WPT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (TV)

May 18-24 | Bellagio | Las Vegas, Nevada
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Hands #42-45: Negreanu Wins Four Pots in a Row

12:36 PM, 05/22/13

ClubWPT Player of the Day Chino Rheem

10:20 PM, 05/21/13

Chino Rheem Leads a Tough Final Eight Into Day 5

09:20 PM, 05/21/13

Hand #34: Amir Babakhani Out in 9th Place ($70,300)

09:06 PM, 05/21/13

Hand #23: Sam Goldman Out in 10th Place ($57,998)

08:38 PM, 05/21/13

Hand #17: Sam Goldman Lays Down Trip Kings w/ Flush Draw vs. Erick Lindgren

08:31 PM, 05/21/13

Video: Erick Lindgren at the Break

08:22 PM, 05/21/13

Final 10 Players: Updated Chip Counts

07:50 PM, 05/21/13

Dan Shak Eliminated in 11th Place ($57,998)

07:44 PM, 05/21/13

Erick Lindgren Doubles Thru and Cripples Dan Shak

07:41 PM, 05/21/13

Emil Olsson Out in 12th Place ($57,998); Chino Rheem Reaches 3.7M

07:34 PM, 05/21/13

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Thru Jonathan Roy

06:49 PM, 05/21/13

Byron Kaverman Out in 13th Place ($49,210)

06:40 PM, 05/21/13

Season XI WPT Champions Club: Jonathan Roy

05:54 PM, 05/21/13

Hyon Kim Bubbles in 16th Place ($0)

05:48 PM, 05/21/13

Erick Lindgren Doubles Thru Hyon Kim

05:02 PM, 05/21/13

Jake Cody Eliminated by Chino Rheem

02:37 PM, 05/21/13

Alex Phahurat Eliminated by David Peters

02:15 PM, 05/21/13

Zach Hyman Eliminated by Brandon Steven

02:04 PM, 05/21/13

Day 4 Update

01:47 PM, 05/21/13

Jason Mercier Eliminated by Chipleader Matt Hyman

01:07 PM, 05/21/13

Season XI WPT Champions Club: Rocco Palumbo

12:28 PM, 05/21/13

Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated by Chino Rheem

12:18 PM, 05/21/13

Day 4: Shuffle Up & Deal!

12:03 PM, 05/21/13

Day 4 Table and Seat Draw

09:28 PM, 05/20/13

Day 3 Ends with Final 24 and Amir Babakhani Leads with 1,220,000

09:27 PM, 05/20/13

Final Three Tables

08:31 PM, 05/20/13

Justin Young Eliminated by Brandon Steven in a 1.35M Pot

07:53 PM, 05/20/13

Reigning WPT World Champion Marvin Rettenmaier Eliminated

07:42 PM, 05/20/13

POY Leader Matt Salsberg Eliminated by Rocco Palumbo

06:25 PM, 05/20/13

WPT Super High Roller: 2:00 pm Tomorrow

04:51 PM, 05/20/13

Player of the Year Update: Matt Salsberg In Control

04:12 PM, 05/20/13

Catching Up With Daniel Negreanu on the Break

04:00 PM, 05/20/13

Chip Counts Fully Updated at the Break

03:59 PM, 05/20/13

Phil Hellmuth Can't Make the Hero Call Against Amir Babakhani

03:02 PM, 05/20/13

Season XI WPT Champions Club: Marvin Rettenmaier

02:24 PM, 05/20/13

RFG Bounty Tourney Tonight on ClubWPT.com

02:03 PM, 05/20/13

146 Entries, But How Many Re-Entries?

12:35 PM, 05/20/13

Day 3: Shuffle Up and Deal!

12:13 PM, 05/20/13

Day 3 Players

12:18 AM, 05/20/13

Day 2 Ends with Mike Linster in Front with 744,000

09:33 PM, 05/19/13

Official Prizepool: $1.15 Million For First Place

07:19 PM, 05/19/13

Season XI WPT Champions Club: Paul Klann

05:13 PM, 05/19/13

Day 2 Update

02:05 PM, 05/19/13

Royal Flush Girls Bounty Tourney @ 6 pm PT on ClubWPT.com

01:13 PM, 05/19/13

Season XI WPT Champions Club: Noah Schwartz

12:56 PM, 05/19/13

Shuffle Up and Deal

12:12 PM, 05/19/13

Day 2 Players

01:11 AM, 05/19/13

Day 1 Ends with Will Failla in the Lead with 276,000

09:22 PM, 05/18/13

Take a Hike!

08:09 PM, 05/18/13

On the Clock at Bellagio

07:30 PM, 05/18/13

A Break with the Defending Champ

06:48 PM, 05/18/13

Season XI WPT Champions Club: Mike Linster

05:40 PM, 05/18/13

Season XI WPT Champions Club: Matt Giannetti

04:27 PM, 05/18/13

Day 1 Update

03:16 PM, 05/18/13

Shuffle Up and Deal

12:15 PM, 05/18/13

Day 1 About to Begin

11:37 AM, 05/18/13

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Hands #42-45: Negreanu Wins Four Pots in a Row

Level 21: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #42  -  Daniel Negreanu raises under the gun to 65,000, and Chino Rheem calls from middle position. The flop comes 8club8heart7diamond, Negreanu bets 85,000, and Rheem folds, showing AdiamondJheart. Negreanu shows KclubKdiamond as he takes the pot.

Daniel Negreanu  -  820,000  (27 bb)
Chion Rheem  -  5,290,000  (176 bb)

Hand #43  -  Erick Lindgren min-raises from the cutoff to 60,000, Daniel Negreanu reraises from the big blind to 160,000, and Lindgren folds. Negreanu takes the pot.

Daniel Negreanu  -  915,000  (30 bb)

Hand #44  -  Daniel Negreanu raises from the small blind to 75,000, winning the blinds and antes. Negreanu shows AclubQdiamond as he collects the pot.

Hand #45  -  Daniel Negreanu raises from the button to 65,000, Matt Hyman calls from the small blind, and Chino Rheem calls from the big blind. All three players check to the turn on a board of KheartQdiamond10clubQclub, Hyman checks, Rheem bets 30,000, and Negreanu raises to 120,000.

Hyman and Rheem both fold, and Negreanu takes his fourth pot in a row.

Negreanu started the day last in chips, but he has more than doubled his stack in the first half hour without ever putting himself all in.

Daniel Negreanu  -  1,190,000  (39 bb)

Sorted In: Featured Blog, Daniel Negreanu, Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
12:36 PM, 05/22/13

Hands #40-41: Final Eight Players

Level 21: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #40  -  Matt Hyman raises from the hijack to 65,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #41  -  Brandon Steven raises under the gun to 65,000, Chino Rheem calls from the hijack, and David Peters reraises from the button to 185,000. Steven folds, and Rheem moves all in. Peters folds, and Rheem takes the pot.

Chino Rheem  -  5,360,000  (178 bb)
David Peters  -  680,000  (22 bb)

Sorted In: Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
12:30 PM, 05/22/13

Hands #38-39: Final Eight Players

Level 21: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #38  -  Rocco Palumbo min-raises from middle position to 60,000, Jonathan Roy reraises from the big blind to 145,000, and Palumbo folds. Roy takes the pot.

Hand #39  -  Jonathan Roy completes the small blind to 30,000, and David Peters checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes Kheart8diamond2heart, Roy bets 40,000, and Peters calls. The turn is the 10club, and both players check.

The river card pairs the board with the 8heart, Roy bets 85,000, and Peters calls. Roy shows 5club5diamond for two pair, eights and fives, but Peters turns over Kclub4diamond to win the pot with two pair, kings and eights.

David Peters  -  970,000  (32 bb)
Jonathan Roy  -  1,920,000  (64 bb)

Sorted In: Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
12:21 PM, 05/22/13

Hands #35-37: Final Eight Players

Level 21: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #35  -  Chino Rheem raises UTG+1 to 65,000, and Daniel Negreanu calls from the big blind. The flop comes AspadeQclub10club, Negreanu checks, Rheem bets 60,000, and Negreanu check-raises to 160,000. Rheem folds, and Negreanu takes the pot.

Daniel Negreanu  -  720,000  (24 bb)
Chino Rheem  -  4,710,000  (157 bb)

Hand #36  -  David Peters min-raises UTG+1 to 60,000, and Erick Lindgren calls from the hijack. The flop comes Kspade6spade2spade, Peters bets 80,000, and Lindgren calls. The turn card pairs the board with the 2diamond, and both players check.

The river is the 4spade, and they check again. Peters shows 10diamond10heart for two pair, tens and deuces, but Lindgren turns over 9heart9spade to win the pot with a spade flush.

Erick Lindgren  -  2,705,000  (90 bb)
David Peters  -  710,000  (23 bb)

Hand #37  -  Matt Hyman raises from the small blind to 65,000, and Chino Rheem calls from the big blind. The flop comes 8club5diamond4club, Hyman bets 55,000, and Rheem calls. The turn is the Adiamond, Hyman checks, Rheem bets 125,000, and Hyman calls.

The river is the 6diamond, Hyman checks, Rheem bets 225,000, and Hyman folds. Rheem shows Aclub4spade (two pair, aces and fours) as he collects the pot.

Chino Rheem  -  4,985,000  (166 bb)
Matt Hyman  -  1,650,000  (55 bb)

Sorted In: Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
12:18 PM, 05/22/13

Day 5: Shuffle Up & Deal!

Level 21: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

The final eight players have taken their seats and unbagged their chips, ready to play down to the six-handed televised WPT Final Table.

Everyone is seated and ready to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!

Action begins in Level 21, with blinds at 15,000-30,000 and a 5,000 ante.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
12:04 PM, 05/22/13

Day 5 Set To Begin

Level 21: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Welcome to Day 5 coverage of the WPT World Championship. The field of 146 entries is down to just 8 players, 6 of which will make the televised WPT Final Table.

Leading the way is Chino Rheem with 4,839,000. Despite beginning Day 4 in 21st place out of the 24 players who began the day, Rheem was in cruise control and eliminated five players en route to his massive chip lead.

In second place is Erick Lindgren with 2,518,000. Despite being the short stack on the money bubble, Lindgren survived and later vaulted up the counts.

Here is how the entire table looks:

Seat 1.  Jonathan Roy  -  1,987,000  (66 bb)
Seat 2.  David Peters  -  858,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3.  Erick Lindgren  -  2,518,000  (83 bb)
Seat 4.  Rocco Palumbo  -  680,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Brandon Steven  -  1,235,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6.  Daniel Negreanu  -  545,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7.  Matt Hyman  -  1,940,000  (64 bb)
Seat 8.  Chino Rheem  -  4,839,000  (161 bb)

Play resumes at 12:00 noon PT and will commence for five levels, or until only six players remain.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
11:55 AM, 05/22/13

ClubWPT Player of the Day Chino Rheem

Level 21: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Sorted In: Featured Blog, Chino Rheem, Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
10:20 PM, 05/21/13

Chino Rheem Leads a Tough Final Eight Into Day 5

Level 21: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

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The Money Bubble burst as the WPT World Championship entered the money on Day 4. The unfortunate bubble boy was Hyon Kim, who finished 16th but received nothing to show for it.

When the dust settled at the end of five 90-minute levels, these were the results:

Seat 1.  Jonathan Roy  -  1,987,000  (66 bb)
Seat 2.  David Peters  -  858,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3.  Erick Lindgren  -  2,518,000  (83 bb)
Seat 4.  Rocco Palumbo  -  680,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Brandon Steven  -  1,235,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6.  Daniel Negreanu  -  545,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7.  Matt Hyman  -  1,940,000  (64 bb)
Seat 8.  Chino Rheem  -  4,839,000  (161 bb)

9th:  Amir Babakhani  -  $70,300
10th:  Sam Goldman  -  $57,998
11th:  Dan Shak  -  $57,998
12th:  Emil Ohlsson  -  $57,998
13th:  Byron Kaverman  -  $49,210
14th:  Steven Silverman  -  $49,210
15th:  Jeffrey Ishbia  -  $49,210

Chino Rheem (pictured above) entered the day 21st in chips with 24 players remaining, but he caught fire shortly after the field reached the money to take the chip lead, and he never looked back. Rheem, who won a WPT title here at Bellagio four seasons ago, has nearly twice as many chips as anyone else.

Erick Lindgren finished the day second in chips behind Rheem, but it was not an easy road for him to get there. Lindgren was short-stacked most of the day, and was the shortest stack throughout most of the two-hour Money Bubble. But once Lindgren reached the money, he doubled up twice, including a big hand to cripple Dan Shak.

Lindgren, who has two WPT titles under his belt and was the Season II WPT Player of the Year, is hoping to become just the third player to win three WPT titles, alongside Gus Hansen and Carlos Mortensen.

Another player seeking his third title is Daniel Negreanu, who was the Season III WPT Player of the Year. Negreanu is on a heater of his own lately, winning the first-ever WSOP-APAC Main Event last month and adding a fourth-place finish in the EPT Grand Final a couple weeks ago.

This season's WPT Player of the Year race is still undecided, as WPT Montreal champion Jonathan Roy is third in chips and can pass POY points-leader Matt Salsberg if he wins this event. If Roy falls short of a victory, Salsberg will win the Player of the Year title.

With eight players remaining, five of them already have their names engraved on the WPT Champions Cup: Erick Lindgren, Daniel Negreanu, Rocco Palumbo, Chino Rheem, and Jonathan Roy.

Action resumes tomorrow at 12:00 noon PT, with the blinds at 15,000-30,000 and a 5,000 ante. Rocco Palumbo has the button in seat 4, and action will pick up right where it left off this evening.

Return to WPT.com tomorrow for complete hand-for-hand coverage as they battle for the six seats at the televised WPT Final Table.


Photo: Daniel Negreanu (center) photobombs his buddy Erick Lindgren while he's being interviewed by WPT reporter Jeanine Deeb.

0047 Jeanine Deeb and Erick Lindgren Photobombed by Daniel Negreanu

Sorted In: Featured Blog, Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
09:20 PM, 05/21/13

Hand #34: Amir Babakhani Out in 9th Place ($70,300)

Level 20: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante

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Hand #34  -  Matt Hyman raises UTG+1 to 50,000, Chino Rheem reraises from middle position to 125,000, and Amir Babakhani (pictured above) moves all in from middle position for about 470,000.

Hyman folds, and Rheem calls with KclubKdiamond. Babakhani turns over 7diamond7heart, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes Adiamond8diamond3clubJheart4spade, and the pocket kings hold up for Rheem to win the pot and eliminate Amir Babakhani in ninth place.

Chino Rheem  -  4,839,000  (201 bb)
Amir Babakhani  -  Out in 9th Place  ($70,300)

Level 20 comes to an end, and the remaining eight players bag up their chips for the night. Official chip counts will be posted soon.

Sorted In: Featured Blog, Chino Rheem, Amir Babakhani, Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
09:06 PM, 05/21/13

Hands #31-33: Final Nine Players

Level 20: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #31  -  Amir Babakhani moves all in from the button, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #32  -  Brandon Steven raises UTG+1 to 55,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #33  -  Daniel Negreanu raises UTG+1 to 54,000, Chino Rheem calls from middle position, and Rocco Palumbo calls from the big blind. The flop comes KclubQheart7diamond, and action checks to Rheem, who bets 75,000. Palumbo and Negreanu both fold, and Rheem takes the pot.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Season XI, WPT World Championship
09:00 PM, 05/21/13

 

CHIPCOUNT

NameChips
1
Chino Rheem 5,290,000 
2
Erick Lindgren 2,705,000 
3
Jonathan Roy 1,920,000 
4
Matt Hyman 1,650,000 
5
Brandon Steven 1,235,000 
6
Daniel Negreanu 1,190,000 

Average Chip Count: 1,825,000
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Summary

Current Level:

21

Blinds:

15,000-30,000

Ante:

5,000

Players Remaining:

8 of 146

Time Remaining:

Payout Structure

Place Prize
1 $1,150,297
2 $650,275
3 $421,800
4 $289,988
5 $223,203
6 $173,993
7 $137,085
8 $101,935
9 $70,300
10 - 12 $57,998
13 - 15 $49,210

Blind Structure

Level Blinds Ante
1 150-300 0
2 150-300 25
3 200-400 50
4 300-600 75
5 400-800 100
6 500-1,000 100
7 600-1,200 200
8 800-1,600 200
9 1,000-2,000 300
10 1,200-2,400 400
11 1,500-3,000 500
12 2,000-4,000 500
13 2,500-5,000 500
14 3,000-6,000 1,000
15 4,000-8,000 1,000
16 5,000-10,000 1,000
17 6,000-12,000 2,000
18 8,000-16,000 2,000
19 10,000-20,000 3,000
20 12,000-24,000 4,000
21 15,000-30,000 5,000
22 20,000-40,000 5,000
23 25,000-50,000 5,000
24 30,000-60,000 10,000
25 40,000-80,000 10,000
26 50,000-100,000 15,000
27 60,000-120,000 20,000
28 75,000-150,000 25,000
29 100,000-200,000 25,000
30 125,000-250,000 25,000
31 150,000-300,000 50,000
32 200,000-400,000 50,000
33 300,000-600,000 75,000
34 400,000-800,000 100,000
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