WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Recent Eliminations: The Brother of the Grinder
Liz Lieu Eliminated
Joe Sebok Eliminated
BeL0WaB0Ve Eliminated by Daniel Alaei
Recent Eliminations
Johan Storakers Gets a Free Look
The only problem is that Storakers did not move all in.
A floorperson is called over, and explains that since Caldwell said he called, that action is binding. 58,000 is counted out from his stack, and Storakers gets to continue the hand knowing Caldwell's cards.
The flop comes , and Storakers thinks for a moment before moving all in. Caldwell calls, and Storakers shows . The last two cards are , and Storakers' hand holds up to win the pot.
After the hand, a few players discuss the action, with a few suggesting that Storakers should have checked it down to avoid risking his other chips, but others defended Storakers, saying he was a big favorite at that point, and it was worth the risk to get the rest of Caldwell's chips.
More Eliminations
Sammy Farha 1, Praz Bansi 0
Sammy Farha doesn't show his cards. Ever. So Bansi folded face up.
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Eliminated
Ligator showed pocket jacks () for top set, and Josephy showed pocket eights () for second set. The chips were counted down, and Josephy was left with just 1,200 in chips.
The next hand, Josephy was forced all in from the big blind, and Ben Johnson raised to 8,500 from the cutoff. Everyone else folded, Johnson took the side pot, and they showed their cards. Johnson had , and Josephy flipped over his cards, seeing them for the first time -- .
The board came , and Johnson won the pot with two pair to eliminate Cliff Josephy.