Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:44:21 -0700
Hand #149 - Ben Ponzio Wins Event #25 ($599,467)
Hand #149 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he raises 250,000 more, Hewitt moves all in, and Ponzio immediately calls with
. Hewitt shows
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes
, and Ponzio wins the hand -- and the bracelet -- with king high.
David Hewitt is eliminated in second place, earning $374,216.
Ben Ponzio wins Event #25 ($2,000 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $599,467, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Here are the final table payouts:
1st - Ben Ponzio - $599,467
2nd - David Hewitt - $374,216
3rd - Justin Rollo - $244,566
4th - Evan Schwartz - $165,008
5th - Travis Rice - $111,970
6th - Danny Noam - $82,504
7th - Adam Ross - $61,878
8th - Ken Einiger - $45,672
9th - Darryl Ronconi - $34,770
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:42:53 -0700
Hand #148
Hand #148 - David Hewitt has the button, and he folds.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:42:38 -0700
Hand #147
Hand #147 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he raises 225,000 more, and Hewitt calls. The flop comes
, Hewitt checks, Ponzio bets 500,000, and Hewitt folds. The holecams reveal:
Ben Ponzio:
David Hewitt:
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:41:31 -0700
Hand #146
Hand #146 - David Hewitt has the button, he limps with 9-2, Ponzio raises with
, and Hewitt folds.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:40:31 -0700
Hand #145
Hand #145 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he limps, and Hewitt checks. The flop comes
, Hewitt bets 120,000, and Ponzio calls. The turn card is the
, and both players check. The river card is the
, and they check again. Ponzio shows
to win the pot.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:39:12 -0700
Hand #144
Hand #144 - David Hewitt has the button, he limps, and Ponzio checks. They check to the turn on a board of
, Ponzio checks, Hewitt bets, and Ponzio calls. The river card is the
, Ponzio checks, Hewitt bets 300,000, and Ponzio folds. Hewitt takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:
Hewitt:
Ponzio:
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:37:26 -0700
Hand #143
Hand #143 - Ponzio button. They check down the board to the river, and Ponzio bets to win the pot.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:36:52 -0700
Hand #142
Hand #142 - David Hewitt has the button, he limps, and Ponzio checks. The flop comes
, Ponzio bets 125,000, and Hewitt calls. The turn card is the
, Ponzio checks, Hewitt bets 125,000, and Ponzio calls. The river card is the
, and both players check. Ponzio shows
to win the pot with a pair of queens. The holecam reveals that Hewitt had
.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:34:44 -0700
Hand #141
Hand #141 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he raises with
, Hewitt moves all in with
, and Ponzio folds.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:34:04 -0700
Hand #140
Hand #140 - David Hewitt has the button, he limps, and Ponzio checks. The flop comes
, Hewitt bets with
, and Ponzio folds
.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:33:09 -0700
Hand #139
Hand #139 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he limps, Hewitt raises with
, and Ponzio folds 6-4 offsuit.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:32:13 -0700
Hand #138
Hand #138 - David Hewitt has the button, and he folds.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:31:48 -0700
Hand #137
Hand #137 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he raises with
, and Hewitt folds.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:30:59 -0700
Hand #136
Hand #136 - David Hewitt has the button, and he raises with
, and Ponzio folds J-9.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:30:29 -0700
Blinds Increased
About 4-5 hands ago, the blinds had increased to 60,000-120,000, with a 15,000 ante.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:30:02 -0700
Hand #135
Hand #135 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he limps, and Hewitt checks. The flop comes
, Hewitt bets 400,000 with
-X, and Ponzio folds
.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:28:56 -0700
Hand #134
Hand #134 - David Hewitt has the button, and he folds.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:28:32 -0700
Hand #133
Hand #133 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he limps, and Hewitt checks. They check to the turn on a board of K-Q-8-4, Hewitt bets, and Ponzio folds. Hewitt takes the pot.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:27:47 -0700
Hand #132
Hand #132 - David Hewitt has the button, he moves all in, and Ponzio folds.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:27:23 -0700
Updated Chip Counts
Ben Ponzio - 5.3 million
David Hewitt - 1.2 million
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:27:07 -0700
Hand #131
Hand #131 - Ben Ponzio has the button, he raises with
, and Hewitt folds.
