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WSOP-C Atlantic City final table report
Posted by: James Carter. - Mon, 2009-03-16 06:29
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WSOP Circuit’s Atlantic City event saw an extremely interesting final table. Though at first glance, the 9 players who remained in contention for the championship ring were all virtual unknowns in the poker world, at a closer look it was clear that this would be a tough and extremely disputed final table indeed. Between them, the 9 survivors had a WSOP championship bracelet, an Aruba Poker Classic Championship win and more than 6 WSOP final table presences.
At the end of the day, it was Canada’s Samuel Chartier who claimed the ring, the 2009 WSOP Main Event entry and the first prize of $322,944.
At the beginning of the final table hostilities, it was Alex Bolotin who held the chip lead, but Frank Vizza came out firing on all cylinders and soon took over.
The first elimination of the final table came at the expense of David Zeitlin, who succumbed to Vizza’s killing spree. His 6,6 never saw Vizza’s A,A coming.
Chris Klodnicki, who at a certain point in the competition had held the chip lead, was the next to go. Frank Vizza’s pocket Kings made short work of his pocket Jacks and he was done in 8th place.
The sizzling action which characterized the early stage of the final table cooled down after the first two eliminations. Jason Young made a carefully calculated move when he shoved all-in on his pair of Jacks against Samuel Chartier’s Kc,Qc. The all-in move was made on the flop, which gave Chartier two more clubs for the flush draw. The turn brought about another club and Young’s tournament fate was sealed.
Matt Brady headed to the rail in 6th, followed by the early final table chip leader, Alex Bolotin. Michael Michnik exited in 4th, and to a general surprise, it was Frank Vizza who was bounced in third, shortly after the break.
Chartier went into the heads-up stage against John Nixon with a solid chip lead. It only took him a few hands to settle the issue. The final hand of the event had Chartier’s A,J go up against Nixon’s A,10 on a board of A,J,5,5,10.
