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Recap: $25,500 WPT World Championship
Recap: $100,000 WPT Super High Roller
| Earnings | $3,370,721 |
| Cashes | 13 |
| Final Tables | 9 |
| Titles | 1 |
| Tournaments Played | 87 |
Est. Current Chipcount
Est. Average Chipcount
14,120,000
Current Chipleader
-
Day 3
568,000
Day 4
1,595,000
Day 5
3rd
Level 31: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Phil Ivey moves all in from the small blind for 1,130,000, and Justin Smith thinks for about 20 seconds before he calls from the big blind with K
8
. Ivey shows Q
4
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 855A10, and Justin Smith wins the pot with two pair, eights and fives. Phil Ivey is eliminated in third place, earning $363,650.
Seat 1. Phil Ivey - Out in 3rd Place ($363,650)
Seat 2. Justin Smith - 4,915,000
Seat 5. Moritz Kranich - 9,215,000
Level 31: 100,000-200,000, 20,000 ante
Phil Ivey limps from the button for 200,000, and Moritz Kranich checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes AJ4, Kranich checks, Ivey min-bets 200,000, and Kranich calls. The turn card pairs the board with the A, Ivey bets 500,000, and Kranich calls.
The river card is the 3, Ivey thinks for a while before he bets 700,000, and Kranich calls. Ivey shows J-9 for two pair (aces and jacks), but Kranich shows Q-J for the same two pair with a higher kicker to win the pot.
Moritz Kranich now has a huge chip lead, while Phil Ivey is crippled to just a handful of big blinds.
Pot Size: 3,360,000
Seat 1. Phil Ivey - 1,010,000
Seat 2. Justin Smith - 3,765,000
Seat 5. Moritz Kranich - 9,355,000
Level 29: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Phil Ivey raises under the gun to 300,000, and John Caridad calls from the big blind. The flop comes 1042, Caridad checks, Ivey bets 400,000, and Caridad calls. The turn card pairs the board with the 2, and both players check.
The river card is the 6, Caridad checks, and Ivey thinks for nearly a minute before he bets 500,000. Caridad calls, and Ivey shows A6 for two pair, sixes and deuces. Caridad mucks, and Ivey wins the pot.
Pot Size: 2,520,000
Seat 1. Phil Ivey - 3,765,000
Seat 2. Justin Smith - 2,465,000
Seat 5. Moritz Kranich - 5,880,000
Seat 6. John Caridad - 2,020,000
Level 28: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Rob Akery moves all in from the cutoff for 1,285,000, and Phil Ivey calls from the big blind with AQ. Akery shows AJ, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 86469, and Phil Ivey wins the pot with his queen kicker. Rob Akery is eliminated in fifth place, earning $169,930.
Seat 1. Phil Ivey - 4,635,000
Seat 2. Justin Smith - 3,405,000
Seat 3. Rob Akery - Out in 5th Place ($169,930)
Seat 5. Moritz Kranich - 2,845,000
Seat 6. John Caridad - 3,245,000
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Phil Ivey raises under the gun to 200,000, and John Caridad calls from the big blind. The flop comes KJ10, Caridad checks, Ivey bets 300,000, and Caridad thinks for 30 seconds before he calls.
The turn card pairs the board with the 10, and both players check. The river card is the 6, and they check again. Ivey shows A-J to win the pot with two pair, jacks and tens, and Caridad mucks.
Seat 1. Phil Ivey - 4,545,000
Seat 2. Justin Smith - 2,060,000
Seat 3. Rob Akery - 1,155,000
Seat 4. Eric Afriat - 1,595,000
Seat 5. Moritz Kranich - 1,665,000
Seat 6. John Caridad - 3,110,000
There wasn't much distance between Phil Ivey and John Caridad before the hand started, but now Ivey has opened up a big chip lead.
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Phil Ivey raises from the cutoff to 200,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1. Phil Ivey - 3,540,000
Seat 2. Justin Smith - 2,280,000
Seat 3. Rob Akery - 1,535,000
Seat 4. Eric Afriat - 1,475,000
Seat 5. Moritz Kranich - 1,805,000
Seat 6. John Caridad - 3,495,000
Level 26: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
John Caridad raises from middle position to 165,000, and Phil Ivey calls from the cutoff. The flop comes A63, Caridad bets 140,000, and Ivey calls. The turn card is the K, Caridad bets 350,000, and Ivey thinks for nearly four minutes before he calls.
The river card is the 4, and Caridad thinks for about 30 seconds before he bets 500,000. After nearly three minutes, Ivey calls. Caridad shows pocket sevens (7-7) for a pair, and Ivey shows A-J to win the pot with a pair of aces as the crowd cheers the loudest they have so far this evening.
Pot Size: 2,430,000
Seat 1. Phil Ivey - 2,750,000
Seat 2. Justin Smith - 2,640,000
Seat 3. Rob Akery - 1,795,000
Seat 4. Eric Afriat - 650,000
Seat 5. Moritz Kranich - 1,535,000
Seat 6. John Caridad - 4,760,000
Level 26: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth arrived with the usual specticule at this year's Bellagio Cup but it was Phil Ivey who stole the show by final tabling a record-setting 9th time on the WPT.
Justin 'BoostedJ' Smith had his eyes set on back-to-back Bellagio Cup final tables and he made it. He's looking to better last year's third place finish.
Zach Hyman's AQ couldn't hold against the 35 of Robert Akery and he was eliminated on the TV final table bubble earning $84,968.
Rick Salomon's never-ending massage went on, and on, and on, and on but it eventually had to come to an end when he was eliminated in 9th place. The $54,378 he received should help cover most of the cost of his 11-hour massage.
Maria Ho locks up another 'Last Woman Standing' title this time on the WPT. She was eventually eliminated in 10th place ($40,783) when her pockets tens were outflopped by John Caridad's AJ (he flopped the nut flush). This was Maria's best finish on the WPT, her previous best being a 23rd place at the Legends of Poker.
Paola Martin put up a tough fight through out the tournament and that lead her to an 11th place finish, $33,986, and title of 'Next to Last Woman' standing.
Cory Carroll (above) and Joe Hachem (below) were also amongst those who were eliminated early on Day 4.
Level 25: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
With the elimination of Zach Hyman in 7th place, the TV Final Table is now set. Here are the six finalists in seat order with their respective chip counts.
Seat 1: Phil Ivey - 1,595,000
Seat 2: Justin Smith - 2,100,000
Seat 3: Rob Akery - 1,980,000
Seat 4: Eric Afriat - 620,000
Seat 5: Moritz Kranich - 2,715,000
Seat 6: John Caridad - 5,120,000
This final table marks Phil Ivey's record-setting 9th WPT Final Table and Justin Smith is making back-to-back Bellagio Cup final table appearances.
2,100,000 going into WPT TV final table....6 people left...back to back years at this wpt final table...gonna try to win it this time
Justin Smith
BoostedJ
Level 25: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Phil Ivey opens for 150,000 from under the gun and Justin Smith calls from early position. The flop comes 753, and Ivey bets 225,000 to win the pot.
