Live Tournament Updates
Kimberly Talks to Moritz Kranich After Winning Bellagio Cup VI
Level 34: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Sorted In: Kimberly Lansing, Moritz Kranich, Featured Blog, Bellagio, Bellagio Cup VI, Tournaments, Season IX05:56 AM, 07/16/10
Hand #186: Moritz Kranich Wins WPT Bellagio Cup VI! ($875,150)
Level 34: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Justin Smith limps for 400,000, Moritz Kranich moves all in, and Smith immediately calls with J
J
. Kranich shows K
10, and he'll need to improve to bust Smith here.
The board comes AQ2K9 and Moritz Kranich pairs his king on the turn to win the pot -- and the tournament -- with a pair of kings.
Justin "BoostedJ" Smith finishes as the runner-up, earning $594,755.
Moritz Kranich wins the WPT Bellagio Cup VI, earning $875,150, a WPT bracelet, a watch, and a trophy. The prize money includes a $25,500 entry into the WPT World Championship in May, 2011.
Congratulations to Moritz Kranich!
02:16 AM, 07/16/10
Hand #185: Justin Smith
Level 34: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Kranich folds, and Smith receives a walk.
Justin Smith - 5,925,000
Moritz Kranich - 8,200,000
02:10 AM, 07/16/10
Hand #184: Moritz Kranich
Level 34: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Smith folds, and Kranich receives a walk.
Justin Smith - 5,700,000
Moritz Kranich - 8,425,000
02:10 AM, 07/16/10
Hand #183: Justin Smith
Level 34: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Kranich limps for 400,000, Smith moves all in, and Kranich folds.
Justin Smith - 5,925,000
Moritz Kranich - 8,200,000
02:09 AM, 07/16/10
Level 34 Begins
Level 34: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Level 33 comes to an end, and Level 34 begins with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 and a 25,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
02:08 AM, 07/16/10
Hand #182: Justin Smith
Level 33: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Smith limps for 300,000, and Kranich checks. The flop comes A
86, Kranich checks, Smith bets 425,000, and Kranich folds. Justin Smith takes the pot.
Pot Size: 650,000
Justin Smith - 5,500,000
Moritz Kranich - 8,625,000
02:07 AM, 07/16/10
Hand #181: Moritz Kranich Bluffs Justin Smith in a 3.3 Million Pot
Level 33: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Kranich raises to 700,000, and Smith calls. The flop comes AQ4, Smith checks, Kranich bets 925,000, and Smith calls. The turn card is the 3, and both players check.
The river card is the 8, Smith checks, Kranich bets 1,550,000, and Smith thinks for a loooooong time before he folds. Moritz Kranich shows 7-6 for a seven-high bluff as he collects the pot.
Pot Size: 3,300,000
Justin Smith - 5,175,000
Moritz Kranich - 8,950,000
02:05 AM, 07/16/10
Hand #180: Justin Smith
Level 33: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Smith raises to 750,000, and Kranich calls. Both players check to the river on a board of Q9533, Kranich checks, Smith bets 575,000, and Kranich folds. Justin Smith takes the pot.
Pot Size: 1,550,000
Justin Smith - 6,825,000
Moritz Kranich - 7,300,000
01:56 AM, 07/16/10
Hand #179: Moritz Kranich
Level 33: 150,000-300,000, 25,000 ante
Kranich limps for 300,000, and Smith checks. Both players check to the turn on a board of AQ108, Smith checks, Kranich bets 425,000, and Smith folds. Moritz Kranich takes the pot.
Pot Size: 650,000
Justin Smith - 6,050,000
Moritz Kranich - 8,075,000
01:53 AM, 07/16/10
