Event #11: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

Justin Bonomo took down the $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em event in rather quick fashion inside the Amazon Room today.

He got heads-up with Mike Sowers within the first two hours of play and came back from a more than 4:1 chip deficit to capture the event's $449,980 first-place prize and coveted gold bracelet.

What started Monday with 1,587 entries was quickly boiled down to just ten players as play began at 1 p.m. But the real speed came in the move from ten players to the final table of six.

Frank Debus dropped out of contention finishing tenth in just the first hand of play when he ran    into Sowers'    and couldn't improve. Todd Anderson, Viet Vo and Sebastian Pauli were sent packing as well and we were down to six.

Sowers brought the chip lead into the final table, but after Daniel Strelitz got it in with    against Taylor Paur's    and spiked a king on the river of a       board, he took the lead.

Sowers grabbed it back, however, spiking a miracle one-outer to bust Niel Mittelman. These two got it all in on a     flop with Sowers on    and Mittelman holding   . The turn card came the  , leaving Sowers with just one out. Sure enough, he hit the   on the river and play went four-handed.

Sowers soon rid the table of Lance Harris when Harris put it all in with    and couldn't improve against Sowers'   .

It wasn't long before Sowers and Strelitz then ended up in a preflop raising war that ended with Strelitz calling a Sowers shove with    only to find Sowers on  . The flop came     and Strelitz had runner-runner outs to a royal flush or quads, but Sowers held on the   turn and   river.

The heads-up battle started slow and Bonomo began battling back from a deep deficit. Within a level, he was even in chips and the hand of the tournament played out.

Bonomo made it 75,000 and Sowers raised it up to 230,000. Bonomo made the call and they were treated to a     flop. Sowers bet 260,000, Bonomo called and off to the turn they went. Sowers fired again at the  , making it 510,000, but Bonomo would not go away.
The river brought the   and Sowers moved in, only to see Bonomo had hit the river hard, turning    into a wheel. Sowers had flopped two pair with   , but it was not nearly enough and he was left with just 25,000 in chips.

He made it interesting, doubling up countless times over the next 19 hands. On the 20th, Sowers pushed in against Bonomo's flopped flush and got no help on the turn and river.

Less than one week removed from a heartbreaking second-place finish in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Justin Bonomo had earned his first World Series of Poker Bracelet and close to a half million dollars.

Hand #157: Justin Bonomo called and Mike Sowers checked his option. Flop of     and Sowers checked. A bet from Bonomo took it down.

Hand #158: Sowers moved all in and Bonomo called his all in for 600,000. Sowers had    and Bonomo showed the   . The board ran out      . The straight on the river giving Sowers another double up.

Hand #159: Bonomo made it 80,000 and Sowers called to see a flop of    . A 100,000 bet from Bonomo won.

Hand #160: Sowers folded.

Hand #146: Mike Sowers moved all in for 155,000 and Justin Bonomo folded.

Hand #147: Bonomo moved all in and was called. Bonomo had    and Sowers had   . The cards ran out       and they chopped it up.

Hand #148: All in again with Bonomo holding    against the    of Sowers. The cards ran out       and Sowers got yet another double up.

Hand #149: Sowers got a walk.

Hand #150: Bonomo got a walk.

Hand #151: Bonomo moved all in and Sowers called. Bonomo had    against the    of Sowers. The cards ran out       and Sowers got yet another double.

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Hand #129: Justin Bonomo made it 75,000 and Mike Sowers folded.

Hand #130: Sowers raised to 75,000 and Bonomo called. The flop came    . Bonomo checked, Sowers bet 100,000 and Bonomo called. The   on the turn brought a check from Bonomo and a 235,000 bet from Sowers. Bonomo folded.

Hand #131: Justin Bonomo made it 75,000 and Mike Sowers called. The     flop brought a check from Sowers. Bonomo bet 100,000 and Sowers called. It was the   on the turn and both players checked to see the   on the river. Sowers led out for 210,000 and Bonomo called.

Sowers could show just nine-high and Bonomo flashed a king to take it down.

Hand #132: Sowers gave Bonomo a walk.

Hand #133: Bonomo made it 75,000 and Sowers called. Sowers checked the     and called a 120,000 Bonomo bet. The   turn was checked by both. But the   river brought a 210,000 Sowers bet.

Bonomo then raised, making it 700,000. Sowers let it go.

Hand #116: Mike Sowers bumped it to 75,000 and Justin Bonomo called. The flop was     and Bonomo check-called a 100,000 Sowers bet. The   turn brought another check from Bonomo and when Sowers bet 210,000, he called again.

The   on the river was checked by Bonomo before Sowers slid out 510,000. Bonomo called and Sowers turned over king-high. Bonomo had a queen and took it down.

Hand #117: Justin Bonomo made it 75,000 and Mike Sowers called. The     was checked by Sowers and Bonomo bet 90,000 to take down the pot.

Hand #118: Mike Sowers bumped it to 75,000 and Justin Bonomo called to see a     flop. Bonomo checked and so did Sowers. However, Bonomo led out on the   river for 125,000 and won the pot.

Hand #119: Justin Bonomo made it 75,000 and Mike Sowers called. The     went check-check to the   turn where Sowers bet 100,000 and Bonomo called. The   river was checked and Bonomo raked the pot with ace-high over ten-high.

With that, Bonomo took over the chip lead.

Justin Bonomo	4,000,000	1,875,000
Mike Sowers	3,100,000	-1,920,000

Hand #104: Mike Sowers made it 75,000 and Justin Bonomo called to see a     flop. Bonomo checked, Sowers made a 100,000-chip bet and it got called. The   was the turn and after another check from Bonomo, Sowers bet 210,000. Bonomo called again and the river was the  . Bonomo checked again and Sowers followed suit.

Bonomo showed    to win the pot.

Hand #105: Bonomo made it 75,000 and Sowers made it 230,000. Bonomo made the call and the     flop was rolled out. Sowers sent in a 260,000 bet and Bonomo called. The turn brought the   and a Sowers check. Bonomo then bet 400,000 and Sowers let it go.

Hand #106: Sowers made it 75,000 and Bonomo called. The flop came     and Bonomo checked. Sowers bet 90,000 and Bonomo called. The   on the turn brought two checks and the   on the river saw Sowers check-fold to a 200,000 bet from Bonomo.

Hand #107: Bonomo made it 75,000 and Sowers folded.

Hand #108: Sowers made it 75,000 and Bonomo called. The     flop was checked by Bonomo. Sowers bet 90,000 and took it down.

Below are the current chip counts as they color up the yellow 1,000 chips:

Mike Sowers	5,020,000	-780,000
Justin Bonomo	2,125,000	825,000

Hand #100:

Mike Sowers made it 60,000 and Justin Bonomo called.The flop was     and Bonomo check called a bet.

The turn card   went check check and the river was  . A bet of 175,000 from Bonomo won the pot.

Hand #86: Mike Sowers folded the button

Hand #87: Justin Bonomo raised to 60,000 and Mike Sowers called. They saw a flop of     and when Sowers checked an 80,00 bet from Bonomo was called. They went to the turn card  . Check check and on to the   river. Sowers now led for 175,000 and Bonomo called. Sowers showed    and Bonomo mucked.

Hand #88: Sowers opened for 60,000 and Bonomo made it 210,000, Sowers folded.

Hand #89: Bonomo opened for 60,000 and Sowers called. The flop was     and a 60,000 bet from Bonomo when Sowers checked won the pot.

Hand #90: Bonomo got a walk.

Hand #91: Bonomo made it 60,000 and Sowers folded.

Hand #92: Sowers made it 60,000 and Bonomo called to see a flop of    . Both players checked and the turn was the  . Bonomo led for 125,000 and Sowers folded.