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WPT Super High Roller: Official Chip Counts
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Here are the official chip counts for the televised WPT Final Table of the WPT Super High Roller, along with the prizepool they're playing for:
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong - 1,646,000 (102 bb)
Seat 2. Andrew Robl - 169,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3. James Courtney - 1,690,000 (105 bb)
Seat 4. Steven Silverman - 1,339,000 (83 bb)
Seat 5. Daniel Perper - 164,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6. David Sands - 1,286,000 (80 bb)
1st: $1,023,750
2nd: $614,250
3rd: $409,500
There were 21 entrants in this event -- 13 players who bought in once, and four players who bought in twice. Yet none of the $200,000 players reached the TV final table: Cary Katz, Jason Mercier, Erik Seidel, and Jean-Noel Thorel.
The televised WPT Final Table begins at 4:00 pm PT tomorrow (Thursday).
As always, you'll be able to find complete hand-for-hand coverage here in the WPT Live Updates, with every check, bet, call, raise, and fold, along with updated chip counts after every hand.
06:02 PM, 05/22/13
Hands #32-33: Yevgeniy Timoshenko Out in 7th Place
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #32 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko (pictured above) min-raises from the cutoff to 32,000, Steven Silverman rerasies from the big blind to 90,000, and Timoshenko folds. Silverman takes the pot.
Hand #33 - Joseph Cheong min-raises UTG+1 to 32,000, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko moves all in from the hijack for 305,000. James Courtney calls from the button, and Cheong folds.
Timoshenko shows 3
3
, but he's dominated by Courtney's K
K
.
The board comes 7758A, and the pocket kings hold up for Courtney to win the pot and eliminate Timoshenko in seventh place.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - Out in 7th Place
05:52 PM, 05/22/13
Hand #31: Erik Seidel Eliminated in 8th Place
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #31 - Joseph Cheong min-raises from the hijack to 32,000, and Erik Seidel (pictured above) calls all in from the button for 4,000 with K5. Cheong turns over A2, and Seidel needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes Q10543 -- Seidel pairs his five on the flop, but Cheong rivers a five-high straight to win the pot. Seidel is eliminated in eighth place.
Erik Seidel - Out in 8th Place
05:49 PM, 05/22/13
Hands #29-30: Timoshenko Doubles To Cripple Seidel
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #29 - Andrew Robl min-raises under the gun to 32,000, Joseph Cheong reraises from the button to an unknown amount, and Robl folds. Cheong takes the pot.
Hand #30 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko (left) moves all in from the button for 156,000, and Erik Seidel (right) moves all in for 162,000 from the small blind, and the big blind (Robl) folds.
Timoshenko shows J3, but he'll need to improve to stay alive against the A6 of Seidel.
The board comes J667J -- Seidel flops trip sixes, but Timoshenko rivers a full house, jacks full of sixes, to double up and cripple Seidel.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 344,000 (21 bb)
Erik Seidel - 6,000 (3/8 bb)
05:46 PM, 05/22/13
Hands #26-28: Jean-Noel Thorel Out in 9th Place
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #26 - Jean-Noel Thorel (pictured above) moves all in from middle position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #27 - Erik Seidel moves all in UTG+1, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #28 - Jean-Noel Thorel moves all in UTG+1 for 155,000, and Steven Silverman calls from the hijack with AQ. Thorel turns over A7, and he's dominated as he faces elimination.
The board comes AJ24Q, and Silverman wins the pot with two pair, aces and queens, to eliminate Jean-Noel Thorel in ninth place.
Steven Silverman - 1,330,000 (83 bb)
Jean-Noel Thorel - Out in 9th Place
05:40 PM, 05/22/13
Hand #25: Cheong Cripples Thorel and Takes the Lead
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #25 - Joseph Cheong min-raises UTG+1 to 32,000, and Jean-Noel Thorel calls from the hijack. The flop comes J109, Cheong checks, Thorel bets 50,000, and Cheong check-raises to 135,000. Thorel calls.
The turn is the K, Cheong checks, Thorel bets 150,000, and Cheong calls. The river is the Q, putting a king-high straight on the board, and Cheong moves all in for 463,000.
Thorel snap-calls with KJ -- he's playing the board. But Cheong turns over 87 to win the pot with a diamond flush.
Joseph Cheong - 1,602,000 (100 bb)
Jean-Noel Thorel - 130,000 (8 bb)
05:35 PM, 05/22/13
Hands #22-24: James Courtney Wins a 744K Pot
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #22 - David Sands min-raises from middle position to 32,000, and Andrew Robl calls from the big blind. The flop comes 1042, Robl checks, Sands bets 22,000, and Robl check-raises to 52,000. Sands folds, and Robl takes the pot.
Hand #23 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko moves all in from the hijack for 152,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #24 - Joseph Cheong min-raises from middle position to 32,000, James Courtney completes the small blind, and Steven Silverman checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes 754, Courtney checks, and Silverman bets 60,000. Cheong calls, and Courtney calls. The turn card pairs the board with the 5, Courtney checks, and Silverman bets 150,000. Cheong and Courtney both call again.
The river card is the 6, and all three players check. Courtney shows KJ to win the pot with a king-high flush, and the others muck.
James Courtney - 1,360,000 (85 bb)
Steven Silverman - 1,120,000 (70 bb)
Joseph Cheong - 775,000 (48 bb)
05:32 PM, 05/22/13
Hand #21: Joseph Cheong vs. Steven Silverman
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Photo: Joseph Cheong can turn 6-2 suited into a pot worth 520,000.
Hand #21 - Steven Silverman limps from middle position for 16,000, Joseph Cheong limps from the cutoff, and Jean-Noel Thorel checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes 843, and action checks to Cheong, who bets 27,000. Thorel folds, and Silverman calls. The turn is the 5, Silverman checks, Cheong bets 55,000, and Silverman calls.
The river is the Q, Silverman checks, Cheong bets 141,000, and Silverman calls. Cheong shows 62 to win the pot with a six-high straight, and Silverman mucks.
Joseph Cheong - 1,020,000 (63 bb)
Steven Silverman - 1,340,000 (83 bb)
05:13 PM, 05/22/13
Hand #20: Steven Silverman Takes the Lead
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #20 - Anderw Robl raises UTG+1 to 35,000, Steven Silverman reraises from middle position to 85,000, and Robl calls.
Both players check to the turn on a board of K934, Robl checks, Silverman bets 125,000, and Robl calls.
The river is the 8, Robl checks, Silverman bets 300,000, and Robl calls. Silverman shows QJ to win the pot with a queen-high flush, and Robl mucks.
Steven Silverman - 1,611,000 (100 bb)
Andrew Robl - 179,000 (11 bb)
05:07 PM, 05/22/13
Level 13 Begins; Official Chip Counts
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 8,000-16,000 and a 2,000 ante. With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 700,000 (43 big blinds).
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong - 753,000 (47 bb)
Seat 2. Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 168,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3. Erik Seidel - 182,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4. Jean-Noel Thorel - 935,000 (58 bb)
Seat 5. Andrew Robl - 691,000 (43 bb)
Seat 6. James Courtney - 880,000 (55 bb)
Seat 7. Steven Silverman - 1,061,000 (66 bb)
Seat 8. Daniel Perper - 231,000 (14 bb)
Seat 9. David Sands - 1,372,000 (85 bb)
04:53 PM, 05/22/13
