Event 43 - $2,000 Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

Event 43 - $2,000 Limit Holdem

Day 3 Completed

06-28-2007 19:27 UTC-7

Saif Ahmad Wins the $2,000 Limit Hold-Em Championship

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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 {J-Diamonds}

. Jensen bet the last of his chips and Ahmad called. Jensen showed {K-Diamonds}

for two pair, Ahmad held... {Q-Hearts}

.

The

on the turn gave Ahmad an open-ended straight draw, and on the river he spiked the {A-Spades}

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.

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06-28-2007 19:19 UTC-7

Ahmad Again

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After the betting was capped preflop the two players saw a {Q-Clubs}

flop. Jensen check-called a bet and did the same after the {Q-Diamonds}

turned. The {3-Clubs}

fell on the river and Jensen called another of Ahmad's big bets. Saif turned over {A-Diamonds}

and won another huge pot that left Jensen with just 400K.

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06-28-2007 19:16 UTC-7

Tilted Table

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Ahmad just won another big pot, when Jensen raised and Ahmad three-bet before the {2-Clubs}

flop. Jensen called Ahmad's bet and a big bet after the {J-Diamonds}

on the turn, but Jensen folded when Saif led out after the {6-Clubs}

on the river.

06-28-2007 19:12 UTC-7

Another Big Pot for Ahmad

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Ahmad called Jensen's raise in the big blind and check-raised Jensen after the {2-Hearts}

. Jensen called, and when the {9-Hearts}

turned he raised Ahmad's 30K bet. Ahmad called and then led out when the {5-Hearts}

hit on the river. Jensen called and could only wave his hand in resignation as Ahmad tabled {5-Clubs}

for trips.

Tags: Saif Ahmad William Jensen

06-28-2007 19:08 UTC-7

First Blood

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After a

flop Ahmad check-called Jensen's bet, then check-raised Jensen after the {Q-Spades}

turned. Jensen called and led out again after the {4-Clubs}

hit on the turn. Ahmad called and showed the {4-Diamonds}

, making a pair on the river, and Jensen mucked.

Tags: Saif Ahmad William Jensen

06-28-2007 19:03 UTC-7

Trading Chips

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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 {4-Diamonds}

board.

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06-28-2007 18:56 UTC-7

Let's Get Started

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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.

06-28-2007 18:43 UTC-7

Heads-Up Begins

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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

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06-28-2007 18:39 UTC-7

Michael Graffeo Is Eliminated in 3rd Place

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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 {5-Hearts}

flop. Jensen led out and Graffeo raised for the last of his chips.

He showed {A-Clubs}