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Upcoming on ClubWPT: WPT Borgata Poker Open Satellite (Sunday, July 7 @ 4:00PM ET)
| Earnings | $4,666,683 |
| Cashes | 13 |
| Final Tables | 5 |
| Titles | 2 |
| Tournaments Played | 79 |
Est. Current Chipcount
Est. Average Chipcount
15,200,000
Current Chipleader
-
Day 1
194,875
Day 2
428,200
Day 3
171,700
Day 4
1,168,000
Day 5
3,124,000
Day 6
2,560,000
Day 7
3rd
Level 24: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #58 - Marvin Rettenmaier (center) raises to 105,000 from under the gun and Michael Mizrachi calls from the small blind. Hafiz Khan (left) is in the big blind and reraises to 360,000.
Rettenmaier thinks for quite a while before very deliberately counting out a stack of 25,000 chips. He deliberately re-stacks them, then slides out a raise to 670,000. Mizrachi gets a count and thinks a few seconds before folding.
Khan thinks about a little while before announcing he is all-in for around 1.5 million total. Rettenmaier quickly calls.
Khan turns over A
K
and he is racing with Rettenmaier's J
J. The 987 flop is no help to Khan, but the 3 on the turn does give him a heart draw.
The river 6 keeps Rettenmaier out front and Khan is eliminated early in the Day 6 action.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 5,780,000 (125 BBs)
Hafiz Khan - eliminated in 9th place ($58,568)
Level 24: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
By BJ Nemeth
Day 5 began with 19 players, but only 18 would finish in the money. It took about 20 minutes for the bubble to burst, and the unfortunate player was Josh Arieh (standing, center), who got it all in preflop with AJ
against the KK of Marvin Rettenmaier (left).
The final 18 players redrew for seats at the final two tables. The chipleader at this point was Hafiz Khan with 2.1 million, while POY contender Joe Serock was one of the short stacks with only 12 big blinds. Serock would need to outlast three more players to catch Will Failla in the WPT Player of the Year race.
Guillaume Darcourt (standing, right) smiles even as he is eliminated in 18th place by Wil Wilkinson (standing, left). With the board showing A1078 on the turn, Darcourt raised all in with 97 (pair and a straight draw) against Wilkinson's 88 (set of eights). Darcourt missed his straight draw and was out of the tournament.
With 17 players remaining, Joe Serock needed to outlast two more to pass Will Failla in the WPT Player of the Year race. But with only 15 big blinds in his chip stack, he couldn't afford to wait, and he moved all in preflop with A10. Trevor Pope (foreground, right) called from the button with 99.
The board came A534K, and Serock (standing, background center) pumped his fist as he won the hand to double up in chips. Serock was still in the hunt for the WPT Player of the Year title.
WPT Venice Grand Prix champion Rinat Bogdanov (center right) threw up his hands as he was eliminated in 16th place in a three-way all-in situation against Matt Juttelstad and Ron Coury.
Coury was the short stack with 66, Juttelstad was the big stack with AA, and Bogdanov was stuck in the middle with 1010. There was a 6 on the turn to give Coury the triple up, while Juttelstad won the side pot to eliminate Bogdanov.
With Rinat Bogdanov's elimination in 16th place, Joe Serock was guaranteed 15th or higher place, and passed Will Failla for the points lead in the WPT Player of the Year race. But it wasn't over yet, because both Moon Kim and Matt Juttelstad could catch Serock if they went deep enough.
Barry Shulman (pictured) was eliminated in 15th place when he moved all in with 99 and ran into Trevor Pope's 1010.
Short stack Ron Coury (left) moves all in after a flop against big stack Trevor Pope (right). Pope would fold, giving Coury another small pot to stay alive.
After eliminating John Esposito in 12th place, Hafiz Khan (pictured) was the massive chipleader with more than 4 million.
Trevor Pope didn't have as many chips as Hafiz Khan, but he was still among the big stacks with more than 2 million.
Ron Coury (standing, center) was eliminated in 11th place when he got it all in with Q8 against the 1010 of Moon Kim (right) and never improved.
With Ron Coury's elimination in 11th place, the final 10 players combined to a single table. In seat order: (1) Wil Wilkinson, (2) Michael Mizrachi, (3) Hafiz Khan, (4) Marvin Rettenmaier, (5) Steve O'Dwyer, (6) Nick Schulman, (7) Moon Kim, (8) Trevor Pope, (9) Joe Serock, and (10) Philippe Ktorza.
In the first hand at the 10-handed table, Nick Schulman (left) check-raised all in on the turn with the board showing A978. Trevor Pope (right) tanked for more than a minute before he folded.
Hand #11: After a flop of Q64, Michael Mizrachi (center) check-raised all in with AQ (pair of queens), and Hafiz Khan (standing, right) called with JJ. It was a battle of big stacks, and whoever won this pot would be the chipleader.
Mizrachi turned another queen to win the pot with trip queens, taking the chip lead from Hafiz Khan.
In Hand #23, Nick Schulman (center) and Moon Kim (right) were in a battle of the blinds and saw a flop of A104. Schulman checked, Kim bet 120,000, Schulman check-raised to 260,000, and Kim moved all in. Schulman folded, and Kim showed one card -- the A (top pair) -- as he collected the pot.
In Hand #44, Michael Mizrachi (foreground, right) moved all in after a flop of J33, and Nick Schulman (center) quickly called with KK. Mizrachi was caught bluffing with AQ, and didn't improve. Schulman doubled up, and stacked his chips while Mizrachi discussed the hand with Hafiz Khan (left).
In Hand #47, Joe Serock (standing, background center) could only scratch his head after being eliminated in 10th place by chipleader Marvin Rettenmaier (right). Serock moved all in for 18 big blinds with 99, and Rettenmaier called with AK. Serock put on his backpack and began to walk away, fully expecting to lose the race.
The flop came Q77, and Serock slowed, perhaps showing some optimism. But the turn card was the K, putting Rettenmaier way out in front, and the Q on the river was enough to eliminate Serock.
Serock leads the WPT Player of the Year race, but it isn' t locked up yet. Moon Kim can tie Serock with a fourth-place finish, and clinch the POY title with a third-or-higher finish.
In the last hand of the night (Hand #52), Nick Schulman (standing, left) and Hafiz Khan (foreground, right) battled over a board of J8574. Schulman check-called the flop, bet the turn, and then checked the river. Khan moved all in at that point, and Schulman tanked for a few minutes before he folded.
Khan showed Q9 for queen high (a missed double-gutshot straight draw) as he collected the pot, getting away with a big bluff in the last hand of the day.
There are nine players remaining, but only the top 18 will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $40,266. First prize is worth $1,196,858.
Here are the official seating and chip counts for Day 6:
Seat 1. Wil Wilkinson - 705,000 (14 BBs)
Seat 2. Michael Mizrachi - 3,124,000 (62 BBs)
Seat 3. Hafiz Khan - 1,641,000 (32 BBs)
Seat 4. Marvin Rettenmaier - 3,757,000 (75 BBs)
Seat 5. Steve O'Dwyer - 1,643,000 (32 BBs)
Seat 6. Nick Schulman - 1,350,000 (27 BBs)
Seat 7. Moon Kim - 1,139,000 (22 BBs)
Seat 8. Trevor Pope - 800,000 (16 BBs)
Seat 9. Philippe Ktorza - 977,000 (19 BBs)
Day 6 begins Thursday at 12:00 noon PT, when these players will battle for the six seats at Saturday's televised WPT Final Table. Return to WPT.com for complete hand-for-hand coverage the entire way.
Level 24: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Day 5 comes to an end with nine players, and they will return tomorrow (Thursday) at 12:00 noon PT to play down to the final six for Saturday's televised WPT Final Table.
(Friday will be an off-day, as the WPT set will be used for the final table of the WPT Super High Roller.)
Here are the official chip counts and seating assignments:
Seat 1. Wil Wilkinson - 705,000 (14 BBs)
Seat 2. Michael Mizrachi - 3,124,000 (62 BBs)
Seat 3. Hafiz Khan - 1,641,000 (32 BBs)
Seat 4. Marvin Rettenmaier - 3,757,000 (75 BBs)
Seat 5. Steve O'Dwyer - 1,643,000 (32 BBs)
Seat 6. Nick Schulman - 1,350,000 (27 BBs)
Seat 7. Moon Kim - 1,139,000 (22 BBs)
Seat 8. Trevor Pope - 800,000 (16 BBs)
Seat 9. Philippe Ktorza - 977,000 (19 BBs)
Level 23: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #45 - Joe Serock gets a walk in the big blind.
Hand #46 - Michael Mizrachi raises to 88,000 from early position and Philippe Ktorza defends his big blind. Both player check the Q109 flop, then the turn brings the 4. Ktorza bets 127,000 and Mizrachi calls.
The river is the 3 and Ktorza bets 300,000, leaving around 250,000 behind. Mizrachi gives it some thought before folding and Ktorza takes the pot.
Philippe Ktorza - 1,080,000 (27 BBs)
Michael Mizrachi - 2,690,000 (67 BBs)
Level 23: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Photo: After the hand, Michael Mizrachi (right) chats with Hafiz Khan (left) as Nick Schulman stacks his chips in the background.
Hand #44 - Michael Mizrachi raises from middle position to 88,000, Hafiz Khan calls from middle position, and Nick Schulman reraises from the button to 224,000. Mizrachi asks for a count of Schulman's remaining stack, and Schulman says he has about 580,000 behind. Mizrachi calls, and Khan folds.
The flop comes J33, Mizrachi moves all in, and Schulman quickly calls with KK. Mizrachi turns over AQ, and Schulman is a favorite to double up here.
The turn is the 9, the river is the 7, and Nick Schulman wins the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.
Nick Schulman - 1,775,000 (44 BBs)
Michael Mizrachi - 2,925,000 (73 BBs)
Level 22: 15,000-30,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #11 - Joe Serock raises to 64,000 from middle position and Michael Mizrachi (center) reraises to 177,000 from the cutoff. Hafiz Khan (right) is on the button and cold four-bets to 375,000. Serock folds and Mizrachi calls.
The flop comes Q64 and Mizrachi checks. Khan bets 400,000 and Mizrachi hardly hesitates before moving all-in for 1,013,000. Khan calls.
Mizrachi turns over AQ for top pair. Khan trails with JJ for a pair of jacks. The Q on the turn improves Mizrachi to trip queens and Khan will need a jack on the river in order to claim the pot.
The river brings the 6 and the trip queens give Mizrachi one of the biggest pots of the tournament, not to mention the chip lead.
Michael Mizrachi - 2,800,000 (93 BBs)
Hafiz Khan - 2,550,000 (85 BBs)
Level 22: 15,000-30,000, 4,000 ante
Photo: Marvin Rettenmaier (right) studies Michael Mizrachi (foreground, left) after Mizrachi bets 320,000 on the river.
Marvin Rettenmaier (cutoff) and Michael Mizrachi (big blind) put in 62,000 each before the flop of AA8. Both players check.
The turn card is the K, Mizrachi bets 69,000, and Rettenmaier thinks for a while before he calls.
The river card is the 5, and Mizrachi thinks for a bit before he carefully counts out and bets 320,000, leaving himself 290,000 behind. Rettenmaier tanks for 2-3 minutes before he folds, and Mizrachi takes the pot.
Michael Mizrachi - 995,000 (33 BBs)
Marvin Rettenmaier - 1,850,000 (61 BBs)
Level 21: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier raises to 52,000 and Michael Mizrachi calls from the small blind.
The flop comes J84 and Mizrachi bets 47,000. Rettenmaier calls. The turn brings the J and both players check. The river is the 6 and Mizrachi bets 140,000. Rettenmaier thinks a while, then calls.
Mizrachi rolls over A7 for just ace high and Rettenmaier takes the pot with 46 or two pair, jacks and sixes.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 2,310,000 (96 BBs)
Michael Mizrachi - 740,000 (31 BBs)
Level 20: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
With around 80,000 already in the pot and the board reading 732K, Michael Mizrachi bets 58,000 from the big blind and Marvin Rettenmaier calls from middle position.
The river is the 2 and Mizrachi bets 100,000. Rettenmaier thinks for over a minute as the final seconds of the level expire. The other players are filtering out for their break when Rettenmaier tells Mizrachi, "I'm jut gonna call."
"You win," Mizrachi says. Both players seem hesitant to turn over their hand. Mizrachi asks Rettenmaier, "Do you have something?"
"I have a pair," Rettenmaier tells him.
"I also have a pair," Mizrachi responds.
Rettenmaier then turns over his KJ for two pair, kings and deuce, and takes the last pot of the level.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 1,890,000 (95 BBs)
Michael Mizrachi - 900,000 (45 BBs)
Level 20: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Tom McCormick (top right) is all in preflop with 99 against the 77 of Michael Mizrachi (left). McCormick needs his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board comes A768J, and Mizrachi flops a set of sevens to win the pot and eliminate McCormick in 14th place.
Michael Mizrachi - 1,040,000 (52 BBs)
Tom McCormick - Out in 14th Place ($40,266)
