Marty Smyth wins WSOP Event 50

Marty Smyth first caught the attention of the poker world in December 2006 when he finished in 3rd place at the Ladbrokes Million V and then followed that performance up with a victory a few months later in the Paddy Power Irish Open. The following year at Ladbokes Poker Million VI he took second for half a million and then followed that one up as well with a victory in the PartyPoker World Open. His success has brought him fame on the Irish and International poker circuits, but coming into this event he had nothing to speak of in terms of WSOP success, that was until last night when he took down 2008 WSOP Event #50 earning the largest cash prize ever won in an Omaha Tournament $859,549 while also becoming only the fifth native or Ireland to win a WSOP bracelet.

Final Table Coverage

When the final table of 2008 WSOP Event 50 - $10.000 buy-in World Championship of PLO began the chip counts were:

Michael Mizrachi - 1,767,000
Brandon Moran - 1,286,000
Kido Pham - 1,080,000
Marty Smyth - 1,068,000
Billy Argyros - 729,000
Greg Hurst - 637,000
Peter Jetten - 492,000
Richard Harroch - 372,000
Tom Hanlon - 192,000

It looked for most of the night that Mizrachi was going to steam ahead and pick up his first career bracelet.. On just the eighth hand of the final table he send Greg Hurst to the rail when on a flop of 7c 6c 3h and Mizrachi lead for 80K, Hurst Raised, Mizrachi Reraised and Hurst called all in. Mizrachi tabled Ac Kh 5h 4c for the flopped nut straight with the heart flush redraw. Hurst showed AA98 rainbow for an up and down straight draw with a useless AA overpair. The turn and river 3c 6d changed nothing and Hurst collected $80,581 for his 9th place finish.

It took to hand #45 before we lost another player, and on this hand Brandon Moran ran 8643 one suit against Michal Mizrachi’s AAK2 which filled up on the turn sending Moran to the rail in eighth place to collect $107,442 in prize money. Mizrachi’s run continued as he sent Tom Hanlon to the rail just 7 hands later, Hanlon collected $134,302 for his seventh place finish.

The Michael Mizrachi took out a forth player on hand #62 this time sending Kido Pham to the rail in sixth place good for a $170.166 payday. On this hand Mizrachi and Billy “The Croc” Argyros both limped into the pot and Kido Pham potted from the BB. Mizrachi called and Argyros folded bringing a flop of Qd 7s Th. Pham Checked, Mizrachi bet 300K and Pham called. The turn was 6c, Phan tanks for a moment, checked, Mizrachi bet large and Pham then goes into the tank of all tanks. After about what was seriously ten Pham finally called, showing As Ah Ks 5c and Mizrachi was well ahead with Ts Tc Kd 6d and took the pot when the river was the 6s.

The only player Mizrachi did not eliminated before reaching three handed play was Richard Harroch who finished in 5th Place for a $214,884 payday, courtesy of the eventual bracelet winner Marty Smyth. On this hand Smyth raised to 200,000 from the button and Richard Harroch called from the small blind. The flop came AdJc4d, Harroch moved all in and Smyth called.

Harroch: AhQhTd5c
Smyth: 7d6s4c4s

Harroch was aboviosly in bad shape against the set of 4’s, but the turn came 5d giving him extra outs for a bigger full house. The Turn was not only a blank for Harroch but it gave Smyth quad 4’s.

Billy “The Croc” Argyros got all his money in good with As Ac 6h 6c but lost to Mizrachi’s Kh Qc Jh 7h when the board ran Ah Ks 3c Th 8h giving Mizrachi a winning flush. Argyros collected $268,605 for his forth place finish.

Michael Mizrachi put on a dominating performance much of the final table and looked very much like his name would be scratched off the list of best players never to win a bracelet. Unfortunately for him his luck ran out during three handed play and he eventually finished in third place collecting a $331,280 payday. On this hand Peter Jetten raised to 225K, Mizrachi reraised to 755K, Jetten reraised all in and Mizrachi called. Mizrachi showed AK53 to Jetten’s AAQ8 and when the board ran 965T4 his hopes at a first career bracelet came to an end.

Heads up play between Marty Smyth and Peter Jetten lasted 30 hands. Midway into the match Smyth caught a big double up to take a commanding chip lead and finally sealed the deal on final table hand #133. On this hand Jetten limped, Smyth raised to 300K, Jetten called and the flop came Qc Tc 9h. Smyth potted, Jetten repotted, Smyth moved all in and Jetten called. When the hands were turned over we saw both players had flopped the nuts with Jetten showing Ks Jd 3d 2c but Smyth’s Kc Jc Js Qd had him freerolling as he had a pair and a club flush draw. The turn was 7d an obvious blank, but a 6c on the river gave Smyth the victory and his first career WSOP bracelet, Jetten received $528.257 for his runner up finish.

Poker-Prop offers are sincere congratulations to Marty Smyth for taking down the largest Omaha payout of all time, $859,532, while winning his first career WSOP bracelet. Smyth is now the 5th native of Ireland to have won a WSOP bracelet.