2009 Aruba Poker Classic

$5,500 Aruba Poker Classic Championship
Day: 4
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
Total Entries
475
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 475
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Double Parker

Brock Parker got all 71,000 of his chips into the middle before the flop with {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}, and he found action from the monster stack of Robert Mizrachi and his {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}.

The dealer ran out a safe board for the double bracelet winner, coming {Q-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {4-Spades} {6-Diamonds}. The jacks hold for Parker, and he's tallied a crucial double up over 150,000.

Don't worry about Mizrachi; that little setback still leaves him well in the lead with just shy of 800,000 chips.

Tags: Brock ParkerRobert Mizrachi

Matt Vengrin Eliminated in 27th Place ($13,820)

Matt Vengrin - 27th Place
Matt Vengrin - 27th Place
Charlie Hook and Matt Vengrin found themselves all in preflop with their cards turned over. Vengrin held {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} and Hook held {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}. Both players expressed their feelings about not wanting to flip for huge stacks in the tournament. Hook was the actual at-risk player with 120,500 chips. Vengrin had him covered by 6,000. When the hands were turned over, both players agreed to swap 25% of one another in the tournament knowing someone would either be eliminated or severely crippled at the end of this flip.

The board was then run out {J-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {A-Spades} and Hook took down the pot, leaving Vengrin crushed.

On the next hand, Vengrin posted his ante and big blind, leaving 1,500 behind. James Czarnecki limped under the gun, James Mordue limped and Hook completed from the small blind. Vengrin actually had an option from the big blind and checked.

The flop came down {10-Clubs} {9-Spades} {4-Clubs} and Hook bet 7,000. Vengrin called all in for 1,500 before both other players call as well. The turn brought the {3-Diamonds} and Hook checked. With Vengrin all in, action fell to Czarnecki. He bet 17,000. Mordue and Hook both called, creating a decent side pot now.

The river completed the board with the {7-Spades}. Hook checked and Czarnecki fired 30,000. Mordue inst-folded and then Hook tanked. He talked to himself for about four minutes, even hinting towards the contents of his hand. Eventually, he made the call with {10-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}. Czarnecki held {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds}. Vengrin mucked his hand and it was unseen while Hook scooped in the pot. Hook also received a one-round penalty from Tournament Director Matt Savage for talking about his hand.

Hook now has 275,000 chips and is sitting on the rail waiting for six hands to pass at his table.

Tags: Charlie HookJames CzarneckiJames MordueMatt SavageMatt Vengrin

Jamie Armstrong Eliminated in 28th Place ($13,820)

Jamie Armstrong - 28th Place
Jamie Armstrong - 28th Place
Max Greenwood opened the pot with a raise, and Jamie Armstrong came along with him to the flop. It brought {10-?} {7-?} {5-?}, and Greenwood continued out with a bet of 15,000. Armstrong called, and the turn brought a {9-?}. Greenwood loaded another bullet, 27,000 this time, and fired it at the pot. Armstrong matched the bet once again.

The river paired the board with another {5-?}, and Greenwood made a covering all-in bet. After some debate, Armstrong made the call for his own tournament life.

Greenwood tabled {Q-?} {Q-?}, and Armstrong mucked away his final hand of the day. He's been eliminated in 28th place.

Tags: Jamie ArmstrongMax Greenwood

Elias Haikal Eliminated in 29th Place ($13,820)

Elias Haikal - 29th Place
Elias Haikal - 29th Place
Elias Haikal just finished doubling up through Robert Mizrachi when he shoved over the top of a raise from Jon Favaloro, but was called by chip leader Robert Mizrachi. Mizrachi held {A-Clubs} {J-Spades} and Haikal held {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades}.

The board ran out {Q-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} and Mizrachi shipped the chips over.

The next hand, Haikal was all in again. He only doubled to 40,000 on the previous hand. The hand action is unknown, but it was Mizrachi doing duties again. This time though he wasn't doing Haikal a favor of doubling him up, but instead sending him to the rail.

Tags: Elias HaikalRobert MIzrachi

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Matt Brady Eliminated in 31st Place ($11,520)

Matt Brady - 31st Place
Matt Brady - 31st Place
Matt Brady opened with a raise from the cutoff seat, and big blind Brandon Hall moved all in to put Brady to the test. The defending champ had just about 50,000 chips to start the day, and he committed the rest of his stack to this hand. With his tournament life in jeopardy, the cards were turned up.

Showdown
Brady: {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs}
Hall: {6-Clubs} {6-Spades}

The dealer ran a board of {K-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {4-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}, and Brady could not catch up. "Lot of paint out there," he said with a shrug. Matt wished his table luck and headed out the door as T.D. Matt Savage recognized Brady's second-consecutive deep run here in Aruba.

Tags: Brandon HallMatt Brady

Seat Map

(Table 1)
Seat 1: Jon Favaloro - 178500
Seat 2: Brock Parker - 191500
Seat 3: Ty Reiman - 511000
Seat 4: Elias Haikal - 92500
Seat 5: Robert Mizrachi - 743500
Seat 6: Ryan Caldwell - 100500

(Table 2)
Seat 1: Empty
Seat 2: Matt Brady - 50000
Seat 3: Brent Roberts - 410000
Seat 4: Victor Ng - 63000
Seat 5: Brandon Hall - 350000
Seat 6: Jose Roberto Santos - 144000

(Table 3)
Seat 1: Chase Steely - 198500
Seat 2: Anthony Angora - 168500
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Max Greenwood - 235500
Seat 5: Jamie Armstrong - 260500
Seat 6: Matthew Ross - 399000

(Table 4)
Seat 1: James Mordue - 201500
Seat 2: Empty
Seat 3: David Perkins - 60000
Seat 4: Charlie Hook - 251000
Seat 5: Matt Vengrin - 190500
Seat 6: James Czarnecki - 137500

(Table 5)
Seat 1: Kevin Kaikko - 69000
Seat 2: Krystian Pinton - 109500
Seat 3: Michael DeGilio - 107000
Seat 4: Travis Rice - 203000
Seat 5: Scott Stewart - 113500
Seat 6: James Jewett - 144500

(Table 6)
Seat 1: John Venturini - 248000
Seat 2: Eric Baldwin - 400500
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: John Clancy - 174500
Seat 5: Ryan Schmidt - 216500
Seat 6: Larry Sharp - 60500