The Final Seven
Here's a look at the final seven players who are trying to make the final table of six this afternoon:
Here's a look at the final seven players who are trying to make the final table of six this afternoon:
With action folded around to just the players in the blinds, Brian Altman raised and Mike Dentale shoved all in. Altman instantly called.
Altman:
Dentale:
The flop was good for Altman, coming to give him a better pair and a flush draw, leaving Dentale just one jack in the deck or running card combinations.
Dentale got out of his chair, feeling his fate. The turn was the and the river was the and Dentale was eliminated in eighth place for $57,720.
Just one more elimination today and the tournament will pause for the final table tomorrow.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Dentale | Busted |
A huge hand just transpired between some of the big stacks. Brian Altman was under the gun when he raised to 110,000 and Mike Dentale called on his direct left.
Darryll Fish was in the small blind and called, as did Rainer Kempe in the big blind.
The flop came down and the players in the blinds checked. Altman continued with a bet of 160,000 and Dentale called. Fish thought for 30 seconds or more before raising to 510,000 and only Altman called.
The turn card was the and Fish led out with a bet of 710,000. Altman went in the tank for well over a minute and eventually folded, giving the big pot to Fish.
"I know what you had, kid," Dentale said to Fish.
"Yeah? What'd I have?"
"You had ace-eight of spades."
"No he didn't," piped up AJ Gambino. "I had ace-five of spades."
"Well, I had red kings," said Dentale, though not many people seemed to believe him.
Darryll Fish raised preflop to 100,000 from the hijack seat and Brian Altman three-bet to 230,000 from the button. Mike Dentale was in the small blind and pushed all in, getting a quick fold from Fish but Altman had to think about it. After a few moments, he made the call.
Altman:
Dentale:
The flop was good for Altman as it came . The turn of but Dentale back in the lead, and the river locked up his double-up.
"I can't see, did I win?" Dentale said, leaning over the table. "I can't see that last card. Did I win?"
The dealer pushing the pot his direction was all the affirmation he needed.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Altman |
6,000,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
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Mike Dentale |
1,650,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Here's a look at how the remaining eight players are stacked up at the moment:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Altman |
6,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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Rainer Kempe |
4,400,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
Darryll Fish |
3,600,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
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Jared Mahoney |
1,950,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
||
Carter Swidler |
1,500,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
AJ Gambino |
1,200,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Mike Dentale |
800,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Chris Arvanitis |
600,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Giacomo Fundaro was in the hijack seat with a short stack and he pushed it all in. It folded around to Rainer Kempe who grabbed calling chips and picked them up as if to call, but paused for a moment and put them back down.
He thought for another 20 seconds and did put the chips in to call.
Fundaro:
Kempe:
The dealer burned a card and a six appeared in the window. The flop was . The turn came and the river was the , eliminating Fundaro in ninth place for $43,410.
That was the final hand of the second level of the day and the eight remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Giacomo Fundaro | Busted | |
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Chris Arvanitis raised from the hijack seat to 110,000 and Darryll Fish called from the cutoff seat, going to a flop of .
Both players checked and the turn came . Arvanitis checked again and Fish bet 165,000 which received a call.
The river card was the and Arvanitis checked once more. Fish fired out 375,000 this time and Arvanitis took a few moments to call.
Fish showed and picked up the pot when Arvanitis mucked.
"Will this be your first title, Fish?" Mike Dentale asked from across the table.
"First WPT title, yeah." He smiled. "I liked the way you said that. Will this be your first time getting heads-up?"
Dentale nodded.
"It's long overdue," Fish continued, referring to his lack of a WPT title.
Only a few hands into the 10-handed final table, Craig Stewart lost the last of his chips and was eliminated in 10th place for $31,910.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Craig Stewart | Busted |
Here's a rough count of the chips for players at the final table:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Altman |
6,400,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
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Rainer Kempe |
3,880,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |
Jared Mahoney |
2,200,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
||
Darryll Fish |
1,850,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||
AJ Gambino |
1,500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Chris Arvanitis |
1,400,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Carter Swidler |
1,100,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Craig Stewart |
900,000
-1,170,000
|
-1,170,000 |
Mike Dentale |
760,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
Giacomo Fundaro |
530,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
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