2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship Mixed Event (Event 12)
Date:
Thursday, June 04, 2009 to Saturday, June 06, 2009
Buy-In:
$10,000
Prize Pool:
$1,823,600
Entrants:
194
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:44:03
Congratulations to Ville Wahlbeck, Event #12 Champion! ($492,375)
These days, it's rare to see some genuine emotion at the tables. So often our game is marred by the excessive celebrations and fist-pumping that make so many of us cringe and roll our eyes, but moments after Ville Wahlbeck won his first WSOP bracelet, he shed more than a few tears of joy and had to take a moment in the corner of the final table area to collect himself and let his accomplishment sink in.
Wahlbeck already made it to one final table this week, finishing third in the $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud event for a nearly $153,000 payday. He can now add $492,375 and a gold bracelet to his 2009 WSOP winnings.
A soft-spoken young man from Helsinki, Finland, 33-year old Wahlbeck is a regular on the European Poker Tour, but this is his first stateside tournament victory. His win tonight also marks the first WSOP bracelet for a Finnish player. Recently, he posted in his blog that he was thinking about quitting poker, but we have a feeling that after his win tonight, he'll be a force on the felt for a long time to come.
Congratulations to Ville Wahlbeck on a very well-deserved win.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:34:51
Chiu-ed Up: David Chiu Eliminated in 2nd Place ($304,176)
Omaha-8:
David Chiu was all-in again preflop with 
against Wahlbeck's 
The flop came down 
which looked good for Wahlbeck but the turn 
put Chiu in the lead, the river was the 
though, giving the Finn the straight to win the bracelet.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:22:46
Chiu's Chips Shipped Back to Ville
Limit Hold'em:
David Chiu raised, Ville Wahlbeck three-bet and Chiu called. Wahlbeck bet in the dark before the flop came down 
. Chiu called and they went to the turn, which fell the 
. Walhbeck bet, Chiu raised and Wahlbeck called. The river was the 
and Wahlbeck check-called one more bet.
Chiu turned up 
but it was no match for Walhbeck's 
. Wahlbeck has now re-assumed his more than 5-1 chip lead.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:20:24
Chiu Makes the Hero Call
Limit Hold'em:
On a flop of 
, David Chiu checked, Ville Walhbeck bet and Chiu called. The turn fell the 
and Chiu bet out. Wahlbeck raised and after a bit of a think, Chiu called. The river was the and Chiu check-called Wahlbeck's bet.
Chiu showed 
and Walhbeck mucked.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:13:13
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Ville Wahlbeck 5,250,000
David Chiu 750,000
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:11:01
Scott Dorin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($199,940)
2-7 Triple Draw:
Scott Dorin raised from the button, Ville Wahlbeck three-bet, Dorin bet the last of his chips and Wahlbeck called.
On the first draw, Wahlbeck took two while Dorin drew one. They drew one apiece on the second draw and both rapped pat on the third.
Wahlbeck turned up 7-6-4-3-2. Dorin couldn't beat it with his 9-low and exited in third place. He'll take home $199,940 for a hard-fought battle.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:06:12
Chip Counts:
Scott Dorin -- 250,000
Ville Wahlbeck -- 5,000,000
David Chiu -- 750,000
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:01:27
Scott Nothing!
PLO:
The board is reading 
and Ville Wahlbeck is facing a 550,000 chip bet from Scott Dorin. It's the most substantial pot we've seen in a while, and Wahlbeck tanks for a few minutes before calling. Dorin mucks when Wahlbeck shows 
for the straight.
Dorin is down to about 1 million chips and the Finn is the chip leader by some distance now.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:59:04
Top Two for Chiu
Pot-Limit Omaha:
On a flop of , David Chiu led out for 150,000 and Scott Dorin called. Both players checked the 
on the turn and the on the river.
Chiu turned up A-K-Q-9 for top two pair, besting Dorin's A-Q-9-3 to take down the pot.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:47:15
Chiu-ed Up
No-Limit Hold'em:
On a flop of 
, David Chiu bet 250,000 and Ville Wahlbeck called. Both players checked the on the turn and the on the river.
Wahlbeck turned up 
for a turned pair of nines and Chiu mucked.
Chiu is now below a million in chips.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:37:09
David Needs New Chiu-s!
Stud-8:
David Chiu has been knocked back to 1.2 million after another hand didn't go his way.
Chiu: 
Dorin: 
Wahlbeck brought in, Dorin raised, and Chiu called with the Finn folding. Dorin continued to fire as his board got progressively better, the on 6th street was too much for Chiu, who folded promptly.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:27:26
Still Anybody's Game
After he took down a stud pot from David Chiu with a flush, the lead has swung around to Scott Dorin, but it's really still anybody's game.
Scott Dorin 2,700,000
Ville Wahlbeck 1,800,000
David Chiu 1,500,000
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:23:27
Wahlbeck Chipping Away
Stud:
Ville Wahlbeck (X) (X)
Scott Dorin (X) (X) 
David Chiu had the bring-in with the , Ville Wahlbeck completed, Scott Dorin raised, Chiu folded and Wahlbeck called.
Wahlbeck led out on fourth street and Dorin called. With three suited Broadway cards, he led out again on fifth, but Dorin gave it up.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:14:57
Like My Favourite Type of Ribs
We're back...
First game is Stud.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:02:29
Updated Chip Counts
David Chiu 3,205,000
Ville Wahlbeck 1,575,000
Scott Dorin 1,065,000
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:46:00
Players Take a 20-Minute Break
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:45:09
Scott Getting Dorin-ated?
Omaha-8:
Scott Dorin is now down to about 800,000 after losing a few successive pots.
The latest being on a 
when both checked the river and Wahlbeck showed him 
and Dorin simply mucked.
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:37:45
Out-Pipped
Limit Hold'em:
On a flop of Ville Wahlbeck led out and David Chiu called. The turn came the and Wahlbeck fired again. Chiu raised and Wahlbeck called. Wahlbeck checked the on the river, Chiu bet, and Wahlbeck looked him up.
Chiu showed for the flush. Wahlbeck frowned and flashed the 
as Chiu raked in the pot.
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:21:45
Mark Gregorich Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,159)
2-7 Triple Draw:
Scott Dorin raised from the cutoff, Mark Gregorich three-bet from the button, Dorin four-bet and Gregorich called all in.
Each player drew two on the first draw. On the second draw Dorin took two while Gregorich drew one. The third draw saw Dorin rap pat and Gregorich draw one.
Gregorich's T-8-5-3-2 was no match for Dorin's 8-6-5-4-2 and he headed to the rail in fourth place to a round of applause from his railbirds. (a rail that is now all but empty after his departure).
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:09:25
In the Last Ten Minutes...
The following happened:
Matusow did not speak for approximately twelve seconds of the 10 minutes.
Phil Hellmuth and Mike Matusow signed a hat for someone.
Every pot (we're playing PLO at the moment) was raise/fold except one which Ville Wahlbeck called Mark Gregorich's raise and then set him in on the flop. Gregorich folded.
Any pot Mark Gregorich won saw a ripple of applause from his rail.
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:56:14
Team Gregorich
Mark Gregorich may have the shortest stack at the table, but he has by far the biggest cheering section. Clustered in one corner sweating Gregorich are Phil Hellmuth, Greg Mascio, Robert Mizrachi, Mike Matusow, and former L.A. Dodgers pitcher and current poker aficionado Orel Hershiser, who is proud to call Gregorich his "coach."
