WSOP -- Carsten Joh Wins Event No. 51

Carsten Joh has accumulated over $300,000 in tournament earnings in Europe, but during the early hours of Tuesday morning, the German native made his presence felt on this side of the Atlantic.

Joh earned his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet by winning event No. 51, a $1,500 no-limit hold’em event. He waded his way through a massive field of 2,781 players and took home $664,426 for his efforts.

The turning point for Joh’s tournament came five-handed. Joh was the short-stack and was all in with A J, up against Steven Levy’s A K. He ended up making runner-runner flush to take the pot and gain some momentum.

Joh was short most of the day. He entered the final table seventh in chips, and after his crucial hand with Levy, he was able to last long enough to make three-handed play.

At the start of three-handed play, he was the short-stack by a fair amount. With Walasinski having more than 4 million in chips and Andrew Chen having over 6 million in chips, Joh only had just under 2 million in his stack. After seemingly systematically taking everything from David Walasinski and eliminating him in third place, he took a small chip lead against Andrew Chen heading into heads-up play.

Over the course the hour-long heads-up match, Joh slowly extended his lead. He grew his chip lead to a massive 5-1 chip advantage. After he grew his chip lead to that amount, he won a coin-flip with pocket sixes against Chen’s 10 9 to take down his first bracelet and make his name known in North America.

Here are the final table results.

1. Carsten Joh – $664,426
2. Andrew Chen – $412,632
3. David Walasinski – $272,405
4. Steven Levy – $192,650
5. Owen Crowe – $145,199
6. Thibaut Durand – $115,817
7. Georgios Kapalas – $97,634
8. Jason Helder – $86,702
9. Nathan Page – $80,894

Here is the action, as seen in Card Player’s Live Updates:

Nathan Page Eliminated in Ninth Place ($80,894)

Nathan Page raised to 110,000 in the cutoff, and Andrew Chen moved all in. Page called all in for his last 580,000, and showed A Q.

Chen showed pocket nines and made quads when the board ran out Q 9 2 9 7 to eliminate Page.

Jason Helder Eliminated in Eighth Place ($86,702)

Jason Helder was all in for his last 575,000 against Owen Crowe.

Helder showed A K, and Crowe had the pair with pocket nines. The board came J J 4 5, and Helder was eliminated from the tournament, despite having the chip lead in the early stages of the final table.

Georgios Kapalas Eliminated in Seventh Place ($97,634)

Carsten Joh raised, and everyone folded but Georgios Kapalas, who was all in in the big blind with J 7. John showed pocket sevens, and they held when the board came K 10 8 6 A.

Thibaut Durant Eliminated in Sixth Place ($115,817)

Thibaut Durand moved all in preflop with J 7 and was up against Steven Levy who held Q 7.

The board was dry for Durand as it ran out 10 6 3 2 10, which eliminated Durand in sixth place. He will take home $115,817 for his efforts.

Owen Crowe Eliminated in Fifth Place ($145,199)

Andrew Chen raised from the button, and Owen Crowe three-bet from the small blind. After Carsten Joh folded in the big blind, Andrew Chen moved all in.

After several minutes in the tank, Crowe said, “I’m probably going to hate myself,” before calling.

Crowe showed the A10 and was up against the 88 of Chen. The board ran out Q 7 3 7 4, meaning that Chen’s pair held up, and Crowe was sent home in fifth place.

Steven Levy Eliminated in Fourth Place ($192,650)

Steven Levy had just lost a race to David Walasinski to double him up a few hands before this hand came up.

Steven Levy raised to 220,000 in the small blind, and David Walasinski moved all in from the big blind. Levy called, and both hands were turned up.

Levy held the A 9, which was way behind the A J of Walasinski. The board fell Q 10 6 8 6, which eliminated Levy from the tournament.

David Walasinski Eliminated in Third Place ($272,405)

Several hands after doubling up Casten Joh, David Walasinski moved all in from the button for 1,620,000 and was called by Carsten Joh from the big blind.

Joh tables K 10 and is way ahead of the K 7 that Walasinski exposed. The board ran out J 10 6 9 7, and that eliminated Walasinski in third place and allows for the start of heads-up play.

Carsten Joh Wins Event No. 51

Carsten Joh raised to 410,000 on the button, and Andrew Chen moved all in from the big blind for 2,185,000. Joh called instantly.

Joh showed the 6 6 and was a coin flip against the 10 9 of Chen. Joh won the flip as the board ran out Q 4 3 5 6, and that eliminated Andrew Chen in second place.

Chen earned $410,632 for his efforts, and Carsten Joh took home $664,426 and a gold bracelet.

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