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Mike Spegal Wins Event #4 at the WSOP A Nine-Year Anniversary Is Highlighted With Gold When Spegal Wins the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em Event. At times life gets in the way of life. This may sound like a misguided rhetorical statement, but to Mike Spegal, this statement makes a lot of sense right now. Spegal won his first gold bracelet last night in the $1,500 pot-limit hold'em event at the World Series of Poker. It also happened to be the evening of his ninth wedding anniversary. "I had reservations at the Eiffel Tower [restaurant]. I also had two tickets that I purchased to see Howie Mandel at nine o'clock. Of course, that didn't happen," said Spegal.

With his wife at his side to cheer him on, Spegal defeated an impressive final table that also featured Marco Traniello, Eric "Rizen" Lynch, Jon Friedberg, and Gavin Smith. "I just wanted to play the best cards I possibly [could]. I wasn't going to try to bluff the pot. I wasn't going to try to bluff these players at what they do for a living," said Spegal. He took home the gold bracelet and $252,290 after defeating Smith in a heads-up face-off.

Here is how the action played out during the heads-up match from the CardPlayer.com hourly logs:

Heads Up! The heads-up match was set after the elimination of Jon Friedberg and the chip counts were as follows:

Mike Spegal: $1,245,000 Gavin Smith: $1,105,000

Both players were introduced to the crowd, and the fans went wild with applause when Smith was introduced. The massive stack of cash sat between the two players, with $252,290 and a gold bracelet on the line. Smith struck the first blow of the match when he picked up a substantial pot with a $250,000 bet on a board of Ad 10h 6s 8c 2h. Smith centered a very focused stare on his opponent while Spegal pondered the call. Smith cupped his hands over his mouth and only removed them when Spegal conceded his hand.

Spegal Increases his Lead Over the next 10 hands, Spegal was able to increase his chip lead over Smith to $1.4 million against $900,000. Many hands went to a flop, but there were no showdowns as the players traded punches during the stretch.

Million Dollar Pot…Not! With Ah 8c 6h 3d 8s sitting on the board, Smith bet the pot, which was currently $180,000. Spegal then re-popped to $360,000. The pot was now its very own millionaire and Smith stood up to count his chips. A call would put his tournament life at risk. He decided to take this risk and Spegal flipped over 8d 4d. The crowd made a combined sound that can best be described as a combined gasp, cheer, sigh, and scream in unison when Smith also turned over 8-4. They chopped up the pot and the two players would continue their quest for the third bracelet of the WSOP when the dinner break concluded an hour and a half later.

The Poker Brat Arrives The players returned from dinner break a few minutes after 9 p.m. and their chip stacks were announced to the crowd: Smith Smith: $770,000 Spegal Spegal: $1,580,000 A few hands into the action, Phil Hellmuth walked to the stage to check up on Smith. He was announced to the crowd and received a random assortment of applause. Hellmuth then set up shop near one of the bleachers to watch the heads-up action.

The Century Club Brings a Cautious Approach The century mark was eclipsed on a hand that was noteworthy for no other reason and play continued. Action continued on quietly and Spegal picked up $200,000 off Smith with a 10- high straight. This gave Spegal a more than 2-to-1 chip lead. This quiet manner of play continued throughout the first half hour of the second act. Not too much happened and both players seemed to be waiting to pick up a monster hand before they switched from this cautious approach.

Smith Climbs Back Into Contention, Then Falls off the Mountain The match continued and Smith was able to become a factor once again by picking up a $360,000 pot with a pot-sized river bet that received no call. He then showed trip aces to pick up a $500,000 pot. Spegal stalled this climb when he picked up a $630,000 pot on the next hand, though.

Spegal Spegal Wins Event #4 ($252,290) Smith now had $415,000 left in front of him and he moved it all in on the following hand. Spegal made the call and flipped over As10s. Smith turned over pocket fives and the board was dealt Jd 6s 3s Qs Kd. Smith was eliminated in second place and he will take home $155,645 in prize money. That first bracelet continues to elude one of poker’s superstar players. Spegal won the gold bracelet for the $1,500 pot-limit hold’em event, and in addition he will take home $252,290. Cardplayer.com

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Tom Schneider Wins WSOP Event #5 Schneider Defeats a Loaded Field to Win the $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better Event

High buy-in mixed tournaments generally attract higher-profile players and the final table of the Omaha/seven-card stud eight-or-better event did not disappoint. It started off with some of the best in the world, but in the end only one player, Tom Schneider, outlasted the rest to win his first WSOP bracelet. Schneider defeated well-known professionals Annie Duke, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, David Benyamine, John “The Razor” Phan, and Chris Bell to take home a first prize of $214,347. It was Schneider’s third World Series of Poker and he proved the old adage correct. The third time was the charm.

Schneider needed just an hour to eliminate his final opponent, Ed Tonnellier. Tonnellier’s second-place finish was good for $118,456. Hailing from Windsor, California, Tonnellier is a limit hold’em and Omaha specialist. He has multiple cashes in limit hold’em and Omaha eight-or-better tournaments. The two finalists couldn’t have taken more diverse paths to reach heads-up play. Schneider entered the final table as the chip leader, while Tonnellier began as the short stack at the table.

When play got down to three-handed, Tonnellier doubled up through Duke and used that momentum to challenge for the bracelet. Schneider and his dominant stack were too much to handle, though. He took a massive pot from Tonnellier on the first hand of heads-up play and never looked back. Schneider wore Tonnellier down to just three $1,000 chips, which forced him all in on every hand. Tonnellier then hit a run of lucky cards, and ran his stack back up to $25,000.

On the final hand both players were all in when Schneider completed. He was dealt As Qh 4s and Tonnellier Kd Kh 2h. Fourth street brought Schneider the Ac and Tonnellier the 9h. With the rail calling for an ace, sixth street complied and gave Schneider the Ad. Schneider took the lead in the hand with that card. It also brought Tonnellier the 3h and he picked up two pair with a flush draw to boot. Tonnellier's seventh street card didn't matter however, when Schneider filled up with the 4c. Schneider won the hand and took down his first WSOP bracelet.

Quelle: cardplayer.com

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