WSOP: Velador Claims Event No. 33 -- $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/OmahaDefeats Former Bracelet Winners To Claim Second Career Bracelet |
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Three of the players who sat down at the final table of event No. 33 ($2,500 pot-limit hold’em/Omaha) have combined for six career World Series of Poker bracelets. As the quick pace started claiming victims, it was those former champions who found themselves three-handed, fighting for yet another WSOP bracelet.
Jose-Luis Velador, who won a bracelet in no-limit hold’em in 2008, maintained a chip lead throughout most of the night and was able to hold on to knock out fellow 2008 bracelet winner Rob Hollink in third place before cruising through four-time bracelet winner David Chiu.
Chiu was able to double up once in the heads-up battle, but the deficit proved to be too much to overcome.
While other final tables this year have lasted long past sunrise, Velador claimed his second WSOP title and the first-place prize of $260,517 just before midnight.
Final-Table Results
1. Jose-Luis Velador — $260,517
2. David Chiu — $160,902
3. Rob Hollink — $116,359
4. Craig Gray — $85,030
5. Kevin MacPhee — $62,791
6. Victor Ramdin — $46,861
7. James Mitchell — $35,331
8. Gavin Cochrane — $26,906
9. Matt Sterling — $20,698
Here Are The Elimination Hands, As reported on CardPlayer.com’s Live Updates:
Pot-Limit Hold’em
Matt Sterling Falls in Ninth Place ($20,698)
Facing a raise from Kevin MacPhee to 40,000, Matt Sterling pushed all in for 128,000 and MacPhee called. Their hands:
Sterling: A
K
MacPhee: 10
10
The flop brought the wrong kind of red, coming Q 6
5 to keep MacPhee ahead. The turn was the 6, leaving Sterling dependent on an ace or a king only. But the river brought the 10 to give MacPhee an unnecessary full house, and Sterling was out in ninth place, making $20,698.
Pot-Limit Hold’em
Cochrane Bounced in Eighth Place ($26,906)
Jose-Luis Velador put in a raise only to have Gavin Cochrane re-raise from the big blind. Velador put in enough chips to cover Cochrane and was called. Their hands:
Velador: 8 8
Cochrane: A J
The coin flip was on, with Cochrane needing the big cards. The flop brought 9 7 6, missing Cochrane completely. The 3 hit on the turn, leaving him dead to an ace or jack. He got neither. The river was the 7
and Cochrane was gone in eighth place, taking with him $26,906.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Chiu Knocks Mitchell Out in Seventh Place ($35,331)
David Chiu raised and James Mitchell re-popped it to 178,000. Chiu tanked then moved all in over the top of Mitchell, who called. Their hands:
Chiu: K K 10 5
Mitchell: 10 9 8 7
Chiu remained in the lead on a flop of Q 7 4. The J hit on the turn and Mitchell was drawing to a straight, but the 4 river ended his hopes and eliminated him in seventh place. He made $35,331.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Victor Ramdin Eliminated in Sixth Place ($46,861)
Sitting with the shortest stack at the table, Victor Ramdin moved all in for 110,000 and was called by Kevin MacPhee. Their hands:
Ramdin: A K J 9
MacPhee: A A 6 3
The flop came J 4 3. The 2 turn and 3 river was enough to give MacPhee trip 3’s and bust Ramdin in sixth place. Ramdin took $46,861 for his finish.
MacPhee held around 725,000 in chips following the hand, not far behind chip leader Jose-Luis Velador.
Pot-Limit Hold’em
Kevin MacPhee Eliminated in Fifth Place ($62,791)
Kevin MacPhee made it 60,000 to go from the button and Jose-Luis Velador called from the big blind.
Velador checked to MacPhee on a flop of K 6 5. MacPhee bet 80,000 and Velador check-raised to 200,000. MacPhee pushed all in for half a million and Velador thought a while and called. Their hands:
Velador: K 3
MacPhee: 7 7
Velador’s kings were ahead of MacPhee’s pocket sevens. The turn brought the 10 and MacPhee was down to two sevens for his outs. The A fell on the river and Velador exploded to 1.5 million in chips as MacPhee was gone in fifth place, making $62,791.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Gray Finishes in Fourth Place ($85,030)
On a flop of K 8 2 Craig Gray moved the rest of his short stack all in and was instantly called by Jose-Luis Velador. Their hands:
Gray: Q Q 8 4
Velador: A K 9 2
Velador’s two pair was ahead, and when the K hit on the turn he had a full house. The A finished the board and Gray was gone in fourth place, taking $85,030 of the prize pool.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hollink Knocked out in Third Place ($116,359)
Rob Hollink called a 80,000 raise preflop from Jose-Luis Velador and everyone else got out of the way.
The flop came Q 8 3 and Hollink found himself all in for his tournament life. Their hands:
Hollink: Q 10 8 4
Velador: K K 9 7
Despite the queen on the flop, Velador held the lead with pocket kings. The turn was the 6 and the 3 finished the board, giving Velador the pot and knocking Hollink out in third place, winning $116,359.
With that, Velador took a commanding chip lead going into heads-up play against David Chiu.
Pot-Limit Hold’em
Velador Wins Event No. 33 ($260,517), Chiu Falls in Second Place ($160,902)
Jose-Luis Velador raised from the button and David Chiu re-raised 124,000 more. Velador called and they saw a flop.
Chiu bet out 372,000 on a flop of 6 3 2 and Velador raised the pot, putting Chiu all in. Chiu called and they showed down:
Chiu: A 10
Velador: 7 6
Velador had a pair of sixes and Chiu was still alive with two over cards. The 9 turn didn’t help Chiu, and he was dead to an ace or a 10. The river was the J and Chiu finished as the runner-up.
Velador won the event, and with it he earned his second career WSOP bracelet and $260,517. Chiu fell just shy of winning his fifth WSOP bracelet, but he won $160,902 for his solid play.
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