Earlier today, 48-year old nurse Philip Mildon took on Sam Razavi heads-up for a seat in the World Series of Poker Main Event. If he could pull off two consecutive victories against the cash game pro, he would be heading to Vegas with a golden ticket worth $10,000 and the chance to battle it out for poker's biggest prize.
Mildon had nothing to lose heading into the bout as he'd already earned himself $6,500 in WSOP tournament buy-ins. In the first match, he defeated 2008 Irish Open Champion Neil Channing for entry into a $1,500 event, before toppling bracelet-winner Richard Ashby to qualify for a $5,000 event. This meant he'd won an incredible four consecutive heads-up matches against two of the UK's most successful players.
Unfortunately, and much to the chagrin of the rail, Mildon couldn't quite complete the hattrick as he stumbled at the final hurdle. Razavi, who this year final-tabled the Aussie Millions, had no intentions of taking it easy on Mildon, and within the opening few hands bluffed his opponent off a Jc-6d-Ks-Ad board before showing a paltry 4d-2s!
The Black Belt had a circa 2:1 lead when the final hand arrived. Razavi opened to 90 with As-7c, Mildon three-bet to 210 and Razavi moved all in. Mildon made the call with Ad-Qs, but was unable to hold up as Razavi turned a full house on a 7d-8h-Ac-7s board before the Qc river rubbed salt in already open wounds.
"Philip played a great game and was unlucky to lose the final hand," complimented Razavi. "Just the fact that he was able to beat both Neil and Richard is an amazing feat. I wish him all the best in his two WSOP tournaments and I look forward to seeing him in the house."
"I have to admit," he continued, "I certainly felt a little bit of pressure heading in. Philip was running hotter than the Bahamian sun, and there was every chance he could give my pride a slap about the face too. Thankfully, I got the job done and managed to save Black Belt Poker a few bob. I fully expect to be invited to all future Christmas parties."
Mildon, who won his Vegas flight in the London Live Vegas Freeroll on May 4, will be staying in the Black Belt Poker luxury mansion alongside several of our sponsored pros including Jerome Bradpiece, Kevin Williams and UKIPT Brighton Champion Jamie Burland. Despite his loss in the final match, he'll be playing two bracelet events at the Rio, one of which will be the $1,500 Omaha High-Low event.
Although the heads-up gauntlet is complete, this doesn't mean that the Vegas fun is over as we're offering players the chance to play the World Series vicariously through our pros. If you are able to maintain Orange Belt throughout June, then you'll be automatically entered into a Vegas Prize Fund, and receive your share of 3% of combined BBP winnings over 5 preselected tournaments. Check out the site for further details.
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