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Recap: $25,500 WPT World Championship
Recap: $100,000 WPT Super High Roller
| Earnings | $567,996 |
| Cashes | 6 |
| Final Tables | 3 |
| Titles | 0 |
| Tournaments Played | 35 |
Est. Current Chipcount
Est. Average Chipcount
15,200,000
Current Chipleader
-
Day 1
231,750
Day 2
301,900
Day 3
358,600
Day 4
1,079,000
Day 5
1,643,000
Day 6
2,035,000
Day 7
5th
Level 27: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Mizrachi raises from the cutoff to 200,000, Marvin Rettenmaier reraises from the button to 485,000, and Steve O'Dwyer moves all in from the small blind for about 1 million in chips.
Mizrachi moves all in over the top for 2,140,000, and Rettenmaier thinks for two minutes before he calls. It's a three-way all in!
Here are their cards in descending order of chip counts:
Marvin Rettenmaier: A
K
Michael Mizrachi: 10
10
Steve O'Dwyer: AK
The board comes J9
342, and the pocket tens hold up for Michael Mizrachi to win a huge pot and eliminate Steve O'Dwyer in fifth place.
Seat 1. Michael Mizrachi - ~5.2 million (52 BBs)
Seat 2. Marvin Rettenmaier - ~4.85 million (48 BBs)
Seat 3. Steve O'Dwyer - Out in 5th Place ($192,176)
Seat 4. Nick Schulman - ~2.5 million (25 BBs)
Seat 6. Philippe Ktorza - ~2.5 million (25 BBs)
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
By BJ Nemeth
With nine players returning to action on Day 6, Moon Kim (pictured) was the last remaining contender for WPT Player of the Year. Joe Serock had the points lead, but Kim could tie him with a fourth-place finish, and pass him to win the title outright with a third-or-better finish.
You may not know it from their expressions, but Marvin Rettenmaier (center) actually won this pot, and Hafiz Khan (left) lost it. Khan five-bet all in preflop with AK, and Rettenmaier called with JJ. The board came 98736, and the jacks held up for Rettenmaier, eliminating Khan in ninth place.
Trevor Pope (right) was down below 20 big blinds when he three-bet all in with KQ, and Marvin Rettenmaier (foreground, left) called with AJ. The board came K835J, and Pope paired his king on the flop and rivered a spade flush to double up in chips.
Six hands later, Wil Wilkinson (standing, center) moved all in for 13 big blinds with A6, but ran into the QQ of Michael Mizrachi (right). The board came KQ363, and Mizrachi won the pot with an unnecessary full house, queens full of threes. Wilkinson was eliminated in eighth place.
The final seven players, in seat order: (1) Michael Mizrachi, (2) Marvin Rettenmaier, (3) Steve O'Dwyer, (4) Nick Schulman, (5) Moon Kim, (6) Trevor Pope, (7) Philippe Ktorza.
In the final hand of the day, Moon Kim (standing, center left) raised, Michael Mizrachi (foreground, right) called, and Marvin Rettenmaier (foreground left) reraised. Kim quickly moved all in, and Mizrachi tanked for a while before he folded.
Rettenmaier called with 99, and it was a race against Kim's AQ.
The board came J7346, and Rettenmaier won the pot to increase his chip lead, while Moon Kim was the unfortunate seventh-place finisher, bubbling the TV final table.
With Kim's elimination, Joe Serock officially became the WPT Season X Player of the Year.
Philippe Ktorza will begin Saturday's WPT Final Table sixth in chips with 895,000 (15 big blinds).
Trevor Pope will begin Saturday's WPT Final Table fifth in chips with 1,480,000 (25 big blinds).
WPT Champions Club member Nick Schulman will begin Saturday's WPT Final Table fourth in chips with 1,555,000 (26 big blinds).
Steve O'Dwyer will begin Saturday's WPT Final Table third in chips with 2,035,000 (34 big blinds).
WPT Champions Club member Michael Mizrachi already has two WPT titles under his belt, and he will begin Saturday's WPT Final Table second in chips with 2,560,000 (43 big blinds).
Marvin Rettenmaier will begin Saturday's WPT Final Table as the massive chipleader with 6,715,000 (112 big blinds). Rettenmaier has 44% of all the chips in play.
The WPT Final Table begins Saturday at 4:00 pm PT, and you can watch it on the WPT Live Stream with a 30-minute delay showing holecards and providing analysis from Tony Dunst and Dan O'Brien. Of course, live hand-for-hand coverage will also be provided here in the WPT Live Updates.
Here are the official seating and chip counts, along with the final table prizepool:
Seat 1. Michael Mizrachi - 2,560,000 (43 BBs)
Seat 2. Marvin Rettenmaier - 6,715,000 (112 BBs)
Seat 3. Steve O'Dwyer - 2,035,000 (34 BBs)
Seat 4. Nick Schulman - 1,555,000 (26 BBs)
Seat 5. Trevor Pope - 1,480,000 (25 BBs)
Seat 6. Philippe Ktorza - 895,000 (15 BBs)
1st: $1,196,858
2nd: $805,310
3rd: $424,618
4th: $256,235
5th: $192,176
6th: $155,571
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
The players have bagged up their chips and now have nearly two days to relax and rest up before the WPT World Championship final table on Saturday.
Marvin Rettenmaier (pictured above) will be sleeping easy tonight and tomorrow, as he holds a gigantic chip lead headed into final table play. Rettenmaier leads the pack with 6,715,000 while his next closest competitor, Michael Mizrachi, has less than half that amount with 2,560,000. Mizachi is still dangerous though and a third WPT title is certainly well within his grasp.
Nick Schulman is looking for his second WPT title on Saturday, while Steve O'Dwyer will making his third WPT final table appearance. Trevor Pope and short stack Philippe Ktorza round out the lineup for the final WPT event of the year.
There will be no action on Friday as the Super High Roller plays down to a winner.
The World Championship final table will get underway at 4pm PT on Saturday. Live streaming of the event, complete with hole cards and commentary from Tony Dunst and Dan O'Brien begins at 4:30pm.
Here are the chip counts and seat assignments for Saturday's final table. When play resumes, there will be an hour of action at 30,000-60,000 ante 5,000:
Seat 1: Michael Mizrachi - 2,560,000 (43 BBs)
Seat 2: Marvin Rettenmaier - 6,715,000 (112 BBs)
Seat 3: Steve O'Dwyer - 2,035,000 (34 BBs)
Seat 4: Nick Schulman - 1,555,000 (26 BBs)
Seat 5: Trevor Pope - 1,480,000 (25 BBs)
Seat 6: Philippe Ktorza - 895,000 (15 BBs)
Photo: Nadia Chaudhary (second from right) briefs the six WPT Final Tablists on what they need to know for Saturday's televised final table.
Level 24: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #82 - Action folds to Michael Mizrachi (left) on the button and he raises to 115,000. Steve O'Dwyer (right) is in the big blind and moves all-in for 1,160,000. Mizrachi calls immediately with JJ and O'Dwyer shows A8.
The Q97 flop offers little help for O'Dwyer, but the 10 on the turn does give him some additional straight draw outs.
The river A is one of the cards O'Dwyer is looking for as he makes a pair of aces to take the pot and double up.
Steve O'Dwyer - 2,380,000 (48 BBs)
Michael Mizrachi - 2,550,000 (51 BBs)
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 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Tom McCormick (top left) moves all-in from under the gun for his last 92,000 and Steve O'Dwyer (right) attempts to reraise to 160,000 from middle position. There is some confusion about whether or not it is a legal reraise, but everyone else folds so the point is moot.
McCormick turns over K3 and he is up against AQ. The KK6 flop is a great one for Mccormick, though the 10 on the turn does give O'Dwyer a straight draw.
The river Q locks up the double up for McCormick, who tells O'Dwyer, "You didn't bust an Irishman! 'Atta boy!"
Tom McCormick - 200,000 (13 BBs)
Steve O'Dwyer - 920,000 (58 BBs)
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer (left) raises to 37,000 from the cutoff and Michael Mizrachi (right) reraises to 88,000 out of the small blind.
O'Dwyer thinks a minute or so before pulling back his bet and silently sliding out a stack of chips worth 200,000. Mizrachi appears to be counting out a five bet as he pulls aside around 450,000 chips, roughly half his stack, and sets them to the other side of him behind the betting line.
Mizrachi stares O'Dwyer down, trying to get a read. He shuffles and changes up the amount of chips set t the side before checking his cards one more time and folding to O'Dwyer.
Steve O'Dwyer - 1,075,000 (67 BBs)
Michael Mizrachi - 915,000 (57 BBs)
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Mizrachi raises to 27,000 on he button and Steve O'Dwyer calls out of the small blind. the flop comes Q32 and O'Dwyer checks. Mizrachi bets 30,000 and O'Dwyer calls.
The turn is the 10 and both players check. The river is the 7 and O'Dwyer checks again. Mizrachi bets 90,000 and O'Dwyer makes a quizzical face. He thinks a while, then calls.
Mizrachi shows 59 for just nine-high. O'Dwyer shows K9 for king high, prompting some shocked faces and, "nice hands," from his tablemates.
Steve O'Dwyer - 1,105,000 (92 BBs)
Michael Mizrachi - 580,000 (48 BBs)
Level 17: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Michael Mizrachi raises from middle position to 23,000, Steve O'Dwyer reraises from late position to 75,000, and Mizrachi calls.
The flop comes K86, Mizrachi checks, O'Dwyer bets 110,000, and Mizrachi folds. O'Dwyer shows one card -- the 3 -- as he collects the pot.
Steve O'Dwyer - 1,140,000 (114 BBs)
Michael Mizrachi - 650,000 (65 BBs)
