Mike Ellis Wins Event No. 30
Jun 19, '10
Ellis Wins Event No. 30, Gonzales Finishes 2nd ($360,906)
Pretty much even in chips after a back and forth battle, Mike Ellis raised from the button and Christopher Gonzales re-raised 500,000 more.
Ellis called and the flop came J
7
6. Gonzales led out 1,255,000 and Ellis tanked for a bit before calling.
The turn brought the 5 and Gonzales moved all in. Ellis called and showed the nuts, A10.
Gonzales showed the power AA
but was drawing dead in this scenario. The 7 fell on the river and Gonzales busted in second place, making Ellis the winner of event No. 30 after a long day of play.
Ellis won his first WSOP bracelet and the first-place prize of $581,851.
Gonzales took $360,906 for his runner-up finish.
Player Tags: Christopher Gonzales, Mike Ellis
We Are Heads Up
Jun 19, '10
A severely short-stacked Chris Gonzales moved all in three consecutive hands, winning each time to double up to just shy of the chip lead. His hands:
Gonzales’ A7
vs. 44
Gonzales’ A6 vs. QJ
Gonzales’ K5 vs. A3
Just like that he went from around 400,000 in chips to around 4 million.
Wilkinson Makes a Move and Misses, Out in 3rd ($254,996)
Not long after he rebuilt his stack, Gonzales raised to 275,000 and David Wilkinson moved all in. Gonzales made the call and they showed down:
Gonzales: AQ
Wilkinson: 97
The flop was good for Wilkinson, coming 3c6c5s to give him all sorts of draws with two overs. The Q hit on the turn, pairing Gonzales and decreasing Wilkinson’s outs.
The 3 hit on the river, missing Wilkinson and booting him in 3rd place, for which he took $254,996.
In under an hour Gonzales went from having just 400,000 in chips to taking a dominating chip lead into the heads up match against Mike Ellis, 7.8 million to 2.8 million.
Player Tags: David Wilkinson, Christopher Gonzales
