Eight players met on Tuesday to the finals of the event # 51, $ 1,000 SHOE Overall, in this final mixed tournament of the WSOP this year 730 players lined up. The final table lasted six hours, but was characterized by lots of action. Dao Bac, which is related to the chip stack from the second position has started, it created the position of the chip leader to take over. Eventually he made it his leadership position to defend itself and could have a bracelet and a cash prize of $ 157,975 look.
The chip counts and seats to the start of the Final Table was as follows:
Seat 1: Vladimir Shchemelev – 168.000
Seat 2: Chip Jett – 40,000
Seat 3: Dao Bac – 266.000
Seat 4: Imre Leibold – 250,000
Seat 5: Patrick Poels – 53.000
Seat 6: Raymond Davis – 235.000
Seat 7: Adam Geyer – 293.000
Seat 8: Michael Craig – 161.000
Chip Jett started the day as a short stack and had been relatively early All-In go. He managed in the second hand is a Double-Up by Raymond Davis, as he defeated Davis. This again Jett had a little air, and could remain in the tournament.
Pat Poel was the only player at the Final Table, which already has a WSOP bracelet or two won, one each in the last two years the World Series of Poker (Omaha Hi / Lo in 2005, and Stud Hi / Lo in 2006) . Poels also started the day short stacked and had to be right at the beginning of the tournament, something for his chip stack to do so. Unfortunately, he was eliminated by Dao Bac when he was in a flop all-in went. Poels AA showed a Overpair, but could Bac's 3-3-3 Bottom Set not defeat. No. 8 Pat Poel was a prize in the amount of $ 11,957.
Poker Author Michael Craig was the second time at this year at the WSOP Final Table and for the third time was a cash prize. Craig was during the Omaha Hi / Lo period of very active and could win some pots. Then he was in a hand with Vladimir Shchemelev involved. Shchemelev Raiste Preflop and Craig called from the big blind. Having been checked, the flop came with. As on the turn put a Shchemelev, Craig went all-in and called Shchemelev, Shchemelev showed for top two pair and had a low draw, while Craig showed TwoPair – Queens and Sixes and the Nut flush redraw. The river brought the and Craig was out. For the second time this year during the WSOP had Craig on the 7th Square eliminated, the prize money amounted to $ 15,943.
A half hour later, Jett eliminated his adversaries Shchemelev at the 6th Place. Jett got a set of sevens in Stud Hi / Lo and could last a three-way pot against Shchemelev and Dao Bac win (neither of them was better than two pair). In the next round, Stud Hi, Imre Leibold had to leave the table. As in the Geyer Adam Sixt Street Raiste, Leibold went all-in and showed. Geyer showed () () for a Broadway straight and Leibold eliminated on the 5th place ($ 26572).
Raymond Davis had to be eliminated next when he was in the next level along with Jett and Bac Three Way in a pot was involved. When the flop came with, David went with his last 11,000 chips all-in, and Jett, as well as called Bac. Both checked out until the end, the turn was the River. Davis and Jett showed the AK, the winner was, however, Bac, which is on the River had made a straight. Thus, Davis was on the 4th place (34.012 $) out.
Now as the game was 3-handed, there e is much less action at the table, all 3 players survived the next round of Omaha. In the next round, Stud Hi / Lo, Jett lost three key hands and had to place 3 (55801 $) excrete. This placement was his best WSOP performance from the year 2005 with a $ 5000 Stud Hi still on offer, but unfortunately still no bracelet won. In the decisive hand, was from Chip Jett Geyer couple with two A-10 eliminated. Thus was the tournament heads-up. For each of the two rivals was the chance of a (first) to win WSOP bracelet, now within our grasp.
For both players, this was the best ever WSOP placement for Geyer, it was even the first ever cash profit at the WSOP and Bac was the first WSOP Final Table. Bac had in the past three prize money at the WSOP won twice in 2006 and one in this year's event # 35th The two opponents played for about 1 hour heads-up, during this time succeeded in Bac his chip lead and develop Geyer behind them. Then came the next phase hold'em, the blinds were 15.000/30.000, the stakes 30.000/60.000. Geyer survived his first all-in with a Jack-high board and had a double-up by Bac, but in the next hand as far as it was then, Geyer was at number 2 out, the prize money amounted to $ 86,691
In the last hand called the Bac Preflop Raise his opposite player. The flop came with, Bac Raiste, Geyer called. The turn came in and check-Bac Raiste again, Geyer was pot-committed and called. At that time, with better than Geyer Bac's, but on the river gave Bac two pair, the bracelet, a Corum clock and its biggest gain in money WSOP – $ 157975.
Placement and profit totals:
1. Dao Bac $ 157.975
2. Adam Geyer $ 86.691
3. Chip Jett $ 55.801
4. Raymond Davis $ 34.012
5. Imre Leibold $ 26.572
6. Vladimir Shchemelev $ 20.793
7. Michael Craig $ 15.943
8. Pat Poels $ 11.957
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