Live Tournament Updates
Official Seating & Chip Counts
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Day 4 comes to an end with ten players, and they'll return tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:00 noon ET to play down to the final six players for Wednesday's televised WPT Final Table.
Many of you will ask, why not keep playing down to six tonight? Because the WPT production crew won't be here until tomorrow, and they tape the playdown day for b-roll footage that is used during the show.
Here are the official chip counts and seating positions:
Seat 1: William Botchis - 598,000
Seat 2: Tony Gargano - 324,000
Seat 3: Joe Raposa - 134,000
Seat 4: Lenny Cortellino - 1,520,000
Seat 5: Matthew Casterella - 360,000
Seat 6: Allen Kessler - 394,000
Seat 7: Alex Perelberg - 813,000
Seat 8: Lee Markholt - 1,314,000
Seat 9: Vadim Trincher - 1,180,000
Seat 10: Amnon Filippi - 1,248,000
Barry Greenstein busted in 12th place in pursuit of his record-tying third WPT title, while Joanne Monteavaro (the last woman standing) finished 14th.
Amnon Filippi is still hoping to become just the third player this season to reach multiple WPT Final Tables -- Amnon final tabled the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio back in December.
If you'd like to see Amnon's final table (or any of the WPT episodes from earlier this season), you can find them at ClubWPT.com.
Return to WorldPokerTour.com tomorrow for complete live coverage, including frequent chip counts and video interviews with Amanda Leatherman.
04:38 PM, 04/06/09
Josh Bergman Eliminated in 11th Place ($40,209)
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Josh Bergman moves all in from the button for 70,000, and Amnon Filippi calls from the big blind with 9
5. Bergman shows Q
3, and he needs to win this pot to stay alive.
The board comes KK5
K3, and Filippi wins the pot with a full house, kings full of fives. Josh Bergman is eliminated in 11th place, earning $40,209.
Amnon Filippi - 1,248,000
Josh Bergman - Out in 11th Place ($40,209)
04:26 PM, 04/06/09
Vadim Trincher vs. Matthew Casterella
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Vadim Trincher raises under the gun to 30,000, and Matt Casterella calls from the small blind. The flop comes 10
83, Casterella checks, Trincher bets 45,000, Casterella raises to 135,000, and Trincher moves all in. Casterella folds, and Trincher takes the pot.
Vadim Trincher - 1,380,000
Matthew Casterella - 338,000
04:20 PM, 04/06/09
Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 12th Place ($40,209)
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Joe Raposa raises from middle position to 36,000, Barry Greenstein moves all in from the button for about 208,000, Lenny Cortellino calls from the small blind, and Raposa folds A-Q face up to get out of the way.
Greenstein shows AQ, but he'll need to improve against Lenny Cortellino's JJ to stay alive with two of his outs missing from the deck. The board comes 101099K, and Cortellino wins the pot with his pocket jacks.
Barry Greenstein is eliminated in 12th place, earning $40,209.
Lenny Cortellino - 1,475,000
Barry Greenstein - Out in 12th Place ($40,209)
Sorted In: Barry Greenstein, Lenny Cortellino, Season VII, Foxwoods Poker Classic, Featured Blog
04:11 PM, 04/06/09
Matthew Casterella Bluffs Vadim Trincher
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Matthew Casterella raises under the gun to 32,000, Vadim Trincher calls from the cutoff, and Lee Markholt calls from the big blind. The flop comes JJ8, Markholt checks, Casterella bets 45,000, Trincher calls, and Markholt folds.
The turn card is the 8, and both players check. The river card is the K, Casterella bets 100,000, and Trincher folds.
Casterella shows 7-7 as he collects the pot -- he was playing the board.
Matthew Casterella - 400,000
Vadim Trincher - 1,195,000
04:01 PM, 04/06/09
Barry Greenstein Doubles Through Lenny Cortellino
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Barry Greenstein moves all in from the small blind for 119,000, and Lenny Cortellino calls from the big blind with AJ. Greenstein shows K9, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes QJ43K -- Cortellino pairs his jack on the flop, but Greenstein flops a gutshot straight draw and rivers a pair of kings to win the pot and double up.
Barry Greenstein - 250,000
Lenny Cortellino - 1,160,000
03:53 PM, 04/06/09
Mike Matusow's Text Message to Allen Kessler
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Mike Matusow sent Allen Kessler a text message during the last break, but Kessler had trouble deciphering it. Our best guess is that Matusow is offering advice (ignore the "I" at the beginning) on how Kessler should play.
03:45 PM, 04/06/09
Level 18 Begins
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 12 players return from break to begin Level 18, with blinds at 6,000-12,000 and a 2,000 ante.
Sorted In: Season VII, Foxwoods Poker Classic03:42 PM, 04/06/09
Allen Kessler: A 75-to-1 Shot
Level 18: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
On Day 2 of this tournament with about 70 players left, there was a bet in Media Row that Allen Kessler would win the tournament, and the betting odds were given at 75-to-1.
Allen Kessler heard about this bet with 12 players remaining, and walked over to say, "Who took that bet? They were idiots. If I had to bet right now, I'd say I'm only a 75-to-1 shot."
If you look at the chip counts, you'll see that Kessler is surrounded by big stacks.
03:37 PM, 04/06/09
15-Minute Break; Updated Chip Counts
Level 17: 5,000-10,000, 1,500 ante
Here's a look at the updated chip counts from the second break of the day:
TABLE #1
1.
2. William Botchis - 450,000
3.
4. Joe Raposa - 314,000
5. Tony Gargano - 422,000
6. Barry Greenstein - 142,000
7.
8. Lenny Cortellino - 1,220,000
9. Alex Perelberg - 800,000
TABLE #2
1. Vadim Trincher - 1,370,000
2. Amnon Filippi - 1,210,000
3. Allen Kessler - 320,000
4. Lee Markholt - 1,085,000
5.
6. Matthew Casterella - 396,000
7. Josh Bergman - 172,000
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03:34 PM, 04/06/09
