2009 Aruba Poker Classic

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

2009 Aruba Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠10♦
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

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

Sebok Starts Well

donpeters
donpeters
Joe Sebok has kicked off the day in the right direction. After raising from under the gun with {K-Clubs} {10-Clubs}, Sebok flopped a flush. He was able to get action on every street and even managed some extra value on the river after raising his opponent's bet. After being paid off, Sebok is now up to approximately 18,000.

Tags: Joe Sebok

Mizrachi and Zeitlin Tangle

donpeters
donpeters
Robert Mizrachi raised from the cutoff to 125 and David Zeitlin called from the button. The two players took a flop of {J-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {4-Hearts} and Mizrachi continued with a bet of 175. Zeitlin made the call.

After the turn brought the {7-Spades}, both players checked. On the river the {K-Clubs} fell and Mizrachi fired 450. Zeitlin tossed in the call and then there was a brief hesitation from both players. Mizrachi motioned as if he was going to fling his hand into the muck, but never actually released his cards. Zeitlin waited for a few seconds to see if Mizrachi would show before tabling {J-Clubs} {10-Spades} to win the hand and scoop the pot.

Also joining these two on Table 18 are Anthony Campagna, Gavin Smith and Shawn Rice.

Tags: Anthony CampagnaDavid ZeitlinGavin SmithRobert MizrachiShawn Rice

Madsen Broke Early

donpeters
donpeters
After a player under the gun raised to 150, Jeff Madsen called. A player in later position reraised to 350 and both the under-the-gun player and Madsen called.

The flop brought {9-?} {5-?} {4-?}. Action checked to the older gentleman the was last to act and he fired 1,700. The under-the-gun player folded before Madsen bumped the betting to 5,100. His opponent called.

The turn was a king and Madsen moved all in. He was quickly called by his opponent holding pocket kings. Madsen looked disgusted as he turned over his set of fives. The river couldn't deliver the miracle Madsen needed and he was sent to the rail. What might be even worse is that he can't go enjoy the beach here in Aruba as it's pouring rain outside.

Tags: Jess Madsen

Sebok Busts

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donpeters
Joe Sebok
Joe Sebok
Joe Sebok began the day flopping a flush and adding a few thousand chips to his stack early, but has since given all his chips away. First, Sebok lost a big chunk of his stack with pocket kings against Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin's pocket aces. He then ran kings into another opponent's quads to bust out.

Tags: "basebaldy"Eric BaldwinJoe Sebok

Cammarota Bouncing Up and Down Early

donpeters
donpeters
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

Duke Loses with Kings

donpeters
donpeters
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

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