WCOOP #10 Heads Up Questions: ugotmeyet?

Filed in archive Internet Poker on September 25, 2007

Full ring poker is based on card selection, playing aggressively against certain opponents in certain positions, and showing down very strong hands.

Shorthanded poker, players get a little more aggressive pre-flop due to blinds being taken at an accelerated rate. With fewer hands to wait for decent starting cards, blind stealing, 3-betting or 4-betting with "air", and playing-the-player come more onto the canvas of a winning shorthanded poker player.

The World Championship of Online Poker presented the ultimate test in poker battle. Event number ten would pit 1,900 players head to head for until only avatar was left standing. The $530 buy in gathered up $65K for the final tablist ugotmeyet? and ansuz with the WCOOP bracelet and $17K to play for.

According to the final table report by PokerStarsBlog.com the tournament came to an end after 10 separate heads-up matches by each of the finalist, here's how it played out:

At that moment, the heads-up match took on an atmosphere of an end-round prize fight, two boxers pounding each other for points, and putting themselves on the edge of destruction for the chance at a knockout. Just when one player moved ahead, the other would slam their way back to the lead.

Ugotmeyet? started his move ahead after turning a queen-high flush. It would prove to be the beginning of the end. After opening up a 2-1 chip lead, he got all-in with AJ vesus ansuz's QQ. An ace on the flop and no queen on the turn and river meant Ugotmeyet? had his first WCOOP bracelet.