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

Big Hand Big Bets

Kirk Morrison (left) and Guy Laliberte (right)
Kirk Morrison (left) and Guy Laliberte (right)
Guy Laliberte and Kirk Morrison get hooked up in a Big Pot. After a min-raise pre-flop, the flop comes {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. Kirk bets 30K and is raised by Guy to 250K; Kirk calls.

Turn is {J-Hearts} 400K from Guy and a raise of 500K from Kirk after a long pause; then comes a short pause for Guy to move all-in for 1.2M more. Another long pause, making this a 15-minute hand, while Jake Minter busts at the other table...

and...
and... and...
and... and... and... Kirk lays it down.

Tags: Guy LaliberteKirk Morrison

Tommy Vu Makes a Huge Laydown

Carlos Mortensen raised to 120,000 from UTG, Kirk Morrison called from middle position and Tommy Vu called from the button. The flop was a very dangerous {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}. Mortensen took almost two minutes to bet out 300,000 on the flop, Morrison folded, and Vu went into the tank for several minutes before finally folding. Shortly after the hand, he told us he laid down K-Q. Mortensen won a 460,000 pot.

Today's List of Money Winners

17. Richard Anthony - $123,670
18. Phil Hellmuth - $123,670
19. Loi Phan - $123,670
20. Ben Johnson - $123,670
21. Tom Pniak - $92,820
22. Raymond Davis - $92,820
23. David Baker - $92,820
24. Paul Wasicka - $92,820
25. Adeeb Harb - $92,820
26. Roland de Wolfe - $92,820
27. Robert Wazelle - $92,820

Level: 21

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000