In what was one of the more
professional laden final tables
in recent memory, Allen Cunningham
was able to overcome an excellent
final table and take away the title
of champion in Event #13, the $5000
Pot Limit Hold 'Em tournament,
making history at the same time.
398 runners started the event on
Friday, building a prize pool of
1.87 million dollars and $487,287
would go to the winner of the event
on Sunday afternoon.
The Final Hand:
With the blinds at 40K/80K,
Lisandro raised from the button to
165K and Cunningham responded
with a reraise to 495K.
Lisandro pushed the remainder of his
stack into the center and Cunningham
called, showing K-9 to Lisandro's pocket
Queens. The flop kept Lisandro in the lead,
but a King on the turn gave the lead to
Cunningham. Once the river ran dry
for Lisandro, Allen Cunningham was
crowned the champion of the $5000
Pot Limit Hold 'Em event.
Final Standings:
1. Allen Cunningham - $487,287
2. Jeff Lisandro - $294,260
3. Humberto Brenes - $197,348
4. Jason Lester - $132,813
5. Joe Patrick - $99,142
6. Travis Rice - $78,565
7. Gavin Griffin - $58,924
8. Keith Lehr - $43,959
9. Alan Jaffray - $31,800
With the victory, Cunningham earned
his fifth World Series bracelet and also
became the fifth man in World Series
history to capture a bracelet in at least
three consecutive years.
Only Johnny Moss (74-76),
Doyle Brunson (76-79),
Gary "Bones" Berland (77-79) and
Erik Seidel (92-94)
can claim such success at the WSOP.
