Well, doesn’t it just seem like WSOP 2011 was made for First-timers? Yet another bracelet was taken by a first-time WSOP winner, adding yet another name to this year’s list. Chris Lee defeated a field of 431 hopefuls at the $2,500 10-game mix six-handed event to take home a grand prize of $255,000 and to win his first WSOP title and bracelet. He now joins the ranks of the elite and has a prestigious entry to add to his resume as a poker professional.
The Final Table
The event that Chris Lee won wasn’t exactly an easy one. It was a mixed event, meaning that you have to be pretty proficient in several types of poker, namely no-limit hold’em, pot limit Omaha, deuce-to-seven triple-draw lowball, limit hold’em, Omaha eight or better, razz, seven card stud, seven card stud eight or better, badugi, and no limit deuce to seven lowball. It’s more difficult to strategize when you have to keep so much info inside your head as you keep ahead of the competition. As such, the final table was filled with some pros who were really tough to beat. Among them were Shaun Deeb, Brian Haveson, and John D’Agostonio. D’Agostonio, however, was eliminated at sixth place, courtesy of Chris Lee when Lee managed to get an Ace High at the river. Next to D’Agostonio was Kendal Fukumoto. Fukumoto was eliminated when he went head to head with Pearson. Following soon after was Shaun Deeb. Deeb is pretty talented with this mixed games, but he was still eliminated at fourth place when he clashed with Pearson. They both had Queens and they both got a straight on the river, but then Pearson had a 10 high straight, so Deeb went home packing. Pearson, despite eliminating the last two opponents, went home in third place. He clashed against Lee whose Ace Pair was better than his pocket tens.
Heads Up with Lee vs. Haveson
Chris Lee battled it out with Brian Haveson for the heads up part of the game. Lee had a 2:1 advantage over Haveson. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to give Lee impetus to play aggressively. Lee managed to get a 10:1 chip lead over Haveson at one part of the game. Haveson, however, was pretty stubborn and thus doubled up quite a number of times. However, in the end, the win would be Lee’s. They were playing deuce-to-seven Triple Draw. Haveson went all in at the second draw. Lee, having a big advantage, quickly called. Haveson drew one but Lee stood pat. Lee revealed his cards to be 10-9-8-4-2 and Haveson had 8-7-5-2. Haveson drew a king for his last draw, which did not help him. So, Lee went on to take the grand prize as well as the title.
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