Laak during the 2009 WSOP. (Bodog File Photo.)
We talked about Phil Laak making it to the final table in a WSOPE event yesterday and lo and behold, it looks like the Unabomber pulled it off and finally earned himself a World Series of Poker bracelet for his efforts. The flamboyant stunts-man and frequent media darling whose arm is still in a cast after last month's ATV crash, credited his record-breaking non-stop poker marathon for helping him discover the focus that let him win £170,802 and the most famous piece of jewelry in the game. "I've won something like 80 percent of my cash sessions since I broke the record," he told one reporter.
Yesterday's post about the event was written while the three final players: Laak, Chris Bjorin and Andrew Pantling, were taking a break. Laak eliminated Bjorin holding KK over QQ after a few more hands; it was then that a break was requested by Pantling, who had a chip lead of about 3:2 over Laak. Laak denied that request, likely drawing on some of the training for his endurance run at the Bellagio, and insisted the game continue until it was done.
Laak and Pantling swing back and forth quite a bit, with Laak finally getting some momentum after some massive gains and losses. When he was over the million-chip-lead mark, Laak went after Pantling, 3-betting him for the rest of his chips. Holding Kd5c against his opponent's Ah9h, it looked like the game may go further after a flush draw hit to board, but Laak hit a pair of fives and that was that.
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