WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 4
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

Justin Young Eliminated in 51st Place

After a flop of {Q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Ben Johnson checked from the SB, Justin Young checked from the BB and Roland de Wolfe bet 42K from the cutoff. Johnson called and Young moved all in. De Wolfe folded and Johnson called. Young showed K-Q for top pair, but Johnson showed {2-Clubs}{2-Spades} for the set. The last two cards were the {9-Hearts} and the {K-Diamonds}, eliminating Young. He won $46,410 for 51st place. Ben Johnson is up to 515K after the hand.

Tags: Ben JohnsonRoland de Wolfe

Jim Worth Eliminates Marc Goodwin in 49th Place ($61,880)

Marc Goodwin
Marc Goodwin
After a flop of {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, Jim "KrazyKanuck" Worth bets from the small blind, Marc Goodwin moves all in from early position, and Kanuck quickly calls with {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} -- a set of deuces. Goodwin shows {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for a flush draw.

The turn card pairs the board with the {9-Hearts}, giving Worth a full house. (The meaningless river card is the {Q-Spades}.)

Marc Goodwin is eliminated in 49th place, earning $61,880. Meanwhile, Jim Worth's reputation is growing at his table, where the other players have said he is on fire, seemingly winning every hand.

Tags: Jim WorthMarc Goodwin

Oopsie!

On a flop of {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts} Jimmy Tran checks the BB and Tim McCarthy bets 84K. For some reason the dealer thinks Jimmy has folded and mucks the flop. A loud yelp goes up and the floor is called, everyone agrees on the flop cards and Jimmy is very adamant about those cards. Once they are retrieved from the muck, Jimmy raises 200K, which will put Tim all-in. After a long thought, Tim says: "Show me this one Jimmy and I will give you one later."

Jimmy says yes. Tim mucks and Jimmy shows the {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for the flopped straight. Tim says he had a big pair but since Jimmy really wanted that mucked flop back, he knew he was strong.

Thomas Wahlroos Eliminates Eric Hershler in 48th Place ($61,880)

After some pre-flop action, Eric Hershler moved all in, and Thomas Wahlroos called. Hershler showed {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}, and Wahlroos had {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} -- it was a race situation.

The board came {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}, and Wahlroos's pocket eights held up to win the pot. Eric Hershler, who earned his seat by winning the recent WPT L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino, was eliminated in 48th place, earning $61,880.

Tags: Eric HershlerThomas Wahlroos

Chopping the Pot

Doron Malinasky was all in pre-flop against Thomas Wahlroos. Malinasky showed {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, but he was behind Wahlroos's pocket tens ({10-Clubs}{10-Spades}). The board came {J-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, and Wahlroos actually cheered when he was counterfeited on the river, as both players made a jack-high straight. They chopped the pot, and Malinasky lives to play some more.

Tags: Doron MalinaskyThomas Wahlroos