WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Tough Tables

Mike Matusow (2005 WSOP TOC winner), Rafi Amit (2005 WSOP bracelet winner), Huck Seed (1996 WSOP Main Event champion), Rob Hollink (2005 EPT Grand Finale champion), Tom Werthmann (2005 WSOP bracelet winner), and Dan Heimiller (WSOP bracelet winner) are all seated at the same table.

Tags: Huck SeedMike MatusowRafi AmitRob Hollnik

Ice Water in His Veins

{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop check from the small blind, bet from the big blind, Joe Hachem calls and the SB calls.

{8-Spades} on the turn, and its goes check bet call call again.

{7-Hearts} on the river, this time the SB bets out and gets called by the BB and by Joe.

The SB mucks, the BB says: "I guess should muck too but......" Joe tosses over {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for the runner, runner straight and rakes in about 20K.

Tags: joe hachem

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Jobs You Don't Want: Prison Guard, NBA Referee, Poker Floorman

Bellagio floorman Thang O. was swivelling back and forth between tables 17 and 24, making multiple rulings at both tables. On table 24, Jean-Robert Bellande was upset that his bet was ruled a minimum bet when a large denomination chip did not cross the line.

Just when Thang calmed things down, Michael Carson became really upset at Table 17 when his raise was ruled a minimum raise. Carson's blood pressure was at anything but a minimum as he was loudly arguing his point to the fullest.

As soon as Carson simmered down, Bellande piped up again at Table 24, as Jean-Robert led out on a {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} board. His opponent eventually folded, but Jean wanted a rule clarification, and he was determined to get it. After being warned a 20 minute penalty was a possibility, Jean-Robert piped down, stacked his chips, and moved on.

At table 17, Carson wasn't as lucky as he lost a pot of about 45,000 chips when his river bet of 13,000 with {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} was called by an opponent who had paired his Ace on the flop.

The break came at a good time, as the parties separated, giving everyone a chance to calm down.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

Field Update

The tournament clock shows 280 players remaining in today's field. Combine that with the 226 that survived Day 1a, and that makes a grand total of 506 players still alive in this tournament.

Lots Of Action on Negreanu's Table

Erica Schoenberg
Erica Schoenberg
Just before the break Daniel Negreanu lost a lot of chips before winning them right back.

In the first hand Erica Schoenberg raised to 1,200 from the button, the small blind called, and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. The flop came {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, Negreanu checked, Schoenberg bet 2,000, and Negreanu called. The turn was {K-Hearts}, Negreanu checked, Schoenberg bet 3,100, Negreanu check-raised to 8,100, and Schoenberg called. The river was {4-Spades}, and both players checked. Schoenberg turned over K-T for top pair, and Daniel mucked, claiming he had a pair of jacks.

In the second hand, Negreanu limped from the button. The flop came {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, and everyone checked to Negreanu, who bet 1,200. Everyone folded except for the under-the-gun player, who raised to 5,000. Negreanu called. The turn came {4-Hearts}, his opponent checked, Negreanu bet 7,000, and his opponent called. The river was {7-Clubs} and it was checked again to Negreanu who bet 8,000, and his opponent called. Negreanu showed {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for the straight, and his opponent mucked.

After both of these hands, Negreanu was sitting at 51,000.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuErica Schoenberg