WPT Championship Main Event Day 2 | WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

04-23-2007 14:19 UTC-8

Lee Watkinson Doubles Up

In a four-way hand with about 33,000 already in the pot before the flop, Lee Watkinson moves all in for 32,100 more. Well, almost all in. He still has the 100 chip he had been using as a card cap. Tim Phan thinks for a while and then folds, the next player calls, and the fourth player folds. Since Watkinson still has a single chip, no cards are shown.

The flop comes {K-Hearts}

, and Phan reacts with disgust, as if he threw away what would now be a great hand. But Watkinson and his opponent check it all the way down, and the last two cards are {A-Diamonds}

. Watkinson shows {9-Clubs}

, and his opponent shrugs and shows {8-Diamonds}

. Watkinson takes the entire 97,000 pot.

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04-23-2007 14:23 UTC-8

Gavin Griffin Picks Up Some Chips

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Gavin Griffin calls another player's preflop raise to 10,500, but both players check down a board of {J-Diamonds}

. Griffin's opponent shows {K-Spades}

for a flush, but Griffin shows {7-Diamonds}

for a full house, and takes the pot.

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04-23-2007 14:24 UTC-8

Sammy Farha Chipleader

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Sammy Farha has jumped into the chiplead. He flopped two pair with J-7 against two other players. Davis Quirt lost the biggest chunk with TPTK.

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04-23-2007 14:30 UTC-8

Defending Champion Joe Bartholdi Eliminated

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There will not be a repeat champion at this year's WPT Championship. Joe Bartholdi has been knocked out of the tournament.

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04-23-2007 14:38 UTC-8

Table 43

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David Benyamine has been moved to this table along with Mike Matusow, Josh Arieh and Scott Fischman.

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04-23-2007 14:38 UTC-8

Allen Cunningham Likes Pocket Aces

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Allen Cunningham was shortstacked and doubled up with A-A. How come Allen's Aces hold up??

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04-23-2007 14:41 UTC-8

Recent Elimiantions

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Maureen Feduniak and Ted Lawson are currently on the rail.

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04-23-2007 14:47 UTC-8

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

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Barry Greenstein's A-7 (aka the Tourist) could not come from behind to beat 8-8. He headed to the rail but not before handing off an autographed copy of his book "Ace on the River." Ironic that Greenstein could not catch that Ace.

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04-23-2007 14:53 UTC-8