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July 17th 2006
WSOP Update: Jeff Madsen takes down Event #22
Jeff Madsen is not doing too badly so far this WSOP. Already with a third place finish in the Omaha Hi/Lo event and $97,500 to show for it, he then went two better, winning the coveted bracelet and a much bigger payday!
The final table of the $2000 NL Hold’em event featured two British players from the final table of the 2002 WSOP championship event. John Shipley and Julian Gardener had both had great tournaments in 2002 with Shipley finishing seventh and Gardener finishing runner-up to Robert Varkonyi.
This time around Gardener was looking to go one better, starting the day with the chip lead of $628,000. Shipley however, was relatively shortstacked, and his time in the spotlight was over almost before it had started. On the second hand he moved all-in on a steal with J-7. Paul Sheng made an easy call with J-J and Shipley was out.
Eight hands later Billy Duarte was following Shipley out of the tournament. He moved all-in from the big blind with Ah-8h and was called by Bob Bright in the small blind with Kc-Jc. A jack on the flop was enough, and Duarte was out in eighth.
Next out was Michael Chow after he clashed with Troy Parkins. All-in preflop with 9-9 against J-J, both players flopped a set when the board came J-T-9. A queen on the turn meant a king or eight would split the pot, but the river 4 gave Parkins the win and the chip lead.
A little while later we saw the end of Bob Bright’s participation. With just $128,000 Bright moved all-in with 4-4 and was called by Julian Gardener with A-T. The board came Q-J-J-K-A giving Gardener an ace high straight.
Four hands later and it was Robert Cohen’s turn to leave. Cohen moved all-in from the big blind after Troy Parkins had raised from the cutoff. Clearly Cohen thought Parkins was trying to steal, but he was wrong, and his J-T was no match for Parkins’ Q-Q. The near million dollar pot gave Parkins a substantial chip lead.
It was then that the decisive hand occurred. Jeff Madsen, who had already doubled through Julian Gardener when he flopped a queen with K-Q against Gardener’s A-J, had a relatively large stack when Parkins re-raised him all-in preflop. Madsen immediately called and showed pocket queens, but realised he was in big trouble when Parkins flipped over A-A. However a queen fell on the flop and Madsen was saved. For Parkins it was disastrous. The win would have put him in a huge chip lead, but instead he was back in the pack.
11 hands later he was on his way out. Again it was Madsen administering the pain, as he called Parkins’ all-in bet on the turn with K-4 for top pair. Parkins could only muster T-9 for middle pair and a gutshot straight draw that never materialised.
That left Madsen with a healthy chip lead over Paul Sheng and Julian Gardener. He now moved up a gear, making numerous re-raises and bluffs, stealing countless pots and increasing his chip lead. He then eliminated Gardener when he moved all-in with Td-6s on a flop of Qs-9s-5s. Gardener called with Qc-Jd and was ahead until the river, when a fourth club fell giving Madsen the flush.
Heads-up play began with Madsen enjoying a 2:1 chip lead over Sheng and a perfect fall of the cards meant he didn’t have to wait long to take the lot.
Not for the first time this year the heads-up battle lasted just one hand. A flop of T-9-8 inspired a $35k bet from Madsen, and a raise to $125k from Sheng. Madsen then re-raised to $300k and Sheng called. A six fell on the turn, and after Madsen checked Paul Sheng moved all-in. Madsen immediately called, and showed J-7 for a jack high straight. The unlucky Paul Sheng flipped over A-7 for a ten high straight, and was drawing to a split. A six on the river signalled the end of the tournament, and Madsen had captured his first WSOP bracelet, along with the $660,948 first prize. Sheng won $330,485 for second.
Submitted: 17/07/2006 13:44:17
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