joseph Curcio re-shoved behind him on the button. The blinds surrendered, and the hands were opened:
Alawadhi: 
Curcio: 
Alawadhi was yelling for a king, and the dealer obliged flopping 
.
"Deuce! Deuce!" Alawadhi's rail yelled.
The dealer was in a very giving mood, because he again obliged turning the 
.
Curcio needed one of the three remaining aces to eliminate Alawadhi, but the on the river would not suffice.
Alawadhi doubled to 860,000 chips while Curcio slipped to 750,000.
Alfonso Amendola was all in for his last 490,000 with 
against the 
of Tomer Curcio.
Amendola was behind, and even more so when the flop came . The 
on the turn meant Amendola was drawing dead. The 
was put out on the river and Amendola was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place.
Alfonso Amendola open shoved from under the gun and the action folded to Mike Wattel who called all in from middle position. The button and blinds released and the hands were shown down.
Amendola: 
Wattel: [kd kc}
The board ran 
doubling Wattel to 720,000 chips. Amendola slipped to 550,000.
Vladimir Kochelaevskiy raised to 95,000 from middle position and was called by Salvatore Bonavena from the cutoff. The two saw a flop of 
and Kochelaevskiy bet 105,000. Bonavena called and the came on the turn.
Both players checked and Kochelaevskiy bet 275,000 when the hit the river. Bonavena called and showed [Kc} which was good enough to beat Kochelaevskiy's .
Kochelaevskiy dropped to 1.55 million while Bonavena added 470,000 to his stack.
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Mike Wattel is our only previous bracelet winner at today's final table, winning Event #15 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo at the 1999 WSOP. He earned $134,865 for that victory and his career earnings total $1,548,193.
Wattel's skills haven't diminished a bit, he finished 2nd in this year's $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball earning $57,375.