06-01-2008 23:47 UTC-7

Nenad Medic Wins Event #1 ($10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em), Andy Bloch Eliminated in 2nd Place ($488,048)

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Andy Bloch - Second Place

Hand #176 -

Nenad Medic has the button. He calls, Bloch raises to 300,000, and Medic calls. The flop is {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{5-Spades}

{4-Hearts}

. Bloch bets 500,000, Medic re-pots, and Bloch calls all in.

Bloch: {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{9-Diamonds}

Medic:

{5-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

It's the overpair against the monster draw as we go to the turn. It's the {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

and Medic makes his flush, but Bloch has a higher flush draw, holding the {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

.

But it is not to be for Bloch tonight. The river is the {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

, and Nenad Medic wins Event #1, the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship, capturing his first bracelet and $794,112! Andy Bloch is our runner-up and earns $488,048 for his finish.