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If you missed it in the early part of May 09',
Vanessa Rousso broke her own NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship record. In a spectacular event, she ousted Randy Dorfman and seventy-seven other players to bring home a modest $720,000.
Once the field was trimmed from 77 players to just 8, the real action began. Places like Germany, Australia, the USA, Sweden, England, and Lithuania were all represented at the final table. However, once the finals had begun, it didn't take long for players to get eliminated. In fact, we saw the first player out when it took Dorfman only eight hands to take out David Steicke from Australia.
Next to fall was David Eldar (Australia), followed closely by William Thorson (Sweden). By this time, Dorfman, who had started the day in third place, was in the chip lead with 1.2 million, and Rousso, who had started the day in the lead, had dropped to the bottom with 810,000. Rousso and Florian Langmann (Germany) continued to lose until this
Poker Champion was down to 600,000. Rousso pushed all in on the next hand and Langmann called. With sevens and treys, she eliminated the German.nd then there were only three-Vanessa Rousso, Randy Dorfman, and Tony G.
At this point the order was Dorfman, Rousso, and Tony G. regarding their chip count. While Rousso only trailed by $350,000, Tony G. was down over a million in
Poker Chips. As the two fought for a place to play Rousso, it was clear how much the loser was going to make. The 2nd and 3rd place finishers would each receive $420,000. However, only one of them would be able to go heads-up against Vanessa for the championship.
When the Heads-Up match began it was pretty even with Dorfman and Ruosso only separated by $600,000 in chips. However, it didn't take long for Rousso to turn the tables and gain a large chip advantage. Dorfman came out with an odd bluff, which allowed Vanessa to double down. After this happened, Dorfman looked deflated and poor decisions cost him when he check-raised all in and ended up losing.
Down to his final $300,000 chips, Dorfman fought for about a half hour before Ruosso closed the doors on her USA opponent holding a straight to Randy's two pair. In the end, the finals took nearly 11 hours to complete. Although there was a lot of disappointment throughout the day, the final 8 couldn't be disappointed with their earnings:
1. Vanessa Rousso (USA) -- $720,000
2. Randy Dorfman (USA) -- $420,000
3. Tony G (Lithuania) -- $420,000
4. Florian Langmann (Germany) -- $188,000
5. David Eldar (Australia) -- $138,000
6. William Thorson (Sweden) -- $99,000
7. Andrew Feldman (England) -- $79,000
8. David Steicke (Australia) -- $60,000
For a $25,000 buy-in, the ROI at any position would look great to everyone who cashed at the NBC National Heads-up Poker Championship.
Labels: NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championships, Vanessa Rousso
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