WSOP: Layne Flack Wins Event No. 34

In the year 2003, Layne Flack won two gold bracelets at the World Series of Poker. This put his career bracelet total at five, where it stood for five years. Tonight, Flack won bracelet number six and joined an exclusive group. Only 10 players in the history of the WSOP have six bracelets or more, and now Flack is one of them. To win his historic sixth bracelet, Flack won the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha w/rebuys event at the 2008 WSOP.

Flack had to overcome the wild first days of the rebuy event (where he rebought 22 times), and he hen fought his way through an experienced field down to a the final table of nine. He accomplished that, and waiting for him in the final group of nine were seasoned professionals Ted Forrest, Tim West, Dario Alioto, and Jacobo Fernandez (who was making his third final-table appearance of the summer). Flack played well for the first half of the table, but when things got down to four handed he found another gear and crushed the last of his opposition. Along with a sixth bracelet, Flack was also awarded $577,710 in prize money, which is surprisingly the biggest win of his career.

Here were the chip stacks at the start of play:

Seat 1: Frank Vizza -- 378,000
Seat 2: Dario Alioto -- 659,000
Seat 3: Tim West -- 187,000
Seat 4: Daniel Makowsky -- 493,000
Seat 5: Kyle Kloeckner -- 845,000
Seat 6: Jacobo Fernandez -- 348,000
Seat 7: Layne Flack -- 601,000
Seat 8: Michael Guzzardi -- 751,000
Seat 9: Ted Forrest -- 757,000

Here are highlights from all of the action, as featured in CardPlayer.com’s live coverage of the final table:

Frank Vizza Eliminated in Ninth Place ($54,160)

Dario Alioto raised to 79,000 preflop and Frank Vizza made the call. The flop was dealt 10 9 2 and Vizza moved all in for 149,000. Alioto made the call and they turned up their hands:

Alioto: K J 9 3
Vizza: 6 4 4 3

The turn and river were dealt A A and although both players made a flush, Alioto held the superior flush and Vizza was eliminated in ninth place. He was awarded $54,160 in prize money.

Tim West Eliminated in Eighth Place ($72,214)

Dario Alioto raised to 65,000 preflop and Tim West reraised all in for 156,000. Alioto made the call and they turned up their cards:

Alioto: 10 9 7 3
West: Q Q 7 6

Board: 10 10 2 6 2

West was eliminated in eighth place, and he took home $72,214 in prize money.

Michael Guzzardi Eliminated in Seventh Place ($90,267)

Michael Guzzardi got it all in on a flop of 7 5 2 against Layne Flack and they turned up their hands:

Guzzardi: Q J 9 8
Flack: K Q 6 4

Turn and River: 6 A

Guzzardi was eliminated in seventh place, and he took home $90,267 in prize money.

Kyle Kloeckner Eliminated in Sixth Place ($114,338)

A flop of 6 2 2 sat on the table when Kyle Koeckner, Layne Flack, and Daniel Makowsky all checked. The turn brought the K and Kloeckner checked, Flack bet 80,000, Makowsky mucked, and Kloeckner raised all in. Flack made the call and they exposed their cards:

Kloeckner: K 8 5 2
Flack: 7 6 6 5

River: A

Kloeckner was eliminated on the hand, and he took home $114,338 in prize money.

Ted Forrest Eliminated in Fifth Place ($144,428)

Ted Forrest raised to 130,000 preflop and Makowsky made the call. Jacobo Fernandez also called and the flop was dealt J 7 4. Makowsky bet the pot (390,000) and Fernandez mucked. Forrest called all in and they turned up their hands:

Forrest: A K 9 8
Makowsky: J J 5 5

Turn and River: 5 8

Forrest was eliminated in fifth place, and he took home $144,428 in prize money.

Dario Alioto Eliminated in Fourth Place ($180,534)

Dario Alioto got all of his chips (1 million) into the middle preflop and Layne Flack called him down. Their cards:

Alioto: 6 5 4 3
Flack: A A 6 5

Board: Q 8 7 J Q

Alioto was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $180,534 in prize money. Flack jumped back into the chip lead with over 2.5 million.

Jacobo Fernandez Eliminated in Third Place ($222,659)

Jacobo Fernandez raised to 200,000 preflop and Layne Flack made the call. The flop was dealt 10 10 6 and Flack bet the pot. Fernandez raised all in and Flack made the call. Their cards:

Flack: 6 6 4 2
Fernandez: A A 8 K

Turn and River: 4 K

Fernandez was eliminated in third place ($222,659) and Flack took a dominating chip lead into the heads-up match. He now held over 4 million.

Daniel Makowsky committed the last of his chips preflop very early in the heads-up match. Layne Flack called him down and they turned up their hands:

Flack: K K J 2
Makowsky: A K 4 4

Board: 10 7 5 6 K

Flack won the hand and his sixth gold bracelet! Flack also took home $577,710 in prize money for the win. Makowsky was awarded $355,051 for his runner-up finish.

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