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Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:56 PM Local Time
David Daneshgar has negotiated his way through a field of nearly 2,700 to land his first WSOP bracelet, winning Event No. 52, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event, after coming from behind against Scott Sitron.
Sitron played well tonight. He entered play one of the table's short stacks (8th in chips), but picked up pocket queens on the third hand of the night and after doubling up there picked his spots carefully, eventually assuming the chip lead.
When play got down to three-handed, Sitron, Daneshgar, and eventual third-place finisher Dan Heimiller traded the lead back and forth until Sitron finally took out a short-stacked Heimiller when his A-10 outlasted Heimiller's A-3.
When heads up play began, Sitron enjoyed close to a 2-to-1 chip advantage over Daneshgar. During the fifty hands of heads up, Daneshgar received several big hands -- aces twice, kings -- but Sitron kept folding to Daneshgar's preflop raises. After about 30 hands, the tide turned when Daneshgar took a big pot without a showdown, then in the 50th hand of heads up, Daneshgar's pocket tens carried the day.
"It feels great to win my first one," he said afterwards. "I'm hoping to win my next one in about two weeks... plus three months, to make it back-to-back bracelets."
Congratulations to Daneshgar, who takes home $625,443 and a gold bracelet. And thanks for following the coverage!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:43 PM Local Time
In the 50th hand of heads up play, Scott Sitron limped in from the button and David Daneshgar raised it up another 400,000 from the big blind. Sitron moved all in for 2.9 million in total, and in the blink of an eye, Daneshgar had made the call.
Sitron:
Daneshgar:
The board ran out
and Daneshgar makes two pair, tens and sixes, to take down the pot and become the latest WSOP bracelet winner!
Congratulations to Scott Sitron who played a superb tournament to finish in 2nd place for a handsome $385,974 in prize money!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:39 PM Local Time
David Daneshgar limped from the button, and Scott Sitron checked behind.
The flop came
. Sitron checked, Daneshgar bet 175,000, and Sitron called. The turn was the
. Sitron checked. This time Daneshgar bet 350,000, and Sitron quickly folded.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:37 PM Local Time
Scott Sitron raised it up from the button, making it 300,000 to go. David Daneshgar made the call in the big blind.
They saw a flop of
and both players checked. The turn was the
. Daneshgar checked, and Sitron fired out 500,000 to take it down.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:35 PM Local Time
David Daneshgar raised to 300,000 from the button, and Scott Sitron folded.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:34 PM Local Time
Scott Sitron raised it up to 300,000 from the button and David Daneshgar folded in the big blind. Sitron collects the blinds and antes once again.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:33 PM Local Time
David Daneshgar raised to 300,000 from the small blind/button, and Scott Sitron made the call.
The flop came
. Sitron checked, and Daneshgar bet 375,000. Sitron let it go.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:31 PM Local Time
Scott Sitron raised it up to 370,000 from the button and David Daneshgar folded his big blind.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:30 PM Local Time
Limped pot. The flop came
. Sitron bet 200,000, and Daneshgar folded.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:29 PM Local Time
Scott Sitron limped in from the button and David Daneshgar checked his option in the big blind.
They saw a flop of
. Both players checked. The turn was the
and again it's checked through. The river was the
. Daneshgar checked, Sitron fired out 150,000 and it’s enough to take it down.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:28 PM Local Time
David Daneshgar limped from the button, and Scott Sitron raised to 420,000. While still stacking his chips from the previous hand, Daneshgar pulled out enough from the pile to make the call.
The flop came
. Both checked. The turn was the
. Both checked again. The river was the
. Once more, both checked.
Sitron showed
, and Daneshgar
. Sitron took the pot.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:25 PM Local Time
After that big hand, here is where we stand:
David Daneshgar -- 5,675,000
Scott Sitron -- 2,420,000
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:24 PM Local Time
Scott Sitron raised it up to 320,000 from the button and David Daneshgar announced a reraise from the big blind, making it an additional 575,000 to go. Sitron made the call in the first significant preflop pot of this heads-up battle.
They saw a flop of
and Daneshgar led out for 610,000. Sitron made the call.
The turn brought the
. Daneshgar checked it over to Sitron who slid 800,000 into the middle. Daneshgar instantly moved all in and Sitron quickly folded, giving Daneshgar a huge pot and the chip lead!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:20 PM Local Time
David Daneshgar limped from the button, and Scott Sitron checked from the big blind.
The flop came
. Sitron bet 150,000. Then Daneshgar raised to 425,000 total. Sitron folded.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:18 PM Local Time
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:18 PM Local Time
David Daneshgar raised to 300,000 from the button, and Scott Sitron made the call.
Both checked the
. The turn was the
. Sitron checked, and Daneshgar bet 350,000. Sitron folded.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:16 PM Local Time
Scott Sitron raised it up to 260,000 from the button and David Daneshgar folded his big blind.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:15 PM Local Time
David Daneshgar limped from the button, and Scott Sitron checked from the big blind.
They both checked the flop and turn --
. The river was the
. Sitron bet 125,000, and Daneshgar folded.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:10 PM Local Time
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:10 PM Local Time
David Daneshgar raised to 250,000 from the small blind/button. Scott Sitron rearranged his chips, then pushed out a stack of 700,000. Daneshgar folded.