Sat Jun 02 21:03:00 -0700 2007
Shawn Buchanan wins the 2007 WPT Mandalay Bay Poker Championship ($768,775)
Jared Hamby moves all in preflop and Shawn Buchanan calls after thinking for a moment. Hamby shows K
8
and Buchanan turns over pocket threes again! The board comes J
7
5
4
A
and Buchanan wins the
WPT championship title! Hamby will take home $459,080 in prize money. Buchanan takes home $768,775 for his first-place finish.
Sat Jun 02 20:54:00 -0700 2007
Turning Point
Shawn Buchanan bets $130,000 from the small blind and Jared Hamby raises $220,000 more. The flop comes Q
9
4
and Hamby fires out $410,000. Buchanan calls. The turn card is the 9
and Hamby bets $600,000. Buchanan calls and the river card is the K
. Both players check and Buchanan turns over pocket threes, wow. Hamby mucks and Buchanan takes a three-to-one chip advantage.
Sat Jun 02 20:44:00 -0700 2007
The Price of Poker Increases
The blinds are now $30,000-$60,000 with a $10,000 ante.
Sat Jun 02 20:38:00 -0700 2007
First Battle
Jared Hamby raises to $145,000 and Shawn Buchanan calls. The flop is dealt Q
8
6
and Hamby bets $150,000. Buchanan calls and the turn is dealt 8
. Hamby fires out $200,000 and Buchanan calls. The 6
is dealt on the river and Hamby checks. Buchanan bets $800,000 and Hamby folds. Buchanan takes down the first large pot in their heads-up war and pulls close to even with Hamby.
Sat Jun 02 20:22:00 -0700 2007
Cold Feet
A board of 9
9
4
7
2
was just checked down to the river, with only a single $40,000 bet on the flop, and Shawn Buchanan took down the pot with A-5. The players are taking a cautious approach here in the early hands of their heads-up match.
Sat Jun 02 20:10:00 -0700 2007
Head's-Up!
Here are the chip counts heading into the head's-up match:
Jared Hamby: $2,800,000
Shawn Buchanan: $1,800,000
Sat Jun 02 20:08:00 -0700 2007
Money Presentation
There is a short break in play for the money presentation.
Sat Jun 02 19:53:00 -0700 2007
David Levi Eliminated in 3rd Place ($229,549)
Shortly after the break, David Levi bets $150,000 and Jared Hamby reraises to $420,000. Levi moves all in and Hamby calls. Hamby shows 9
9
, and Levi flips over 7
7
. The board comes A
J
8
J
3
and Levi is eliminated in third place.
Sat Jun 02 19:49:00 -0700 2007
They're Back
The players are in their seats again and the blinds are $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.
Sat Jun 02 19:36:00 -0700 2007
Short Break
A short break has started to change the tapes.
