Event #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship

Alex Bilokur turned into a poker freight train here at Event #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em, completely dominating heads-up play as he turned a nine-to-one chip deficit into $398,567 and his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Bilokur already sported a solid poker resume with nearly $3 million in tournament cashes, including taking down a PCA High Roller event in 2012. Now, the Russian has added the pinnacle of poker tournament accomplishments to that list of successes.

We began the day with 10 players, quickly saying goodbye to Dan Shak after he ran his aces into Chino Rheem's set. Rheem held the chip lead as the official final table began.

We saw short stacks Barny Boatman and Richard Lyndaker bow out soon afterward, and Pratyush Buddiga got set over set by Ismael Bojang to bust in seventh. Todd Brunson then exited in sixth when he couldn't improve an open-ended straight draw and overcards against a smaller pair.

Rheem was unable to hang onto his chip lead, bleeding off chips until busting in fourth just after Ismael Bojang took fifth. Rheem flopped top two but sent his stack over to the bottom set of Matt O'Donnell on a     flop. It looked like that was going to be the pot of the tournament, as O'Donnell had his last two opponents covered multiple times over.

When O'Donnell ousted Alexander Venovski in third, it looked like heads-up play was a mere formality as O'Donnell had just over 4.3 million to Bilokur's just under 500,000. However, Bilokur completely took over the match with a small-ball style, continually limping buttons and inducing aggression from O'Donnell when Bilokur held superior hands. After just over 100 hands, he'd claimed the championship.

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Hand #203: Alex Bilokur called and Matt O'Donnell raised to 150,000. Bilokur called and the flop fell    . They checked to the   turn and the   river. Bilokur showed ace-high and it was good.

Hand #204: Matt O'Donnell gave Alex Bilokur a walk.

Hand #205: Alex Bilokur called and Matt O'Donnell raised it up to 180,000. Bilokur folded.

Hand #189: Alex Bilokur called and Matt O'Donnell checked. The flop came    . Bilokur bet 75,000 and O'Donnell called. The turn was the   and both checked. They also checked the   river and O'Donnell showed    to take it

Hand #190: Matt O'Donnell gave Alex Bilokur a walk.

Hand #191: Alex Bilokur called and Matt O'Donnell checked. They checked the     flop and on the   turn Bilokur bet 75,000. O'Donnell raised to 225,00 and Bilokur called. The river came the  . O'Donnell checked, Bilokur bet 275,000 and O'Donnell folded.

Hand #192: Matt O'Donnell made it 125,000 and Alex Bilokur called. The flop came down     and was checked. The turn was the  . Bilokur bet 125,000 and O'Donnell raised to 450,000. Bilokur potted it and O'Donnell folded.

Hand #193: Alex Bilokur called and Matt O'Donnell checked. The flop fell     and was checked by both. The   turn brought a 75,000 bet from Bilokur that was called. The   on the river was checked down and    won the pot for O'Donnell.

Hand #194: Matt O'Donnell gives Alex Bilokur a walk.

Hand #195: Alex Bilokur called and Matt O'Donnell raised, making it 150,000. Bilokur called, the flop was     and they checked. The   turn saw O'Donnell bet 225,000 and Bilokur fold.

With that both players headed off on a 25-minute break.

Hand #174: Matt O'Donnell made it 100,000 and Alex Bilokur folded.

Hand #175: Alex Bilokur limped the small blind. Matt O'Donnell raised it up to 150,000 and got the call. The flop came     and O'Donnell bet 150,000. Bilokur folded.

Hand #176: Matt O'Donnell made it 100,000 and Alex Bilokur called. The flop came     and both checked. The   turn brought a 100,000-chip bet from Bilokur and a call from O'Donnell. The river was the  , both checked and Bilokur showed    to take it down.

Hand #177: Alex Bilokur called from the small blind and Matt O'Donnell made it 150,000. Bilokur called to see the     where O'Donnell made it 100,000. Bilokur folded.

Hand #178: Matt O'Donnell made it 100,000 and Alex Bilokur called. The flop was    . Bilokur checked and O'Donnell bet 75,000. Bilokur called to see the   turn where they both checked. The river was the   and it checked down. Bilokur showed    for a full house.

Hand #179: Alex Bilokur limped the small blind. Matt O'Donnell made it 150,000 and Bilokur folded.

Hand #180: Matt O'Donnell made it 100,000 and Alex Bilokur called. The flop was the    . Bilokur checked, O'Donnell bet 100,000 and Bilokur called. The turn was the   and after Bilokur checked again, O'Donnell bet 250,000 and Bilokur called. It was the   on the river and after they checked it down, Bilokur showed   . O'Donnell won the pot with   .

Hand #159: Alex Bilokur made it 100,000 and Matt O'Donnell folded.

Hand #160: Matt O'Donnell made it 100,000 and Alex Bilokur called. The flop came     and Bilokur checked. O'Donnell made it 130,000 and Bilokur folded.

Hand #161: Alex Bilokur made it 100,000 and Matt O'Donnell re-raised, making it 250,000. Bilokur called and the flop came    . Both players checked to the   turn. They checked again and the   came on the river. O'Donnell checked and Bilokur bet 175,000. O'Donnell called with    to win it as Bilokur had   .

Hand #162: Matt O'Donnell made it 100,000 and Alex Bilokur re-raised to 250,000. O'Donnell called and the flop came    . Bilokur bet 175,000 and O'Donnell folded.

Hand #163: Alex Bilokur gave Matt O'Donnell a walk.

Hand #164: Matt O'Donnell gave Alex Bilokur a walk.

Hand #165: Alex Bilokur limped the small blind and Matt O'Donnell checked. The flop came    . O'Donnell bet 75,000 and Bilokur called to see the   turn. O'Donnell bet 200,000 and Bilokur called. The river brought the   and O'Donnell checked.

Bilokur bet 480,000 and O'Donnell folded.

Hand #152: Matt O'Donnell raised and won the pot.

Hand #153: Alex Bilokur limped in, and O'Donnell checked. They checked down the       board, and    took the pot for Bilokur.

Hand #154: Bilokur got a walk.

Hand #155: Bilokur called, and O'Donnell checked. They checked the       board to the river, when Bilokur bet 80,000 and won.

Hand #156: O'Donnell raised from the button and won.

Hand #157: Bilokur limped, and O'Donnell checked. O'Donnell check-called 80,000 on the     flop, and they both checked the  . On the   river, they checked again. O'Donnell's    was good with a pair of sevens.

Hand #158: O'Donnell raised to 125,000, and Bilokur called. On fourth street, the board was      and Bilokur bet 185,000. O'Donnell called to see the   river. Two checks followed. O'Donnell's    was good.

Hand #143: Alex Bilokur called from the small blind and Matt O'Donnell checked. Bilokur bet 60,000 on fourth with a board of      and was called. O'Donnell won with    after they both checked the  .

Hand #144: Bilokur got a walk.

Hand #145: Bilokur took the pot with a preflop raise.

Hand #146: O'Donnell raised to 100,000 and was called. Both players checked the     flop, and a   arrived. Bilokur bet 110,000, O'Donnell popped it to 410,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #147: O'Donnell got a walk.

Hand #148: O'Donnell raised to 80,000 and was called. They checked to the river on the       board, and Bilokur bet 105,000. O'Donnell called, and Bilokur's    won.

Hand #132: Matt O'Donnell got a walk.

Hand #133: O'Donnell raised to 80,000 and was called by Alex Bilokur. After two checks, the board read     , and Bilokur bet 80,000. O'Donnell folded.

Hand #134: O'Donnell got a walk.

Hand #135: O'Donnell raised and took.

Hand #136: Bilokur raised to 80,000 and won.

Hand #137: O'Donnell raised to 80,000 and Bilokur called. On the     flop, O'Donnell's 80,000 bet was raised to 225,000. O'Donnell folded.

Hand #138: O'Donnell reraised to 180,000 and was called after Bilokur raised to 80,000. He continuation-bet the raggedy flop and won.

Hand #139: O'Donnell raised to 80,000 and was called. On the     flop, Bilokur checked, O'Donnell bet 80,000, and Bilokur raised to 200,000. He took the pot when O'Donnell folded.

Hand #116: Alex Bilokur called, and Matt O'Donnell checked. O'Donnell check-called 65,000 on the     flop. A   turned, and O'Donnell checked, Bilokur bet 130,000, and O'Donnell folded.

Hand #117: O'Donnell raised to 80,000 and was called. A monotone flop hit:    , and two checks ensued. On the   turn, Bilokur bet and won.

Hand #118: Bilokur limped and folded to a raise.

Hand #119: O'Donnell raised to 80,000 and won the pot.

Hand #120: Bilokur limped, and O'Donnell checked. Bilokur bet 70,000 on the     flop and won.

Hand #121: O'Donnell raised to 80,000 and won.

Hand #122: O'Donnell got a walk.