Special Poker Tournaments 2008 July 25, 2008

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LAPT San Jose (day 3)

Saturday, May 24, 2008 ?2 months ago


Tournament Over! Kwaysser Wins!

How do you say "Winnar" in Hungarian?
How do you say "Winnar" in Hungarian?

Valdemar Kwaysser limps-in and Max Steinberg checks his option. The flop comes 9h 8s 8c and Steinberg leads out for $35,000. Kwaysser raises to $85,000 and Steinberg makes it $135,000 to go. Kwaysser raises yet again, this time making it $205,000 to go, and after a pause, Steinberg moves all-in. Kwaysser calls immediately, tabling a pocket pair of aces (Ah Ad) and finding himself ahead of Steinberg's Js 9d.

The Hungarian needs to fade a nine or some running cards to win the tournament, and after the turn is the 6s and the river the 4h he has done it, winning the PokerStars.net LAPT-San Jose tournament and $274,103 in prize money!

For his runner-up finish, Max Steinberg takes home $144,773. Congratulations to both finalists and special thanks to PokerStars for hosting this incredible event. See you in Punta del Este!


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