WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
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Event Info

WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥j♥
Prize
$3,970,415
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$15,495,750
Entries
639
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
300,000
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Level: 26

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 15,000

Hands #1-2

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Hand #1 - Tim Phan has the button in seat 6. Wattel raises to 550,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #2 - Kirk Morrison has the button in seat 1. Phan raises from the cutoff to 360,000, Mortensen moves all in from the big blind, and Phan folds. Mortensen wins the pot.

Tags: Carlos MortensenMike WattleTim Phan

Hands #3-4

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[user22113]
Hand #3 - Guy Laliberte has the button in seat 2, and Lee raises under the gun to 350,000, winning the blinds and antes. Lee shows A-Q as he collects the pot.

Hand #4 - Carlos Mortensen has the button in seat 3, and Phan raises under the gun to 450,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Tags: Paul LeeTim Phan

Hands #5-6

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[user22113]
Hand #5 - Mike Wattel has the button in seat 4, and he raises to 550,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #6 - Paul Lee has the button in seat 5, and everyone folds to Morrison, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Tags: Kirk MorrisonMike Wattel

Hands #7-8

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[user22113]
Hand #7 - Tim Phan has the button in seat 6, Mortensen raises under the gun to 375,000, Laliberte reraises from the big blind to 1,375,000, and Mortensen folds. Laliberte takes the pot.

Hand #8 - Kirk Morrison has the button in seat 1, Lee raises to 350,000, Morrison calls from the button, and Mortensen calls from the big blind. The flop comes {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}, Mortensen checks, Lee checks, Morrison bets 700,000, Mortensen folds, and Lee folds. Morrison takes the pot.

Tags: Carlos MortensenGuy LaliberteKirk MorrisonPaul LeeTim Phan

Tentative Play

[user22113]
[user22113]
The first few hands of any WPT final table usually features tentative and tight play. Even seasoned veterans have a tough time getting used to playing under the bright lights of the WPT stage. Generally, the first player to raise in the first few hands wins the pot uncontested. With the added pressure of the WPT Championship (including all the hoopla surrounding the taping of their 100th episode), this final table is no different.

Plus players don't want to bust out early on. They also want to get plenty of "face time" on the TV broadcast so they play a little more tentatively than normal for a six-handed table. During the first six hands tonight, the original raiser won five out of the first six pots.

Hands #9-10

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[user22113]
Hand #9 - Guy Laliberte has the button in seat 2, Mortensen limps from the small blind for 120,000, and Wattel checks his option. The flop comes {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}, Mortensen bets 200,000, and Wattel folds. Mortensen takes the pot.

Hand #10 - Carlos Mortensen has the button in seat 3, and Phan raises under the gun to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Tags: Carlos MortensenGuy LaliberteMike WattelTim Phan

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