Monday, February 17, 2014 5:03 PM Local Time
All the chips went in pre-flop on the final hand and Russ Dykshteyn's AK had Vincent Maglio's AT dominated. The runout was Q 8 6 7 8 and changed nothing. Russ had Vincent covered and it was over. Russ had his first WSOP Circuit ring and $202,335. Vincent settles for second and $125,201.
The heads-up match only lasted about 15 minutes. Vince Maglio had the chip lead going in with about 7.2 million to Russ' ~6 million. A couple of hands later, Russ has reversed their positions and has 7.7 million to Vincent's 5.5 million. Then the final, fatal, hand played out.
The final table featured a couple of WSOP Circuit ring holders. Joe McKeehen has two rings, one of which is a Main Event Championship ring from Caesar's Atlantic City in 2013. He finished 4th today. The only other player at the final table with a ring was Luke Graham, who made back-to-back final tables here, finishing 8th this year and 6th last year. He has a circuit ring from Harrah's New Orleans in 2013.
Ruslan 'Russ' Dykshteyn is a semi-professional poker player who usually sticks to cash games. "I hardly ever play tournaments and only at Borgata". He lives in Brooklyn, NY, and said "I just came down to visit friends". That's the only reason he's here playing this event. He's usually tearing up the cash games in Atlantic City and rarely plays tournaments. He has one large tournament score prior to today, which is a 3rd place finish in the 2012 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship, good for $112,950.
In this event, Russ bested a field of 658 entrants to earn the lion's share of the $987,000 prize pool. The final 72 players got paid and it was a packed field. Mukul Pahuja, who has nearly $1.9 million in tournament earnings, just missed the unofficial final table, busting out 11th for $15,220. He followed Aaron Massey to the rail after Aaron busted in 12th place ($15,220). Aaron has over $1.5 million in earnings.
The last woman sitting in this event was Claudia Crawford. She finished 15th for $12,387. WSOP bracelet holders in the money: Josh Arieh, 17th ($10,206); Robert Cheung, $56th ($3,010) and David Diaz, 62nd ($3,010).
Final Table Results
- Ruslan Dykshteyn $202,335
- Vincent Maglio $125,201
- Richard Kirsch $91,830
- Joseph McKeehen $68,291
- Ian Ohara $51,472
- George Lampert $39,312
- Josh Kay $30,419
- Luke Graham $23,846
- Fadi Massaad $18,931
Monday, February 17, 2014 4:25 PM Local Time
Russ Dykshteyn (pictured above) raises on the button and the rest seemingly happened in a flash. Vincent Maglio (pictured below) three-bet from the big blind, Dykshteyn shoves all in and Maglio quickly calls off his last 5,500,000.
Maglio is in bad shape with his against Dykshteyn's . Maglio needs to find one of the three remaining tens in the deck, but the dealer wouldn't cooperate with him as the board ran out and Dykshteyn's big slick scoops the pot and seals the tournament.
Dykshteyn takes home $202,335 for his win in West Palm Beach along with a Circuit ring and a seat in the National Championship in May. Maglio's second place finish earns him $125,201.
Monday, February 17, 2014 4:21 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, February 17, 2014 4:09 PM Local Time
Russ Dykshteyn raises to 125,000 and Vincent Maglio three-bets to 350,000. Dykshteyn calls and they see a flop of and Maglio continues with 275,000. Dykshteyn raises to 750,000 and Maglio calls.
The two players check it down as the turn and river are the and the . Dykshteyn tables and takes the pot after Maglio tables .
Monday, February 17, 2014 3:57 PM Local Time
Richard Kirsch (above) bets 125k from the button and Russ Dykshteyn raised to 400k from the small blind. Vincent Maglio (bb) gets out of the way and Richard calls.
Both players check the flop of and the turn is the . Russ bets 425k, Richard jams, and Russ calls.
Russ
Richard
Russ is ahead with a pair of Aces. River is the and Russ takes the pot.
Russ Dykshteyn - 5.92 million
Richard Kirsch - eliminated
Heads-up play begins with Vincent Maglio holding 7.24 million to Russ Dykshteyn's 5.92 million.
Monday, February 17, 2014 3:46 PM Local Time
Russ Dykshteyn folds on the button and Vincent Maglio moves all in from the big blind and Richard Kirsch calls from the big blind for his last 750,000.
Maglio tables and is up against Kirsch's . The board runs out and Kirsch's pair of kings doubles him up through the chip leader.
Richard Kirsch - 1,500,000 (30 BBs)
Vincent Maglio - 7,100,000 (122 BBs)
Monday, February 17, 2014 3:23 PM Local Time
Russ Dykshteyn opens for 125k from the small blind and Vincent Maglio calls from the big. The flop is and Russ fires 150k. Vincent calls.
Turn is the and Russ checks. Vincent fires 275k and Russ calls. River is the and Russ checks again. Vincent fires 775k and Russ calls.
Vincent rolls over for deuces-full. Russ shows the and pats the felt, saying "good hand".
Vincent Maglio - 8.1 million (162 BBs)
Russ Dykshteyn - 3.4 million (68 BBs)
Monday, February 17, 2014 3:04 PM Local Time
Action folds to Russ Dykshteyn in the small blind, who limps in. Joe McKeehen raises from the big blind to 150,000. Dykshteyn makes it 450,000 and McKeehen goes all in. Dykshteyn calls is frustrated when he sees McKeehen's hand.
McKeehen shows and in a great spot against Dykshteyn's . Dykshteyn needed to find one of the two remaining fours in the deck and it didn't take long for him to connect with one as the dealer burned and turned a flop of .
McKeehen coudln't do anything but shake his head in disgust and head to the payout cage as the turn is the and the river is the , giving Dykshteyn a full house, the pot, and a big chip lead.
Russ Dykshteyn - 8,500,000 (170 BBs)
Joe McKeehen - Eliminated
McKeehen was the last ring-bearer at this final table. He has two to his credit, one of which is a Main Event ring from Caesars Atlantic City in 2013.
Monday, February 17, 2014 2:58 PM Local Time
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, February 17, 2014 2:33 PM Local Time
End of level 27 and players are on a 15 minute break.
Monday, February 17, 2014 2:33 PM Local Time
Vincent Maglio bets 80k and Ian Ohara raises to 190k. Vincent shoves and Ian calls all-in.
Vincent
Ian
Board
Vincent takes the pot with a pair of Kings.
Vincent Maglio - 6 million (150 BBs)
Ian Ohara - eliminated
Monday, February 17, 2014 2:28 PM Local Time
Vincent Maglio raises to 80,000 in the cutoff and Russ Dykshteyn calls from the big blind. They see a flop of and Dykshteyn check-calls 90,000. The turn is the and Dykshteyn check-calls again, this time 215,000.
The river is the and Dykshteyn checks a third time. Maglio bets 585,000 and Dykshteyn quickly announces a call. Maglio tables , good for two pair and Dykshteyn frustratedly mucks face up.
Vincent Maglio - 5,300,000 (132 BBs)
Russ Dykshteyn - 2,550,000 (64 BBs)
Monday, February 17, 2014 2:21 PM Local Time
George Lampert (above) open-shoves for 795k from the cutoff and Vincent Maglio calls from the big blind.
George
Vincent
Board
Vincent takes the pot and George takes the walk.
Vincent Maglio - 4.4 million (110 BBs)
George Lampert - eliminated
Monday, February 17, 2014 2:11 PM Local Time
Action folds to George Lampert who moves all in for his last 395,000 and gets called by Russ Dykshteyn. Lampert needs help with his against Dykshteyn's . The board runs out and Lampert finds a nine on the river to double up.
Russ Dykshteyn - 4,300,000 (107 BBs)
George Lampert - 900,000 (22 BBs)
Monday, February 17, 2014 2:07 PM Local Time
Joe McKeehen opened for 80k in the hijack and Vincent Maglio made it 200k from the cutoff. Joe called. On the flop of Joe checked, Vincent bet 235k, and Joe called.
Turn was the and again Joe checked. Vincent fired 450k and Joe called.
River was the . Both players checked. Joe rolled over for a pair of Tens and Vincent mucked.
Joe McKeehen - 3.2 million (80BBs)
Vincent Maglio - 2.675 million (67 BBs)
Then on the next hand, Joe opened for 80k utg and Richard Kirsch called from the button and Russ Dykshteyn called from the big blind. The flop fell and it was checked to Richard, who fired 200k. Russ folded and Joe shoved. Richard called. Joe had pocket Aces and Richard had QJ for trips. The last two fell and Richard doubled up.
Richard Kirsch - 1.6 million (40 BBs)
Joe McKeehen - 2.6 million (65 BBs)
Monday, February 17, 2014 1:54 PM Local Time
Vincent Maglio raises from the cutoff and Richard Kirsch defends his small blind. The flop is and Kirsch check-calls 85,000 from Maglio. Both players check the turn card and the peels off the on the river.
Kirsch leads out for 125,000 and Maglio immediately reaches for chips and puts in a big raise. Kirsch quickly says call without asking for a count and mucks his hand when Maglio tables , good for the nut straight.
The dealer counts down the raise and confirms the amount is 485,000. Kirsch commits the additional 360,000 and watches his chips go across the table.
Vincent Maglio - 4,100,000 (102 BBs)
Richard Kirsch - 650,000 (16 BBs)
Monday, February 17, 2014 1:39 PM Local Time
In a battle of the blinds, Joe McKeehen completed the small and Vince Maglio checked his option. The flop fell and Joe bet 40k. Vince called.
Turn was the double-pairing the board. Joe bet 90k and Vince called. River was the and both players checked.
Joe rolled over and Vince mucked.
Joe McKeehen - 2.14 million (53.5 BBs)
Vince Maglio - 2.9 million (72.5 BBs)
Monday, February 17, 2014 1:21 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, February 17, 2014 1:21 PM Local Time
Vincent Maglio raises to 60,000 from the cutoff and Ian Ohara move all in for 780,000 from the button. Maglio calls and Ohara is racing for his tournament life.
Ohara tables AcKc and is up against Maglio's 6c6d. There is an ace in the window as the dealer spreads a flop of As9s4c, which leaves Maglio with just two outs. The turn is the 4d and the river is the 7s and Ohara doubles up.
Ian Ohara - 1,750,000 (58 BBs)
Vincent Maglio - 3,200,000 (106 BBs)
Monday, February 17, 2014 1:20 PM Local Time
Josh Kay shoved for his last ~265k and got looked up by chip leader Vincent Maglio. Josh's was dominated by Vincent's . The board came and brought no help for Josh.
Vincent Maglio - 3.8 million (127 BBs)
Josh Kay - eliminated
Josh has 7 previous WSOP Circuit cashes and 3 WSOP cashes.