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Live: $25,500 WPT World Championship
Live: $100,000 WPT Super High Roller
| Earnings | $138,853 |
| Cashes | 4 |
| Final Tables | 1 |
| Titles | 0 |
| Tournaments Played | 33 |
Ranking
5th
Payout
$66,532
Points
500
Day 1-A
68,200
Day 2
168,500
Day 3
459,000
Day 4
1,315,000
Day 5
5th
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Photo: Tony Dunst (left) thought his tournament was over -- until the river card levied a bad beat against Daniel Buzgon (right, in black).
Will Failla raises from middle position to 35,000, Tony Dunst moves all in from the cutoff for 324,000, and Daniel Buzgon moves all in over the top from the small blind for 528,000. Failla folds.
Dunst shows 2
2
, but he'll need to improve to survive against Buzgon's 1010
.
The board comes 7543A, and Dunst catches a runner-runner five-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.
Tony Dunst - 711,000 (44 BBs)
Daniel Buzgon - 204,000 (12 BBs)
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Action folds to Tony Dunst in the small blind and he raises to 36,000. Shawn Cunix is in the big blind and calls. The flop comes 1098 and Dunst checks. Cunix bets 90,000 and Dunst takes about ten seconds before announcing he is all-in, having Cunix's 358,000-chip stack covered.
Cunix calls immediately with J10
for top pair with an open-ended straight draw. Dunst shows K7 for an inferior straight draw.
The turn brings the 6, giving Dunst his straight as well as a club flush draw. Cunix catches up with the Q on the river though, making a better straight to double up.
Cunix rises in there and yells out,"Yes!' His celebration might cause him problems as the night goes on though.
Cunix recently separated his sould and is wearing a sling and a brace while at the table. As soon as he let out his yell, he starts rubbing his shoulder and wincing in pain.
"That might've re-separated the shoulder," Cunix tells the table. "I'm not kidding."
Shawn Cunix - 790,000 (49 BBs)
Tony Dunst - 325,000 (20 BBs)
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Photo: Will Failla (left) checks his chip stack after Tony Dunst (right) bet the flop.
Byron Kaverman min-raises from middle position to 32,000, Will Failla reraises from the button to 70,000, and Tony Dunst cold four-bets from the small blind to 155,000. Kaverman folds, and Failla calls.
As the dealer brings in the chips, Dunst asks, "Will, you started the hand with about one-point-three?" (1.3 million) Failla says, "Around there, yeah."
The flop comes K44, Dunst bets 130,000, and Failla thinks for a while before raising to 270,000. Dunst folds, and Failla takes the pot.
Will Failla - 1,650,000 (103 BBs)
Tony Dunst - 775,000 (48 BBs)
Will holds his cards like he's thinking about showing them, and Dunst says, "Were you bluffing there, Will? You gonna show?"
Failla shows 109 for a ten-high bluff, no draws. Dunst says, "I thought that might be the case." Failla says, "I gotta show one bluff every tournament."
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Tony Dunst raises to 36,000 from middle position and Daniel Buzgon reraises to 81,000 out of the small blind. Byron Kaverman is in the big blind and reraises, making it 130,000 to play.
Dunst folds and, after a stint in the tank, Buzgon does as well and Kaverman takes the pot.
Byron Kaverman - 645,000 (40 BBs)
A few hands later, Kaverman raises to 32,000 on the button and Will Failla reraises to 67,000 out of the big blind. Kaverman calls and the flop comes J1010. Failla bets 60,000 and Kaverman calls.
The turn is the 4. Failla bets 120,000 and Kaverman takes his time before calling again.
The river is the K and Failla thinks for quite a while before checking. Kaverman checks behind and shows 810 for trip eights.
Failla mucks and Kaverman takes the pot.
Byron Kaverman - 890,000 (56 BBs)
Will Failla - 1,335,000 (83 BBs)
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Photo: Byron Kaverman (far right) tanks for several minutes on the river after Tony Dunst (far left) moves all in.
Byron Kaverman opens the pot for 32,000 from the cutoff, Tony Dunst reraises to 86,000 from the big blind and Kaverman calls.
The flop is 832, Dunst bets 80,000 and Kaverman calls.
The turn is the 9, Dunst bets 200,000 and Kaverman calls.
The river is the 10, Dunst moves all in and Kaverman goes into the tank.
"That's not a very good bluff card. Or is it?" says Kaverman.
After a few more minutes in the tank, Kaverman folds and Dunst takes the pot. Almost under his breath, Kaverman pleads with Dunst, "Show me, please." Dunst just shakes his head no. Kaverman says, "Just one?" Dunst ignores him as he collects the pot.
Tony Dunst - 1,215,000 (75 BBs)
Byron Kaverman - 500,000 (31 BBs)
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
The players return from break to begin Level 22, with increased blinds of 8,000-16,000 and a 2,000 ante. With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 873,000.
As soon as one more player is eliminated, the field will combine to a single 10-handed table, and we will begin our hand-for-hand coverage.
There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level.
Storylines to Watch:
Will Failla is second in chips, and trying to become the first player since Season III to win two WPT titles in the same season. He will also retake the lead in the Player of the Year race if he can finish 8th or higher.
Daniel Buzgon and Darren Elias are also in the running for this season's WPT Player of the Year, though Buzgon will need to finish 3rd or higher to catch points leader Serock, and Elias will need a victory. Of course, it's a little more complicated as long as Failla is still in the field.
Elias was the Day 1 chipleader, and second in chips after Day 2. But he entered today near the bottom of the leaderboard, and has rebounded to take the chip lead.
Tony Dunst is the lead commentator for the WPT Live Stream at WPT Final Tables, but he obviously can't be in the booth if he's at the table. The WPT is making contingency plans in the event that Dunst makes tomorrow's final table, and he's currently sixth in chips.
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Tony Dunst raises to 25,000 from middle position and Daniel Buzgon reraises to 73,000 out of the small blind. Dunst calls and they see a flop of QQ6. Buzgon bets 70,000 and Dunst calls.
The turn is the J and Buzgon bets 105,000. Dunst doesn't think too long before folding and Buzgon takes the pot.
Daniel Buzgon - 1,010,000 (84 BBs)
Tony Dunst - 825,000 (69 BBs)
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Will Failla raises from the small blind to 25,000, and as Tony Dunst thinks in the big blind, Failla says, "I'd probably raise with anything, but this time I actually have a hand." Dunst calls.
As the dealer pulls in the chips, Failla asks Dunst, "Do you wannt talk in the hand, or stay silent?" Dunst says, "I'm usually silent, but I know you're gonna talk."
The flop comes A74, Failla checks, Dunst bets 30,000, and Failla calls. The turn card is the 8, Failla checks, Dunst bets 75,000, and Failla calls.
Failla is in seat 9, next to the dealer, and he quietly asks, "Can you pair the board?" (It's not clear if Dunst could hear him from the other side of the table.) The river card pairs the board with the 8.
Failla checks, and Dunst bets 125,000. Failla says, "Wow. He can't be bluffing now, can he?" Failla thinks another 10 seconds or so before he calls.
Dunst shows A10 for two pair, aces and eights, with a ten kicker. Failla mucks, saying, "Good three-outer." (Implying that Failla had a pair of kings, queens, or jacks.)
Tony Dunst - 1,135,000 (113 BBs)
Will Failla - 1,470,000 (147 BBs)
After the hand, Matt Marafioti jokingly tells Failla that he had bad karma from the previous hand, either because Failla four-bet Marafioti or refused to show one card after taking the pot.
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Photo: Tony Dunst (right) stacks his chips after doubling thru Farid Jattin (left).
Farid Jattin raises from the small blind to 27,000, Tony Dunst reraises from the big blind to 63,000, and Jattin thinks for a while before he calls.
The flop comes Q82, Jattin checks, Dunst bets 60,000, and Jattin calls. The turn card is the A, and both players check.
The river card is the 9, and Jattin thinks for a bit before moving all in for 480,000. Dunst has 310,000 behind, and he tanks for a couple of minutes before he calls all in with 98 (two pair). Jattin mucks, and Dunst doubles up.
Tony Dunst - 868,000 (86 BBs)
Farid Jattin - 175,000 (17 BBs)
After the hand, Will Failla -- who played some big pots against Jattin yesterday -- says, "I would've done a fucking Triple Lindy and called when this guy moved all in."
Tony Dunst is the lead commentator for the WPT Live Stream, that provides full video coverage -- with hole cards -- on a 30-minute delay for WPT Final Tables. Of course, Dunst can't be in the booth if he's at the final table, so the WPT is setting up a contingency plan.
Darryll Fish, who finished 24th in this event, is already confirmed as one of the commentators.
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
By BJ Nemeth
The money bubble burst on Day 3, though it happened so quickly there was no need for hand-for-hand play. In a twist, players who made the money were paid by having bills stapled to their foreheads.
No, not really.
At the end of the day, Will Failla once again organized a $100 pool where players bet on which card would be drawn with 10 minutes left to see how many more hands would be played. But when James Calderaro won, Failla was reluctant to pay off his $100, so he stuck it to his forehead until Calderaro came over from the other table to claim it.
Farid Jattin (pictured) entered the day with a big chip lead, but it looked like he was going to take a big hit in the first level when Jaspreet Panchhi got it all in with KK against Jattin's QQ. But a queen on the flop gave the pot to Jattin to push him to nearly a million in chips.
WPT Raw Deal Analyst Tony Dunst (center, standing) was all in early, but he had the best of it with QQ to the JJ of Andrew Touchette. The best hand held up, and Dunst doubled up to an above-average chip stack.
In addition to the WPT's Raw Deal segment, Dunst is also the lead commentator for the WPT Live Stream, which shows all the action at WPT Final Tables -- with hole cards -- on a 30-minute delay. Of course, Dunst can't be in the sequestered booth watching hole cards if he is also at the final table -- and Dunst is still alive with 16 players left.
James Dempsey (foreground, center) began the day near the chip lead, but took a few hits before he got it all in with KK. Unfortunately for Dempsey, Alan Percal had AA. The best hand held up, and Dempsey was crippled down to four big blinds with 38 players remaining -- and only 36 would get paid.
A few moments later, Brian Haas was eliminated at another table, and it was time to begin hand-for-hand play on the money bubble. But Dempsey's hand had already begun, and when he looked down to see 88, he moved all in. But he'd have to survive against Matthew Schulte's AQ.
Will Failla (foreground, right) came over to sweat the board with Dempsey, but Schulte paired his queen on a board of Q42109 to win the pot, and Dempsey became the unfortunate Bubble Boy before hand-for-hand play even began.
With the board showing AK8J9, Tony Dunst (left) bet 81,000 into Robert Gorodetsky, who tanked for a while before he called with KJ for two pair, kings and jacks. But Dunst turned over A9 for a higher two pair, aces and nines.
At this point, Gorodetsky was one of two remaining under-21 players in the field, along with Alan Percal. Whichever one lasted longer would receive a customized surfboard.
WPT Champions Club member and recent WSOP November Niner Matt Giannetti gave a brief interview to the WPT cameras during the second break. Giannetti was holding strong at this point, but would have a rough time after dinner, busting out in 22nd place.
Daniel Buzgon (pictured) was short-stacked after dinner, and moved all in for 99,000 (16 big blinds) after Fred Goldberg and Matt Giannetti entered the pot. Both players called, and when Goldberg bet 100,000 into a dry side pot after a flop of 875, it looked like Buzgon was in trouble.
Giannetti sensed that Goldberg had a big hand, so he folded JJ face up. He was right, because Goldberg turned over AA. Buzgon was in trouble with his 1010.
But the turn card was the 10, and Buzgon tripled up to 314,000 with a set of tens. Buzgon went on a rush after that, and in less than an hour he built his stack from 99,000 to 1,000,000.
Will Failla (left) clashed in a couple of big pots against start-of-day chipleader Farid Jattin (right). Failla won a very large pot earlier by check-raising all in on a board of Q9889, but Jattin won this one by five-betting all in preflop.
Matt Marafioti (top) studies Tony Dunst (foreground, right) during a hand in the final level of Day 3.
With the board showing 1073A on the turn, David Tuthill (right) three-bet all in against Darren Elias (foreground, left). Elias would call with A10 for top two pair, and Tuthill turned over A8 for top pair with a spade flush draw.
Elias was on the verge of contending for the lead with 1.1 million in chips, but the 4 on the river gave Tuthill his flush -- and a big double up.
When 19-year-old Alan Percal was eliminated in 21st place, Robert Gorodetsky (pictured) officially won the bonus under-21 prize -- this customized surfboard. Unfortunately, Gorodetsky was eliminated himself in the final minutes of the day, finishing 17th.
A smile like this can only mean one thing -- Will Failla is crazy. But he is also the chipleader with 16 players remaining, and if he finishes 8th or higher, he will also retake the lead in the WPT Player of the Year race. Failla is also trying to become the first player since Season III to win two WPT titles in the same season.
Here are the official chip counts for the final 16 players:
1. Will Failla - 1,360,000 (136 BBs)
2. Peter Campo - 1,269,000 (126 BBs)
3. Daniel Buzgon - 900,000 (90 BBs)
4. Byron Kaverman - 815,000 (81 BBs)
5. David Tuthill - 687,000 (68 BBs)
6. Amelio Amato - 666,000 (66 BBs)
7. Farid Jattin - 618,000 (61 BBs)
8. Matt Marafioti - 617,000 (61 BBs)
9. Shawn Cunix - 555,000 (55 BBs)
10. Tony Dunst - 459,000 (45 BBs)
11. James Calderaro - 423,000 (42 BBs)
12. Blake Purvis - 346,000 (34 BBs)
13. Justin Conley - 335,000 (33 BBs)
14. Robert LeBeau - 304,000 (30 BBs)
15. Darren Elias - 262,000 (26 BBs)
16. Tony Parille - 131,000 (13 BBs)
Day 4 begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm ET. The field will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to get down to six players for Wednesday's televised WPT Final Table.
Return to WPT.com for continuing live coverage, including hand-for-hand updates starting with the final ten players.
