 Event #29 ( $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em ) is over: John "Razor" Pham captured the first prize worth of $434,789.
It is yet another pro that wins a gold World Series of Poker bracelet this year - lets see if the streak continues. Players started the final table in the following setup:
Seat 1: Sebastian Segovia - 128,500
Seat 2: Alex Bolotin - 534,000
Seat 3: David Singer - 334,000
Seat 4: Thuy Doan - 369,500
Seat 5: John Phan - 396,500
Seat 6: Matt Vengrin - 1,007,500
Seat 7: Stewart Newman - 398,000
Seat 8: Johnny Neckar - 796,000
Seat 9: Tony Dunst - 333,000
After players dropped out of the tournament and we were down to the final two, no one expected what happened in this heads-up! Johnn Phan started with a slight chip lead over Johnny Neckar, with 2,345,000 chips against 1,950,000 chips.
The heads-up looked like it was not going to end ever. After over six hours of chips passing from hand to hand, amazing reads and complicated bluffs players were tired and decided to finish the tournament in an unexpected way: FLIPAMENTS, BABY!!
And then it started. First hand Phan with   vs Neckar's   . Board rolled out    - - and this way Neckar doubled up, taking a chip lead.
By then, players decided to not look at their cards until the last card is dealt: board tables   - - and players flip over their hands:  for Phan and   for Necker, who loses chip lead.
Phan with the chiplead had a 50/50 to win next hand, as the 'kamikaze trend' didn't change - after board reads   - - Neckar doubles up with a  for a pair against  .
After this players decided to return to normal play, and this time it took only few minutes for players to see a final hand ( which was a preflop all-in ).  from Phan against  from Necker. This time the better hand held, as lands on the river to finally settle one of the longest heads-up in the history of the WSOP!
Final results:
1. John Phan $434,789
2. Jonathan Neckar $277,452
3. Matt Vengrin $167,973
4. Alex Bolotin $137,343
5. David Singer $112,641
6. Stewart Newman $88,927
7. Thuy Doan $69,165
8. Tony Dunst $54,344
9. Sebastian Segovia $39,523
By: Defrag
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