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

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

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

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

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

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

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

Gray Skies

The board was {K-Spades} {6-Spades} {4-Hearts} {2-Clubs} and action was checked to Craig Gray by his lone opponent. Gray fired 1,100 into a pot of 1,700. His opponent check-raised to 3,000. Gray made the call.

The river was the {Q-Diamonds} and the first player bet 4,100. Gray tanked before making the call. His opponent tabled {5-Spades} {3-Spades} for a straight and scooped the pot.

Gray dropped to 6,300.

Tags: "mrcasino"Craig Gray

Short-Stacked Campagna Triples Up

Gavin Smith limped from early position, another player limped behind and Shawn Rice limped as well before the button raised to 650. Anthony Campagna was in the small blind and stuck his last 1,500 in the middle. Smith called after the table took turns wishing Campagna good luck. The next player folded, as did Rice, prompting the preflop raiser to put in another raise for a few thousand more and Smith quickly folded, incidentally exposing the {10-Diamonds}.

With only two players left, Campagna flipped up his {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and found himself up against the button's {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. The board ran out {K-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} giving Campagna a life-saving straight. He sat back down in his chair and collected his chips, moving up to about 5,000.

The Champ Slips More

Matt Brady bet the turn on a board of {J-Spades} {10-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} after his opponent checked the action to him. The bet was for 1,525 and the player made the call.

The river produced the {7-Hearts} and Brady's opponent quickly fired 3,000. Brady tanked as he shifted in his chair. With Will "The Thrill" Failla looking on, Brady eventually mucked his hand.

"I had a flush draw and made a straight." said Brady's opponent. Brady just nodded in reply. He's now down to 10,400.

Tags: Matt Brady