Keith "DaMurdera3" Ferrera Wins the 2009 Wynn Classic Poker Championship ($255,000)
Mar 18, '09
By making trip aces on the final hand, Keith Ferrera is the 2009 Wynn Classic Poker Champion. In a post tournament interview, Ferrera credited a few tough players at the table, including runner-up Kyle Wilson, but felt that the overall competition wasn't as tough as the average final table of a $100 rebuy online.
This was Ferrera's third final table of the series, after finishing sixth and seventh in events no. 6 and no. 7, respectively. Ferrera cashed for six figures at the Bellagio last summer, but this is by far his largest score to date. Congratulations to the champion.
Player Tags: Keith Ferrera
Kyle Wilson Eliminated in 2nd Place ($249,000)
Mar 18, '09
After a series of preflop raises, both players get it all in. Keith Ferrera showed A
J
but Kyle Wilson held the dominating JJ
.
The best hand didn't matter much, however, because the board came A
54A3, giving Ferrera the pot and the tournament.
Wilson was eliminated in second place and earned $249,000.
Player Tags: Kyle Wilson, Keith Ferrera
Keith Ferrera Applies the Pressure
Mar 18, '09
On a board of 994105 with about 150,000 in the pot, Kyle Wilson bets 125,000. Keith Ferrera moves all in and Wilson agonizingly goes into the tank.
Wilson has about 850,000 behind, the same amount he started heads up play with. Wilson eventually mucks 96 and Ferrera silently pushes his cards toward the dealer, taking the pot and putting them back where they started.
Player Tags: Kyle Wilson, Keith Ferrera
Cory Zeidman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($210,000)
Mar 18, '09
On a flop of 972 Cory Zeidman is all in holding KQ looking for yet another flush with overcards. Except this time he's up against Keith Ferrera's A8.
The turn and river come 5J and Ferrera's ace high holds to eliminate Zeidman in third place, earning $210,000.
Player Tags: Cory Zeidman, Keith Ferrera
Ed Perry Eliminated in 4th Place ($80,704)
Mar 18, '09
Ed Perry moved all in holding KQ and was called by Keith Ferrera's JJ. The board came 73254 and Ferrera's overpair held to take the pot and bring his stack over 1 million again.
Perry is eliminated in 4th place and earns $80,704.
Player Tags: Keith Ferrera, Ed Perry
Cory Zeidman Doubles Through Keith Ferrera
Mar 18, '09
On a flop of A73 Cory Zeidman is all in and gets called by Keith Ferrera.
Zeidman shows 65 for a spade draw with an inside straight draw. Ferrera shows A5 and is looking for it to hold to get to three-handed play.
Instead, the turn and river come 810 giving Zeidman his winning flush and a pot worth 925,000. Ferrera is now down to 620,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Cory Zeidman, Keith Ferrera
Ed Perry Doubles Up
Mar 18, '09
On the first hand back from break, Ed Perry moves all in for 165,000 and is called by Keith Ferrera. Perry shows 10-8 and is behind to Ferrera's A-2, but the flop gives Perry two pair and it holds to double him up to about 350,000.
Player Tags: Keith Ferrera, Ed Perry
Alex Melnikow Eliminated in 7th Place ($30,264)
Mar 18, '09
Alex Melnikow was all in holding pocket sixes against Keith Ferrera's pocket jacks. The board came K10410Q and Ferrera's jacks held up to bust Melnikow in seventh place, earning $30,264.
With that pot, Ferrera is up above 1 million in chips.
Player Tags: Alex Melnikow, Keith Ferrera
Evan McNiff Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,176)
Mar 18, '09
Evan McNiff found himself all in holding pocket eights and up against the pocket tens of Keith Ferrera.
The board rolled out A776K and McNiff was eliminated in ninth place, earning $20,176.
Ferrera now has over 450,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Keith Ferrera, Evan McNiff
Keith Ferrera Doubles Through Alex Melnikow
Mar 18, '09
Alex Melnikow raised to 20,000 in early position and Keith Ferrera called from the hijack. The flop came 854 and Melnikow continued with a bet of 22,000.
Ferrera took his time before he raised to 59,000. Melnikow then put his opponent all in and Ferrera called all in for his last 132,500.
Melnikow didn't look pleased with the call but he was happy to see that his A10 was ahead of Ferrera's KQ. The turn and river came JQ, however, and Ferrera doubled up courtesty of the pair he made on the river.
Melnikow took a major hit to his stack and he now has 185,000.
Player Tags: Alex Melnikow, Keith Ferrera
Keith Ferrera raised to 2,100 under the gun and David Baker made the call on the button preflop. Aaron Jones also made the call on the big blind and the flop was dealt 10