WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
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

David Levi Doubles Up

On a flop of {6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, David Levi moved his short stack all in and was called by Sorel Mizzi. Levi tabled the {8-Spades}{9-Spades}, while Mizzi was far ahead with the {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}. The turn was the {Q-Clubs}, but Levi hit on the river when the {8-Diamonds} fell, giving him trip eights. Levi doubled up to around 1.1M.

Tags: David LeviSorel Mizzi

Quad Aces are Cheap Today

Flop is {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds} Guy Laliberte checks and Scott Fishchman checks behind. The turn is {J-Diamonds}, Guy bets 100K Scott calls. {4-Hearts} on the river, two pair on board and three diamonds. Guy checks, Scott bets 120K and gets the call, Guy has {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the turned flush and Scott Fischman shows the {A-Spades}{A-Clubs} for flopped Quad Aces.

Tags: Guy LaliberteScott Fischman

Grant Lang Doubles Up Though C.K. Hua

Grant Lang moved all-in from the button for 528K and C.K. Hua called from the small blind. Lang showed the {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} while Hua tabled the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. The flop looked good for Hua when it came down {8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, but the {J-Clubs} spiked on the turn to give the lead to Lang. The river was the {4-Hearts} and Lang doubled up.

Anyone Have an iPod?

Tim Phan, newly seated to Phil Hellmuth's right after the redraw to two tables, just jokingly asked the rail if anyone had an iPod to loan him. Hellmuth has been jawing non-stop with his new tablemates.

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 18th Place ($123,670)

Phil Hellmuth, Jr. - 18th Place
Phil Hellmuth, Jr. - 18th Place
Phil Hellmuth raised to 90,000 pre-flop and Thomas Wahlroos re-raised to 230,000. Hellmuth called. Hellmuth checked in the dark and the flop came down {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Wahlroos asked Hellmuth how much he had left and Hellmuth remained silent, his hands covering his mouth. Wahlroos bet 300,000, Hellmuth moved all in and Wahlroos called. Wahlroos showed the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} and Hellmuth the {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}. The turn was the {5-Clubs} and the river the {9-Spades} eliminating Hellmuth. He won $123,670.

"That's the first time I've seen (pocket) Aces in two days," mentioned Wahlroos.

Tags: Phil HellmuthThomas Wahlroos