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Live: $25,000 WPT World Championship
Upcoming: $100,000 WPT Super High Roller
| Earnings | $254,574 |
| Cashes | 5 |
| Final Tables | 1 |
| Titles | 0 |
| Tournaments Played | 68 |
Ranking
4th
Payout
$144,600
Points
500
Day 1
90,525
Day 2
195,300
Day 3
456,000
Day 4
580,000
Day 5
4th
Level 21: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Level 21: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Here are the official seating assignments and chip counts for tomorrow's WPT Final Table, where they will be playing for a first prize worth more than $1 million:
1. Sam Stein - 743,000
2. Todd Terry - 2,219,000
3. Kevin Schaffel - 2,234,000
4. Prahlad Friedman - 1,476,000
5. Mike Krescanko - 1,209,000
6. Toto Leonidas - 580,000
While all six players are making their first appearance at a televised WPT Final Table, there are still several notables. Prahlad Friedman and Toto Leonidas are both well established pros who have won WSOP bracelets, and chipleader Kevin Schaffel is part of this year's WSOP November Nine.
Stay tuned for Amanda Leatherman's video interviews with five out of six of the final tablists to be posted later tonight (Mike Krescanko left before he realized there were interviews), along with a more complete recap and brief bios of the final six players.
The WPT Final Table will begin at 4:00 pm PT tomorrow (Wednesday), and we'll be providing comprehensive hand-for-hand coverage here at WorldPokerTour.com, with updated chip counts after each hand.
Level 21: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Hand #94 - Mike Krescanko raises under the gun to 60,000, Kevin Schaffel reraises from the small blind to 170,000, and Krescanko calls. The flop comes 10
7
6, Schaffel bets 200,000, and Krescanko folds A-K face up. Kevin Schaffel takes the pot.
Hand #95 - Toto Leonidas moves all in under the gun for 275,000, and Sam Stein calls from middle position with 10
10. Leonidas shows K
J, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 873KJ, and Toto Leonidas wins the pot with two pair (kings and jacks) to double up.
Toto Leonidas - 510,000
Sam Stein - 760,000
Level 20: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Hand #28 - Mike Krescanko raises under the gun to 56,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #29 - Sam Stein raises from middle position to 52,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #30 - Steven Begleiter raises from middle position to 55,000, Toto Leonidas moves all in from the big blind for 261,000, and Begleiter calls with 88. Leonidas shows AQ, and he needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes A4363, and Leonidas pairs his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up.
Toto Leonidas - 580,000
Steven Begleiter - 590,000
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #10 - Mike Krescanko completes the small blind to 16,000, and Toto Leonidas checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes A53, Krescanko bets 16,000, and Leonidas calls. The turn card pairs the board with the 3, Krescanko checks, Leonidas bets 50,000, and Krescanko folds. Toto Leonidas takest he pot.
Hand #11 - Steven Begleiter raises from middle position to 40,000, Toto Leonidas moves all in from the small blind for 181,000, and Begleiter calls with A10. Leonidas shows KK, and he's a favorite to double up here.
The board comes J10735, and Toto Leonidas wins the pot with his pocket kings.
Toto Leonidas - 398,000
Steven Begleiter - 620,000
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Toto Leonidas raises from middle position to 35,000, Sam Stein calls from the button, and Kevin Schaffel calls from the big blind. The flop comes 974, Schaffel and Leonidas both check, Stein bets 52,000, Schaffel check-raises to 152,000, and Leonidas and Stein both fold. Kevin Schaffel takes the pot to increase his chip lead.
That would change in the next hand, however ... stay tuned.
Level 17: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Toto Leonidas raises from the button to 30,000, Eugene Katchalov calls from the small blind. The flop comes A75, Katchalov checks, Leonidas bets 30,000, Katchalov raises to 95,000, and Leonidas moves all in.
Katchalov quickly calls with 55 for a set of fives. Leonidas shows A8 (pair of aces), and he'll need to improve to bust Katchalov here. The turn is the J, the river is the 4, and Katchalov wins the pot with his set of fives to double up.
Eugene Katchalov - 740,000
Toto Leonidas - 460,000
Level 17: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Steven Begleiter raises from late position to 26,000, and Toto Leonidas calls from the big blind. The flop comes A42, Leonidas checks, Begleiter bets 41,000, and Leonidas calls.
The turn card is the K, Leonidas bets 60,000, and Begleiter calls. The river card is the 8, and both players check. Begleiter shows A-Q for a pair of aces, but Leonidas shows KK to win the pot with a set of kings.
Toto Leonidas - 740,000
Steven Begleiter - 980,000
Level 17: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Matt Widdoes raises under the gun to 26,000, Toto Leonidas reraises from middle position to 66,000, David Demanski calls from late position, and Widdoes calls. The flop comes 10103, Widdoes bets 90,000, and Leonidas and Demanski both fold. Widdoes takes the pot.
Matt Widdoes - 420,000
Toto Leonidas - 545,000
David Demanski - 308,000
Level 17: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Carter King raises from middle position, Toto Leonidas moves all in from the big blind, and King calls with JJ. Leonidas shows AK, and it's a race situation.
The board comes Q888K, and Leonidas pairs his king on the river to win the pot with a full house, eights full of kings. Carter King is eliminated in 19th place, earning $18,285.
Toto Leonidas - 600,000
Carter King - eliminated in 19th place ($18,285)
