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WSOP 2010 day 33 – action slows down
Posted by: James Carter. - Thu, 2010-07-01 00:43
Day 33 of the
2010 WSOP saw at least a couple of events slow to a crawl. Event #47, the $1,000 NL Holdem special was one of them. Originally set to play out over 3 days, the event was turned into a 4-day one when it took survivors over 5 hours to play down to the final 9 on day 3. The final table will reconvene to decide the winner of yet another NL Holdem Special, on day 4.
The story of the event so far was that of Manuel Davidian, who started day 3 with the largest stack of chips. By the end of the 5-hour marathon he was at the rail though, licking his wounds, trying to swallow the fact that he had become the final table bubble boy of the
poker tournament. Scott Montgomery also missed the opportunity to score another $1,000 NL Holdem bracelet, after he busted out just before Davidian.
Allan Baekke will be there when the final table kicks off on day 4, together with Owen Crowe and Adam White.
Event #49 played down to its last 23 as expected. Michael Linn is currently the chip leader, followed by Mihai Manole. Linn amassed his stack within a few lucky hands that propelled him straight to the top.
David Pham and Roland De Wolfe both busted and will miss the final stretch of the action.
Event #50, the $5,000 PLO one, was the other event of the day that got off to a very slow start. None of the returning players were keen on leaving the poker tournament and they mostly hung on too. The spark that ignited some action towards the end of the day was provided by Ryan D’Angelo who caught Men Nguyen red-handed on a monster bluff.
Eventually 31 players survived the day, and will return to battle it out on day 3, hoping to play down to a winner, unlikely as it may be.
Event #51 kicked off on day 33. The $3,000 Triple Chance
NL Holdem affair saw different strategies applied from the get go. Some players used up their rebuys right away, while others held on to them to possibly deploy them at a later stage of the hostilities.
Frank Kassela was one player that even the rebuy couldn’t save. He barely lasted a level in the poker tournament. Tommy Vedes on the other hand did much better. James Akenhead and Gavin Griffin seemed to do well too.
189 players survived the first day of action. Vedes will return to day 2 with the largest stack of chips.
