The ESPN approached us, at three in the morning Spanish time, the final conclusion of the Main Event World Series of Poker 2011. Lon McEachern, Norman Chad and Antonio Esfandiari be responsible for transmission.
Ben Lamb, Martin Staszko and Pius Heinz Protagonist of the day were the survivors from the 6865 tournament players who pulled out in mid-July.
All three players started with the following stacks.
Pius Heinz: 107.8 million (89bb)
Ben Lamb: 55.4 million (46bb)
Martin Staszko: 42.7 million (35bb)
The first hand of the day Ben Lamb was distributed in the small blind and Martin Staszko in the big blind.
Heinz Lamb opened the folder and hand. Ben Lamb Stasko reraised and made him all-in. Staszko was called with 77 and was very slightly ahead of KJ. In the community the highest card was a T Stasko was doubled at the expense of Lamb.
In the next hand Staszko took the lead in a very good hand against Pius Heinz. Opened the Czech and German paid, to hold a first bet on a board of A96. The double shift 9 and slowed the action. The river was a J and Staszko decided to bet 4.5 million worth.
Heinz’s reaction was to put a good raise to 14.2 million, which made Staszko think. The Czech decided that his KK was good in that situation and made a great call. The German had air, KQ.
And in the fourth hand, Lamb was eliminated. From the small blind and trying to steal Staszko Q6 JJ found in the big blind for an easy call. Letters were falling, and in 5522 he had 3 outs Lamb river to win that did not leave. On 7 of spades was the last card that Lamb saw in this Main Event.
The third position Ben Lamb results in 4.021.138$. Farewell to the table the honorary title holder Player of the Year.
Served was the duel between Martin Staszko with 117.3 million and 88.6 million Heinz Pius45 minutes to the level change. The blinds were kept 600k/1.2m/200K.
Before starting the heads-up there was the classic presentation of the bracelet and prize money for the first, stacked on the table in dozens of bundles of banknotes.
The first clash of heads-up occurred in a Staszko completed by hand position. Heinz punished with a rise of 3.7 million saw the Czech. The flop was 985 with two diamonds and the turn completed the color and put a woman at the table. Heinz hit two bets and saw the Czech formed a jackpot of 34 million points.
The river was a T, which completed projects ladder with J and Heinz checked. Staszko got 25 million and Germany with 98 allin reraised him. Staszko, with A8 fold. Heinz put in 129 millionWhile Staszko stayed with 73.
Both opened to 2.5bbWhile the Czech completed just a few hands, without a readily understandable pattern.
The game got quite the pace and both players seemed content to wait a leveling let them with some stacks to enable them to another game machine or perhaps a re-raise size increases and more comfortable.
The next level, 41, got the blinds 800K/1.6m/200K and kept at bay Staszko Heinz, the most aggressive players at the final table.
The Czech retook the lead holding two bets in a table that was fouled and gave him top pair on the flop Q92. The turn was a K of putting two spades on the table and the river was the 7 of spades. Heinz put a very strong third bet on the river and Staszko called. The river had given them two pair to both Q7 to 72.
Staszko is put a little more 110.5 million and Heinz left with 95 million.
Followed the give and take. Aggressive players also sometimes hand pick and Heinz took out two bets 52QA Staszko on a board. The river, a full color 3 that helped Staszko to fold a lady, who was far behind the German trio. Heinz to put down 117 million and 89 million Staszko.
The first time German tried 3beta Staszko met a raise to 20 million. In the next hand, Heinz tried to keep the pressure with another 3bet and Staszko not want to leave and decided to call intimidating. The flop, sequísimo, without repeating T72 club, led to a bet-call that put the boat in 40 million.
The turn was the best card for the action, as the stick was missing, and the second German bid was not delayed. Staszko was waiting with his finger on the trigger and moved all-in, recovering the lead.
A few hands later, when Heinz tried to recover crumb crumb, Returned to find a table to make two bets with two diamonds and A93A Staszko Raise the turn again. This time, Germany did not want to give up so fast and made the call. The river was a 6, which completed the color and this time hit in the face Staszko half the pot. Heinz was preparing to bluff the river with 76 but not Staszko waited full of aces and nines in the hand.
The Czech and had more than double the chips that Heinz.
From here, take longer Staszko letters and Heinz was subjected to a continuous barrage ended putting him back in front.
With the change of level, which put the blinds in 1m/2m/300K, Staszko decided to stand up to German. Possibly from the stands reported what kind of hands I was raised preflop Heinz, played hard and regained a lead A2 clicking a trio of jacks. Each time the Czech had pulled his hand at least a street value due to the aggressiveness of Heinz.
The clearest example is found in a hand with a board JT3Q6, Germany’s top pair paid with a value bet Staszko 10 million, which had a straight. The advantage was again 143 million to 62 million.
Heinz could not raise my head and soon Staszko advantage was 3 to 1.
Heinz was pushing little by little, a lot postflop ligand and engaging third partner in the lamp that tried Staszko only at this stage, when facing a turn bet AAJ9 air against 95 of Heinz, who had continued on the flop, which fattened the boat enough to put the game in 119 million against 92 million.
Heinz got even closer, thanks to some aces, before slipping to a new air attack several streets with a double Staszko.
And this time was short, Staszko had taken him far into German, Whose opening range often left him without equity postflop and got too much money in the pot before folding, and used the weapon of his enemy, aggressiveness, to get back with a 3 to 1 advantage.
When Heinz seemed to recognize the gears of the Czech Staszko brought the war to preflop and there proved superior Heinz. It got to level 43 with dominating Staszko 124 million to 80 million.
The first flip heads-upcame postflop.
On a flop with two clubs KT7, Staszko continuation of German I raised this again and get very light all-in with AQ. He was lucky that the Czech’s call was part of the range consist of projects. With a flush draw, a gutshot that gave him the Q9 and nine live Staszko had a chance to win the tournament, but the German ace high held.
Heinz was placed with 162 million points, almost four times more than its rival, Who stayed with about 20bb. Heinz pulled the stack walk and soon ran out of options Staszko.
The tournament was decided in a hand that opened T7S Martin Stazsko going all in for some 15BB and AK Heinz met to finalize the match and proclaim Champion WSOP Main Event 2011.
The prizes for the three new billionaires were as follows.
1 º. Heinz Pius $ 8,715,638
2 º. Martin Stazsko $ 5,433,086
3 º. Ben Lamb $ 4,021,138
4 º. Matt Gianetti $ 3,012,700
5 º. Phil Collins $ 2,269,599
6 º. Eoghan O’Dea $ 1,720,831
7 º. Bounahra Badih $ 1,314,097
8 °. Anton Makiievskyi $ 1,010,015
9 º. Sam Holden $ 782,115
