Va Va Vadim

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Wealthy NYC businessman and poker savant Vadim Trincher became the newest WPT Champion last night by defeating wealthy NYC gambler Amnon Filippi and three other east coast rounders to take down the 2009 Foxwoods Poker Classic. In the audience to sweat Vadim were fellow multi-milioniare NYC poker players and WPT champs Nick Schulman and Eugene Katchalov. Seems The Takeover is the one who taught Vadim the game but you can tell in Vadim and Nick's interview with Amanda Leatherman that the teacher feels surpassed by the student.

Amnon Filippi came up short one more time at a WPT final, not only losing his shot at the bracelet but also his best chance at tying John Phan for WPT Player of the Year. The addition of second place prize money ($409,405) made Amnon the 106th millionaire in WPT history so it's not all bad news for Guts this morning.

Lastly, the Muck jinx holds true as our pick to win, Lenny Cortellino, finished in third winning $214,419. Vadim's a natural poker champ, we're a natural cooler. To each his own.

Next stop is Bellagio for the WPT World Championship VII starting next Saturday. We're taking bids on who would like us not to pick them to win the biggest tournament of the season.

*Courtesy of the Muck. The Official Blog of the World Poker Tour.

Vadim Trincher Wins the 2009 Foxwoods Poker Classic

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #221: Vadim Trincher Wins WPT Foxwoods! ($731,079)

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Filippi raises to 175,000, and Trincher calls. The flop comes J55, Trincher checks, Filippi bets 300,000, and Trincher check-raises to 800,000. Amnon thinks for about 20 seconds before he moves all in. Trincher asks for an exact count (1,050,000 more) before he calls with 76 (flush draw). Filippi shows J4 (two pair, jacks and fives), and he'll need it to hold to stay alive.

The turn card is the 8, and Trincher makes his spade flush. Filippi needs a jack or a five on the river to stay alive with a full house.

The river card is the K, and Vadim Trincher wins the pot -- and the tournament -- with a spade flush.

Amnon Filippi finishes as the runner up, earning $409,405.

Vadim Trincher wins the WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic, earning $731,079. That includes his entry into the upcoming WPT World Championship at Bellagio, along with a Foxwoods trophy and a WPT bracelet.

Here are the final table results:

1st:  Vadim Trincher  -  $731,079
2nd:  Amnon Filippi  -  $409,405
3rd:  Lenny Cortellino  -  $214,449
4th:  Matt Casterella  -  $138,905
5th:  Alex Perelberg  -  $106,007

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Hand #220: Vadim Trincher

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Trincher raises to 200,000, and Filippi calls. They check to the turn on a board of AK65, Filippi bets 300,000, and Trincher calls. The river card is the 9, Filippi checks, Trincher bets 500,000, and Filippi calls. Trincher shows Q7 to win the pot with a queen-high flush, and Filippi mucks.

Pot Size  -  2,020,000

Vadim Trincher  -  5,815,000
Amnon Filippi  -  2,045,000

Hand #219: Amnon Filippi

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Filippi raises to 200,000, and Trincher folds.

Vadim Trincher  -  4,805,000
Amnon Filippi  -  3,055,000

Hand #218: Amnon Filippi

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Trincher limps for 80,000, and Filippi checks. The flop comes 1074, Filippi checks, Trincher bets 80,000, and Filippi raises to 225,000, and Trincher calls. The turn card is the 6, Filippi bets 350,000, and Trincher calls. There is already 1.33 million in the pot.

The river card is the 10, and both players check. Filippi shows K-10 to win the pot with trip tens, and Trincher mucks.

Vadim Trincher  -  4,895,000
Amnon Filippi  -  2,965,000

Hand #217: Vadim Trincher

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Filippi limps for 80,000, and Trincher checks. The flop comes KQ2, Trincher bets 100,000, and Filippi calls. The turn card is the 8, Trincher bets 250,000, and Filippi folds.

Vadim Trincher  -  5,570,000
Amnon Filippi  -  2,290,000

10-Minute Break

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

The players take a 10-minute break with 19 minutes left in Level 26. Here are the official chip counts:

Vadim Trincher  -  5,380,000
Amnon Filippi  -  2,480,000

Hand #216: Vadim Trincher

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Trincher limps for 80,000, and Filippi checks. The flop comes 1042, Filippi checks, Trincher bets 80,000, and Filippi folds.

Vadim Trincher  -  5,380,000
Amnon Filippi  -  2,480,000

Hand #215: Amnon Filippi

Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Filippi limps for 80,000, and Trincher checks. They check to the turn on a board of Q66A, Trincher bets 80,000, Filippi raises to 200,000, and Trincher folds.

Vadim Trincher  -  5,290,000
Amnon Filippi  -  2,570,000