| Buy-In: | $5,000 |
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| Prize Pool: | $1,207,900 |
| Entrants: | 257 |
Event 18 - World Championship Limit Hold'em
- Jun 10, '07 - Jun 12, '07
Updates on Final Day (Jun 12, 07)
Saro Getzoyan Wins Event #18 ($333,379)
When the players got down to the heads-up match, a dinner break was taken for half an hour.
Geoff Sanford: $970,000
One of the legs at the final table must have been too short, because Getzoyan has shown an uncanny ability to collect chips. Sanford and Getzoyan got involved in a huge pot with J
4
2
J 7
out on the table. There was also $800,000 in the pot. Sanford flipped over A Q, but Getzoyan showed dwon pocket tens to take down the massive pot. Sanford was knocked down to just $560,000 after the hand.Call it a Comeback?
Over the next half hour Sanford fought back to even, and he even took a slight chip lead at one point. On a board of 10
8
6 7 Sanford bet $100,000 and Getzoyan called. The river brought the 10 and Sanford led out again for $100,000. Getzoyan called and Sanford flipped over 8 5. Getzoyan mucked his hand and the chip counts were now $1.5 million to $1.3 million, advantage Sanford.The Final Countdown
The pendulum of momentum then swung back Getzoyan's way and Sanford was down to $800,000. He was then knocked down to $400,000 with 5
2 2 7 3 on the board. "I'm going to have to pay you off," said Sanford as he made a crying call on the river with $700,000 already in the pot. Getzoyan flipped over A 3 and the prophecy was fulfilled.Leaving On a Jet Plane
A flop of J
8 4 sat on the table when action was four bet and Sanford was all in. He flipped over 9 8 and Getzoyan turned over Q J. The turn and river cards were dealt Q 7 and Sanford was eliminated in second place. He took home $200,511 in prize money. That made Getzoyan the winner of the $5,000 limit hold'em world championship. He walked away with the gold bracelet and $333,379 in prize money. Getzoyan looked overwhelmed, as he smiled from ear to ear, and displayed the new piece of hardware on his wrist. The celebration will be short for Getzoyan though, he will now attempt to catch a red-eye into Boston for work in the morning.
Hour Four Log
Sanford and Thor Go To War
7
4 and 
. Hansen led out this time and J. Hansen turned over the 7 6 and the 10
was dealt on the river.
3 and Getzoyan turned over J 7. The board was dealt 7 6 4 2 7. Hansen was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $93,008 in prize money.
William Thorsson: $750,000
Geoff Sanford: $650,000
9 3. Getzoyan checked, and and K on the turn and river. Getzoyan turned over J 10 and
5 and 8. The flop was no help to Thorsson and he finished in third place. He took home $136,493 in prize money.
Hour Three Log
Gee Ignored by the Poker Gods
6 4. Getzoyan bet and Gee called. The 3 was peeled off the deck on the turn and Gee raised. Getzoyan called and the river brought the 4. Getzoyan flipped over pocket aces, and Gee turned over pocket kings. Gee slammed his fist on the table when fortune failed to smile upon him. The pot gave Getzoyan $880,000 and Gee was knocked down to 100,000.
7 a few hand later. Hansen called with10 10. Any hope that Gee had of surviving was crushed by the 10 on the river. Gee was eliminated in fifth place and he took home $68,850 in prize money.
8 8 and Thorsson led out. Hansen called and then was dealt on the turn and rolled on the river and this time 7 for the full house and
The players then went on a fifteen minute break.
Hour Two Log
David Gee Doubles Up
9 7 and Gee check-raised Koral, who made the call. The turn brought the Q and Gee bet the remainder of his chips. Koral called and Gee turned over 10 9 for two pair. Koral flipped over Q J, but he received no help when the 5 hit on the river. Gee doubled up on the hand to survive.
8 2, and Koral checked. Gee bet and Koral check-raised. Gee called and 9 was dealt on the turn. Koral bet the last of his chips and Gee called. When the dust settled, Koral was all in and he flipped over pocket sevens. Gee made a straight with the nine on the turn and Koral was eliminated in sixth place. He took home $54,356 in prize money.
3 2 7 8. 8. Hansen mucked.
Hour One Log
Gabriel Nassif Eliminated in
10 2 and Gabriel Nassif raised. Geoff Sanford and Nassif then reraised each other until all of Nassif’s chips were in the pot. K and Nassif turned over K 9. The turn and river brought the A 5 to give
6 3. Todd was all in after a series of raising took place. Todd flipped over A K. Sanford turned over pocket threes. An ace was peeled off the deck on the turn, but it was not enough for Todd, who was eliminated in eighth place when no help came on the river either. He took home $30,198 in pirze money.
5 3 and Thorsson called. The 6 was dealt on the turn and Dehkhargani moved all in. Thorsson made the call. He flipped over 9. The river card was no help and Dehkharghani was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $41,069 in prize money.