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And the Winner is. . . Joe Beevers
By Debbie Burkhead
The Main Event at the Four Queens Poker Classic resumed play at noon with six players remaining.
Play began with $1,000-$2,000 blinds and a $300 ante.
At 1:45 there were still six players remaining and Joe Beevers still had the chip lead with $118,000. Cary Katz was still in second with $85,000, Jesse Jones moved from 5th place to 3rd place with $62,000, Jeff Slack dropped to 4th place with $59,000, Thor Hanson dropped to 5th place with $40,500 and O’Neil Longson was still in last place with $24,000.
At 1:55 the blinds increased to $1,500-$3,000 with a $500 ante.
Fifteen minutes into the new level Jeff moved all-in for $53,000 and Thor Hanson called all-in for $49,500. Jeff showed A-Q and Thor turned over A-K. The board came Q-5-6-3-10 and Jeff took the pot with a pair of queens, sending Thor home in 6th place and $9,500 in cash.
Three hands later Jeff raised $7,000, O’Neil reraised all-in for $21,000 and Jeff called. O’Neil showed pocket fours and Jeff turned over A-10. The board came 10-8-7-3-3 and O’Neil had to settle for a 5th place finish and $15,525.
At 3:35 the blinds rose to $2,000-$4,000 with a $500 ante.
Five minutes into the new level Joe raised $12,000 and Jeff called. The flop came A-10-5, Jeff moved all-in for $22,000 and Joe called. Jeff turned over A-2 and Joe showed A-9. The turn card came another ten and Joe was in the lead with his nine kicker. The river card came a three and Jeff was sent to the rail in 4th place with $19,305.
At 4:10 Cary had $7,000 remaining after posting the big blind. Jesse raised from the small blind and Cary called all-in with K-5. Jesse showed A-2 and the board came 2-3-9-2-6 giving Jesse the win with a set of deuces. Cary took a 3rd place finish and $26,870.
At heads up, Joe Beevers was in the lead with $280,000 in chips to Jesse’s $110,000.
This is the second time in less than a week that these two guys battled heads up. Jesse and Joe went at it in the $1,060 Limit Hold’em last Thursday and Jesse came out the victor.
Within minutes of heads up play Joe raised all-in preflop and Jesse called. Joe showed A-9 and Jesse showed A-K. The board was of no help to Joe and Jesse’s A-K won the pot and gave him the chip lead with $245,000 to Joe’s $145,000.
At 6:20 the blinds increased to $3,000-$6,000 with a $1,000 ante.
Joe was now in the lead again with $252,000 to Jesse’s $138,000.
At 5:50 Joe called blind from the small blind and Jesse blind checked. The flop came 6-A-2, and they both checked. The turn card came a three, Joe bet $10,000, Jesse looked and moved all-in for $105,000, Joe immediately called and showed pocket rockets. Jesse showed Q-3 for a pair of threes and was drawing dead. Jesse did hit a queen on the river but it didn’t help and he was forced to take a 2nd place finish with $45,290.
Joe Beevers, from England, a member of the Hendon Mob was declared the winner and received $72,660 for his 1st place finish in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship Event at the Four Queens Poker Classic.
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