2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Las Vegas
$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 3
Kings Against Queens
Showdown:
Mizrachi:
Bonomo:
The crowd flourished to gather around the table to witness the flop. It came . The turn brought the and then the river brought the . The Grinder's railbirds clapped their hands in excitement as his kings held.
Bonomo is down to under one million chips, with Mizrachi bumping himself up to 3,670,000.
Bonomo Bounces Back
The flop of gave Bonomo the nut flush draw, which he completed when the hit the turn. A meaningless on the river doubled Bonomo up and the player again have almost even stacks.
By the Way...
Bonomo Makes a Huge Call
Justin Bonomo raised to 80,000 preflop and Michael Mizrachi pushed all in. Bonomo took a long time to make his decision, saying he really didn't know what to do. Finally, he called, showing and dominating Mizrachi's .
When the board ran out , Bonomo's kicker played and he scooped the pot.
Bonomo now has 2.9 million chips to Mizrachi's 1.8 million.
On and On
Grinder Wins a Little Back
Justin Bonomo check-called Michael Mizrachi's 60,000 bet and led out for 125,000 on the turn when the hit the board. Grinder called and the river brought the .
When both players checked, Bonomo said "You win" and mucked his hand. Grinder showed to take the pot.
Chip Count Update
Michael Mizrachi Eliminated in 2nd Place ($143,512)
The flop of didn't give Mizrachi much hope, but the gave him a gutshot draw for the win. The river was unkind though, bringing the and giving the title to Justin Bonomo.
Mizrachi earned $143,512 for second place, while Bonomo took home $237,692 and the Champion's ring for the victory.
Congratulations to Justin Bonomo, Caesars Las Vegas WSOP Circuit Champion! ($237,692)
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Bonomo battled back and forth all evening. Multiple times, one of the players would drop below one million chips, but then battle back up to get level or even take back the chip lead. Finally though, Bonomo was able to put together a nice string of wins in big pots to cripple The Grinder and then eventually finish things off in back-to-back hands.
Bonomo will take home just under $240,000 for his win, along with the gold WSOP Circuit champion ring and a $10,000 seat into the WSOP Main Event!
This wraps things up from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Once again, congratulations to Michael Mizrachi on his finish and to Justin Bonomo on his win! We'll see you on the next stop in New Orleans.