Tomas Alenius Poker Tournament Updates

Event No. 12 ($1,500 limit hold’em) Begins Friday at 5 p.m.

Jun 04, '10

Event No. 12 ($1,500 limit hold’em) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, June 4. Players will begin with 4,500 in tournament chips and blinds will begin at 25-50 with 50-100 limits. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 6 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Friday, June 4, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels)
Saturday, June 5, 3 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels)
Sunday, June 6, 3 p.m.: Final Table

In 2009 this event attracted 643 players and the tournament was won by Tomas Alenius, who took home $197,509 in prize money.

Player Tags: Tomas Alenius

Tomas Alenius Wins Event No. 26 ($197,488)

Jun 14, '09

Tomas Alenius Wins Event No. 26 ($197,488) Jason Tam Eliminated in Second Place ($122,000)

Jason Tam raised on the button and Tomas Alenius reraised. Tam put in the last of his chips with another raise and Alenius called.

Tam was well behind with Q5 against Alenius and his A4.

The board ran out 1062KK and ace-high was all that Alenius needed to pick up his first career WSOP bracelet. For his victory, Alenius pocketed $197,488 and Tam banked $122,000 for his runner-up performance.

Player Tags: Tomas Alenius,   Jason Tam

Final Table Update: Arvanetes 5th, Engelbert 4th

Jun 14, '09

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 643

Chip Counts:

1. Jason Tam — 970,000
2. Tomas Alenius — 930,000
3. Al Barbieri — 850,000

Average Chip Count: 964,500

Notable Eliminations:

5. Demetrios Arvanetes — $40,681
4. Glenn Engelbert — $55,576

Big Hands

Demetrios Arvanetes Eliminated in 5th place ($40,681)

Tomas Alenius raises from the button and Glenn Engelbert calls from the small blind. Demetrios Arvanetes three-bets for almost all of his chips from the big blind and both opponents call.

The flop comes J73, Arvanetes moves all in for his last 10,000 and both players call. The turn is the 2 and both players check the side pot. The river is the J, pairing the board and once again, both players check the side pot. Everyone turns over their cards.

Alenius: K9
Engelbert: 77
Arvanetes: A7

Engelbert flops a set and rivers a full house, raking the pot and eliminating Demetrios Arvanetes in 5th place ($40,681).

Glenn Engelbert Eliminated in 4th Place ($55,576)

Tomas Alenius raises from under the gun, Glenn Engelbert gets it all in for 45,000 from the button and Jason Tam calls from the big blind. The flop comes 885, Alenius bets and Tam folds. Both players turn over their cards.

Alenius: AA
Engelbert: Q7

Engelbert is miles ahead. The turn and river are the 6 and the river is the 5, no help to Glenn Engelbert who is eliminated in 4th place ($55,576).

Left in the Deck

The remaining three players went on a sixty-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 6:50 pm PDT.

Player Tags: Tomas Alenius,   Demetrios Arvanetes