William Thorson Busts
Jan 12, '10
The button raised, William Thorson called in the small blind and Bijan Zahmat reraised in the big blind.
The button called and William Thorson decided to ship it in on a squeeze play. Zahmat called and the button folded. Thorson was caught, showing 9
8, but he was actually racing against Zahmat’s pocket sevens.
The board fell K
10
7
48 and Thorson was eliminated. Zahmat now has 205,00 in chips.
Player Tags: William Thorson, Bijan Zahmat
Zahmat Falls To Vaeza
Jan 13, '10
Dario Minieri raised to 7,100 from under the gun and Adolfo Vaeza reraised to 25,000 behind him. Bijan Zahmat then moved all in from the button and Minieri folded.
Vaeza then called with pocket kings, which was ahead of Zahmat’s AK. The board fell 743J3 and Zahmat was eliminated. Vaeza is now pushing 600,000.
Player Tags: Adolfo Vaeza, Bijan Zahmat
Vaeza Going For Another High Roller Final Table
Jan 13, '10
Uruguary’s Adolfo Vaeza has vaulted himself to the top of the leader board thanks to two key hands from the last level. Vaeza doubled up to about 200,000 through Bijan Zahmat when his pocket tens held against big slick.
Then, he got Dario Minieri to commit a ton of chips with top pair against his middle set. Vaeza is now up to almost 500,000 in chips. Vaeza made the final table of the High Roller Championship in London, where he finished in fourth place.
Player Tags: Dario Minieri, Adolfo Vaeza, Bijan Zahmat
Paul Berende Hits the Rail
Jan 13, '10
Paul Berende didn’t want to get it all in, but he did, with pocket jacks. Unfortunately, he ran into Bijan Zahmat’s pocket kings. The board didn’t help either player and Berende was eliminated.
Player Tags: Paul Berende, Bijan Zahmat
