WSOP: Results round-up (part 4)

It's been a busy time over in Las Vegas as the World Series rumbles on. Here Guide To Poker take a lookat last week's action from  Event 27 to Event 34.

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Event 27 June 14th to June 16th
No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $1,500
Entrants 2,706
Prize Pool $3,693,690

Result – Russian Vitaly Lunkin saw off American Brett Kimes heads up to take down the $629,417 first prize. Lunkin outclassed Kimes in the final hand with a clever check on a Jack high flop with his Ace Jack and when Kimes moved all in with his 8 10 then it was a simple call for Lunkin to make and win the bracelet.

Event 28 June 14th to June 16th
Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys

Buy-in $5,000
Entrants 152
Prize Pool $3,085,930

Result – American Philip Galfond beat fellow American Adam Houran heads up to take down the massive $817,781 first prize. An incredible final table saw the top two bracelet holders in WSOP history Phil Hellmuth Jr and Johnny Chan along with Daniel Negreanu and John Juanda, makes Galfond's win all the more impressive.

Event 29 June 15th to June 17th
No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $3,000
Entrants 716
Prize Pool $1,976,160

Result – American John Phan managed to win his first bracelet having had two second place finishes before when he beat American Johnny Neckar head-sup to win $434,789.

Event 30 June 15th to June 17th
World Championship Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $10,000
Entrants 218
Prize Pool $2,049,200

Result – Dutchman Rob Hollink was crowned World Champion of Limit Hold'em when he beat American Jerrod Ankenman heads up to win the $496,931 first prize. Hollink has the proud record of now being the first person from Holland to win a WSOP bracelet.

Event 31 June 16th to June 18th
No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed

Buy-in $2,500
Entrants 1,012
Prize Pool $2,327,600

Result – Italian Dario Minieri managed to win a second WSOP bracelet this year for Italy when he beat American Seth Fischer heads up. 1998-world champion Scotty Nguyen finished in seventh place.

Event 32 June 17th to June 19th
No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $1,500
Entrants 2,304
Prize Pool

Result – American Jose Luis Velador beat American Anthony Signore heads-up to win the $574,734 first prize. In the final hand Signore moved all in with Ace six only to find Velador with an Ace 7.

Event 33 June 17th to June 19th
World Championship 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8-or-Better

Buy-in $5,000
Entrants 261
Prize Pool $1,226,700

Result – German Sebastian Ruthenberg beat poker legend American Chris "Jesus" Ferguson heads-up to be crowned World Champion of 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8-or-better. A high class final table included Dutchman Marcel Luske and Americans Annie Duke and Howard Lederer.

Event 34 June 18th to June 20th
Pot-Limit Omaha w/re-buys

Buy-in $1,500
Entrants 320
Prize Pool $2,407,125

Result – Layne Flack beat Daniel Makowsky heads-up as the two Americans battled for the $£557,725 first prize. This was Flack's sixth WSOP bracelet, five long years since he won his last.

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