Happenings from last night at the World Series of Poker:
Finishing up the final tables from last night, Full Tilt Pro Rob Hollink came back from the dinner break to make a rush and take down the $10,000 Limit Holdem World Championship, knocking out Jerrod Ankenmann in a short headsup match.
A heads-up match that took a bit long was the $3,000 NL Holdem final table. Even though a deal to chop the top two places took place, John Phan and Johnny Neckar still had a heads-up match that went for over 6 hours. There were several wild swings in the chip counts, and with both players allin, Neckar thought he had the title won when his KJ had outflopped Phan\’s AJ when a K hit the flop. However, Phan\’s entourage would erupt when the Ace hit the river keeping him alive. Later, they played three hands all-in blind. Neckar took the first to take the chip lead, then Phan won the second hand with 7 high to double up, then Neckar would double off Phan in the third hand. They returned to more conventional poker after that and a short time later Phan would take down his first bracelet.
More action from yesterday after the jump:
Today there\’s only one final table that will appear on ESPN360, the $2,500 NL Holdem 6-handed Event:
Seat 3: Dario Minieri 1,721,000
Seat 1: Kevin Song 1,173,000
Seat 2: Justin Filtz 891,000
Seat 5: John O\’Shea 589,000
Seat 6: Seth Fischer 508,000
Seat 4: Stuart Marshak 183,000
Yesterday\’s tournament debuts:
The $1,500 NL Holdem event made the money last night, and 166 remain to fight it out on Day 2.
The $5,000 Seven Card Stud Eight or Better World Championship is down to 120 out of a starting field of 261.
Today\’s tournaments are both non-holdem events. At noon it\’s the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys event, which last year Irish businessman Alan Smurfit won the bracelet in a field of 293, plus 880 rebuys. The 5pm tournament is the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event, last year won by German pro Michael Keiner in a field of 385.
More later today…
