Event 33 - $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship - Live Updates

After a devastating reversal of fortune, Chad Brown, who was in the lead for much of the last few hours, ended up a disappointing third place.

No matter what Brown did, it seemed to be the wrong thing. After losing to Mueller's straight flush it appeared that the wind had been taken out of his sails and headed Mueller's way.

The heads up match between Greg Mueller and Pat Pezzin started out with 3.8 million chips for Mueller to Pezzin's 1.7 million. Greg wasted no time in getting to work and immediately started hacking away at Pezzin's stack.

First Mueller made aces and eights and got paid off all the way and then moments later he snapped off a Pezzin bluff.

Things were definitely going Mueller's way as just a few minutes he rivered trips and, judging by the action, it was a key suckout that put Greg on the home stretch.

Pezzin was down to a pittance when he got all in with J♦ 8♥ against Mueller's A♣ K♠. Daniel Negreanu stood by and willed an eight out of the deck. Pezzin's pair of eights held up and Pezzin was back up to 340,000.

It was just momentary stay of execution for Pezzin. Another few minutes went by when Mueller picked up pocket fives and got Pezzin all in with his T♦ 8♠ on a 2♥ K♥ 3♣. Negreanu once again was calling for a ten or an eight but this time there would be no salvation for Pezzin.

It took Greg Mueller an incredible 7 final table attempts before finally sealing the deal. Tonight Greg Mueller became the 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 buyin Championship of Limit Hold'em winner.

He will take home $460,836 for the win but if you asked him, he surely would say that the bracelet means so much more to him than just a few bucks.

Greg Mueller took over the show during the last hour. He has now switched roles with Chad Brown. Mueller now sits on over 3 million in chips while Pezzin and Brown hover around 1 million each.

The crowd behind Mueller is getting increasingly rambunctious as Mueller scoops pot after pot. The energy is building as Mueller inches closer and closer to his first bracelet win.

Mueller's nickname is "FBT" which stands for "Full Blown Tilt". If he can manage to avoid living up to his name, it looks like Mueller is in great shape.

Straight Frush!

A big chunk of Greg Mueller's change in fortune came in the form of a straight flush against Chad Brown.

The board was 6♦ 7♦ J♠ Q♠ 4♦ and the two fired bets at each until they could fire no more. Mueller turned over his 3♦ 5♦ and Brown mucked what we can only imagine to be the ace high flush.

Pezzin's Wild Ride

Pat Pezzin's chip stack spent most of the last hour see-sawing up and down. He went down as low as about a half a million and right back up to 1.2 million and seemingly everywhere inbetween. 

Greg Mueller has been at five WSOP final tables yet his bracelet count stands at exactly zero.

Once again he has a chance capture his first bracelet but during the last hour he slipped to being the short stack.

Chad Brown seems to be running away with it. He has 3 million in chips while each of his opponents only have 1 million.

Alaei Buh-Byee

Daniel Alaei was hot on the trail of his second WSOP bracelet for this year but it wasn't meant to be. He ran out of steam during the last hour and fell at the hands of Greg Mueller.

Alaei raised and Mueller reraised. Alaei made the call for the last of his chips and turned up A♠ 8♣.

Mueller turned over T♣ 8♦.

It looked like Alaei was set to double up but a ten on the flop changed things dramatically. The turn was a brick and a ten on the river twisted the knife even more.

Alaei will take home $134,733 for his fourth place bracelet - little consolation for the missed opportunity at his third bracelet.

It was a bad hour to be named Matt at the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship final table. Both Matts that were left at the table are there no more. 

Matt Hawrilenko and Matt Glantz were both voted off the island when things failed to go their way. 

For those left standing, things are getting heated. It's now four handed and the players are all within striking distance of each other. Pat Pezzin leads the way with his 1.9 million but Chad Brown is right there with 1.3 million.

Daniel Alaei and Greg Mueller have their work cut out for them. They both hover around 1 million.

Glantz Pantzed

Matt Glantz was down to just a couple of chips when he raised it and was called by Pat Pezzin. Glantz fired the rest of his bullets on the A♣ 5♣ Q♦ flop and Pezzin called. Glantz was in the lead with his A♠ 3♦ but Pezzin wasn't too far behind with his Q♣ J♣.

Glantz didn't have to wait long for his fate to be delivered. The turn was a soul crushing K♣ which gave Pezzin a flush and left Glantz drawing stone cold dead.

Hawrilenko Housed

Many people had high hopes for Matt Hawrilenko in this event. Limit Hold'em is his best game and he was the favorite going in.

Unfortunately after a rough day of losing pot after pot, Hawrilenko just lost his last one.

Hawrilenko was down to practically nothing when he put in his last chips. Pat Pezzin, who had just put the finishing touches on Matt Glantz decided he wanted a piece of Hawrilenko this time.

Pezzin called Hawrilenko's last few chips and turned over Q♠ 9♠. Hawrilenko was in very rough shape with Q♣ 8♦. The dealer ran an eightless board and Hawrilenko went off to his $100,638.

The seven players left off to take a one hour dinner break but not before Michiel Brummelhius busted.

Brummelhuis Swept!

Michiel Brummelhuis raised preflop and Danny Alaei called from the big blind. The flop was A♣ 9♣ 4♦ and Alaei elected to check raise.

The K♥ fell on the turn and Alaei took the lead by betting. Both players checked the 3♠ river and Alaei turned over J♠ 9♥. Michiel could not beat it.

That was the beginning of the end for Brummelhuis.

Left with nearly no chips, Brummelhuis three bet all in with Ace-Queen.

It was a three way pot against Matt Glantz and Pat Pezzin who both held pairs. Brummhelius failed to connect with the board.

The pot was checked the whole way through and Pezzin turned over pocket nines to send Brummelhuis to the payout line.

The action slowed to a crawl for a while with eight players left at the final table, but that bubble has finally burst and we have an elimination.

Short-Stacked Shamseddin Finally Goes Bust

Soheil Shamseddin is the latest victim, eliminated by Matt Glantz.

Shamseddin raised on the button and Glantz re-raised him on the small blind. Shamseddin called the re-raise with both players short stacked.

The flop came Q♥ Q♠ 2♣, and Glantz led out with the minimum bet and Shamseddin called. Shamseddin re-raised Glantz all in when the turn came J♦, and Glantz called, showing 9♣ 9♠ against Shamseddin's A♦ 3♥.

Shamseddin's tournament came to an end when the 9♦ hit on the river, giving Glantz a full house. Shamseddin takes home $59,996 for the eighth place finish.

We're down to seven players in the $10k Limit Hold'em World Championship. Stay tuned.

Kenny Hsiung is the ninth-place finisher in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship event here at the 2009 World Series of Poker.

As you'll recall, Hsiung was left crippled at the start of the last hour and wasted little time getting the last of his chips in the middle with K♦ Q♥ against Danny Alaei's A♠ 8♣.

The board ran A♦ 7♦ 2♦ 7♠ 7♥ and despite picking up the nut flush draw, Hsiung couldn't get there.

He's out in ninth and earns $55,996 for his time.

Aces Hold and Aces Cracked

Can we just play NLHE this hand?

Just one hand after taking over the chip lead when his aces held against Soheil Shamseddin's pocket kings in a flurry of betting and raising all the way to a Fifth Street all-in (and double), Pat Pezzin picks up aces again and finds a willing dance partner in Chad Brown, who has J♦ T♦.

Pezzin goes so far as to turn top set, but his third ace is Brown's gin card as the board comes K♠ Q♦ 6♠ A♠ 7♦ to give Brown the Broadway Straight and over a million chips himself.

Brown would continue to roll, taking a nice pot from Greg Mueller shortly thereafter when his K♣ J♠ made a flush with the T♠ 9♥ 3♠ 6♠ and A♠ on the board.

Glantz Swonging!

Matt Glantz's meteoric rise to the top has been replaced by a precipitious decline in fortune.

Glantz saw his stack dwindle to just 150k after a hand with Brown that saw the Team PokerStars Pro pro turn second pair with A♠ T♦ on a J♠ 7♣ 2♣ T♥ 3♥ board with Glantz betting the turn and check-calling the river, only to muck at showdown.

Glantz would double up to about half-average a few hands later when he won a race with A-K against Alaei's pocket sixes, but his stack still remains in dire need of some supplementary chips if he wants to make a serious run at a bracelet.

Play continues nine-handed at the final table of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship event here at the 2009 World Series of Poker.

Danny Alaei continues his quest for a second bracelet at this year's Series while perennial contender Matt Glantz looks to improve on his bridesmaid status and has been mounting an aggressive assault in pursuit of that end.

Glantz brought his stack up to the million-plus mark shortly after Danny Alaei did the same, taking a pot from Greg Mueller with second pair on a J-10-8-6-A board and then relieving Michel Brummelhuis of some chips with A-10 on an A-K-5-3-9 board.

But Glantz has since seen his stock drop somewhat, losing nearly half of his stack in a series of frustrating hands that saw him forced to fold the river after putting in bets on all streets previous.

Just one of those days.

One such hand saw him do battle with Soheil Shamseddin, with the latter three-betting preflop and betting every street on a 9-5-4-J-Q board, getting call, call, call, call, muck from Glantz with a black pair of aces in the hole.

Brown Down Too!

Also trending down is Chad Brown, who contributed to the Danny Alaei fund when his J-10 failed to click against Alaei's pocket fours with both players putting in bets on a Q♠ 6♦ 2♣ 9♦ 5♥ board.

But Hsiung Lowest Of All

It's not Kenny Hsiung's day, either.

Hsiung is under 100k at the moment after being crippled by Glantz when both players put in three-bets preflop to see the flop come Q♠ 7♣ 4♣.

Glantz called a bet from Hsiung on the flop and then called all-in on the 2♦ turn, showing Q♦ T♣ to Hsiung's K-10 and fading his rival's three outs on the river to double up and take all but 50k of his opponent's chips.

We're down to the final nine here at the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship and the final table is officially underway.

Mark Klecan is the tournament's tenth-place finisher, taking home $41,040 for his time after watching his chip stack decrease exponentially after the move to the ten-handed final table.

In the hand that crippled him, Klecan and Greg Mueller each put four bets in preflop to see the flop come Q♣ 4♠ 4♥.

Mueller check-called a bet from Klecan and the two saw the turn bring the 5♣. This time both players checked and the river was the A♠.

Can you dig it?!

Mueller checked a third time but turned tricky when Klecan bet, raising his rival and turning up A♥ Q♦ for aces-up when Klecan made the call.

The hand dropped Klecan down to 35k and a few hands later he was dunzo, getting all-in pre with K♣ J♠ against Daniel Alaei's pocket fours.

The board came A♦ 6♦ 5♠ 2♠ 4♦ and Alaei's set was more than enough to send Klecan to the rail.

Alaei has taken over the chip lead, having relieved Klecan of the last of his chips and taking a pot big from Mueller with nines against FBT's pocket eights on a Q-7-2-4-4 board.

The 2009 WSOP bracelet-winner is now up to nearly 1 million in chips and is in decent shape to become the third repeat bracelet winner of the '09 Series - behind Phil Ivey and Brock Parker.