WSOP -- Angel Guillen Wins Event No. 32Takes Home First Bracelet and $530,548 |
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Prior to 2009, the name Angel Guillen was relatively unknown. However, that has all changed, as Guillen took down event No. 32 ($2,000 No Limit Hold’em) of the World Series Of Poker, winning his first bracelet and $530,548 to go with it. Guillen also took home $312,800 for finishing second to Keven Stammen in event No. 13 ($2,500 No Limit Hold’em) earlier in the WSOP.
Guillen did not take up playing serious poker until this year, and he has done well. His first cash came at the PokerStars Carribbean Adventure, and he cashed again at the EPT Grand Final. But those cashes pale in comparison to the $843,348 that Guillen has pocketed at the 2009 WSOP alone.
The tournament started with 1,534 entrants, each jockeying for that elusive bracelet. Those who did manage to cash included Theo Tran, Jon Turner, Noah Schwartz, Chau Giang, and Michael Binger.
Guillen fought his way through this massive field filled with talent and entered the final table as the second-shortest stack. It was an uphill climb for Guillen, but he eventually got to go heads-up against Mika Paasonen down by only 600,000 in chips. With friend J.C. Alvarado cheering him on, Guillen took the chip lead and expanded it to an almost 3-1 advantage.
Paasonen would not go quietly, however, as he managed to put a couple of bad beats on the chip leader to get back into contention. But Guillen would not be fazed, as he kept the pressure on and eventually had Paasonen all in and drawing slim against Guillen’s set of threes. The board missed Paasonen and Guillen took home his first bracelet.
Here are the official final table results:
1. Angel Guillen — $530,548
2. Mika Paasonen — $326,203
3. Jason Boyes — $214,974
4. Steve Kohner — $150,761
5. Eric Ladny — $108,883
6. Daniel Makowsky — $86,548
7. Christopher MacNeil — $71,192
8. Antoine Amourette — $61,421
9. Clark Hamagami — $55,279
Here are the elimination hands as they were posted on CardPlayer.com’s live updates:
Clark Hamagami Eliminated in Ninth Place($55,279)
Angel Guillen moved all in from the small blind for 650,000, and Clark Hamagami made the call. Their cards:
Guillen: A
K
Hamagami: A
8
Board: K
J 8 Q A
Hamagami was eliminated in ninth place, and Guillen moved up to 1,100,000.
Antoine Amourette Eliminated in Eighth Place ($61,421)
Antoine Amourette moved all in preflop from the cutoff, and Eric Ladny made the call from the big blind. Their cards:
Amourette: Q J
Ladny: 2 2
Board: A 7 5 A 6
Amourette was eliminated on the hand in eighth place.
Chris Macneil Eliminated in Seventh Place ($71,192)
Chris Macneil raised to 100,000 preflop, and Mika Paasonen reraised. Macneil reraised all in, and Paasonen made the call. Their cards:
Macneil: K Q
Paasonen: A Q
Board: 10 3 2 3 J
Macneil was eliminated in seventh place on the hand. Paasonen moved up to 2,725,000.
Daniel Makowsky Eliminated in Sixth Place ($86,548)
Daniel Makowsky moved all in preflop, and Steve Kohner called him down. Their cards:
Makowsky: 3 3
Kohner: A K
Board: K 9 7 Q 7
Makowsky was eliminated in sixth place and Kohner grew his stack to 1.3 million.
Eric Ladny Eliminated in Fifth Place ($108,883)
Eric Ladny moved all in preflop, and Angel Guillen made the call. Their cards:
Guillen: K 10
Ladny: J J
Board: K 10 3 2 Q
Ladny was eliminated in fourth place.
Steve Kohner Eliminated in Fourth Place ($150,671)
Steve Kohner raised to 120,000 preflop, and Angel Guillen reraised to put Kohner all in. Guillen made the call, and they flipped up their cards:
Kohner: J J
Guillen: A K
Board: K 9 5 9 Q
Kohner was eliminated in fourth place and Guillen held a huge chip lead with 5.4 million after the hand.
Jason Boyes Eliminated in Third Place ($214,974)
Jason Boyes raised to 150,000 and Mika Paasonen called. The flop came out 9 8 6, and Boyes continued with a bet of 200,000.
Paasonen raised to 600,000, and Boyes moved all in for 1,530,000. Paasonen took about five minutes before finally calling with A 8, and Boyes was behind with 10 8.
The turn and river came 9 A, and Boyes was eliminated from the tournament.
Angel Guillen Wins Event No. 32 ($530,548) Mika Paasonen Eliminated in Second Place ($326,203)
The second time’s the charm for Angel Guillen, as he takes home his first career bracelet just one week after finishing runner-up at his first career WSOP final table.
On the final hand, Mika Paasonen came in for a raise on the short stack, and both players saw a flop of K 4 3.
Guillen bet 250,000, and Paasonen moved in. Guillen instantly called with pocket threes for bottom set, and Paasonen was drawing very slim with K 10.
The turn and river came A and 2, and Paasonen was eliminated. Guillen took down the tournament and the first place prize of $530,548.
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