Clements' Time at the WSOPScott Clements Wins the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Event and His Second WSOP Bracelet |
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Sometimes, a victory at a final table during the World Series of Poker comes with so little challenge that it seems preordained. Don't be too quick to call it fate, destiny, or a favor from the correct side of fortune though. When a player dominates a final table from beginning to end, never loses the chip lead, and enters heads-up play with 95 percent of the chips in play, it is easy to mistake the performance for luck. What Scott Clements did at the final table of the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event last night was a confirmation of formidable skill and he took home his second gold bracelet as a deserved reward. "You win that first bracelet and they kind of… [say] anyone can win a bracelet. This year confirms I do know what I'm doing. I know how to play more than one form of poker, and I'm not just a one-hit wonder," said Clements.
Clements won his first bracelet in Omaha eight-or-better last summer, and since April of 2005 he has also taken down a World Poker Tour title, and a WSOP circuit event. His run to the final table and the bracelet was dominant; he had the chip lead at the start of the final day and never looked back. "I tried to stay aggressive. I tried to push people off hands as many times as I could because in this game a lot of times you know [when] two people put the money in, it's 60-40 either way," said Clements. Clements has already performed well at the 2007 WSOP, appearing at another final table in Event #15. "I think I've played 11 events and I think I'm registered for 23," said Clements. There is a lot more poker left to be played this summer and the way Clements is playing, his future looks bright. This could be Clements' time to step into poker's elite.
Here is the last hour of action from the CardPlayer.com event logs:
The Return of the King
After some lucrative preflop action, the board of 7
7
5
6 was checked down by Scott Clements and Eric Lynch. The river brought the Q and Clements fired out $100,000. Lynch called and Clements turned over sixes full of sevens. Clements took down the rather large pot and now had above $1 million.
William Durkee Eliminated in Fourth Place ($52,285)
William Durkee was all in and Scott Clements made the call. Durkee flipped over A K
J 9 and Clements showed down K K 10 7. The board was dealt Q Q J A 2 and Durkee was eliminated in fourth place. He took home $52,285 in prize money.
Chip Counts:
Scott Clements: $1. 5 million
Dau Ly: $225,000
Eric Lynch: $100,000
Dau Ly Eliminated in Third Place ($78,624)
Dau Ly moved all in after a series of pot-sized raises between him and Scott Clements. A flop of Q 9 4 sat on the table at this point and Clements flipped over J 10 6 3. Ly showed down A Q Q 2 and he was in the lead. That was until the K was dealt on the turn to give Clements a straight. The inconsequential 6 fell on the river and Ly was eliminated in third place. He took home $78,624 in prize money. Clements now had a monolithic stack with over $1.7 million. Eric Lynch, his heads-up opponent waiting in the wings, saw the writing on the wall. "This should be quick," said Lynch.
Scratch Paper
The $194,206 in prize money was brought out and taken out of a cardboard box that had "Scratch Paper" written on the side.
Scott Clements Wins Event #23 ($194,206)
On the first hand of heads-up action, Eric Lynch pushed all in and Clements immediately called. They turned up their cards and Lynch held Q 7 2 2 to Clements' K 9 9 8. The board was dealt Q 4 2 8 9 and Clements won his second gold bracelet with three nines. He also took home the first-place prize of $194,206. Lynch was awarded $119,508 for his second-place efforts.
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