WPT $25,000 Final: Day 5 - Interactive

[Djinn]

Can Hua vs. Ben Johnson: 
Can under the gun betting out 120k on the turn: the board.  Call from Button Ben.
River:    Can bets out 150k, call again.  Can has the ... "Straight is good," wearily comments Ben, mucking his hand.  They're both very calm; it's like all the emotion on the table has been attracted to the Hellmuth vortex.  He was still talking about that hand Snoopy reported while this one was going on...

[snoopy1239]

To the elation of his onlooking fans, Jimmy Tran has just eliminated veteran Tom Pniak, who finished in a highly commendable 21st place.

Shortstacked, but still able to afford a pre-flop raise without pushing, Pniak raised it up from late position with , only for Tran to call from the big blind.

Flop =

Jimmy checks, Pniak bets 70k and Jimmy smooth calls.

Turn  =

Both players check.

River =

Tran announces all-in leaving the decision on Pniak for the 290k chips in front of him and his tournament life in this year's WPT Final.

"This'll be a tough one to fold," reports Pniak, and it clearly was as he eventually decides to call, showing in the process.

In celebratory fashion, Jimmy rises from his seat, shouts out his own name and reveals for quads.

[AlexMartin]

Evening folks, respect for updates Snoop and Jen. Who are we rooting for?

Hellmuth really is a sausage jockey, i feel embarassed that my 1st poker book was his.

[Djinn]

Now down to 673k exactly, Ben Johnson moves it all in preflop over the top of Kirk Morrison.  Morrison dwells for exactly 4mins 35 seconds (I know because the hand started just before they announced the current 15 minute break). 
"If I had a different stack, this would be an easy laydown," Kirk mutters, in what looks like physical discomfort.
"I can't hear you" says Ben, removing an ipod earphone.
"Call," says Kirk, in reply...
Ben Johnson shows
Kirk Morrison shows , banging the table in annoyance when he sees how likely he his to be about to lose a big chunk of his stack.

Flop: 
Turn: 
River:    People in the audience actually flinched.

Benjamin Johnson is eliminated in 20th place, winning $123,760

[snoopy1239]

Evening folks, respect for updates Snoop and Jen. Who are we rooting for?

Hellmuth really is a sausage jockey, i feel embarassed that my 1st poker book was his.

Gooooooooo Hellmuth!!! 

[Djinn]

Evening folks, respect for updates Snoop and Jen. Who are we rooting for?

Hellmuth really is a sausage jockey, i feel embarassed that my 1st poker book was his.

Past picked Tim Phan and today, Scott Fischman.  But Wahlroos is golden so he's going on the list (plus it tops it back to three).  Saw him in the break, he said, "The eggman will never complain again."

[snoopy1239]

The players are now back after the first 15 minute break of the day.

Rock and roll!

[snoopy1239]

Straight off the bat, the short-stacking are bumping and grinding, first Tommy Vu moving all-in from the big blind after Hellmuth and Hua limped (the latter in the small) and then James Worth, pushing from the small blind and forcing Thomas Wahlroos to release his bag of spanners.

[snoopy1239]

Phil Hellmuth makes it 70k pre-flop, Can Hua re-raises to 170k, Phil folds.

"So is that how it's going to be, Can," asks Phil.

Can shows Pocket Cowboys.

"Oh."

[snoopy1239]

Cardplayer ask Ben Johnson if will undertake an interview with them, to which he responds, "As long as you stop saying I'm from Alabama."

Classic 

[snoopy1239]

Kirk Morisson bets into a Flop and Phil Hellmuth quickly calls.

Turn =

Kirk checks, Phil bets 120k and Kirk folds, although he did ask for a countdown, which I believe was around the 500k mark.

Phil shows and says, "Well you might have been bluffing, but I can guarantee that I wouldn't have insta-called."

[snoopy1239]

Hellmuth on Vu:

"I'm not gonna get him, he's gonna get himself against me. I don't get people, they get themselves, that's how it works."

[Djinn]

Poor old Sorel Mizzi - he just can't get a hand to hold up.  Another favourable situation for the online-trained aggressor - this time holding pocket Jacks against David Levi, a shortstack who pushed on a 8-6-5 flop with 8-9.
Turn:  Q
River:  8 

Their chips level out, about a million for Mizzi, about 900k for Levi, and Sorel looks like, what's that Snoopy always says, a wasp chewing a nettle?  (see pictures)

[snoopy1239]

All day, the TD's have been ushering onlookers out of the media area and back onto the rail, until, of course, people like Johnny Chan and Joe Hachem waltz in. They can seemingly watch from anywhere they like, which seems a tad unfair to me.

However, my question is this, what is the fame cut-off as to who is the least famous player to be able to have these privileges? 

[somone34k]

Picture of Johnny Chan railing Phil Hellmuth?