Event #27: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Giorno 1 | 2011 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship

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2011-06-15 23:29 UTC

Who'll Emerge as the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Champion?

Matt Keikoan after winning this event in 2010.

When it comes to the World Series of Poker, it is hard to find tournaments more exciting than the $10,000 Championship events. Today, a throng of professionals and limit aficionados are expected to flock to the Pavilion Room for Event #27: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship.

Last year, the same event drew 171 players and saw Matt Keikoan, a former prop player from the San Francisco Bay area, defeat a tough table to capture his second gold bracelet, not to mention the $425,969 first-place prize.

Here is a look at last year's final table:

2010 $10K Limit Hold’em Championship Results

Place	Player	Earnings
1	Matt Keikoan	$425,969
2	Daniel Idema	$263,243
3	Kyle Ray	$190,701
4	Jameson Painter	$140,740
5	Brock Parker	$105,782
6	Zvi Groysman	$80,884
7	Simon Morris	$62,897
8	Michael Mizrachi	$49,732
9	David Chiu	$39,959
10	Anh Van Nguyen	$32,614

This particular tournament traditionally draws one of the toughest fields of the summer, and we expect today will be no different, a fact not lost on Daniel Negreanu when he tweeted: “Skipped the noon tourney to focus on the 10k limit holdem tonight. Arguably the toughest tournament of the WSOP all the specialists come out.” It may take three to four days, but soon one player will join the list of $10,000 Limit Hold’em Champions that dates back to 2005.

Former $5,000-$10,000 Limit Hold’em Champions

Year	Event	Entrants	Player	Earnings
2005	Event #28 ($5,000)	269	Dan Schmeich	$404,585
2007	Event #18 ($5,000)	257	Saro Jason Getzoyan	$333,379
2008	Event #30 ($10,000)	218	Rob Hollink	$496,931
2009	Event #33 ($10,000)	185	Greg Mueller	$460,836
2010	Event #29 ($10,000)	171	Matt Keikoan	$425,969

Action is set to kick off at 5 PM PST here in the Pavilion Room at the Rio. Be sure to stay with PokerNews throughout the evening as we’ll bring you updates on the players in field, including all the action and eliminations. See you then!

Livello: 1

Limiti: 200/400

Ante: 0

2011-06-16 00:14 UTC

Who's Here on Time

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Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Marco Traniello	30,000
	30,000
Brock Parker	30,000
Shannon Shorr	30,000
Eric Froehlich	30,000
Phil Laak	30,000
Ali Eslami	30,000
	30,000
Erik Cajelais	30,000
Jeff Lisandro	30,000
Bill Chen	30,000
Andre Akkari	30,000
David Benyamine	30,000
Daniel Negreanu	30,000

2011-06-16 00:19 UTC

A Few More Names

Livello 1 : 200/400, 0 ante

We've noticed a few more names in the field, and we expect to see even more in the levels to come.

Vitaly Lunkin
Richard Veenman
Darren Woods
Anh Van Nguyen
Pat Pezzin
Dan Kelly
Todd Witteles

2011-06-16 00:29 UTC

They Just Keep Coming

Livello 1 : 200/400, 0 ante

We've heard many of the players discussing the importance, or lack thereof, of playing the first few levels of a limit-hold'em tournament. We expect there will be quite a few late registrants, but new faces keep flowing in. We've recently spotted Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin, Mike Thorpe, Shaun Deeb, Tyler Bonkowski, Matt Hawrilenko, Greg Debora, David "ODB" Baker, and Brett Richey among the field, having finally made their way to their respective tables.

2011-06-16 00:34 UTC

All's Quiet on the Limit Front

Livello 1 : 200/400, 0 ante

There are currently 82 players in tonight's tournament and even with characters such as Phil Laak and Daniel Negreanu in attendance, all the tables seem eerily quiet so far. Most of the players seem to be rather laid back, and with 30,000 chips to start, these first few levels are likely to be fairly stress-free as most pots will be rather small.

One testament to how relaxed the players are may be that the massage therapists aren't really being utilized yet. A lot of the pro players tend to take advantage of the stress-relieving hands of the Rio's massage therapists, but so far Jeffrey Lisandro is the only player to be paired with a therapist.

2011-06-16 00:38 UTC

High Praise From Hoss

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Livello 1 : 200/400, 0 ante

Matt 'hoss_tbf' Hawrilenko recently tweeted that the winner of this Championship event should receive an asterisk since Terrence Chan won't be playing. That's certainly high praise coming from Hawrilenko who is no slouch when it comes to limit hold'em.

Tags: Matt Hawrilenko Terrence Chan

2011-06-16 00:45 UTC

Eric vs. Erik

Livello 1 : 200/400, 0 ante

Eric Baldwin raised under the gun and received a single caller in the form of Erik Cajelas on the button. Baldwin continuation bet the {A-Spades} {3-Clubs} {7-Spades} flop, which his counterpart called. When the dealer burned and turned the {2-Diamonds} , Baldwin bet, Cajelas quickly raised, and the man known as "basebaldy" laid his hand down.

They may be small pots here in Level 1, but first blood goes to Cajelais.

Tags: Eric Baldwin Erik Cajelas

2011-06-16 00:49 UTC

Hats, Hats, Hats

Livello 1 : 200/400, 0 ante

The first few levels of any limit tournament can be grueling, especially one where the chips are so deep; with that said, we've been racking our brains trying to find things worth reporting (seeing as most pots are so small at this point). One of the things we've decided to do was go through the field and count the number of players wearing a hat . . . we told you it's slow.

According to the tournament clock, there are 86 players currently registered. Of those, 23 players are wearing hats of some sort. Many are ball caps, some stocking caps, and there are even a few fedoras.