Hand #59
From the small blind, Chris Dombrowski raised it up to 80,000. Dimitar Yosifov in the big blind opted to three-bet to 180,000 to put the pressure back on Dombrowski.
After nearly a minute in the tank, Dombrowski moved all in for 900,000 and Yosifov made the call.
Dombrowski:
Yosifov:
With Dombrowski trailing, the flop changed little, but it would be the on the turn giving him life as the completed the board on the river.
Hand #93
Jesse McEuen opened to 90,000 from the button only to have Dimitar Yosifov move all in. McEuen instantly made the call and the cards were tabled.
Yosifov:
McEuen:
With Yosifov trailing, the changed little, but it would be the on the turn that would thrust him into the lead.
As the rail let out some groans after the three-outer Yosifov had just hit, the dealer would deliver the on the river to send the overnight and final table chip leader crashing to the rail in 4th place for a $107,922 payday.
Hand #134
Mathew Moore raised to 110,000 from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #135
McEuen raised to 125,000 from the button and Moore made the call from the big blind. The money went all in the flop and Moore was the all in player with 1,315,000.
McEuen:
Moore:
The turn gave Moore a full house and the river secure Moore another double leaving McEuen short stacked.
Dombrowski raised to 130,000 from the button. McEuen moved all in and Dombrowski called.
McEuen:
Dombrowski:
McEuen was behind heading the flop and that didn't help giving Dombrowski a flush draw. McEuen couldn't find any help in the turn and the river completed Dombrowski's flush eliminating McEuen in 3rd place.
With McEuen's elimination, the tournament staff is now getting ready for heads up play.
Hand #156
From the button, Chris Dombrowski made it 120,000 to go only to have Mathew Moore three-bet to 325,000 to force a fold from Dombrowski.
Hand #157
Mathew Moore kicked it up with a raise to 120,000 and Chris Dombrowski made the call to see a flop fall.
Dombrowski checked and Moore tossed in 125,000 to force a swift fold from Dombrowski.
Hand #158
Chris Dombrowski made it 120,000 from the button and Mathew Moore made the call as the dealer spread a flop.
Moore checked and Dombrowski bet out 120,000 with Moore making the call as the rolled off on the turn. Moore tapped the table once again before Dombrowski pushed out a 280,000-chip bet to put Moore into the tank.
After a few moments of deliberation Moore made the call before checking the on the river before Dombrowski slid out a stack of chips amounting to a 655,000-chip bet. Moore immediately called tabling his to best Dombrowski's .
Hand #165
From the button Mathew Moore raised to 120,000 and Chris Dombrowski quickly folded.
Hand #166
Chris Dombrowski raised his button to 120,000 and Mathew Moore called to see a flop fall.
Moore checked and Dombrowski bet out 120,000 to prompt a fold from Dombrowski.
Hand #167
Mathew Moore bumped it up to 120,000 on his button only to have Chris Dombrowski three-bet to 330,000. Moore made the call, and when the dealer spread the flop, Dombrowski continued for 285,000 with Moore making the call.
The turn of the saw Dombrowski go deep into the tank before eventually cutting out a bet of 545,000. Moore moved all in and Dombrowski instantly called for his remaining 2,170,000.
Moore:
Dombrowski:
With Moore drawing dead, the river landed the meaningless to ensure Dombrowski the double.
Chris Dombrowski raised to 200,000 and Mathew Moore moved all in for roughly 1,600,000. Dombrowski called and Moore realized he needed some help.
Moore:
Dombrowski:
The flop wasn't kind to Moore and the turn and river secured his fate. Moore left the tournament as the 2nd-place finisher and took with him $215,578. Not a bad payday for his first WSOP cash.
Event #30: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em had crowned its champion just moments ago. Chris Dombrowski battled through a field of 2,108 players over three days to earn his way to the $346,332 first-place prize and the coveted gold bracelet.
The tournament lost several notable players along the way including: John Phan (199th), Andrey Zaichenko (163rd), Justin Young (156th), Andrew Lichtenberger (133rd), Jon Aguiar (112th), Nam Le (102nd), Todd Terry (98th), Kevin MacPhee (42nd), Randy Lew (39th), John Racener (36th), Antoine Saout (34th) and Eddy Sabat (32nd).
Of the 13 returning players, Dombrowski started the day third in chips. The tournament would see the eliminations of Thomas Miller (13th), Thien Le (12th) and Ryan Riess (11th) within the first 30-minutes of play to make the unofficial final table. Just another 30 minutes later, Ben Greenberg would hit the rail in tenth place to secure Dombrowski his first WSOP final table.
Jonathan Thompson was the first elimination of the final table and it occured just ten hands into play. He was followed by Mike Pickett (8th) and Matt Seer (7th). The tournament played six-handed for over an hour before the elimination of Chris Bolek and it was another two hours before Carter Myers would be eliminated in fifth place. Just a few hands later brought the elimination of day two chipleader, Dimitar Yosifov.
Three-handed play saw chips moving back and forth with Dombrowski trying to take control but Mathew Moore and Jesse McEuen were playing back and finding hands. It took McEuen and Dombrowski with all the money in the middle each holding ace-high before another elimination would occur. Dombrowski made a flush on the river to send McEuen to the rail in thrid place and set up a heads up match with Moore.
The 2 1/2 hour heads up match saw chips going back and forth but Dombrowski never gave up the lead. In the end, Moore made a move with but Dombrowski was ahead with his . The board was kind to Dombrowski and Moore was eliminated in 2nd place taking home $215,578 for his efforts. While this may be Dombrowski's first WSOP final table, it is his 16th WSOP cash and he has found success both online and in live tournament play, even laying claim to a WSOP circuit ring. Find out a bit more about Dombrowski in his winner's interview with Kristy Arnett.
Here is how the final table finished:
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Chris Dombrowski
$346,332
2nd
Mathew Moore
$215,578
3rd
Jesse McEuen
$149,850
4th
Dimitar Yosifov
$107,922
5th
Carter Myers
$78,876
6th
Chris Bolek
$58,348
7th
Matt Seer
$43,730
8th
Mike Pickett
$33,191
9th
Jonathan Thompson
$25,448
Now that another gold bracelet has been awarded, our coverage of Event #30: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em is complete. Stay with PokerNews.com for all the latest coverage coming to you from the 44th Annual World Series of Poker.