2009 Aruba Poker Classic

$5,500 Aruba Poker Classic Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info

2009 Aruba Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$753,330
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,303,750
Entries
475
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Defending Champ Drops Ones

On the turn, the board read {5-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} between three players. One of those players was defending champion Matt Brady. After the first player checked, Brady bet 650. The next player called and the first player folded.

The river completed the board with the {3-Diamonds}. Brady checked and his opponent bet 1,000. Brady flung his cards into the muck and his opponent flipped over {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}. Brady dropped to 12,375.

Tags: Matt Brady

Zeitlin Bests Mizrachi Again

From the cutoff seat, Robert MIzrachi raised to 300 and David Zeitlin called from the button. The player in the big blind, who is wearing pink retro-style sunglasses and an UltimateBet bathrobe, also called. The flop came down {A-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {4-Clubs}.

The big blind checked, Mizrachi bet 500 and Zeitlin called. The bathrobe rockstar folded. The turn brought two checks after the {A-Hearts} fell and then the dealer placed the {9-Diamonds} on the river. Mizrachi check-folded to a bet of 2,000 from Zeitlin and dropped to 16,100. Zeitlin moved up to the exact same amount of 16,100 and seems to be getting the best of Mizrachi in the pots they play together.

Tags: David ZeitlinRobert Mizrachi

Bellande Inches Back Up

After a player raised to 300 from middle position and Christopher Barnes called out of the small blind, Jean-Robert Bellande reraised to 1,200 from the big blind. The middle-position players folded and Barnes made the call.

"Jack deuce again?" asked Bellande, referring to a previous hand where Barnes called a preflop raise with {J-?} {2-?} against Bellande and flopped trip jacks to upset Bellande.

A simple "Nope." was all Barnes offered in response.

The flop came down {9-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {2-Hearts} and Barnes checked. Bellande quickly tossed out 1,300. Barnes folded, letting Bellande take this one down.

Barnes dropped slightly to 20,000 while Bellande inched back up and is sitting on 14,400.

Tags: Christopher BarnesJean-Robert Bellande

Campagna Folds Aces

After a woman under the gun raised to 300, Anthony Campagna reraised to 1,300. Action folded back around to the original raiser and she made the call.

Action was checked on the flop and turn by both players as the board ran out {K-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {J-Hearts} {K-Spades}. After the final card was placed on the felt by the dealer, the woman bet out 1,300. Campagna tanked and eventually mucked {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} face up. The woman didn't show her cards as she raked in the pot and Campagna dropped to 11,075.

Tags: Anthony Campagna

You's a H0

H0 KO'd
H0 KO'd
After watching his stack gradually get whittled down to just a couple thousand, Team UB Pro Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon got the rest of his money in before the flop with {Q-?} {9-?}. He would be looked up by an opponent with {A-?} {K-?}, and a board full of blanks spelled the end of the day for H0.

As he did with Joe Sebok a few minutes ago, Tournament Director Matt Savage announced, "P0ker H0 is now available for autographs since he's no longer in the tournament."

From the other side of the room, fellow-UB Pro Shawn Rice applauded and yelled, "You really out, H0?! Good playing. Thanks for the money!"

Tags: Mark KroonP0ker H0

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Duke Loses with Kings

Annie Duke reraised an opponent preflop and he called. She then continued her aggression with bets on every street. Her opponent came along the entire way and revealed a flopped set of fives to Duke's overpair of kings. Duke is now down to 11,000 chips.

Tags: Annie Duke

Cammarota Bouncing Up and Down Early

With the pot sitting around 5,000 and the final board reading {Q-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}, Alfonso Cammarota fired out a bet of 3,000. His opponent tanked and then made the call asking, "Are we chopping?" The player then turned up {A-?} {A-?}. Cammarota had him beat with {10-?} {10-?} and a full house to rake in the pot.

Cammarota mentioned that he lost about 5,000 chips on an early hand after his opponent called preflop with {4-?} {2-?} and chased an open-ended straight draw before catching it on the river. He may have lost a third of his stack early, but Cammarota is back up to about 22,000 chips.

Tags: Alfonso Cammarota