The last player to do it was Phil Ivey. With his third win, Lisandro has nearly secured WSOP player of the year honors. It would take another win by Brock Parker, Ville Wahlbeck or Phil Ivey to have any chance at catching Lisandro.
Event 43: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Michael Davis navigated a field of over 2,700 players to win the $1,000 Seniors event. On the final hand, Scott Buller raised to 175,000 from the button, Davis reraised to 600,000, Buller reraised all-in and Davis called.
Buller showed A-J and Davis was dominated with the A-9. However, a 9 on the turn gave Davis the lead and Buller could not catch up on the river. Davis walked away with $437,358 and a gold bracelet. Buller would have to settle for second place and $268,507 in prize money.
Event 44: $2,500 Seven Card Razz
Jeffrey Lisandro proved he is one of the best stud players in the world in the Seven Card Razz tournament. On the last hand, Lisandro completed, Michael Craig raised and Lisandro called. Eventually, Craig got all of his chips in on fifth street.
On the final card, Craig made a king-low, which was not enough to beat Lisandro’s 10-low. Lisandro took home yet another gold bracelet and $188,370. Craig won $116,405 for his second-place finish.
Event 45: $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em
The final hand of the $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em tournament turned out to be a major cooler for Kirill Gerasimov. Gerasimov raised to 435,000 from the button and John Kabbaj called. The flop came 7-4-3 rainbow.
Kabbaj bet 400,000, Gerasimov raised to 1,000,000, Kabbaj went all-in and Gerasimov called. Gerasimov saw the bad news when Kabbaj flipped over pocket aces. Gerasimov was in terrible shape with pocket kings. The board didn’t bring Gerasimov a king and Kabbaj won the tournament and $633,335 in prize money. Gerasimov received $391,369 for finishing in second place.
Event 46: $2,500 Omaha 8 or Better
Derek Raymond secured his first bracelet with a win in the $2,500 Omaha 8 or Better event. Preflop, Mark Tenner moved all-in and Raymond called. Tenner showed K-Q-3-2 with three hearts and Raymond flipped over 10-5-4-3 with two clubs.
The board ran out J-7-2-A-4 and Raymond won the hand. Raymond received $229,192 while Tenner won $141,647 for his runner-up finish.
Event 47: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em
Ylon Schwartz, fourth place finisher at the 2008 WSOP Main Event made a deep run in the $2,500 Mixed Hold’em tournament. However, he would have to settle for third place. On the final hand, Bahador Ahmadi and John McGuiness saw a flop of A-7-2 with two diamonds.
McGuiness moved all-in and Ahmadi made the call. McGuiness showed pocket tens and Ahmadi flipped over J-3 of diamonds for a flush draw. The king of diamonds on the turn sealed the win for Ahmadi. He won $278,804 for his victory. McGuiness pocketed $172,227 for his efforts.
Event 48: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better
Brandon Cantu made his second final table appearance of the 2009 World Series count. He recently finished second in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event. On the final hand of the Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better event, Cantu raised to 150,000 from the button and Lee Watkinson called. The flop came Q-6-4 with two clubs.
All of the chips went into the middle after this flop. Cantu showed A-10-7-4 with two clubs for a pair of fours and a flush draw. Watkinson flipped over 2-3-5-7 for a low draw and a straight draw. The turn didn’t help Watkinson and the river brought another 4 for Cantu giving him trip fours and the tournament. Cantu won $228,867 in prize money. Watkinson walked away with $141,873 for finishing runner-up.
Event 49: $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E
The stacked final table of the H.O.R.S.E. event included the likes of Vitaly Lunkin, Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, Chau Giang, Erik Seidel and Gus Hansen. However, David Bach would emerge victorious and bragging rights as this year’s best all-around poker player. The final hand was razz. John Hanson brought it in, Bach completed, Hanson raised, Bach reraised and Hanson called.
Bach bet on fourth street and Hanson called for all of his chips. Bach made a 9-7 low to beat Hanson’s 9-8 low. Bach won his first gold bracelet, $1,276,802 and his name will appear on the Chip Reese memorial trophy. Hanson walked away with $789,199 in prize money.
See also:
2009 World Series of Poker Events 29-35
2009 World Series of Poker Events 36-42
