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Hand 171 Final Hand
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Michael Simon (button) goes all-in and Jason Stern (big blind) calls.
Simon shows K
4
Stern shows J8
The flop comes A
Q3. Simon in the lead with his K.
The turn J pairs Stern, up giving him the lead.
The river K gives Simon the victory, crowning him the 2006 World Poker Challenge.
Jason Stern, our second place finisher, earns $529,300.
Michael Simon earns $1,052,890 and an automatic entry to the end of the year WPT Championship held at the Bellagio Casino.
10:48 PM, 03/30/06
Hand 170 ALL-IN
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Jason Stern (button) goes all-in and Michael Simon calls him. The both held K-7 offsuit. The board comes A-10-A-9-3 with neither player making a flush to win. Both players chopped the pot.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Reno Hilton, World Poker Challenge, Season IV10:40 PM, 03/30/06
Hand 169
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Michael Simon (button) folds to Jason Stern (big blind).
Sorted In: Tournaments, Reno Hilton, World Poker Challenge, Season IV10:38 PM, 03/30/06
Hand 168 ALL-IN
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Jason Stern (button) goes all-in and Michael Simon (big blind) folds to him.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Reno Hilton, World Poker Challenge, Season IV10:37 PM, 03/30/06
Hand 167 ALL-IN
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Michael Simon (button) raises to 1.1 million, Jason Stern (big blind) goes all-in, and Simon calls him.
Simon shows J10
Stern shows QJ
The flop comes K105. Simon flops a pair and Stern flops an open-end straight draw.
The turn 7 is a blank for both players. Stern needs a Queen, Nine, or Ace to win the tournament
The river 3 allows Simon to take an overwhelming lead against Stern.
10:29 PM, 03/30/06
Hand 166
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Jason Stern (button) limps in and Michael Simon checks behind him.
The flop comes 1066. Both players checks.
The turn Q. Simon checks, Stern bets out 400k, and Simon folds.
10:23 PM, 03/30/06
Hand 165
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Michael Simon (button) raises to 800k and Jason Stern folds to him.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Reno Hilton, World Poker Challenge, Season IV10:22 PM, 03/30/06
Hand 164 ALL-IN
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Jason Stern (button) goes all-in and Michael Simon (big blind) calls.
Stern shows AK
Simon shows K6
The flop comes 754. Simon has an open-ended straight draw on the flop
The turn 10 is a blank for both players.
The river 6 allows Simon to double up the pot with a pair of sixes.
10:21 PM, 03/30/06
Hand 163
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Michael Simon (button) folds to Jason Stern (big blind).
Sorted In: Tournaments, Reno Hilton, World Poker Challenge, Season IV10:17 PM, 03/30/06
Hand 162 ALL-IN
Level 26: -400, 50,000 ante
Jason Stern (button) raises to 900k and Michael Simon (big blind) calls.
The flop comes 1096. Simon bets out 400k and Stern goes all-in. Simon folds and Stern wins the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
10:16 PM, 03/30/06
