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Upcoming Events: $25,000 WPT World Championship
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$100,000 WPT Super High Roller
| Earnings | $180,000 |
| Cashes | 1 |
| Final Tables | 1 |
| Titles | 0 |
| Tournaments Played | 3 |
Est. Current Chipcount
Est. Average Chipcount
7,820,000
Current Chipleader
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Day 1-B
44,100
Day 2
118,500
Day 3
711,000
Day 4
5th
Level 22: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Chris Moore has the button in seat 1.
Kathy Liebert raises from the cutoff to 36,000, and Thao Le calls from the small blind. The flop comes 5
2
2
, Thao checks, Liebert bets 40,000, and Thao calls. The turn card is the 6, Thao bets 80,000, and Liebert thinks for a bit before she raises to 230,000.
Thao Le thinks for about a minute before he moves all in for 796,000, and Liebert quickly calls with A
A. Thao shows QQ, and he'll need to catch a queen to stay alive.
Even though Thao Le is a local player, the crowd is clearly on Kathy Liebert's side here, cheering wildly.
The river card is the 7, and Kathy Liebert wins the pot with her pocket aces.
Thao Le is eliminated in fifth place, earning $180,000.
Pot Size - 1,772,000
Chris Moore - 1,649,000
Thao Le - Out in 5th Place ($180,000)
Steve Brecher - 2,142,000
Tony Behari - 1,872,000
Kathy Liebert - 2,158,000
Level 22: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Seat 2
Thao Le
711,000 (5th in chips; 59 big blinds)
One of three local players at the final table, Thao Le is a 28-year-old manufacturing technician who was born in Vietnam. He's only been playing poker for a few years, and only has one small cash showing up in the online databases. But he's about to pick up a big score, guaranteed at least $135,000, with a shot at $1 million.
Biggest Live Tournament Cash: $2,022 (6th, 2004 $100 Spread-Limit Hold'em)
Career Earnings in Live Tournaments: $2,022
Level 21: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Steve Brecher raises from the button to 30,000, Kathy Liebert reraises form the small blind to 95,000, Thao Le calls from the big blind, and Brecher folds. The flop comes AJ5, Liebert checks, Thao Le bets 100,000, and Liebert tanks for a while before she folds. Thao Le takes the pot.
Thao Le - 680,000
Kathy Liebert - 600,000
Level 20: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Freddy Bonyadi raises from the cutoff to 30,000, and Thao Le calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q92, and both players check. The turn card is the J, Thao checks, Bonyadi moves all in, and Thao quickly calls with K10 for a king-high straight. Bonyadi shows K-J (pair of jacks, gutshot straight draw), and he needs to catch a ten to stay alive with a chop.
The river card is a blank, and Thao wins the pot with his straight. Freddy Bonyadi is eliminated in ninth place, earning $60,000.
Thao Le - 680,000
Freddy Bonyadi - Out in 9th Place ($60,000)
Level 20: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Thao Le is all in preflop with 33 against Steve Brecher's KQ. The board comes AJ693, and Brecher flops a gutshot straight draw but doesn't improve. Thao Le wins the pot with a set of threes to double up.
Thao Le - 400,000
Steve Brecher - 2,200,000
Level 18: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante
Thao Le just doubled up with Q7 against Chris Moore's A10 on a board of 10645Xx.
Thao Le - 210,000
Chris Moore - 710,000
Level 18: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante
Hoang "Michael" Nguyen raises from middle position, Thao Le moves all in from the button for 20,000 more, and Nguyen calls with A9. Thao dominates him with AQ, and he'll need it to hold to stay alive.
The board comes Q107A2, and Thao Le wins the pot with two pair (aces and queens) to double up.
Thao Le - 150,000
Michael Nguyen - 52,000
