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Nichoel Jurgens Poker Tournaments
Nichoel Jurgens Poker Championship
The main event final table convened at 1:00 p.m. on May 29, 2013 after a grueling 3 days of play. Nine finalists found themselves sitting at the Bicycle Casino's signature ‘Live at the Bike,' final table, which was streamed on a 30 minute delay and simulcast on CardPlayer.com's home page.
The first elimination of the night was, Stan Hackett. Hackett, one of the shorter stacks at the table, has a tournament career spanning back to 2006. Hackett chose a snug line during the early stages of the final table, folding big hands such as AQ and KQ against better hands. Unfortunately, he found himself in a coin flip for his tournament life when he got it all-in with A♦K♣ versus chip leader, Nichoel Jurgens' 10♠10♥. Hackett was unable to improve and he hit the rail in 9th place, adding $7,600 to his over $25,000 in career tournament winnings.
The next casualty of the night was Zaher Saman. Samaan, holding the 'Trucker Hand' of 10♠4♥ attempted to steal the blinds by moving all-in on the Button, with roughly 10 big blinds. The play might have worked, were it not for getting caught in the act by the shortest stack Pogos Simityan, who woke up with 7♣7♦ in the small blind. Simityan was covered and at risk, but the board ran out K♣K♦Q♠2♣K♥.
Samaan managed to pick-up pocket Kings shortly after the misstep, but to his chagrin, was eliminated when Day 1A Chipleader, Kevin Lee, called his all-in and tabled pocket Aces. Samaan was eliminated in 8th place, taking home $9,050 for his efforts.
William ZaissNichoel Jurgens (again holding pocket Jacks) in a 3-bet pot pre-flop, on the very scary board of A♣Q♠8♦K♠2♠. Jurgens, who had flopped a set of 8s, moved all-in on the river, after Zaiss had put ¾ of this chips in the pot. After tanking for 15 minutes, Zaiss finally gave up on the hand when the clock was called on him.
Zaiss finally found himself exiting stage right, when he moved all-in with K♣Q♦ and got called by Thomas Beckstead with the A♥A♣. Beckstead's Aces held and Zaiss was eliminated in seventh place, earning $10,735.
Pogos Simityan, labeled the underdog coming to the final table, managed to climb up the pay-ladder by playing extremely close to the vest. He never got out of line during the first 3 hours of final table play, but having only doubled-up one time, his short stack was repeatedly chipped away by the blinds and antes. He got all-in, blind vs. blind, with A♥K♥ and Beckstead, who was second in chips, made the call with 2♠2♦.
The board ran out 8♦6♥4♠J♣3♦ and the deuces stayed in front, sending Simityan to the rail in sixth place. Simityan, a local poker enthusiast and well-liked tournament veteran with over $200,000 in reported tournament winnings, earned $12,525 for his final table showing.
The next elimination, again, came to the credit of Thomas BecksteadAlan Myerson's big blind, Beckstead chose to simply complete the small blind in the hopes of inducing a bluff by Myerson.
When the flop rolled out A♠9♣8♦, Beckstead coyly checked. Myerson, who connected with the flop holding 8♥2♦, shoved and Beckstead made the call. The run out didn't change anything and Myerson was eliminated in fifth place. Myerson, the most accomplished tournament player at the table, added another $14,460 to his nearly $800,000 in career tournament earnings.
Four-handed play lasted for just under an hour. As expected, the finalists opened up their ranges and the Button and Cut-Off positions traded off raising the blinds. Ho ShinNichoel Jurgens and Rubin Chappell folded, and it looked like Lee's play just might make it through. But Beckstead, the chipleader at the time, had him bested with K♣9♠, and made the call. Beckstead immediately flopped two pair, and it was all over. Lee finished in fourth place for a $24,340 pay day.
And then, there were three. It seemed as though Rubin ChappellNichoel Jurgens clashed the most during the 8 hours leading up to this moment. Chappell, who played a relatively face-up style, seemed to catch a hand every time Jurgens made a play and doubled through her on more than one occasion.
In his final hand of the evening, Chappell raised to 260,000 from the button with A♦6♦. Nichoel Jurgens moved all-in with the 5♥5♣, having Chappell covered. A seeming standard play, Chappell made the call, however, he was unable to connect with the board and was eliminated from the tournament in third place. The college student left final table, followed by his boisterous rail, taking home $34,900 and his largest cash to date.
When Heads-up play began, it was no surprise that it was between the two most aggressive finalists facing off with nearly even chips stacks.
Nichoel Jurgens is a professional cash game poker player and a core commentator on the Bicycle Casino's popular cash-game web stream 'Live At The Bike,' and many of her fans remember her 2009 finish as WSOP Last Woman Standing runner-up under her maiden name, Nichoel Peppe. Jurgens was a dominant chip leader entering the final table, having survived and thrived through the grueling tournament days while being five-months pregnant with her second child. For those who may be wondering, it's a Boy!
Thomas Beckstead is a golf coach turned poker-pro, who had been playing poker semi-professionally since he was 19, before deciding to go all out pro earlier this year. Beckstead admits that he has an aggressive style and has been a big fan of 'Live at the Bike,' having followed the show since its inception back in 2005. He even credited core commentator, Bart Hanson, as a source of some of his poker knowledge. Beckstead credits the support of his wife for his success over the past five months as a full-time poker pro.
The back and forth battle lasted for three 30-minute levels. Jurgens had the upper hand most of the time, taking the chiplead in a pivotal hand when her pocket 10s bested Beckstead's pocket Jacks after flopping a set. Jurgens was able to get two streets of value on the King-high board, but in the end, Beckstead got away. She then continued to chip away at him, winning small pots here and there. However, Beckstead quickly adjusted and began shoving light. He manipulated the action and was able to get Jurgens to back down from her aggressive line. He then got maximum value when he turned Broadway against Jurgens, who had connected to the board with a pair of Kings, just before the final break of the evening.
In the last level, both players were evenly stacked with 5.7 Million each, separated only by an ante.
The deciding hand of the night came when Beckstead opened to 450,000 from the button and Jurgens 3-bet to 950,000. Beckstead moved all-in and Jurgens made the call with A♠6♦. Beckstead flipped up J♥J♣ and the flop was dealt: K♦9♦6♠. Beckstead was still ahead, but Jurgens had some outs. The 5♦ on the Turn improved Jurgens hand, and she could win if either an Ace, a 6, or any diamond card pealed on the River.
Jurgens' rail pled her case to the Dealer, and begged for any one of the hometown heroin's 14 outs, but it was not to be. The River was the 8♣ and, after the chips were counted, Beckstead was named champion. Jurgens earned $52,110 for her runner-up finish.
Thomas Beckstead, a 27 year-old Temecula, California resident, who had already made three final tables this year, now adds Champion and a 6-figure score to his poker resume.
'[This is] pretty much cloud nine for me. Since I was about nineteen I've played poker for a good part of my income. When I started to play tournaments again this year, a lot of it was because I wanted to get that six-figure score and to get that bracelet, that trophy… some hardware to put on the mantle at home,' said Beckstead just after he won. 'For me it's been kind of a long journey, and this is definitely a little bit of vindication.'
Congratulations to Thomas Beckstead and good luck at the World Series of Poker, where his feature cover story will be in the hands of bracelet hunters from all over the world in the next edition of Card Player magazine.
