TheRaizer
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 Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:09 pm Post subject: Mark Vos aka Pokerbok wins bracelet! |
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Read it on cardplayer.com, props mark!
Aussie Mark Vos Grabs Gold in the 2006 WSOP No Limit Holdem Event
Omaha Tournament Begins and today is the $3,000 No Limit Holdem Final Table
For the second day in a row, an established pro reached heads up action at a World Series of Poker final table when Card Player Player of the Year contender Nam Le faced off against young up and coming Aussie Mark Vos in the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event. The ESPN televised finale also marked the second final table appearance for former WSOP champion Carlos Mortensen who took 9th place in last week's $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event.
In a little case of history repeating, Mortensen again became the first bustout at his final table. He fell when his pocket sevens failed to hold up against Vanessa Selbst's Aheart9heart. Selbst hit her ace on the flop and Mortensen went home the 9th place finisher ($73,344). Selbst quickly claimed her second victim with her elimination of table short stack David Wells. Despite her Kdiamond8diamond being dominated by Wells' Kclub10club, Selbst paired her eight on the AheartAdiamondQclub8heart5spade board and sent Wells home in 8th place ($87,315).
Selbst run, however, came to an end when she moved all in preflop on an apparent bluff with 5spade2spade, and was called by Kevin Peterson who held AdiamondAclub. Peterson made quad aces on the board, and Selbst hit the rails in 7th place ($101,285).
After the dinner break, eliminations six and five occurred within five minutes of each other. J.R. Reiss knocked out Kevin Peterson when his pocket treys held up against Peterson's Qclub10club. Peterson's 6th place finish netted him ($115,255). Minutes later, Chang pushed all in preflop for his remaining $370,000, and Nam Le made the call. Le's dominant KclubQspade stayed dominant against Chang's Kspade3heart, and Chang went home in 5th place ($136,211).
The rapid fire eliminations continued when the fourth and third bustouts again went down within a five minute span. Thomas Hunt made a rare final table "muck-out." He was all in on a AdiamondKclubKdiamond5club2heart board, and threw his cards into the muck after Reiss flipped over an ace. Hunt finished in 4th place ($160,659). Reiss soon found himself on the wrong side of the rails exactly five minutes later. He pushed all in on a Jclub10club8heart4diamond board and received an immediate call from Le. Reiss' AclubJdiamond proved to be no match for Le and his 9diamond7diamond, which made Le the jack high straight. Reiss' hand failed to improve and he took home 3rd place ($209,555).
Le began heads up play with over a 2-to-1 chip lead, but after a series of big hands he flip flopped positions with Vos. After a few hours of back and forth play, which saw the lead change several times, Vos fired $90,000 into a preflop pot. He received a call from Le, and after a Qspade8spade3heart flop, bet another $150,000. With Le calling again, and the turn coming the 2diamond, Vos continued to dictate the action with a $250,000 bet. Finally, with a Qdiamond river card, Vos pushed all in and Le called. Vos' Qclub10club gave him trip queens, and Le frowned as he flipped up pocket sixes. Le exited the tournament in 2nd place ($401,647).
At twenty-two years old, making his first WSOP appearance, Vos outlasted a field of 1,919 entrants to take home the coveted gold bracelet, and $803,274 first place prize. |
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