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rss feedEvent 4, No-Limit Hold'em Main Event (day 5)
3 days ago
Juanda Wins!
John Juanda has just won this tournament, defeating Stanislav Alekhin in heads-up play to claim his fourth WSOP bracelet after a record-setting, nearly 22-hour final table!
The Full Tilt pro found himself behind Alekhin chip-wise late in the 28th level of the tournament, but that changed after he doubled through his Russian adversary while all-in with K
6 to Alekhin's 4
3 on a K Q 7 flop.
Juanda needed to dodge clubs and runners to stay alive, and after the board finished 9
4, he'd doubled up, bringing his stack up to $6.6 million and crippling Alekhin, who was left with only $600,000 after the hand.
Juanda Does It!
A few hands later, Alekhin open-shoves all-in and Juanda peeks down at his cards, gives the matter a bit of thought and then shrugs. "OK; I call."
Victory!
He turns up K 6 and finds himself behind Alekhin's A 9. Juanda needs to improve to win the tournament and improve he does as the flop comes 6 6
2, giving him trips and a stranglehold on the tournament.
The turn card is the Q and Alekhin is drawing dead. The case six on the river gives Juanda quads and thus the tournament, clinching him his fourth WSOP bracelet and first since 2003.
He'll also take home £868,800 for his efforts, while Alekhin earns £533,950 as a tidy consolation prize. Both players share the honor of having lasted out the longest final table since the dawn of man.
Congratulations to both finalists and to Harrah's, Betfair Poker and World Series staff for an incredible second World Series of Poker Europe!
Players left: 1
Tables Left: 1
All Tournaments:
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ExclusiveTotal Prize Money: $276,000
| Poker Room | Value | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Titan Poker | $1,000 | 1 points |
| CD Poker | $2,000 | 100 points |
| bwin poker | $2,000 | 50 points |
| Full Tilt Poker | $10,000 | 100 points |
| PokerStars | $20,000 | 200 points |
| Party Poker | $2,000 | 100 points |
| PlayersOnly Poker | $1,000 | Deposit and play |
| Pacific Poker | $5,000 | 35 points |
| Ultimate Bet | $5,000 | 100 raked hands |
| Absolute Poker | $5,000 | 100 raked hands |
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