Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-16-2008 23:50 UTC-8

Chipping Away

Chips have been passing between the two players the last few hands. A lot of limped flops have been seen but few have gone beyond that stage. Lunkin has had the edge, just, edging his way nearer to an even split in chips

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06-17-2008 00:03 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Vitaly Lunkin - 4,600,000
Brett Kimes - 3,600,000

06-17-2008 00:04 UTC-8

Shellshock?

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We can't be certain, but it appears that Brett Kimes may be a bit nervous about playing big pots against Vitaly Lunkin after his near-disaster 25 minutes ago. He seems to be trying to keep pots small, is playing passively, and has not been calling many preflop raises. Lunkin continues to chip away at Kimes' stack and recently took the chip lead.

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06-17-2008 00:17 UTC-8

Brett Kimes Eliminated in 2nd Place ($387,837); Vitaly Lunkin Wins Event #27

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Brett Kimes completed the small blind on the button, then called a raise to 600,000 from Vitaly Lunkin.

Lunkin checked a flop of {J-Diamonds}

over to Kimes, who checked behind. The turn came {8-Hearts}

. As Lunkin was getting ready to bet, Kimes glanced from Lunkin's chips to his own, and clearly seemed ready to make a big all in raise. Lunkin bet 1,000,000, and sure enough, Kimes quickly came over the top all in. Lunkin made a snap call.

"Do you have a jack?" asked Kimes. Lunkin nodded yes. "Sh*t," said a dejected Kimes. He turned over {10-Hearts}

and was behind Lunkin's {A-Spades}

. Lunkin needed to dodge the river, which he successfully did when the river fell {K-Spades}

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Lunkin is the winner. Kimes collects $387,837 for his second place finish.

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06-17-2008 00:21 UTC-8

Congratulations to Vitaly Lunkin, Champion of Event #27 ($628,417)

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Vitaly Lunkin is the champion of Event #27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. This is his first WSOP gold bracelet. He was all smiles as the tournament staff presented him with the bracelet. He even mugged for the cameras, holding the bracelet with both hands over his head.

Lunkin played a cagey final table, and but for some bad luck on two occasions when a board flush overcoated his hand to give an opponent second life, this final table would have been over much sooner than it was.

Lunkin not only earned a WSOP gold bracelet, but he also walks away from this tournament with a cash prize of $628,417. That's pretty good for three days in the Amazon Room. PokerNews offers its most heartfelt congratulations to Lunkin.

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Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 3 Completed