Just call Jeremy thechemist83 Gaubert the Team PokerStars Pro Killer. He outlasted Chris Moneymaker and Chad Brown, both card-carrying members of the prestigious group of pros, to come out on top in the $5,150 buy-in Main Event of the Gold Strike World Poker Open. His reward was $192,000, as Gaubert bested Steve Hamontree heads-up; second place was worth $109,000. In fact, Gaubert busted both Moneymaker and Brown from the final table and owned Vanessa Rousso at the end of Day 1 to take on his new nickname. PocketFives.com sat down with the Team PokerStars Pro Killer to recap his big win in the Deep South.
Tunica, Mississippi: cotton fields, a famous river, and a lot of poker taking place inside the Gold Strike Casino (pictured at left), one of the tallest buildings in the state. Gaubert entered the final table seventh in chips out of nine runners with 107,000. Blinds kicked off at 3,000/6,000 and Moneymaker had over 40% of the chips in play holding a stack of more than one million. Despite the man who started the modern poker boom holding the chip lead in his home casino, Gaubert was not fazed. He told PocketFives.com, “I’m going to play my game regardless of how many chips everyone else has and no matter who they are. My chip stack dictates what I’m able to do based on the blinds at the time.”
After the break, Gaubert’s stack had shrunk to just seven big blinds. He shoved with 9-8 in the small blind and Moneymaker (pictured at right), after only peeking down at an ace in his hand, made the call. The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion flipped up A-10, but Gaubert spiked a nine on the turn to save the day. He then doubled up with pocket kings against pocket tens after the chips hit the middle pre-flop to balloon his stack to 450,000 in a matter of minutes.Four-handed, Gaubert raised with pocket queens from the button and made it 2.5 times the big blind of 10,000. Moneymaker and tournament runner-up Steve Hamontree called. The flop came 8-8-8 and the action checked around to Gaubert, who led out for 50,000. He explained, “I figured one of the two would re-raise me not believing I had a real hand and I’d get it in there.” However, Moneymaker folded, Hamontree just called, and the turn was a king. The action went check-check to see a brick hit the river. Hamontree bet 150,000 and Gaubert called. Hamontree turned over 8-7 for flopped quads and Gaubert had skirted disaster. He explained the call on the river: “I thought it was possible that he was floating me with some high cards to take it away later, hit his king on the turn, and then checked to me thinking I’d bluff. I didn't think there were many hands he was going to call with on the river that I could beat.”
Gaubert reclaimed several of his chips by doubling through Moneymaker with A-K against A-Q. Then, Gaubert served as the executioner of Brown, who raised on the button to 25,000. Gaubert called with K-J and the flop came K-9-3. The action checked around to bring a five of clubs on the turn, putting two of the suit on the board. Moneymaker led out for 30,000; Brown and Gaubert both called. The river was the queen of hearts. Gaubert checked, Moneymaker checked, and Brown moved all-in for 250,000. Gaubert called and Brown showed 8-6 for “squadoosh.”
Then, it was Moneymaker’s turn to depart. Gaubert called a raise from Moneymaker holding K-9 of spades. The flop fell 10-7-4 with two spades and Gaubert checked. Moneymaker bet out, Gaubert re-raised, and Moneymaker promptly shoved. Gaubert called and Moneymaker revealed K-10 for top pair. Gaubert hit a spade on the river for a flush, sending the crowd favorite packing in third place. On watching the poker icon bust, Gaubert told PocketFives.com, “I respect Chris greatly. He was down to Earth and funny. Money didn't change him and he played very well considering the heat he takes sometimes. Without him, I may not be here today, so I was grateful to play with him.”
Gaubert was the bane of Rousso (pictured at right) at the end of Day 1. He explained, “Vanessa was two to my right and she was talking to the guy next to me about how they both didn't want to bust before the night ended.” Rousso raised to 2,000 when blinds were 400/800 and the player in the cutoff called. Gaubert, who was on the button, made it 8,500 without looking at his cards. Rousso asked for a chip count before calling to see a flop of 9-4-3 rainbow. Rousso checked, Gaubert looked down to see K-9 in the hole, and bet 11,500. Rousso called and a six came on the turn. The runner-up in the 2009 National Heads-Up Championship checked and Gaubert pushed all-in for 43,000. Rousso tanked for 15 minutes after play had expired for the evening. The clock was eventually called and Rousso folded, saying that “it was the hardest hand she's played.”Here were the final results from the Main Event of the Gold Strike World Poker Open:
1. Jeremy Gaubert - $192,953
2. Steve Hamontree - $109,400
3. Chris Moneymaker - $60,110
4. Chad Brown - $48,088
5. Thomas Creel - $36,066
6. Gil George - $30,055
7. Tommy Vedes - $24,044
8. Jerry Milanos - $18,033
9. Paris Heard - $12,022
Recent Scores for thechemist83
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| $200 buy-in, The Sunday Mulligan on FullTiltPoker. 04/26/2009, 1 place for 52,695.00 |
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| $500 buy-in, $100K Guaranteed on UltimateBet. 06/07/2009, 1 place for 26,000.00 |
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| $100 buy-in, $40,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) on FullTiltPoker. 08/07/2009, 2 place for 16,212.70 |
