WPT $25,000 Final: Day 5 - Interactive

[Djinn]

Action has slowed down somewhat, I guess the idea that we're into the nitty gritty and the really big prizes has tightened people up.

Either way, still 17 players remaining.

oops

we have an all-in...

Yes, 200kish counts as a very short stack, and it belonged to Richard Anthony, all-in with against Scott Fischman's .
Flop: 
Turn: 
River:    So we lose Richard Anthony in 17th place - he wins $123,760 (pictured standing, while Scott stacks his stack in his stack)

[snoopy1239]

We're now on another 15 minute break, but just beforehand, Carlos Mortensen won a nice pot off online supremo, Sorel Mizzi check caling a 150k bet on a board of before checking the River down and winning with vs. .

A relief really, as no one wanted to see the Mortensen stack come to an end.

[snoopy1239]

Righteo, they're back from the break.

16 left, 10 more to go.

[Irishdenis]

how many watching from the rail guys....

[snoopy1239]

Table Eggman:

Grant Lang -- 885,000
Tim Phan -- 880,000
David Levi -- 1,060,000
Jake Minter -- 625,000
Thomas Wahlroos -- 5,500,000
Paul Lee -- 6,400,000
James Worth 190,000
Can Hua -- 990,000

[snoopy1239]

James Worth is OUT.

Leaving himself with just over a pot raise, Krazy Kanuck (as he is referred to by the announcer and the back of his hockey shirt), moves all-in from early position for 160k.

Tim Phan makes the minimum raise and reveals Tens when everyone else moves out of the road.

"This is where I need it," exclaims a begging Worth as he slams down his Eights.

However, nothing of use came as the board dealt out a rainbow K-Q-9-4-6.

[snoopy1239]

how many watching from the rail guys....

The rail's about two or three rows deep, but we can nip round the other side.

[snoopy1239]

David Levi has dropped down to 400k. I didn't catch the full betting pattern, but I did arrive in time to see him call a 400k River bet from Wahlroos on a , the Eggman showing a clinical to take down the pot.

This kid just doesn't catch a break... 

[Ironside]

did anyone ask phil hellmuth why he didnt dodge the bullets cause he keeps telling everyone that he can

[snoopy1239]

Now that he has tidied his stack up to a more countable structure, I can report that Carlos Mortensen has between 1,6 and 1.7 million in chips.

[Djinn]

Carlos Mortensen's stack has been threatened twice more in direct succession - the first hand saw him raise under the gun to 120k and get called by both Kirk Morrison and button Tommy Vu.  His bet out on the flop of 300k (leaving him around 500k behind - an estimate asked for by Tommy, who insisted, "Just a guess!  Don't count..." won him that one and then...

Then next hand Sorel Mizzi raised when it passed to him on the button.  Now, necessarily, Carlos is in the big blind, and re-raises.  All-in...Call!  It takes an understandably long time to work out who covers whom - the TD must despair when he sees Carlos going deep - but it's Sorel Mizzi with his tournament life on the line.  Sorel has but he's walked into Carlos Mortensen's . 
A flop of looks bleak for Sorel...and it is - the on the turn brings what must have been a frustrating day for the Canadian to an end.  But the end is 15th place in the WPT Championship and $154,705.  After his success at the Irish Open just weeks beforehand, he's probably planning his next high-buy-in tournament stop already.

[Djinn]

You may have noticed that at 15th the prize money jumped again, so here's another recap:

1st   $3,970,415
2nd  $2,011,135
3rd   $1,082,920
4th    $696,220
5th    $464,110
6th    $309,405
7th    $278,465
8th    $247,525
9th    $216,585
10th   $185,645
11th-15th   $154,705

They'll be playing all the way down to Six today, so once again we're prepared for a less walk-in-the-park short day.  I've prepared personally by getting in a good few cans of ProPlayer for later.  It's the Gingko, Green Tea Extract, Caffeine and lots and lots of sugar which get me through.   

[Djinn]

Jake Minter makes his last short stand with 7-8, all in preflop against the pocket Tens of Thomas 'I'll never complain again' Wahlroos which were happy to take him on...  No change, or real drama from the board cards, and an expressionless Minter heads out in 14th place, collecting $154,705.

[snoopy1239]

Although there was departing action on the other table, the following confrontation between Guy Lalliberte, who has slipped under the radar somewhat today, and early pace setter Kirk Morrison probably comprised of more chips being shoved into the centre.

With the board reading , Guy bet 400,000, Kirk made it 900,000 and Guy moved all-in for 2,100,000.

Big pot, huh?

Anyhow, Kirk folded, but I was desperately praying for Guy to show a bluff, but it never appeared, the French-Canadian swiftly mucking his cards.

Incidentally, and according to Benjo, Guy is the richest man in the whole of Quebec

[lazaroonie]

You may have noticed that at 15th the prize money jumped again, so here's another recap:

1st   $3,970,415
2nd  $2,011,135
3rd   $1,082,920
4th    $696,220
5th    $464,110
6th    $309,405
7th    $278,465
8th    $247,525
9th    $216,585
10th   $185,645
11th-15th   $154,705

They'll be playing all the way down to Six today, so once again we're prepared for a less walk-in-the-park short day.  I've prepared personally by getting in a good few cans of ProPlayer for later.  It's the Gingko, Green Tea Extract, Caffeine and lots and lots of sugar which get me through.   

That prize structure is ridiculous.