Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship
Venue: Fontana Lounge, Bellagio Hotel/Casino, Las Vegas
Prize Pool: near $4 million
Final prize: over $1 million and $25,000 buy-in to the WPT Championship.
Opening Chip Count:
| CHIP COUNT | |
| MINH LY Las Vegas |
$3,199,000 |
| DAN HARRINGTON | $2,874,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH Guelph, ON |
$1,263,000 |
| DON ZEWIN Las Vegas |
$633,000 |
| JAN SORENSEN Denmark |
$370,000 |
| TONY GRAND Chatsworth, CA |
$55,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $3,000/$15,000/$30,000 | |
Whoever wins this will be an instant millionaire. Let's shuffle up and deal!
Tony looks like he's not going to be long for this one. Action's on him, the oldest person to play on the WPT. Tony pulls the trigger for all the marbles...
| Tony | Minh | Jan (BB) |
| Q♥9♥ | Q♣8♣ | 9♦7♠ |
| ALL-IN: $52,000 | CALL: $52,000 | CALL: $22,000 |
| 40% | 29% | 18% |
| FLOP: 7♦5♥2♣ | ||
| CHECK | ||
| CHECK | ||
| 16% | 21% | 62% |
| TURN: 10♦ | ||
| CHECK | ||
| CHECK | ||
| 6% | 8% | 86% |
| RIVER: Q♠ | ||
| CHECK | ||
| BET: $90,000 | FOLD | |
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WIN: $189,000 Pair of Queens Q♠Q♥10♦9♥7♦ |
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Tony triples up, but is still on the short stack. Action on Don now... but he's out.
| Minh (SB) | Dan (BB) |
| 8♦3♦ | A♦3♣ |
| CALL: $15,000 | CHECK |
| 77% | 22% |
| FLOP: A♠8♣5♦ | |
| BET: $100,000 | CALL: $100,000 |
| 7% | 92% |
| TURN: 10♥ | |
| CHECK | CHECK |
| 3% | 97% |
| RIVER: 2♥ | |
| CHECK | BET: $150,000 |
| CALL: $150,000 | |
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WIN: $578,000 Pair of Aces A♦A♠10♥8♣5♦ |
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The two old guns look like they're in for a Mexican standoff...
| Tony | Don (SB) |
| 10♦10♣ | A♦Q♠ |
| ALL-IN: $210,000 | ALL-IN: $585,000* |
| 58% | 42% |
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FLOP: A♣9♥5♥ TURN: 8♥ RIVER: A♠ |
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| OUT 6th Place |
WIN: $468,000 Three Aces A♦A♠A♣Q♠9♥ |
Tony isn't going to be the oldest player on the WPT to win a table, but he does pick up $96,000.
| CHIP COUNT | |
| DAN HARRINGTON | $3,126,000 |
| MINH LY | $2,983,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH | $1,069,000 |
| DON ZEWIN | $897,000 |
| JAN SORENSEN | $317,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $3,000/$15,000/$30,000 | |
Don takes an easy pot. Next pot ... not so easy.
| Jan | Don (SB) |
| 5♥5♣ | 7♠7♣ |
| BET: $85,000 | ALL-IN: $951,000* |
| ALL-IN: $313,000 | |
| 13% | 86% |
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FLOP: 9♠8♠2♥ TURN: 8♥ RIVER: A♠ |
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| OUT 5th Place |
WIN: $468,000 Two pair 8♥8♠7♠7♣A♠ |
And Jan is going back to Denmark with $137,000. After the break, the price of poker goes up.
| CHIP COUNT | |
| DAN HARRINGTON | $3,160,000 |
| MINH LY | $2,885,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH | $1,220,000 |
| DON ZEWIN | $1,125,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $5,000/$25,000/$50,000 | |
| Dan (D) | Gavin (BB) |
| A♥10♥ | A♠Q♦ |
| BET: $125,000 | RAISE: $325,000 |
| CALL: $200,000 | |
| 29% | 66% |
| FLOP: A♣8♣4♠ | |
| BET: $350,000 | |
| ALL-IN: $2,830,000* | ALL-IN: $795,000 |
| 13% | 84% |
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TURN: 5♠ RIVER: 3♣ |
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WIN: $2,285,000 Pair of Aces A♠A♣Q♦8♣5♠ |
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And Dan gets a blow to his chip lead. How big of a blow? After some dropped hands... more inflation. MORE INFLATION!
| CHIP COUNT | |
| MINH "The Sting" LY | $3,085,000 |
| "Action" DAN HARRINGTON | $2,610,000 |
| GAVIN "Gavin" SMITH | $2,030,000 |
| DON "Temple of Doom" ZEWIN | $665,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $10,000/$40,000/$80,000 | |
| Minh | Gavin (BB) |
| A♣A♦ | J♦10♥ |
| RAISE: $180,000 | CALL: $100,000 |
| 82% | 18% |
| FLOP: 9♠3♠2♠ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $150,000 | FOLD |
| WIN: $590,000 | |
| Gavin | Dan (SB) | Don (BB) |
| A♠2♦ | A♥J♦ | K♠K♦ |
| RAISE: $230,000 | RAISE: $665,000 | CALL: $585,000 |
| FOLD | ||
| 15% | 84% | |
| FLOP: 9♦7♠7♣ | ||
| BET: $80,000 | ALL-IN: $80,000 | |
| 7% | 93% | |
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TURN: Q♠ RIVER: 10♥ |
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WIN: $1,760,000 Two pair K♠K♦7♠7♣Q♠ |
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More money going into each hand now...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| GAVIN "Gavin" SMITH | $2,765,000 |
| MINH "The Sting" LY | $2,490,000 |
| "Action" DAN HARRINGTON | $2,070,000 |
| DON "Temple of Doom" ZEWIN | $1,065,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $15,000/$60,000/$120,000 | |
Gavin takes two more pots on his way to a second WPT championship. Gavin goes for a third one here...
| Gavin (SB) | Minh (BB) |
| K♦Q♠ | 5♥3♠ |
| BET: $60,000 | CHECK |
| 64% | 36% |
| FLOP: J♥4♠2♦ | |
| BET: $200,000 | CALL: $200,000 |
| 52% | 48% |
| TURN: 6♣ | |
| CHECK | CHECK |
| DEAD | NUTS |
| RIVER: Q♥ | |
| CHECK | BET: $300,000 |
| CALL: $300,000 |
WIN: $1,300,000 Straight to the 6 6♣5♥4♠3♠2♦ |
Dan goes all-in to win the next pot with the antes and blinds going up again.
| CHIP COUNT | |
| "Action" DAN HARRINGTON | $3,360,000 |
| GAVIN "Gavin" SMITH | $2,240,000 |
| DON "Temple of Doom" ZEWIN | $1,640,000 |
| MINH "The Sting" LY | $1,155,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $20,000/$100,000/$200,000 | |
| Minh | Dan (D) |
| J♦J♥ | 8♥8♠ |
| BET: $650,000 | RAISE: $1,300,000 |
| ALL-IN: $1,135,000 | |
| 88% | 12% |
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FLOP: Q♣Q♦Q♠ TURN: 3♣ RIVER: K♠ |
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WIN: $2,650,000 Full house Q♣Q♦Q♠J♦J♥ |
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Gavin wins another all-in before the pot. Meanwhile, Don's on the brink of extinction...
| Dan | Don (D) |
| 9♣7♣ | 9♥9♦ |
| BET: $600,000 | ALL-IN: $1,075,000 |
| CALL: $475,000 | |
| 15% | 88% |
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FLOP: K♣7♠4♣ TURN: 2♦ RIVER: 10♣ |
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WIN: $2,530,000 Flush K♣10♣9♣7♣4♣ |
OUT 4th Place |
And the Temple of Doom collapses, as Don takes another $189,000. Who's next?
| Gavin (D) | Minh (SB) |
| A♠7♠ | K♣8♠ |
| RAISE: $600,000 | ALL-IN: $2,490,000 |
| CALL: $1,890,000 | |
| 67% | 33% |
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FLOP: K♥10♥3♥ TURN: 9♠ RIVER: 5♥ |
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WIN: $5,240,000 Pair of Kings K♣K♥10♥9♠8♠ |
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It's all but over for Gavin here.
| Dan (D) | Gavin (SB) |
| 8♠4♠ |
10♥2♥ How apropos... the Doyle Brunson hand. |
| RAISE: $245,000 | ALL-IN: $245,000 |
| 38% | 60% |
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FLOP: A♥K♦8♣ TURN: 4♣ |
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WIN: $550,000 Two pair 8♣8♠4♣4♠A♥ |
OUT 3rd Place |
Gavin won't take home his second WPT title. Instead, almost $327,000.
Meanwhile, women in cowboy hats... err, women WITH money in cowboy hats and Courtney with the chip set, which can only mean the Sting and Action Dan are HEADS UP!
| CHIP COUNT | |
| MINH "The Sting" LY | $5,020,000 |
| "Action" DAN HARRINGTON | $3,375,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $20,000/$100,000/$200,000 | |
| Dan (BB) | Minh (SB) |
| A♠J♥ | K♣J♠ |
| RAISE: $600,000 | ALL-IN: $5,000,000* |
| ALL-IN: $3,355,000 | |
| 74% | 25% |
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FLOP: 6♠5♣2♥ TURN: 6♥ RIVER: 4♠ |
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WIN: $6,750,000 Pair of sixes 6♥6♠A♠J♥5♣ |
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Action Dan takes a substantial lead after that hand
| CHIP COUNT | |
| "Action" DAN HARRINGTON | $6,780,000 |
| MINH "The Sting" LY | $1,615,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $20,000/$100,000/$200,000 | |
| Dan (SB) | Minh (BB) |
| A♠9♦ | 10♥9♠ |
| RAISE: $600,000 | ALL-IN: $1,595,000 |
| CALL: $995,000 | |
| 69% | 29% |
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FLOP: Q♣10♣6♦ TURN: 7♣ RIVER: 7♦ |
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WIN: $3,230,000 Two pair 10♥10♣7♣7♦Q♣ |
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| Minh (SB) | Dan (BB) |
| Q♠10♥ | 9♣3♥ |
| BET: $100,000 | CHECK |
| 64% | 30% |
| FLOP: A♥6♥4♥ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $260,000 | RAISE: $550,000 |
| CALL: $290,000 | |
| 82% | 17% |
| TURN: J♥ | |
| BET: $500,000 | |
| CALL: $500,000 | |
| NUTS | DEAD |
| RIVER: 2♦ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $1,300,000 | FOLD |
| WIN: $3,840,000 | |
One more big buck raise here...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| MINH "The Sting" LY | $5,720,000 |
| "Action" DAN HARRINGTON | $2,675,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $30,000/$150,000/$300,000 | |
| Minh (BB) | Dan (SB) |
| J♣3♥ | A♥5♣ |
| ALL-IN: $5,690,000* | ALL-IN: $2,645,000 |
| 35% | 65% |
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FLOP: 9♦6♣3♠ TURN: K♠ RIVER: 7♦ |
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WIN: $5,350,000 Pair of threes 3♠3♥K♠J♣9♦ |
OUT 2nd Place |
Stick a fork in this one, it's done. Minh Ly, moving all-in twice, gets lucky twice, and becomes WPT's newest millionaire at Bellagio. He takes $1,060,050 and a $25,000 stake in the WPT Championship in June.
Meanwhile, as we toast our champion, we look to Foxwoods for the next stop on the World Poker Tour. We'll see you there.
*bet lowered to match opponent's all-in bet.