Alex Dovzhenko opened for 32,000 in middle position and David Schnettler called behind him. The blinds released and the flop came . Dovzhenko took a moment before announcing "Pot" and bet 264,000.
Schnettler went deep into the tank, the pot was about what he had left. After some deep thought Schnettler called and had bad news waiting for him.
Dovzhenko tabled for the nut straight and Schnettler held and needed some help. The board completed and Schnettler was the first player eliminated from the final table.
Calvin Anderson opened for a pot-sized bed to 56,000 from middle position and was called by Alex Dovzhenko from the big blind.
The flop came and Dovzhenko checked. Anderson quickly announced "pot," which was enough to put himself all in. Dovzhenko called and hands were revealed.
Dovzhenko:
Anderson:
Anderson was ahead, however, a turn would give Dovzhenko a full house. The river bricked for Anderson and he was eliminated in 8th place.
Charles Tonne opened to 40,000 from under-the-gun and action folded around to Brian Garbe on the button. Garbe decided to make his last stand and announced he was all in for 98,000 total. The blinds got out of the way and Tonne made the call.
Garbe:
Tonne:
The board ran out and Tonne eliminated Garbe with jacks and tens.
Action began on Rodney Brown, who raised to 45,000 from under-the-gun. It was folded around to Vincent Van Der Fluit, who raised the pot to 165,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Brown announced, "re-pot," for 465,000 total. Van Der Fluit made the call.
The flop came and Brown immediately went all in. Van Der Fluit snap-called.
Van Der Fluit:
Brown:
The turn and river left Van Der Fluit with sevens-full and Brown was sent to the rail.
Charles Tonne opened to 40,000 from under-the-gun. Action folded around to Alex Dovzhenko in the small blind, who re-raised to 130,000. Tonne eyed Dovzhenko's stack and made the call.
Flop:
Dovzhenko announced, "pot," which would be a bet for 280,000. Tonne re-raised the pot and Dovzhenko quickly announced he was all in. Tonne called and Dovzhenko would be at risk for his tournament life.
Dovzhenko:
Tonne:
The turn would improve Tonne to a full house and the river bricked for Dovzhenko, who was eliminated in 5th place.
Tristan Wade opened to 60,000 from the small blind and Vincent Van Der Fluit called from the big blind. The flop came , Wade checked, Van Der Fluit potted and Wade called all in.
Wade:
Van Der Fluit:
Both players had trip eights and the turn gave Van Der Fluit a full house. The river saved Wade when it fell and Wade's full house earned him the double up.
On the very first hand back from break, Charles Tonne opened from the cutoff position and action folded over to Damien Lhommeau in the big blind, who announced a pot-sized re-raise. Tonne quickly 4-bet the pot and Lhommueau went all in. Tonne called and hands were revealed.
Lhommeau:
Tonne:
The board ran out , giving Tonne a straight on the river and eliminating Lhommeau.
On what would be the final hand of the evening, Vincent Van Der Fluit raised to 60,000 from the button and Charles Tonne made the call.
The flop came and Tonne checked to Van Der Fluit, who c-bet for 65,000. Tonne then check-raised the pot to 315,000. Van Der Fluit paused, then raised the pot again and Tonne went all in. Van Der Fluit called and hands were revealed.
Tonne:
Van Der Fluit:
The turn sealed the deal for Van Der Fluit - giving him an unbeatable higher flush. An irrelevant landed on the river and Tonne's impressive run was put to an end.
After three days of skilled Pot-Limit Omaha play, Event 11 of the World Series of Poker has came to an end. Some 970 players entered the tournament and only nine returned for the final day. Dutchman Vincent Van Der Fluit has claimed his first gold bracelet and $265,211.
The final table was an international affair and returned players from five different countries. Tristan Wade was the only returning WSOP bracelet winner but he had stiff competition with high stakes player Van Der Fluit. Charles Tonne returned as the chip leader for the second day in the tournament.
The first casualty of the final table was David Schnettler. He was one of the returning short stacks and found himself facing a call for his tournament life on a flop of . He called and Alex Dovzhenko had flopped the nut straight. Schnettler held and needed some help from the deck. It would not come when the board completed with .
Just ten minutes later Calvin Anderson found himself all in on a flop of . Dovzhenko called holding trip sixes and Anderson was on a club flush draw. The turn gave Dovzhenko a full house and Anderson was sent to the rail in 8th place.
The lone Canadian at the final table, Brian Garbe, entered the final table with the shortest stack. Tonne opened from under the gun and Garbe made his final stand and shipped it in holding . Tonne called holding and the board ran . Tonne’s two pair sent Garbe home in 7th place.
The quick action kept pace when Rodney Brown moved all in just 15 minutes after Garbe’s elimination. The flop was and Van Der Fluit snap-called tabling two pair with . The turn gave Van Der Fluit a full house and Brown exited in 6th place.
Dovzhenko had been the most active player at the table and his luck would run out when he got involved with Tonne. They saw a flop of , Dovzhenko potted and Tonne re-potted. Dovzhenko was all in with a pair of aces. Tonne flopped two pair and turned a full house. The Russian would leave in 5th place.
There was a half hour breather between the next elimination, giving the frantic pace a pause. On the first hand returning from a break Lhommeau got all in preflop against Tonne and Tonne made a straight, eliminating Lhommeau in 4th place.
Just two hands later Wade got his short stack all in holding against Tonne’s . The board ran and Wade’s pair of queens wasn’t enough to keep him in the tournament. He earned a little over $100,000 for his 3rd place finish.
Heads up play mimicked the rest of the tournament and it was a quick affair. Van Der Fluit and Tonne started at relatively even stacks but Van Der Fluit chipped away at Tonne. In one key hand that set Van Der Fluit up for victory occurred when they saw a flop of . Van Der Fluit called to the turn and then bet 350,000 on the river. Tonne called to see Van Der Fluit flopped a full house holding .
Van Der Fluit then had a three-to-one chip lead and only two hands later the match was all over. Van Der Fluit opened to 60,000 and Tonne called. After a flop Van Der Fluit was check-raised to 315,000. Then all the chips got in the middle and Tonne had only a flush draw with . Van Der Fluit held two pair and a higher flush draw. The board completed and Van Der Fluit’s higher flush sealed the bracelet for him.