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Claus Nielsen checks in with Dr. Pauly's coverage at PokerNews.com
Last year's WPT Championship final table player Claus Nielsen arrived in the Fontana Room to greet us and check out the action.
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Paul Lee raised to 200,000. Both Kirk Morrison and Carlos Mortensen called. The flop was . Mortensen checked, Lee bet 300,000, Morrison called and Mortensen called. The turn was the . Mortensen checked, Lee bet 1M, and Morrison called all-in for his last 728,000. Mortensen called Lee's 1M bet (creating a side pot of 544,000). The river was the and both Lee and Mortensen checked.
Morrison showed the for a king-high flush, Mortensen showed the for a set of fives and Lee showed the . Mortensen took the side pot and Morrison won the main pot, tripling up in chips.
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Thomas Wahlroos raises under the gun to 250,000, Scott Fischman reraises to 775,000 from the cutoff, and after a minute, Wahlroos moves all in for 1,408,000. Fischman immediately calls, showing . Wahlroos shows , and he's facing elimination if his hand doesn't improve.
The flop comes , and Wahlroos is still looking for a queen. But the turn card is the , and Wahlroos picks up a flush draw. The river card is -- the . Wahlroos lets out a huge breath and brings his hands to his head as he survives.
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Wattel considers Phan's all-in bet
Mike Wattel raises from the cutoff to 350,000, and Tim Phan calls from the big blind. The flop comes , and Phan moves all in for 981,000. Wattel thinks for about a minute before saying, "I call."
Phan shows for top pair, and Wattel shows for the same pair with a lower kicker. The last two cards are , and Phan's hand holds up to win the pot. Phan doubles up to 2,742,000 in chips.
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Guy Laliberte stares down Paul Lee after moving all in
After a flop of , Paul Lee bets 250,000, Guy Laliberte raises to 850,000, and Lee calls. The turn card is the , Lee checks, and Laliberte immediately moves all in for about 2.2 million. Lee thinks for about two minutes before folding.
After the hand, Guy Laliberte has 3.56 million in chips, while Paul Lee retains his chip lead with 7.39 million.
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Tournament Director Jack McClelland offers the following approximate chip counts:
Seat 1. Kirk Morrison - 2 million
Seat 2. Thomas Wahlroos - 4 million
Seat 3. Guy Laliberte - 3.8 million
Seat 4. Carlos Mortensen - 7.3 million
Seat 5. Mike Wattel - 1 million
Seat 6. Scott Fischman - 2.5 million
Seat 7. Paul Lee - 8 million
Seat 8. Tim Phan - 3 million
And, in chip count order:
1. Paul Lee - 8 million
2. Carlos Mortensen - 7.3 million
3. Thomas Wahlroos - 4 million
4. Guy Laliberte - 3.8 million
5. Tim Phan - 3 million
6. Scott Fischman - 2.5 million
7. Kirk Morrison - 2 million
8. Mike Wattel - 1 million