WSOP Update, J.C. Tran Collects His Second Bracelet and James Van Alstyne is H.O.R.S.E Champion

17.06.2009, Nine talented players started today's final table, but in the end, J.C. Tran was the last man standing.

Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 30)
Sunday, June 14, 2009 to Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Buy-in: $2,500 Prizepool: $1,002,800 Entries: 436


J.C. Tran

Result 1. JC Tran 2. Jeff Kimber 3. Jean-Philippe Leandri 4. Ross Boatman 5. Dallas Flowers 6. Rami Boukai 7. Chad Layne 8. Theo Jorgensen 9. John Juanda

Play got off to a quick start and never really slowed down throughout the day. John Juanda and Theo Jorgensen both made early exits, busting from the event within the first 90 minutes. Chad Layne was the next to go and we saw the action tighten up as we reached six-handed play. Tran was in control throughout the day though, often dictating the pace of play. Even after he lost a big portion of his stack when he doubled up Jean-Paul Philippe in the middle stages, he continued to play aggressively, and quickly recovered. By the time we were down to four players remaining, Tran had built a comfortable lead and entered heads-up play with Jeff Kimber as a 2-1 favorite. He never lost that lead and finally took the bracelet when he got Kimber to call all in while drawing dead to a made full house. This is Tran's third cash of this year's WSOP and his second career bracelet, coming just a year after the first he earned in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'em tournament.



H.O.R.S.E. (Event 31)
Sunday, June 14, 2009 to Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Buy-in: $1,500 Prizepool: $1,051,050 Entries: 770


James Van Alstyne

Result 1. James Van Alstyne 2. Tad Jurgens 3. Mitch Schock 4. Bryan Micon 5. Shannon Shorr 6. Brian Malcolm 7. Fabrice Soulier 8. Ron 'Schifty' Schiffman 9. Farzad Rouhani 10. Lana Maier

Congratulations to James Van Alstyne, Event #31 Champion! It seemed as though everyone watching was going through a little bit of deja vu as James Van Alstyne was heads up in a H.O.R.S.E. tournament for the second time within one week's time. In Event #21, $3,000 H.O.R.S.E., Van Alstyne went to battle with Zac Fellows, but came out in second place.

Under five days later, he was right back in the final two of another mixed game event. His chip lead going into heads-up play was greater against the much shorter stacked Tad Jurgens. The buy in was also a little smaller this time around, but James was able to finish things off and come out victorious. Once he grabbed hold of the chip lead, it was smooth sailing for Van Alstyne. He ran over his opponents with powerful play and strong hands en route to capturing his first World Series gold bracelet! Along with the bracelet comes nearly $250,000 in prize money to add to his already $3 million plus in career tournament earnings. Congratulations to everyone and especially to the winner, James Van Alstyne. It was a victory well deserved.

Über World Series of Poker (WSOP):

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Die World Series of Poker ist die grösste und prestigeträchtigste Pokerveranstaltung der Welt. Mit einer umfassenden Liste von Turnieren in allen wichtigen Pokervarianten ist die WSOP das am längsten laufende Pokerturnier der Welt und geht auf das Jahr 1970 zurück.

Darüber hinaus hat die WSOP bahnbrechende Allianzen in den Bereichen Rundfunk, digitale Medien und Unternehmenssponsoring gebildet und die Marke mit der Einführung der WSOP Europe im Jahr 2007 und der WSOP Asia-Pacific im Jahr 2013 sowie der WSOP International Circuit Series im Jahr 2015 erfolgreich international ausgebaut.

Ursprünglich wurden die Tourniere in Las Vegas Downtown im Binion's Horseshoe Casino ausgetragen. Im Jahre 2005 kaufte Caesars den Brand WSOP. Seit diesem Datum werden die Pokermeisterschaften im Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino durchgeführt.

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