, Laliberte checks, Wattel bets 500,000, Laliberte moves all in, and Wattel folds. Laliberte takes the 1.87 million pot, bouncing back a bit from his loss to Tim Phan.
WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$15,495,750
Entries
639
Level
33
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left 1 / 639
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, Laliberte checks, Wattel bets 500,000, Laliberte moves all in, and Wattel folds. Laliberte takes the 1.87 million pot, bouncing back a bit from his loss to Tim Phan.
, and both players check. The turn card is the 
, Laliberte checks, Mortensen bets 120,000, and Laliberte folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
, dominating Wattel's 
. The flop comes
, and Morrison retains his lead. The turn card is the 
, and Wattel picks up an open-ended straight draw, needing a seven, nine, or a queen to survive. The river card is the
, and Mike Wattel is eliminated in sixth place, earning $309,405.
"Queen. Ten. Eight!" one of Wattel's railbirds screamed as he tabled
."King. King. Jack!" one of Morrison's friends yelled as he showed
."Diamonds are forever!" joked another, which got a chuckle from the audience.
When Wattel eventually busted out, he got a huge ovation from the crowd.
Hand #23 - There is a dead button in seat 4, Laliberte raises to 500,000, and Phan calls from the big blind. The flop comes
, Phan bets 800,000, and Laliberte immediately says, "all in." Phan thinks for a minute before folding, and Laliberte takes the pot, showing one card -- the .
Level: 27
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 20,000
