En tête à l'entame du Final Day de l'Event #57 Omaha8 Stud8 à 2500$ l'entrée qui avait débuté à 14 left, Alexandre Luneau n'a pas réussi à conclure. Le Français disposait de 25 Big Bet à la reprise, il n'a pas atteint la Table Finale Officielle en s'inclinant en 9e position pour 13 662$. Une belle performance mais une performance frustrante pour sa 5e place payée du festival.
L'été d'Alexonmoon
Event #11 Dealer's Choice 1500$ - 15e sur 364 entrants
Event #21 8-Game 1500$ : 9e sur 472 entrants
Event #24 Limit 1500$ : 48e sur 616 entrants
Envent #48 Stud8 Championship 10.000$ : 8e sur 125 entrants
Event #57 Omaha8 Stud8 2500$ : 9e sur 405 entrants
Troisième à la reprise du tournoi, B]Smith Sirisakorn[/B] a finalement dominé un field de 405 entrants pour repartir avec un premier prix de 215 902$. "Je suis choqué", a indiqué celui qui réalise sa première place payée en MTT ! "J'ai fait l'argent il y a longtemps sur un petit tournoi", explique l'ancient avocat qui joue en cash-game Limit à Los Angeles. Pratiquant assidu de Omaha Hi-Lo et de Stud Hi-Lo aux blindes 40-80$, Sirisakorn était dans son élément sur ce tournoi
Si Luneau a connu un début de journée compliqué, Sirisakorn a lui roulé sur la table dès la première heure du Jour 3, éliminant notamment en 11e position.
Deuxième à la constitution de l'ultime table, le futur vainqueur va tomber très bas à 8 left avant de doubler sur John Sorgen et de l'exécuter 10 minutes plus tard. Le début de sa marche en avant vers son premier bracelet WSOP.
Membre du Poker Hall Of Fame, Barry Greenstein n'y pourra rien. Short en début de journée, et après une belle résistance, Greenstein obtient son 10e cash du festival (7e) ! Les 5 derniers survivants vont ensuite jouer plus de deux heures sans parvenir à s'éliminer
Jameson Painter va enfin parvenir à sortir Samoeun Mon, permettant à Jared Bleznick de réaliser un 6e Top 10 WSOP en carrière. Celui qui s'était brièvement fait exclure des World Series l'an passé termine 3e pour un gain de 90 640$. Légèrement en tête en début de head's up, Painter va vite être victime du rush adverse.
Sirisakorn va se mettre à miser toutes les streets dans les deux variantes du tournoi pour vite renverser la tendance et conclure malgré deux double-up de painter à la file !
"J'ai touché mes flops, trouvé de bonnes turns et rivières. Tout s'est bien déroulé. Mieux vaut être chanceux que bon je suppose", a terminé en rigolant celui qui se qualifie comme un joueur récréatif...
Jameson Painter limped, and Smith Sirisakorn checked his options.
They saw the land on the flop, and Sirisakorn led into the pot with a bet. Painter called. Sirisakorn checked on the turn, and Painter took the betting lead. Sirisakorn checked his cards and called. The river was the , and Sirisakorn bet for Painter's last 40,000 effective. Painter called.
"I've got a straight," Sirisakorn said, rolling over .
"That's gonna do it," Painter replied, showing his for trips.
Jameson Painter once again fell shy of winning his first bracelet, finishing as the runner-up for $133,431. Smith Sirisakorn is the winner, taking home the prestigious gold bracelet along with the $215,902 first-place prize.a
Big blind Jameson Painter called Smith Sirisakorn's raise, then called another bet on the flop.On the turn , however, Painter pulled out a check-raise, earning a call from Sirisakorn. The hit the felt on the river, and Painter bet one more time. Sirisakorn called.
"Quads," Painter said, showing the to evoke an explosion of joy among his railbirds.
"Quads good," Sirisakorn stated, looking at Painter's .
Smith Sirisakorn raised from the button, and small blind Jameson Painter called. Jared Bleznick, who had less than two big bets total, called, as well.
Painter checked on the flop, and Bleznick didn't hesitate to bet, leaving himself 20,000 behind. Sirisakorn announced he was raising, and Painter folded. Bleznick moved his remaining chips into the middle.
Jared Bleznick:
Smith Sirisakorn:
Bleznick was drawing slim, hoping for another six or a king in addition to several runner-runner possibilities.
The gave Bleznick a gutshot straight draw, but the river sealed his fate. His sixes and deuces were second to Sirisakorn's jacks up, and Bleznick left the tournament in third place for a $90,640 payday.
Sirisakorn and Painter took a short break before their final battle started, with Painter holding a three-to-two chip lead.
Jared Bleznick lost a huge pot against Smith Sirisakorn, calling his raise on third street and three additional bets on the following streets. Sirisakorn showed a pair of queens, and Bleznick lamented, "Can't beat that. Every seventh street is just a brick."
That hand led to a confrontation that occurred in the following hand. Bleznick, down to 345,000, tangled with Larry Tull, who had an even-shorter stack in front of him.
Tull completed, Bleznick raised, and Tull three-bet. Bleznick called, and Tull's remaining chips went in on fourth street.
Larry Tull: /
Jared Bleznick: /
Bleznick received another two sixes on fifth and sixth, improving to a full house. Tull was drawing dead on sixth street, still having only a pair of eights without a chance to make a low hand.
Larry Tull: / /
Jared Bleznick: / /
Tull departed in fourth place, earning $62,796, while Bleznick recovered a bit from the previous loss.
Samoeun Mon turned to his rail, saying, "I got nine lives, I got one life left." A few hands later, he ended up losing it.
Mon raised from under the gun, and small blind Jameson Painter three-bet. Mon called off for 145,000 total, and the cards went face-up.
Samoeun Mon:
Jameson Painter:
The board missed Mon, and no duck sound was made this time.
Mon couldn't dodge the deadly bullet as he was finally dispatched in fifth place, interrupting a bustout drought of more than two hours. He was rewarded with $44,388 for his performance.
Jared Bleznick open-completed to 50,000, and Jameson Painter called. Bleznick bet fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, with Painter calling each time.
Bleznick: / /
Painter: / /
Both players checked seventh, and Bleznick signaled to his board meaning he had a pair of eights. Painter tabled for a pair of kings, and Bleznick mucked.
With that pot, Painter climbed over the two-million-chip mark as Bleznick dropped to 600,000.
From the button, John Sorgen raised to 60,000, only to have Smith Sirisakorn three-bet the big blind. Sorgen called all in for his last 84,000, and the cards were tabled.
Sorgen:
Sirisakorn:
The board ran out , and Sorgen was eliminated by Sirisakorn's full house, finishing in sixth place for a $32,026 payday.
Jared Bleznick raised from under the gun, earning a call from Jameson Painter. Barry Greenstein was in the big blind, calling off his last 36,000.
Bleznick checked the flop in the dark, and Painter wasn't interested in growing the side pot either. They continued toward the turn where Bleznick led out and Painter called. Bleznick then fired again on the river, and Painter paid the price again.
Barry Greenstein:
Jared Bleznick:
Jameson Painter:
Bleznick had a low with his deuce-four, while Painter held ace-ten for two pair. They chopped the side pot and also chopped Greenstein's chips, as the three-time bracelet winner couldn't catch up.
What started with Smith Sirisakorn's limp from under the gun ended up in a massive clash in which Bonnie Rossi was eliminated. However, she acted only as a sparring partner in the hand, while Sirisakorn and Jared Bleznick went to war.
After Sirisakorn's limp, Rossi completed from the small blind, and Bleznick checked his option. The fireworks began on the flop. Rossi bet, Bleznick raised, and Sirisakorn three-bet. Rossi called off for 52,000 total anyway. Bleznick called, as well.
The fight for the side pot continued on the turn where Bleznick check-raised. Sirisakorn was ready for the next round and called.
The river was a brick, but Bleznick and Sirisakorn were still firing. Bleznick bet, Sirisakorn raised and Bleznick reraised. Sirisakorn sighed and called the three-bet.
Bonnie Rossi:
Smith Sirisakorn:
Jared Bleznick:
Rossi knew she had only a role of the nearest spectator, but the showdown between Sirisakorn and Bleznick was a sick one. Bleznick turned a straight flush while Sirisakorn spiked the ace-high flush.
The giant pot improved Bleznick to roughly 1.9 million as the play continued seven-handed.
land on the flop, and Sirisakorn led into the pot with a bet. Painter called. Sirisakorn checked on the 
turn, and Painter took the betting lead. Sirisakorn checked his cards and called. The river was the 
, and Sirisakorn bet for Painter's last 40,000 effective. Painter called.
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for trips.
flop.On the turn 
, however, Painter pulled out a check-raise, earning a call from Sirisakorn. The 
hit the felt on the river, and Painter bet one more time. Sirisakorn called.
to evoke an explosion of joy among his railbirds.
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was a brick, but Bleznick and Sirisakorn were still firing. Bleznick bet, Sirisakorn raised and Bleznick reraised. Sirisakorn sighed and called the three-bet.