2010 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$570,960
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,459,000
Entries
3,844
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

A Present from St. Nik(olay)

Nikolay Evdakov, sitting with a stack of about 36,000 chips, opened for 750 from middle position, and it folded to a short-stacked player on the button who reraised all in for 2,875 total. The blinds got out, and Evdakov gathered the necessary chips to call. He shook them in one hand as he contemplated his decision.

Finally after about a minute he said smiled and said what sounded like "present" as he tossed the chips forward. "I don't have a very good hand," said Evdakov's opponent as he tabled {A-Clubs}{8-Spades}. Evdakov continued to smile as he turned over {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

The board came {5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, and the Russian tapped the table saying "good hand" as the short-stacked player doubled up. Evdakov still has 32,500.

Tags: Nikolay Evdakov