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Event 43 - $2,000 Limit HoldemDay 3 completed
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Thu Jun 28 2007 19:27 PST | Posted by MeanGene
Saif Ahmad Wins the $2,000 Limit Hold-Em Championship
Unstoppable. That was Saif Ahmad during the heads-up match. He won every big hand, including the last one. Jensen raised before the flop and Ahmad called, and they saw a flop of
. Jensen bet the last of his chips and Ahmad called. Jensen showed 
for two pair, Ahmad held...
.
The
on the turn gave Ahmad an open-ended straight draw, and on the river he spiked the 
to end cruelly William Jensen's day. As our runner-up, Jensen wins $133,151, but that Ace of Spades on the river gave the title, the $217,329 first place money, and the World Series of Poker bracelet to Saif Ahmad. -
Thu Jun 28 2007 19:19 PST | Posted by MeanGene
Ahmad Again
After the betting was capped preflop the two players saw a
flop. Jensen check-called a bet and did the same after the 
turned. The 
fell on the river and Jensen called another of Ahmad's big bets. Saif turned over 
and won another huge pot that left Jensen with just 400K. -
Thu Jun 28 2007 19:16 PST | Posted by MeanGene
Tilted Table
Ahmad just won another big pot, when Jensen raised and Ahmad three-bet before the
flop. Jensen called Ahmad's bet and a big bet after the on the turn, but Jensen folded when Saif led out after the 
on the river. -
Thu Jun 28 2007 19:12 PST | Posted by MeanGene
Another Big Pot for Ahmad
Ahmad called Jensen's raise in the big blind and check-raised Jensen after the
. Jensen called, and when the 
turned he raised Ahmad's 30K bet. Ahmad called and then led out when the 
hit on the river. Jensen called and could only wave his hand in resignation as Ahmad tabled 
for trips. -
Thu Jun 28 2007 19:08 PST | Posted by MeanGene
First Blood
After a
flop Ahmad check-called Jensen's bet, then check-raised Jensen after the turned. Jensen called and led out again after the 
hit on the turn. Ahmad called and showed the 
, making a pair on the river, and Jensen mucked. -
Thu Jun 28 2007 19:03 PST | Posted by MeanGene
Trading Chips
Jensen won three of the first four hands either with raises on or just after the flop, but Ahmad won those chips back when Jensen folded to his 3-bet on a
board. -
Thu Jun 28 2007 18:56 PST | Posted by MeanGene
Let's Get Started
The players have returned and there's something on the felt besides their chips. And that's the World Series of Poker bracelet they're playing for.
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Thu Jun 28 2007 18:43 PST | Posted by MeanGene
Heads-Up Begins
Well, it will begin in a few minutes. We're taking a 15-minute break before we start the heads-up battle. And when we do resume, here's how much ammunition each player will have:
William Jensen: 1,005,000
Saif Ahmad: 875,000 -
Thu Jun 28 2007 18:39 PST | Posted by MeanGene
Michael Graffeo Is Eliminated in 3rd Place
After being very active early on Michael Graffeo saw his stack dwindle while Saif Ahmad and William Jensen ratcheted up the aggression. On the button he raised and Jensen called in the big blind, and they saw a
flop. Jensen led out and Graffeo raised for the last of his chips.
He showed
, but Jensen had outflopped him with . Neither the 
on the turn nor the on the river helped his hand, and for his 3rd place finish Graffeo wins $88,481.
Started 26th Jun, 2007
