WPT World Championship, Day 6 Recap

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

Marvin Rettenmaier Takes Big Lead into Saturday's Final Table

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.

Joe Serock Finds Out He Is the WPT Player of the Year

Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante

O hey Moon just busted 7th and now Im wpt player of the year

— Joe Serock (@floesknowshoes) May 24, 2012

Hand #101: Moon Kim Out in 7th Place ($118,966)

Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante

Photo: Moon Kim (center) stands up after he four-bets all in against Michael Mizrachi (foreground, right) and Marvin Rettenmaier (foreground, left).

Hand #101  -  Moon Kim raises from the hijack to 160,000, and Michael Mizrachi asks for a rough count of his stack. Kim says, "I started with about one-point-two (million)." Mizrachi calls from the small blind.

Marvin Rettenmaier reraises from the big blind to 630,000, and Kim quickly moves all in for 1,060,000. Mizrachi thinks for a bit before he folds, and Rettenmaier calls with 99. Kim turns over AQ, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes J7346, and the pocket nines hold up for Marvin Rettenmaier to win the pot and eliminate WPT Bay 101 champion Moon Kim on the TV bubble in seventh place.

Marvin Rettenmaier  -  6,715,000
Moon Kim  -  Out in 7th Place ($118,966)

With Moon Kim's elimination, Joe Serock clinches the WPT Player of the Year title. Congratulations to Joe Serock!

The final six players are now filling out their WPT bio sheets and bagging and tagging their chips. The televised WPT Final Table will not be tomorrow -- it'll be at 4:00 pm on Saturday, since the WPT Super High Roller will have its final table on the WPT set tomorrow.

As always, the WPT Final Tables will be featured on the WPT Live Stream, which features all the hole cards and commentary from WPT Raw Deal analyst on a 30-minute delay.

Hands #97-100: Final Seven Players

Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #97  -  Nick Schulman min-raises from the small blind to 120,000, and Moon Kim calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of 10727, Schulman bets 160,000, and Kim folds. Schulman takes the pot.

Hand #98  -  Michael Mizrachi raises UTG+1 to 130,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #99  -  Michael Mizrachi raises under the gun to 130,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #100  -  Marvin Rettenmaier raises under the gun to 125,000, and Nick Schulman reraises from the hijack to 285,000. Rettenmaier asks for a count from Schulman, and he says, "I started the hand with aobut one-point-three (million). Approximately."

Rettenmaier tanks for about a minute before he folds, and Nick Schulman takes the pot.

Hands #94-96: Final Seven Players

Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante

Photo: In Hand #95, Marvin Rettenmaier (left) bets out on the flop against Steve O'Dwyer (right).

Hand #94  -  Trevor Pope raises from the cutoff to 130,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #95  -  Marvin Rettenmaier raises from the small blind to 155,000, and Steve O'Dwyer calls from the big blind. The flop comes 964, Rettenmaier bets 190,000, and O'Dwyer folds. Rettenmaier shows one card -- the A -- as he collects the pot.

Hand #96  -  Marvin Rettenmaier raises from the button to 125,000, and Nick Schulman calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of J743, Schulman bets 155,000, and Rettenmaier calls.

The river card is the K, and both players check. Schulman points to the four on the board and says, "Pair of fours." Rettenmaier turns over 76 to win the pot with a pair of sevens, and Schulman mucks.

Level 25 Begins

Level 24: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante

Players are back from their first break of the day and cards are in the air for Level 25 action. Blinds are up to 30,000-60,000 ante 5,000. The field needs to lose one more player before the final table is set.

Here are updated chip counts from the break:

Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Michael Mizrachi  -  2,600,000  (43 BBs)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Marvin Rettenmaier  -  5,150,000  (86 BBs)
Seat 5:  Steve O'Dwyer  -  2,260,000  (39 BBs)
Seat 6:  Nick Schulman  -  1,465,000  (24 BBs)
Seat 7:  Moon Kim  -  1,250,000  (21 BBs)
Seat 8:  Trevor Pope  -  1,585,000  (26 BBs)
Seat 9:  Philippe Ktorza - 1,030,000  (17 BBs)

Hands #91-93: Last 3 Hands of Level 24

Level 24: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #91  -  Nick Schulman moves all in from the button for about 1.4 million, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #92  -  Michael Mizrachi raises under the gun to 115,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #93  -  Trevor Pope raises from the button to 120,000, and Philippe Ktorza moves all in from the small blind for a little more than 600,000. Pope folds, and Ktorza takes the pot.

Hands #89-90: Moon Kim Is Asked About Player of the Year

Level 24: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #89  -  Michael Mizrachi raises from the cutoff to 115,000, and Marvin Rettenmaier calls from the button. Both players check to the turn on a board of 109710, Mizrachi bets 135,000, and Rettenmaier calls.

The river card is the Q, and both players check. Rettenmaier turns over 66 for two pair, tens and sixes, and Mizrachi flashes the A before he mucks. Marvin Rettenmaier wins the pot.

Hand #90  -  Marvin Rettenmaier raises from the cutoff to 105,000, Moon Kim moves all in for a little more than a million in chips, and Rettenmaier folds. Kim takes the pot.

After the hand, Rettenmaier asks WPT Bay 101 champion Moon Kim, "You don't care about Player of the Year, do you?" Kim asks, "What's that?" Rettenmaier seems to wonder for a moment if Kim is serious or not, whether he realizes he is contending for the WPT Player of the Year.

Rettenmaier and Michael Mizrachi point out that if Kim reaches the TV final table, he can tie for WPT Player of the Year with a fourth-place finish, and win it outright with third or higher.

Hands #83-88: Final Seven Players

Level 24: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #83  -  Marvin Rettenmaier raises from the cutoff to 105,000, Moon Kim moves all in from the big blind for around a million in chips, and Rettenmaier folds. Kim takes the pot.

Moon Kim  -  1,055,000

Hand #84  -  Everyone folds to Trevor Pope, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Hand #85  -  Marvin Rettenmaier (UTG+1) raises to 105,000, winning the blinds and antes. Rettenmaier shows AK as he collects the pot.

Hand #86  -  Marvin Rettenmaier raises under the gun to 115,000, and Michael Mizrachi calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q84, Mizrachi checks, Rettenmaier bets 130,000, and Mizrachi calls. The turn card is the 10, and both players check.

The river card pairs the board with the Q, and both players check again. Rettenmaier shows AK, but Mizrachi turns over 54 to win the pot with two pair, queens and fours.

Hand #87  -  Nick Schulman raises UTG+1 to 105,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #88  -  Everyone folds to Steve O'Dwyer, giving him a walk in the big blind.