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John Juanda Wins 4th Bracelet in European Series 2008 Main Event

Posted by simp
2008-10-06 15:21
John Juanda survived the longest final table in WSOP history to claim his fourth WSOP bracelet and over £865K in prize money at the European Series 2008 Main Event in London.

Juanda secured his victory by outlasting the 362 player field at this £10K buy-in event. The final table lasted a WSOP record 19 hours and 10 minutes, covering 484 hands – also a WSOP record. Juanda entered heads-up play against Russian Stanislav Alekhin, and although short stacked several times, Juanda clawed his way back. Once he drew level with Alekhin, the end came quickly.

The decisive pot came when Juanda, holding Kh-6h, raised Alekhin all-in. Alekhin called with 4s-3s, saying that he was just too tired. The flop brought Qh-Kc-7c, and the turn (9s) and river (4h) allowed Juanda to double up to approximately 6.5 million chips to Alekhin’s 740k. The end came several hands later, when Alekhin pushed all-in and was called by Juanda, who flopped trip 6s – then rivered quads – to claim victory.

This was Juanda’s fourth WSOP bracelet and his first since 2003. He now has more than $8 million in lifetime tournament winnings.

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