Finne Chopping Down the Big Stacks
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Another all in, and another chopped pot. Tim Finne survived by making just a pair of threes for the high as Zac Fellows took the low after leading the betting on every street.
Finne: (
-X-X) 
Fellows: (
) 
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 21 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
452
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Another all in, and another chopped pot. Tim Finne survived by making just a pair of threes for the high as Zac Fellows took the low after leading the betting on every street.
Finne: (
-X-X) Fellows: (
)
Tim Finne Eliminated in 3rd Place ($126,199)
Once we got back to Hold'em the fireworks started once again. In a reraised pot preflop, Zac Fellows and Tim Finne saw a flop of
. Finne checked from the small blind to Fellows on the button who fired a bet. Finne made the call.The turn brought the
and again Finne checked, and Fellows bet, but this time Finne put in the check-raise. Fellows re-checked his hole cards and reraised, with Finne calling off his last 25,000 chips.Finne:
Fellows:
The river was the
to give Fellows the nut flush and the pot to eliminate a courageous Finne in 3rd place for $126,199 in prize money.
We're Heads Up for the Gold!
James Van Alstyne - 2,040,000
Zac Fellows - 2,010,000
It's anybody's game! The bracelet is on the table and the cards are back in the air!
First Blood To Fellows
First blood in this heads-up contest has gone to Zac Fellows. After James Van Alstyne raised the button, Fellows defended in the big blind.
The flop arrived
and Fellows put in the check-raise over Van Alstyne's continuation bet. Van Alstyne made the call and the 
fell on the turn.Fellows slowed down and checked, but then called when Van Alstyne fired another bet. The river brought the
and both players checked it down. Fellows tabled 
for aces up for the best hand as Van Alstyne mucked.
Level: 28
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
No Low, But Chop Anyway
Zac Fellows raised the button and James Van Alstyne called in the big blind.
The flop was
and Van Alstyne checked to Fellows who fired a bet. Van Alstyne then check-raised and Fellows made the call.The turn was the
and both checked, before the 
landed on the river. Again both players checked it down.With no low on board, incredibly the best high that both could muster was pocket threes! Even without a low, the players have still managed to chop!
Van Alstyne Takes One In Stud
Zac Fellows fired bets on fourth and sixth streets, with fifth and seventh being checked through. The boards were tabled as follows:
Van Alstyne: (
) 
Fellows: (X-X-X)
Van Alstyne's pair of nines take it down. He's back to 1.2 million but trails Fellows with 2.8 million.
Fellows Flying
Zac Fellows is inching closer to the gold. In a recent Stud hand he called bets from James Van Alstyne the whole way until sixth street, where Fellows led out with a bet and Van Alstyne gave it up.
Fellows: (X-X)
Van Alstyne: (X-X)
Van Alstyne is down to 950,000 and needs to turn something around quickly.
Van Alstyne Bleeding
Van Alstyne Recovers In Hold'em
James Van Alstyne raised from the button and Zac Fellows made the call in the big blind.
The flop came down
and Fellows put in the check-raise. Van Alstyne called, and then called again when Fellows fired on the 
.The river was the
and both checked it down. Van Alstyne tabled 
for the best hand to take it down and stay alive. He's up to 900,000.