2005 WSOP Event #33

July 4, 2005

No-Limit Hold 'em
Buy-in: $3,000
Number of Entries: 1,010
Total Prize Money: $2,787,600

Final Table Results:

1st – Andre Boyer
2nd – Matt Glantz
3rd – Jerry Young
4th – Dennis Perry
5th – Mike Carroll
6th – Robert Betts
7th – Ken Blanton
8th – Morten Jensen
9th – John Duthie

Memorable hand:
With seven players remaining at the final table, Ken Blanton picked a bad time to slow-play pocket aces, as he limped in and allowed Dennis Perry to see the flop from the big blind with his 8-4. Blanton was an 86% favorite to win at that point, but when the flop came J-8-4, the odds swung dramatically. Perry put in a moderate bet, Blanton moved all in, and Perry Called. The turn was a ten, leaving Blanton with eight outs: the two remaining aces, the three remaining jacks and the three remaining tens. The river was a queen and Blanton was sent to the rail for trying to get cute with his powerful starting hand.

Other noteworthy finishers were Steve Zolotow in 13th place and Dewey Tomko in 33rd place.