Yevgeniy Timoshenko Wins the 2009 WPT World Championship
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
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12:42 AM, 04/26/09
Hand #144: Yevgeniy Timoshenko Wins the WPT World Championship ($2,149,960)
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Azor raises to 800,000, Timoshenko moves all in, and Azor quickly calls with Q
10
. Timoshenko shows A
3
.
The flop comes Q
J
7
, and Azor pairs his queen to take the lead. The turn card is the K
, and Timoshenko picks up a gutshot straight draw to go with his overcard.
The river card is -- the 10
!
Yevgeniy Timoshenko catches a ten on the river to win the pot -- and the tournament -- with an ace-high straight. Ran Azor finishes in second place, earning $1,446,265.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko wins the Season VII WPT World Championship, earning $2,149,960, a Bellagio bracelet, and a WPT bracelet.
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10:27 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #129: Ran Azor Doubles Through Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Timoshenko moves all in, and Azor immediately calls with K
K
. Timoshenko shows 2
2
, and he'll need to improve to win the tournament here.
The board comes A
9
6
5
5
, and Azor doubles up with his pocket kings.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 27,875,000
Ran Azor - 5,950,000
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09:43 PM, 04/25/09
Nine In A Row
Level 29: 120,000-240,000, 20,000 ante
Timoshenko has won the past nine hands while Azor falls to under 4,000,000.
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09:26 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #122: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 29: 120,000-240,000, 20,000 ante
Azor limps for 240,000, and Timoshenko checks. They check to the turn on a board of 8
7
2
4
, Timoshenko bets 300,000, Azor raises to 660,000, and Timoshenko calls.
The river card is the 5
, and both players check. Timoshenko shows 6-2 to win the pot with an eight-high straight, and Azor mucks.
Pot Size - 1,840,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 30,110,000
Ran Azor - 3,700,000
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09:26 PM, 04/25/09
Heads Up: 50 Hands
Level 29: 120,000-240,000, 20,000 ante
After playing about 50 hands of heads-up poker Yevgeniy Timoshenko continues to extend his lead. He has chipped away at Azor, taking about four million from him since hand #64. Timoshenko has been playing an aggressive small ball strategy, where he makes a lot of min raises pre flop and underbets on the flop to earn mostly small pots.
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09:19 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #117: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 29: 120,000-240,000, 20,000 ante
Timoshenko limps for 240,000, Azor raises to 840,000, and Timoshenko asks, "You don't want to see a flop?" Azor says, "No, I have a good hand." Timoshenko says, "I call," and Azor says, "Good."
They check to the turn on a board of Q
9
3
10
, Azor checks, Timoshenko thinks for a while and bets 1,050,000, and Azor folds. Timoshenko takes the pot.
Pot Size - 1,720,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 28,270,000
Ran Azor - 5,540,000
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09:17 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #96: Yevgeniy Timoshenko Takes a Pot Worth 8.7 Million
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Azor raises to 650,000, and Timoshenko calls. The flop comes 10
7
4
, Azor bets 700,000, Timoshenko raises to 2.1 million, and Azor calls. There is already 5.54 million in the pot.
The turn card is the K
, and both players check. The river card is the 10
, Timoshenko checks, Azor bets 1.6 million, Timoshenko thinks for more than a minute and raises to 7 million. Azor thinks for about 30 seconds and folds. Yevgeniy Timoshenko takes the biggest pot of the heads-up match.
Pot Size - 8,740,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 26,525,000
Ran Azor - 7,285,000
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08:20 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #89: Ran Azor
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Timoshenko raises to 450,000, and Azor calls. They check to the turn on a board of J
10
9
A
, Azor bets 560,000, and Timoshenko calls. The river card is the 7
, Azor bets 800,000, and Timoshenko calls.
Azor shows 10
8
to win the pot with a jack-high straight, and Timoshenko mucks.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 23,405,000
Ran Azor - 10,405,000
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08:02 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #84: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 28: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Azor raises to 650,000, and Timoshenko calls. The flop comes 9
6
3
, Timoshenko checks, Azor bets 550,000, and Timoshenko raises to 1,450,000. Azor folds, and Timoshenko takes the pot.
Pot Size - 2,440,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 25,925,000
Ran Azor - 7,885,000
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07:53 PM, 04/25/09