2007 World Series of Poker

Day 3 completed

Posted 06-19-2007 02:17 GMT-8

Hand #149 - Ben Ponzio Wins Event #25 ($599,467)

Hand #149 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he raises 250,000 more, Hewitt moves all in, and Ponzio immediately calls with . Hewitt shows , and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Ponzio wins the hand -- and the bracelet -- with king high.

David Hewitt is eliminated in second place, earning $374,216.

Ben Ponzio wins Event #25 ($2,000 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $599,467, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Here are the final table payouts:

1st - Ben Ponzio - $599,467
2nd - David Hewitt - $374,216
3rd - Justin Rollo - $244,566
4th - Evan Schwartz - $165,008
5th - Travis Rice - $111,970
6th - Danny Noam - $82,504
7th - Adam Ross - $61,878
8th - Ken Einiger - $45,672
9th - Darryl Ronconi - $34,770

Hand #148

Hand #148 - David Hewitt has the button, and he folds.

Hand #147

Hand #147 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he raises 225,000 more, and Hewitt calls. The flop comes , Hewitt checks, Ponzio bets 500,000, and Hewitt folds. The holecams reveal:

Ben Ponzio:
David Hewitt:

Hand #146

Hand #146 - David Hewitt has the button, he limps with 9-2, Ponzio raises with , and Hewitt folds.

Hand #145

Hand #145 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he limps, and Hewitt checks. The flop comes , Hewitt bets 120,000, and Ponzio calls. The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , and they check again. Ponzio shows to win the pot.

Hand #144

Hand #144 - David Hewitt has the button, he limps, and Ponzio checks. They check to the turn on a board of , Ponzio checks, Hewitt bets, and Ponzio calls. The river card is the , Ponzio checks, Hewitt bets 300,000, and Ponzio folds. Hewitt takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:

Hewitt:
Ponzio:

Hand #143

Hand #143 - Ponzio button. They check down the board to the river, and Ponzio bets to win the pot.

Hand #142

Hand #142 - David Hewitt has the button, he limps, and Ponzio checks. The flop comes , Ponzio bets 125,000, and Hewitt calls. The turn card is the , Ponzio checks, Hewitt bets 125,000, and Ponzio calls. The river card is the , and both players check. Ponzio shows to win the pot with a pair of queens. The holecam reveals that Hewitt had .

Hand #141

Hand #141 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he raises with , Hewitt moves all in with , and Ponzio folds.