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9H 8S 2C
JD
QD

Win Pre-Flop Win Post-Flop Win Post-Turn

Starting Stack: 3,200,000

9C 6C
36.13 % 53.03 % 11.36 %

Brandon Hall

Win Pre-Flop Win Post-Flop Win Post-Turn

Starting Stack: 3,840,000

JS TD
62.77 % 46.97 % 88.64 % Winner!
Posted On: Oct 22, 2009
Outcome

Final table, heads up, with the blinds at 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante, Mizrachi raised to 180,000 form the button, Hall called in the big blind. On the flop, Hall checked, Mizrachi bet 225,000, Hall raised to 725,000, Mizrachi went all in, Hall called.

Analysis

Heads-up play progressed relatively quickly, as the two finalists agreed on a money deal, and even elected to skip the 30,000-60,000 level and proceed directly to 40,000-80,000. Hall absorbed Mizrachi's button-raise with two Broadway cards and flopped an open-ended straight draw to go along with two overcards to the board. He intended to check-raise the preflop raiser, who obliged with a continuation-bet once it was checked over. Hall popped it up, but Mizrachi had made top pair and stood his ground in spite of the check-raise and marginal kicker he held. The turn put Hall in the lead, and Mizrachi was eliminated in second for $414,680 plus an amount secured by the deal. Hall started the day at his first live final table in last chip position, but he patiently captured all of the chips in play to win his first major event at just 20 years of age, adding to his already impressive résumé of online achievements.