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Andrew Frankenberger wins WPT Legends of Poker
Posted by: Jo Martin - Sat, 2010-08-28 16:06
It took him 5 grueling days of green felt action in the Bicycle Casino in LA, but in the end, it was all worth it for Andy Frankenberger, the previously unheard-of player who won the WPT’s 2010 Legends of Poker last week. Even though specialists would hardly consider him a favorite at the start of the
poker tournament, by clinching the chip lead on Days 2, 3 and 4, he provided plenty of proof regarding his skills.
Thanks to his skillful maneuvers, he was the one who started the final table with a solid chip lead. He soon lost his advantage though as Tom Lee took over.
Frank Brunetti had started the final day of action as one of the large stacks, but he withered away in the opening stages of the final stretch and thusly hit the rail as the first victim of the final table.
Jared Jaffee was the next player to head to the rail, followed shortly by Tom Braband. Kyle Wilson was the one responsible for Braband’s elimination. Braband still picked up more than $109k for his efforts though, becoming the first player to reach a 6-figures in the event.
As the three-handed stage kicked off, Frankenberger found himself the short-stack. He did fight back though and refused to be eliminated. Tom Lee was the one who succumbed instead, heading to the payout booth to pick up the $174,772 for his 3rd place.
Because he was the one who had eliminated Lee, Frankenberger quickly went from short-stack to a 4-1 chip advantage at the start of the heads-up stage. Kyle Wilson had no choice but to force an early double-up against Frankenberger to stay in the game, and he tried just that a mere 6 hands into two-handed play. Unfortunately for him, his Ad, 3d proved to be no match for Frankenberger’s Ac,9c and the tournament was over.
