Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599)
Jul 05, '10
Big Hands:
Mattila Finishes in 3rd ($354,218)
Ville Mattila raised the pot from the button and Daniel Alaei reraised the pot from the small blind, enough to put Mattila in. He called. Their hands:
Mattila: A
K
72
Alaei: K
K62
The flop ran AJ6, giving Mattila the best hand going into the turn. That’s when things started looking grim for Mattila, as the K fell to give Alaei a set. The river was the 10 and Mattila was gone in 3rd place, making $354,218.
With that, Alaei and Miguel Proulx were heads up and Alaei held a dominating chip lead.
Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599), Proulx Gets Runner-Up ($482,265)
In a quiet limped pot the flop ran 1095 and Miguel Proulx checked, allowing Daniel Alaei to bet 250,000. Proulx called and again checked on the 2 turn. Alaei bet 900,000 and Proulx raised all in. Alaei called quickly. Their hands:
Alaei: 7655
Proulx: AK102
Alaei held a set and Proulx was in trouble. The river brought the J and Alaei eliminated Proulx in second place ($482,265) to win event No. 55 and his third WSOP bracelet. He also took $780,599.
Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Miguel Proulx, Ville Mattila
Level 27: Kravchenko Falls in 8th ($85,180)
Jul 04, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 346
Average Chip Count: 1,730,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
2. Ville Mattila — 1,880,000
3. Trevor Uyesugi — 1,050,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,510,000
5. Daniel Alaei — 1,530,000
6. Stephen Pierson — 560,000
Notable Eliminations:
8th – Alexander Kravchenko
7th – Dmitry Stelmak
Big Hands:
Kravchenko Falls in 8th ($85,180)
Ville Mattila raised to 110,000 and Alexander Kravchenko the last of his 225,000 in from the big blind. Mattila called and they showed down:
Mattila: J764
Kravchenko: A988
Kravchenko was in the lead and stayed that way on a QQ3 flop. The turn was the 7, giving both players straight draws but keeping Kravchenko ahead. The 5 river was a bad card for the Russian, as it gave Mattila his straight and eliminated Kravchenko in 8th place. He made $85,180.
Alaei KOs Stelmak in 7th ($111,524)
Dmitry Stelmak opened for 175,000 and Daniel Alaei moved all in, having Stelmak covered. Stelmak called and saw he was behind. Their hands:
Stelmak: AKQ6
Alaei: AAQ9
The flop missed everyone, running J48, but the 7 on the turn gave Stelmak the flush draw. The river brought the 2 and Alaei’s aces held up to boot Stelmak in 7th place, for $111,524.
Player Tags: Alexander Kravchenko, Ville Mattila, Dimitry Stelmak, Trevor Uyesugi
