WSOP Event #41: Peter Traply Stands Victorious

The final play day of the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout event
featured the remaining five players taking their seats at the final
table. Nasr El Nasr immediately continued his hot run from the previous
day, picking up some early pots which sent his fans into a frenzy, but
the celebration didn't last for too long.

Andrew Lichtenberger opened with a raise to 60,000 from under the gun,
Nasr El Nasr re-raised to 175,000 from the button, Lichtenberger moved
all-in and Nars insta-called with his . Nars was in good shape against Lichtenberger's but then the board gave its opinion on the matter, revealing to give two pair to Lichtenberger as well as the pot.

While Lichtenberger doubled up, Nasr El Nasr (pictured left) was crippled to a short stack and
tried to work his way up again but to no avail. He three-bet all-in
with and Peter Traply called with . The board came and Nars was the first to leave the final table despite his great performance.

Lichtenberger busted another player shortly after. Danny Wong opened
with a raise to 72,000 and Lichtenberger called. The flop came , Lichtenberger check-called Wong's bet for 220,000. The turn brought , Lichtenberger checked again, Wong moved all-in with and Lichtenberger made the call with . Wong was in trouble and the river didn't get him out of it, as the came to the board and sent Wong home in 4th place.

Maxim Lykov was busted in 3rd place when his couldn't improve against Lichtenberger's , as the board came . With no ace on the board, Lykov had to make his exit.

Source: IMPDI for 2009 WSOP

The heads-up play featured Andrew Lichtenberger going up against the
only opponent left at the table that he didn't knock out - Peter
Traply (pictured right). The two tangled in a pot which nearly ended the match before it
even properly began.

Traply raised to 100,000, Licthenberger re-raised to 330,000 and Traply
thought for a while and eventually re-raised to 775,000. Lichtenberger
wasn't too delighted but still made the call, turning over and Traply showed . The board came and Traply took a huge lead, as Lichtenberger was down to just 250,000.

However, Lichtenberger managed to make a nice comeback by doubling twice in the following hands. First, his held up against and then he called a shove from Traply with . Traply tabled but it wasn't good enough as Lichtenberger made a Broadway and got back up to over a million.

Traply was in trouble and even lost the lead at one point, but then he
won a hand which gave him back the lead. Traply raised to 100,000 and
Lichtenberger called. The flop came . Traply checked and faced a 155,000 bet which he called. The turn brought , Traply checked again and called a 355,000 bet this time. The river came , Traply checked yet again, Lichtenberger fired 880,000 and Traply snap-called, turning over for the nut flush.

The last hand of their heads-up match finally came when they got their chips in pre-flop, Trapy with and Lichtenberger with . The board ran and Peter Traply was surrounded by his friends as he won the title and the WSOP bracelet.

Here are the final table results: