2010 WSOP Event #12 Recap – Matt Matros Wins $1,500 Limit Holdem Bracelet
$1,500 Limit Holdem was the 12th event of the 2010 WSOP. 625 players turned out for the first Limit Holdem bracelet event of the series. Pros, amateurs, and limit specialists put up the buy-in and took their shot. Among those that entered Day 1 were Phil Ivey, Phil Gordon, Al Green, Matt Hawrilenko, John Juanda, Chad Brown, Jeff Shulman, David Williams, Vanessa Rousso, and Sorel Mizzi.
Matt Matros - Event #12 Winner
Day 1 finished with 189 players looking to both make the money and ultimately the final table. 63 players made the money in this event including Phil Ivey, Ylon Schwartz, Davd Pastik, and Marco Traniello. Day 2 of the event finished with 13 players and among them were Frank Kassela, Terrence Chan, and Jason Potter.
The final table was reached on Day 3 with the self proclaimed “King of Limit” Terrence Chan as chip leader. This is how the final nine started final table play:
Seat 1: Terrence Chan 839,000
Seat 2: Mark Burford 173,000
Seat 3: Georgios Kapalas 278,000
Seat 4: Matthew Matros 117,000
Seat 5: Adrian Dresel-Velasquez 375,000
Seat 6: Jameson Painter 303,000
Seat 7: Jason Potter 97,000
Seat 8: Ahmad Abghari 360,000
Seat 9: Roberto Truijers 275,000
Mark Burford was the first player eliminated from this final table. He was all-in pre-flop with A-K against the A-4 of Georgios Kapalas. He seemed primed for a double up, but a 2-5-Q flop gave him a sweat. A six on the turn missed both players, but the river fell a three to give Kapalas a straight and Burford was out in 9th. He received $14,149 for his strong finish.
Roberto Truijers was all-in pre-flop against both Ahmad Abghari and Jameson Painter. Both players checked down a board of 4-K-10-K-3 and at the river, Truijers showed A-Q and Abghari showed pocket sixes. Painter couldn’t beat sixes and Truijers headed out in 8th place, good for $18,385.
Jameson Painter soon followed. He was all-in on a flop of 9c-8h-Kc and Matt Matros made the call. Painter held A-Q and Matros held A-8 for a pair of eights. The turn fell the 3 and river a 5 to send Painter to the rail in 7th. He took home $24,198.
Jason Potter started Day 3 as chip leader, but ultimately went home in 6th place. He was all-in pre-flop with A-J against the pocket nines of Georgios Kapalas. The board ran out minus an ace or jack and Potter headed out to collect $32,281 for 6th.
Adrian Dresel-Velasquez got good value for the last of his chips. He raised pre-flop to put himself all in and Georgios Kapalas, Matt Matros, and Ahmad Abghari all made the call. The board fell 2-6-8-10-Q and all his opponents checked it down. At the river, Dresel-Velasquez showed 6-7 for a pair of sixes. Kapalas showed A-4 and Matros A-3, both for ace-high. Abghari showed K-Q for a pair of queens and Adrian Dresel-Velasquez was out in 5th. He took home $43,647 for 5th.
Georgios Kapalas was next out. He was all-in pre-flop with pocket tens against the A-J of Terrence Chan. The flop fell with a jack to put Chan ahead and the pair of jacks were good enough to send Kapalas out in 4th. He took home $59,838 for 4th place.
Terrence Chan was all-in at the turn with the board showing As-8d-10s-7d. Ahmad Abghari made the call and Chan held Qs-6s for both a straight and flush draw. Abghari held A-7 for two pair. The river fell a king and Chan was out in 3rd place. He took home $85,185 for his first place finish.
Heads-up play between Matt Matros and Ahmad Abghari began with Mattros holding a 1.95 to 850,000 chip lead. Play went back and forth between the two for a while, but in the end Mattros had Abghari down to about 350,000. With limits of 50k and 100k, Abghari had one big hand left in him. Abghari was all-in on the turn with the board showing Qs-4s-4d-3c. He held Ac-10c for ace-high against the Q-8 of Matros for two pair. The river fell the 8s and Matros’ improved two pair were enough for the bracelet. Ahmad Abghari finished in 2nd place and took home $117,272.
Matt Matros took home the $1,500 Limit Holdem bracelet and $189,870. Congratulations to Matt Matros, $1,500 Limit Holdem Champion.
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