10 Jun 10

WSOP 2010: Dalcon and Thorsten77 Cash in Event #17

Two PokerStrategists made it into the money of the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event in the 2010 World Series of Poker. Dalcon finished in 30th place, while Thorsten77 was 67th.

205 players returned on Day 2 of Event #17 to compete for a piece of the $3,722,400 prize pool and a final table place. Team PokerStrategy.com member RobbieV, along with PokerStrategists FA_Morgoth, Thorsten77 and Dalcon (pictured right) were among those who played.

RobbieV hit the rails early on and finished out of the money. He was joined by FA_Morgoth a couple of hours later. Thorsten77 and Dalcon however went a lot deeper, and both managed to make the money. You can watch an interview with Thorsten77 after his elimination below.

Besides these four PokerStrategists, several well-known players were also seen in action today. Annette Obrestad just barely got into the money, when she didn't even have enough to pay the ante when the bubble burst. Phil Hellmuth, Isaac Baron, Antonio Esfandiari and Amnon Filipi also all made the money.

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Dalcon pulls off a big river bluff

Thorsten77 entered Day 2 with the ninth biggest stack in the field. But unlike on Day 1, luck was not on his side as he lost most of his all-in situations, despite being ahead more often than not. In the end, he went out in 67th place for $10,497.

Dalcon meanwhile, played deep into the night and was eliminated in the ninth level of the day, 11 hours after his day started. He made a daring all-in bluff on the river with the board showing . Two big stacks, Jason DeWitt and Amit Makhija, were in the pot with him.

After a river bet from the previously passive DeWitt, Dalcon pushed all his chips into the middle. Makhija didn't take too long to get out of the way, but DeWitt took his time before folding face up. Dalcon let out a huge sigh of relief and tabled . However, Dalcon hit the rails not long later, as his A-Q ran into Makhija's A-K.

Here is the interview with Thorsten77 after he finished in the money in Event #17:

 
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