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Live: $25,000 WPT World Championship
Upcoming: $100,000 WPT Super High Roller
| Earnings | $244,867 |
| Cashes | 4 |
| Final Tables | 1 |
| Titles | 0 |
| Tournaments Played | 24 |
Est. Current Chipcount
Est. Average Chipcount
8,370,000
Current Chipleader
-
Day 1
112,250
Day 2
114,300
Day 3
452,000
Day 4
743,000
Day 5
5th
Level 24: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Kevin Schaffel raises from the cutoff to 150,000, and Sam Stein moves all in from the big blind for 755,000. Schaffel thinks for about 20 seconds before he calls with 7
7
. Stein shows KQ
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes 87
322, and Schaffel wins the pot with a full house, sevens full of deuces. (There was little drama, because Stein was drawing dead after the flop.)
Sam Stein is eliminated in fifth place, earning $116,225.
Seat 1: Sam Stein - eliminated in 5th place
Seat 2: Todd Terry - 1,680,000
Seat 3: Kevin Schaffel - 3,500,000
Seat 4: Prahlad Friedman - 2,560,000
Seat 6: Toto Leonidas - 715,000
Level 23: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Prahlad Friedman raises from the button to 100,000, and Sam Stein calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of A646, Stein bets 150,000, and Friedman folds. Sam Stein takes the pot.
Seat 1: Sam Stein - 1,015,000
Seat 2: Todd Terry - 2,095,000
Seat 3: Kevin Schaffel - 2,650,000
Seat 4: Prahlad Friedman - 2,180,000
Seat 6: Toto Leonidas - 515,000
Level 23: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Prahlad Friedman raises from the cutoff to 100,000, Sam Stein moves all in from the small blind, and Friedman folds. Sam Stein takes the pot.
Seat 1: Sam Stein - 1,160,000
Seat 2: Todd Terry - 2,345,000
Seat 3: Kevin Schaffel - 2,215,000
Seat 4: Prahlad Friedman - 2,240,000
Seat 6: Toto Leonidas - 495,000
Level 22: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante
Prahlad Friedman raises from the button to 75,000, and Toto Leonidas string-folds from the small blind, mucking one card and holding on to the other for 15 seconds or so. Must have been a really good card.
Sam Stein reraises from the big blind to 235,000, and Friedman quickly folds. Sam Stein takes the pot.
Seat 1: Sam Stein - 1,380,000
Seat 2: Todd Terry - 1,790,000
Seat 3: Kevin Schaffel - 2,935,000
Seat 4: Prahlad Friedman - 1,925,000
Seat 6: Toto Leonidas - 425,000
Level 22: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante
Sam Stein raises under the gun to 75,000, and Toto Leonidas thinks for nearly a minute before he calls from the big blind. The flop comes 1042, Leonidas checks, Stein bets 110,000, and Leonidas tanks for more than two minutes before he folds. Sam Stein takes the pot.
Seat 1: Sam Stein - 1,520,000
Seat 2: Todd Terry - 1,795,000
Seat 3: Kevin Schaffel - 2,620,000
Seat 4: Prahlad Friedman - 2,080,000
Seat 6: Toto Leonidas - 445,000
Level 21: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Mike Krescanko raises from the button to 58,000, Sam Stein reraises from the big blind to 206,000, and Krescanko tanks for about a minute before he calls.
The flop comes Q85, Stein thinks for a bit before he moves all in, and Krescanko quickly calls with Q10 (pair of queens). Stein shows AK (ace high), and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The turn card is the 7, and Stein picks up a diamond flush draw -- he's looking for an ace, a king, or any diamond.
The river card is the J, and Sam Stein's family and friends go crazy as he catches a runner-runner diamond flush to win the pot and double up.
Seat 1: Sam Stein - 1,510,000
Seat 2: Todd Terry - 2,216,000
Seat 3: Kevin Schaffel - 2,231,0000
Seat 4: Prahlad Friedman - 1,468,000
Seat 5: Mike Krescanko - 466,000
Seat 6: Toto Leonidas - 565,000
Level 21: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Seat 1
Sam Stein
743,000 (5th in chips, 24 big blinds)
Sam Stein is a 21-year-old professional online player (screenname: KingKobeMVP) from Los Angeles who is quickly making a name for himself on the live tournament circuit. In just his third WPT event (last month's Bellagio Cup), he finished in ninth place, and in this, his fourth WPT event, he has made the TV final table with a shot at the $1 million first prize.
Biggest Live Tournament Cash: $61,980 (9th, 2009 WPT Bellagio Cup)
Career Earnings in Live Tournaments: $117,612
Level 21: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
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 1076, 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 1010. Leonidas shows KJ, 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 21: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Hand #90 - Todd Terry raises from middle position to 60,000, and Mike Krescanko calls from the button. Both players check to the turn on a board of Q109K, Terry checks, Krescanko bets 70,000, and Terry calls.
The river card is the 7, Terry checks, Krescanko bets 200,000, and Terry folds. Mike Krescanko takes the pot.
Hand #91 - Vigen Manukyan raises form the small blind to 70,000, and Sam Stein calls from the big blind. The flop comes A76, Manukyan bets 200,000, Stein moves all in for 440,000, and Manukyan calls with AQ (pair of aces). Stein shows 107 (pair of sevens), and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The turn is the 10, the river is the 7, and Stein definitely improved -- he wins the pot with a full house, sevens full of tens, to double up.
Sam Stein - 1,005,000
Vigen Manukyan - 930,000
