JB_Dog Wins Poker Stars Millions Event

Wednesday, May 9, 2007 | Francis Lee

6^th May 2007

Over 6500 players entered the poker stars million event Sunday night, with over $1.3 million dollars in the prize pool, its fast increasing popularity grows each week pushing the prize past the guarantee with ease each week. JB_Dog took home the massive $191,742,92 dollar first prize dominating the table from the start with the chip lead at the start of the final table, having just under 50% of all the chips in play with around $28 million in chips, he didn’t seem to be under any pressure throughout.

The only British player to make the final table Assassinator was first to go. JB_Dog raised $900,000 and was called by Assassinator, flop showed BJ_Dog raised $1.5m and Assassinator came over the top with an all in raise of $7.6m. Assassinator showed BJ_Dog turned over putting Assassinator in the lead. The turn came down giving both players a flush with BJ_Dog taking down the pot having the higher spade.

Copi was next to go, going out against Colombo218. Colombo’s pocket Aces holding up against Copi’s A-K suited earning him just over $13,000 in eighth place.Not long after is was BJ_Dog knocking EndlessJ out dominating with against with the board coming down with

Sixth and Seventh place was decided in quick succession, firstly Cougfan1987 went going out against TheSeraph, Cougfan1987 short stacked tried his luck calling all in with against TheSeraph, raising with

Then 2 hands later Oceania99 went out going all in against Berdyfish. With his last $1.2m and with the blinds only double this amount he pushed all in with This was called by Berdyfish holding The flop didn’t help Oceania99 showing putting Berdyfish in the lead with 2 cards to come. The turn came down again no help to Oceania99 and the final nail in his coffin coming on the river with the giving Berdyfish the full house.

Colombo218 took the fourth place of $56,003 pushing all in with TheSeraph dominated him calling with and this held up with the board coming down with

Heads up play was between BJ_Dog and Berdyfish with BJ_Dog knocking TheSeraph out hitting an A on the flop with his against TheSeraph had outs with a flush draw after the flop with 2 card to come but they never came giving him third prize of $71,870.

BJ_Dog had 4 times the chip stack Berdyfish had at the start of heads up play holding with $52.7m and it didn’t’t take long for it all to be over. Berdyfish raised $2.4m and BJ_Dog came over the top all in which was quickly called by Berdyfish. Berdyfish flipped over and BJ_Dog showed The flop came down leaving Berdyfish needing a J to split the pot but with a and coming on the turn and river BJ_Dog came out victorious winning $191,743.

A well fought final table was enjoyable to watch and BJ_Dog must have been pleased with his solid performance.

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