WSOP Main Event Final – Habemus Heinz!
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Pius Heinz won the Main Event of WSOP 2011th A milestone in the history of poker, not only from the German perspective. There was a final table where all players were not as strong as expected. Pius Heinz already.
There were once two very special nights in Las Vegas. After nearly four months of waiting, so much tension had built up, the air vibrated with the Penn & Teller Theatre.
All players had their fans to some more, some less. The largest was the entourage of Ben Lamb, Loudest, at least temporarily by Eoghan O’Dea. No surprise, the Irish fans singing potential is well known to us from soccer stadiums.
The first, last
Sam Holden Last was the chip went into the finals and there could also align anything. No. 51 was the last hand of the young Englishman. In this hand he sought with AJ the doubler, but was paid just by AK (Lamb) and retired. Nevertheless, Holden showed the typical fairness for an Englishman.
“Of course I’m disappointed,” Holden told us right after his retirement, “but I’m sure in a few days and certainly within a few years, I’m going to remember this here as a great result and a fantastic experience.”
Sam Holden, No. 9, $ 782,115
The disappointing
Anton Makijewski was noticed in the course of the tournament not only by extremely aggressive play, but also by his conviction that he was too aggressive play for not so promising. Somehow it had managed the Ukrainians to see this apparent contradiction a good balance.
Makijeweski could have become the youngest WSOP champion, but he was too passive at the final table. Only four hands Makijewski played until his retirement against Pius Heinz. That he barely got good cards, had been for the Ukrainians to the finals no real problem, but given the environment and the media presence, he seemed a bit confused.
Makijewski did not take it too seriously, with 21 years now so he can open all the possibilities. His reading skills he demonstrated when he unwittingly predicted the outcome of the tournament pretty much: “I have already said before the November Nine were determined. Ben Lamb is good, but Pius Heinz is better”
Anton Makijewski, No. 8, $ 1,010,015
Bob Bounahra, The oldest player at the table, was run over by the young professionals more or less. After a brief high could the likeable man from Belize to defend themselves against the constant attacks and hardly gave off chip to chip.
He tried his luck finally with A-5, but Stazko interpreted the situation correctly and paid with A-9. The board was conceivable harmless 7-6-2 – K – 6 Bounahra from different without losing his good humor. It is said that he had been a big club in Belize reserved for his party.
Bob Bounahra, No. 7, $ 1,314,097
The disappointed
Eoghan O’Dea Second was the chip came to the final table and had certainly more calculated than 6th place. For the Irishman, whose father had two final table of the WSOP Main Event had been sitting, things soon turned for the worse, and the person responsible for Pius said Heinz.
As yet, all nine players at the table, sat on a board trying O’Dea 8♣ 8♦ 4♣ # 2♣Heinz to push with a bet of 8.2 million on hand. O’Dea held AQ, but Heinz was out with a pair of ladies and had no intention of abandoning them.
He finally won the biggest pot so far and 44 million chips, while O’Dea was suddenly the short stack and is no longer recovered from this blow. Later he got unlucky again a pot against Ben Lamb with A-9 to Q-8, and shortly thereafter retired from O’Dea against Stazko.
Eoghan O’Dea, No. 6, $ 1,720,831
Phil Collins, the man with the famous name showed on the final table almost no impulses. He had in earlier days his table still dominated at times, he apparently had no choice in the final powder more.
Collins was back in the finals of the time, never got into the rhythm and had to watch as his chip stack dwindled away. In the end, he met with A-7s on Heinz’s pocket nines and retired from singing and soundless. This was however not for the fans who greeted the end of their stars with “In the air tonight”. But not with “One More Night”.
Phil Collins, No. 5, $ 2,269,599
Matt Giannetti was particularly disappointed about his resignation. The pro from Texas was visibly shaken when he had to leave his place.
“I am not come here to be fourth,” he said. “I’ll get drunk now bestial, but mainly because I’m so depressed. “And then I want a few days to hear anymore of poker.”
Giannetti chip was second in another four players, but then lost three hands in succession against Pius Heinz before him, Ben Lamb said the rabbit punch. With A-7s Lamb was for 26 million chips all-in, Giannetti was significantly better with the boys hand. Lamb had been on the turn but a flush together and Giannetti took off most of his chips. Lamb it was, which caused a poker kings for the final out of the WPT-Malta-winner.
Matt Giannetti, # 4, $ 3,012,700
The Three Musketeers
Ben Lamb and Martin Staszko provided in the final for a spectacular start. Coup in the very first hand, the two to the All-in, and the showdown we got to see a classic race.
Lambs KJ ran against the pair of sevens Stazko. Lamb could not find any help on the board and not only three-quarters of his stack, but also lost the aura of invincible, he was in the days preceding the main event had been reported.
Same in the second hand Staszko even took over the chip lead by Heinz, who had but a few minutes earlier had more chips than his two opponents combined.
With pocket kings themselves did not play by the Czech Heinz with KQ. Although the board 9-A-6 – 9 – J and thus showed auswies one over card, paid Stazko the bluff-raise on the river from Heinz and took the lead.
Two more hands later eliminated Staszko Lamb. The Czech had taken up another pair, Jacks, this time, and Lamb was with Q-6-all in just to get to any call. He was, however, and (felt) for the second and last time Lamb missed the board and thus the doubler, the title and his big dream.
Ben Lamb said goodbye with style and friendly. He wished the two finalists good luck and left the room smiling.
Ben Lamb, 3rd place, $ 4,021,138
What a couple of minutes after a short shrift looked like, had now developed to an unequal, but that’s why all the more exciting contest.
Pius Heinz’s strategy was to constantly put pressure on him to wear down the Czechs and Sun Staszko chose a more conservative way of playingLost more hands than he won, but did not get out of the rest.
The young German was determined to decide the tournament now for yourself and covered several times. Several times he had Staszko on the brink of defeat, but then played a hand and lost a big pot. Staszko successfully focused on winning only the big hands, and countered Heinz’s way of playing it most efficiently.
And for all those who sing the praises of aggressive play and keep everything else out of date: Staszko started the heads-up with 117 to 89 million chips. After some hemming and hawing, he extended his lead over four hours away from 161 million to 45 million. Total appeared Stazko mentally the strongestTo be constant.
In the end it was the Audacity of Pius Heinz, Who was rewarded. The German won two hands pre-flop with 3-bets, and prepared to speak before the leadership change.
Then came No. 293rd hand Staszko limped from the button (blinds (1.2 million / 2.4 Mio./300k), Heinz increased to 7.9 million and got the call. Etnscheidung The fell on the flop T♣ K♠ 7♣. Heinz sat Staszko increased, Heinz pushed all-in paid and the Czech! 161.5 million chips provided for the biggest pot of the tournament.
At the showdown, the audience were amazed not bad Straszko held Q♣ 9♣ and so flush and straight draws, Heinz showed A♥ Q♥ and so ace high with inside straight draw.
Enthusiasm for the German fans Heinz was thus even the front. Staszko examined or cross-nines, for a Jack Heinz had even introduced the better Broadway Straight. Turn 3♥ and river 6♠ Heinz left hand with ace high and stacked gewinnnen 160 million chips, while Staszko fell to 44 million.
Eight hands later dropped the final decision. Stazko was open all-in holding AK and Heinz paid. The Czech showed T♣ 7♣. The board ran 9♠ 5♣ 2♦ – J♥ – 4♦, And Ace was high again strong enough. Out. Gone! Cheering in the stands, and in the history book is a new entry:
On 9 November 2011 Heinz Pius wins the first German player to the WSOP Main Event! A fantastic performance by Pius Heinz, and perhaps the beginning of a new boom?
In the coming weeks we will perceive in the mainstream media, an increasing interest in poker, maybe even stand on a few television appearances.
Heinz will compete on each event at the EPT in Prague, even if he is in Greece has not yet been determined.
