2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-up Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Entries
64

Gettin' Ziggy With It

Ilari 'Zigmund' Sahamies
Ilari 'Zigmund' Sahamies
Gavin Smith has just been eliminated from the tournament after suffering a major league bad beat, put on by heads-up opponent Ilari 'Zigmund' Sahamies.

Sahamies put Smith all in before the flop holding {J-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} and Smith made the call with {A-?} {10-?}, having Sahamies dominated.

By the turn, the board had filled out {K-?} {5-?} {2-?} {2-?} and Gavin needed only to dodge a jack on the river to stay alive. As fate would have it, he couldn't, as Zigmund spiked a jack on the river to win the match, sending Smith to the rail.

Tags: Gavin SmithIlari Sahamies