Hand #194: Marvin Rettenmaier is the WPT World Champion!
Level 33: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier min-raises to 800,000, Philippe Ktorza moves all in for 6,775,000, and Rettenmaier quickly calls with K
K
. Ktorza turns over J
J
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes A
9
3
10
A
, and Marvin Rettenmaier wins the pot -- and the tournament -- with two pair, aces and kings.
Philippe Ktorza finishes as the runner up, earning $805,310.
Marvin Rettenmaier wins the Season X WPT World Championship, earning $1,196,858, a silver Tiffany card protector, and a WPT Champions Trophy. His prize money includes entry into next season's WPT World Championship, and he will also have his name engraved onto the one and only WPT Champions Cup.
Congratulations to Marvin Rettenmaier, the Season X WPT World Champion!
1st: Marvin Rettenmaier - $1,196,858
2nd: Philippe Ktorza - $805,310
3rd: Michael Mizrachi - $424,618
4th: Nick Schulman - $256,235
5th: Steve O'Dwyer - $192,176
6th: Trevor Pope - $155,571
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12:09 AM, 05/27/12
Hand #190: Marvin Rettenmaier Doubles Thru Philippe Ktorza
Level 33: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier min-raises to 800,000, Philippe Ktorza moves all in for 11,100,000, and Rettenmaier quickly calls with 10
10
. Ktorza turns over A
4
, and Rettenmaier is a favorite to double up here.
The board comes K
7
2
3
2
, and Marvin Rettenmaier wins the pot with his pocket tens to double up in chips.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 8,150,000
Philippe Ktorza - 7,075,000
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12:04 AM, 05/27/12
Hand #180: Philippe Ktorza Doubles Thru Marvin Rettenmaier
Level 33: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier min-raises to 800,000, Philippe Ktorza moves all in for 5,725,000, and Rettenmaier quickly calls with A
J
. Ktorza turns over 8
8
, and he'll need it to hold to stay alive.
The board comes 10
7
5
K
7
, and Philippe Ktorza wins the pot with his pocket eights to double up in chips.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 3,675,000 (9 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 11,550,000 (28 BBs)
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11:46 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #163: Philippe Ktorza Doubles Thru Marvin Rettenmaier -- For the 3rd Straight Hand
Level 32: 150,000-300,000, 50,000 ante
Philippe Ktorza raises to 625,000, and Marvin Rettenmaier thinks for a bit before he moves all in. Ktorza quickly calls with K
J
, but he's behind the A
4
of Rettenmaier. All in for the third hand in a row, Ktorza will once again need to win to stay alive.
The board comes J
6
2
6
5
, and Philippe Ktorza wins the pot with two pair, jacks and sixes, to double up for the third hand in a row to bring the two players close to parity once again.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 8,625,000 (34 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 6,600,000 (26 BBs)
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11:14 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #162: Philippe Ktorza Doubles Thru Marvin Rettenmaier
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier moves all in, and Philippe Ktorza calls with A
9
. Rettenmaier turns over J
5
, and Ktorza needs his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board comes A
8
7
5
2
, and Philippe Ktorza wins the pot with a pair of aces to double up in chips two hands in a row.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 11,925,000 (47 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 3,300,000 (13 BBs)
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11:10 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #161: Philippe Ktorza Doubles Thru Marvin Rettenmaier
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Philippe Ktorza moves all in for 800,000, and Marvin Rettenmaier calls with 5
2
. Ktorza turns over J
5
, and he's a dominant favorite to double up here.
The board comes K
9
8
9
J
, and Philippe Ktorza wins the pot with two pair, jacks and nines, to double up in chips.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 13,575,000 (54 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 1,650,000 (6 BBs)
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11:07 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #160: Marvin Rettenmaier Doubles Thru Philippe Ktorza
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier min-raises to 500,000, and Philippe Ktorza calls. The flop comes 8
7
3
, Ktorza checks, Rettenmaier bets 425,000, and Ktorza check-raises to 1,225,000.
Rettenmaier thinks for more than a minute before he reraises to 2,225,000, and Ktorza moves all in.
Rettenmaier quickly calls all in for 6,675,000 million with 8
3
for two pair, eights and threes, and Ktorza turns over Q
7
-- a pair of sevens. Rettenmaier is a big favorite to double up and cripple Ktorza here.
The turn is the 9
, the river is the 2
, and Marvin Rettenmaier wins the pot with two pair, eights and threes, to double up in chips.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 14,400,000 (57 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 825,000 (3 BBs)
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11:03 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #151: Marvin Rettenmaier Doubles Thru Philippe Ktorza
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Philippe Ktorza raises to 550,000, Marvin Rettenmaier moves all in for 3,700,000, and Ktorza quickly calls with Q
J
. Rettenmaier turns over A
4
, and he'll need it to hold to stay alive.
The board comes A
Q
5
8
7
, and Marvin Rettenmaier wins the pot with a pair of aces to double up in chips.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 7,450,000 (29 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 7,775,000 (31 BBs)
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10:46 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #130: Philippe Ktorza Wins a Pot Worth 4.25 Million
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 25,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier min-raises to 300,000, and Philippe Ktorza calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of 8
6
3
9
, Philippe Ktorza bets 475,000, and Rettenmaier thinks for a while before he calls.
The river card is the Q
, Ktorza bets 1,325,000, and Rettenmaier thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls.
Philippe Ktorza shows Q
Q
to win the pot with a set of queens, and Rettenmaier mucks.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 3,725,000
Philippe Ktorza - 11,500,000
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09:55 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #120: Philippe Ktorza Takes the Chip Lead
Level 29: 75,000-150,000, 25,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier limps for 150,000, Philippe Ktorza min-raises to 300,000, and Rettenmaier calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of J
8
3
10
, Ktorza checks, Rettenmaier bets 275,000, and Ktorza check-raises to 775,000. Rettenmaier calls.
The river card is the 5
, Ktorza bets 875,000, and Rettenmaier tanks for four full minutes before he folds. Philippe Ktorza shows K
Q
(king-high bluff) as he takes the pot -- and the chip lead.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 6,775,000
Philippe Ktorza - 8,450,000
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09:36 PM, 05/26/12