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Yevgeniy Timoshenko Wins the 2009 WPT World Championship
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
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 QJ7, 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.
10:27 PM, 04/25/09
10-Minute Break; Official Chip Counts
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
The players take a 10-minute break while the WPT crew puts fresh tapes in their cameras. Official chip counts coming soon:
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 29,700,000
Ran Azor - 4,125,000
10:10 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #143: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Timoshenko asks for a rough count of Azor's chips, and then moves all in. Azor folds, and Timoshenko takes the pot.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 29,875,000
Ran Azor - 3,950,000
10:09 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #142: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Azor limps for 300,000, Timoshenko raises to 800,000, and Azor calls. They check to the river on a board of A
J297, Timoshenko bets 900,000, and Azor folds. Timoshenko takes the pot.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 29,550,000
Ran Azor - 4,275,000
10:08 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #141: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Timoshenko raises to 600,000, and Azor calls. They check to the turn on a board of K1035, Azor bets 425,000, and Timoshenko calls.
The river card pairs the board with the 10, Azor checks, Timoshenko bets 1.5 million, and Azor thinks for more than a minute before he calls. Timoshenko shows 10-2 to win the pot with trip tens, and Azor mucks.
Pot Size - 5,100,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 28,700,000
Ran Azor - 5,125,000
10:06 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #140: Ran Azor
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Azor raises to 650,000, and Timoshenko calls. The flop comes AJ9, Timoshenko checks, Azor bets 800,000, and Timoshenko folds. Azor takes the pot.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 26,150,000
Ran Azor - 7,675,000
09:59 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #139: Ran Azor
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Timoshenko raises to 600,000, and Azor calls. The flop comes Q52, Azor checks, Timoshenko bets 725,000, Azor moves all in, and Timoshenko folds. Ran Azor takes the pot.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 26,825,000
Ran Azor - 7,000,000
09:57 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #138: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Azor folds, and Timoshenko receives a walk.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 28,175,000
Ran Azor - 5,650,000
09:55 PM, 04/25/09
Hand #137: Ran Azor
Level 30: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Timoshenko limps for 300,000, and Azor checks. The flop comes Q95, Azor checks, Timoshenko bets 350,000, Azor moves all in, and Timoshenko folds. Ran Azor takes the pot.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 28,000,000
Ran Azor - 5,825,000
09:55 PM, 04/25/09
