| Buy-In: | $15,000 + $400 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $4,761,450 |
| Entrants: | 329 |
Congratulations to Daniel Alaei, who is the 2009 Doyle Brunson Classic Championship winner. Alaei will take home $1,428,430, a $25,000 entry in the WPT Championship and a Rolex watch from Bellagio.
Alaei, who plays regulary in the Big Game in Bobby’s Room, now owns 2/3 of Poker’s Triple Crown. Alaei is now just shy of $4 million in career earnings.
That concludes our coverage. See you in January when we bring you live updates, chip counts and interviews from the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas for the EPT PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
After winning two small pots, Daniel Alaei had Josh Arieh covered when the final hand went down. Alaei raised to 700,000 and Arieh called.
The flop came down 10
52
and Alaei bet 900,000. Arieh moved all in and after about 15 seconds, Alaei called with 10
8. Arieh showed pocket sevens and needed help to stay alive.
The turn and river came 68
and Arieh was eliminated.
Level 29 — 120,000-240,000 with a 20,000 ante
Seat 1 — Daniel Alaei — 1st Place ($1,428,430)
Seat 2 — Faraz Jaka — 3rd Place ($571,374)
Seat 3 — Josh Arieh — 2nd Place ($952,290)
Seat 4 — Steve O’Dwyer — 6th Place ($202,362)
Seat 5 — Scotty Nguyen — 5th Place ($249,976)
Seat 6 — Shawn Buchanan — 4th Place ($333,302)
Josh Arieh limped and Daniel Alaei raised to 790,000. Arieh raised all in and Alaei made the quick call with AQ. Arieh showed a dominated A7, but connected when the board came 99278. After the hand, both players were virtually even in chips.
Level 29 — 120,000-240,000 with a 20,000 ante
Seat 1 — Daniel Alaei — 9,810,000
Seat 2 — Faraz Jaka — 3rd Place ($571,374)
Seat 3 — Josh Arieh — 9,960,000
Seat 4 — Steve O’Dwyer — 6th Place ($202,362)
Seat 5 — Scotty Nguyen — 5th Place ($249,976)
Seat 6 — Shawn Buchanan — 4th Place ($333,302)
The players are now on a quick break while tournament officials race off the 5,000 chips.
Here’s a look at the chip counts:
Seat 1 — Daniel Alaei — 14,450,000
Seat 2 — Faraz Jaka — 3rd Place ($571,374)
Seat 3 — Josh Arieh — 5,320,000
Seat 4 — Steve O’Dwyer — 6th Place ($202,362)
Seat 5 — Scotty Nguyen — 5th Place ($249,976)
Seat 6 — Shawn Buchanan — 4th Place ($333,302)
Well the action came fast to start heads up play. Josh Arieh raised to 500,000 and Daniel Alaei reraised too 1,600,000. Arieh moved all in and Alaei called.
Amazingly, Alaei showed pocket queens and even more amazingly, Arieh held AK. The classic race situation went Alaei’s way, when the board ran out J95J3.
Level 28 — 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante
Seat 1 — Daniel Alaei — 14,640,000
Seat 2 — Faraz Jaka — 3rd Place ($571,374)
Seat 3 — Josh Arieh — 5,130,000
Seat 4 — Steve O’Dwyer — 6th Place ($202,362)
Seat 5 — Scotty Nguyen — 5th Place ($249,976)
Seat 6 — Shawn Buchanan — 4th Place ($333,302)
We are now breaking for the money presentation. Four lovely ladies are bringing in $1,428,430 in cash and placing it on the table between our two finalists.
Faraz Jaka moved all in from the button for 2,590,000 and Daniel Alaei called in the big blind.
Jaka showed A6, but Alaei woke up with pocket kings. The board ran out K10484 and Jaka was eliminated.
Level 28 — 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante
Seat 1 — Daniel Alaei — 6,780,000
Seat 2 — Faraz Jaka — 3rd Place ($571,374)
Seat 3 — Josh Arieh — 12,990,000
Seat 4 — Steve O’Dwyer — 6th Place ($202,362)
Seat 5 — Scotty Nguyen — 5th Place ($249,976)
Seat 6 — Shawn Buchanan — 4th Place ($333,302)
After all of that hysteria, the players are now on a short break.
Shawn Buchanan moved all in from under the gun for 1,540,000 and Daniel Alaei isolated all in for his last 3,745,000. Everyone folded and Buchanan showed K8, which was dominated by Alaei’s AK.
The board came 9739J and Buchanan was eliminated.
Level 27 — 80,000-160,000 with a 15,000 ante
Seat 1 — Daniel Alaei — 5,585,000
Seat 2 — Faraz Jaka — 3,495,000
Seat 3 — Josh Arieh — 10,690,000
Seat 4 — Steve O’Dwyer — 6th Place ($202,362)
Seat 5 — Scotty Nguyen — 5th Place ($249,976)
Seat 6 — Shawn Buchanan — 4th Place ($333,302)
Josh Arieh raised to 425,000 from under the gun and Daniel Alaei moved all in for 1,770,000. Arieh called and showed KJ and was behind to Alaei’s A9.
The board came A85103 and Alaei doubled up.
Level 27 — 80,000-160,000 with a 15,000 ante
Seat 1 — Daniel Alaei — 3,760,000
Seat 2 — Faraz Jaka — 3,590,000
Seat 3 — Josh Arieh — 10,865,000
Seat 4 — Steve O’Dwyer — 6th Place ($202,362)
Seat 5 — Scotty Nguyen — 5th Place ($249,976)
Seat 6 — Shawn Buchanan — 1,555,000
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