Katja Thater Wins Event No. 29 ($132,653)
Jun 19, '07
The heads-up match involved a lean-to approach by Katja Thater upon Larry St. Jean. His stack dwindled to $250,000, then $200,000, then $150,000. He fought back when he nearly doubled back up to $250,000.
On the final hand with 9
3
5
3
exposed , Thater bet $60,000, and St. Jean raised to $120,000 with 10
5
7
8
exposed. Thater went into the tank and finally made the call. The final cards were dealt and Thater bet $60,000, which induced St. Jean to make an all-in call. Thater flipped over 8
2
4
for a 8-5 low. St. Jean flipped over 5
4
2
for the 8-7 low and he was eliminated in second place. St. Jean took home $73,311 in prize money. Thater won the $1,500 seven card razz event and took home $132,653 in prize money.
Player Tags: Larry St. Jean, Katja Thater
O'Neil Longson Eliminated in Third Place ($46,547)
Jun 19, '07
O'Neil Longson has fallen from grace. He came into the day as the chip leader and was crippled on a hand where Larry St. Jean doubled up through him. Longson then moved all in for an additional $1,000 on sixth street and Katja Thater made the call in a hand that had grown a large pot. She turned over 3
2
(Q
4
7
5
) for the 7-5 low, while Longson showed an 8-5 low. The final cards were no help to either player and Longson was eliminated in third place. He took home $46,547 in prize money.
Action was now down to heads up and the player took a five minute break.
Here is the chip stacks they will return too:
Katja Thater: $790,000
Larry St. Jean: $210,000
Player Tags: Larry St. Jean, O'Neil Longson, Katja Thater
