Live Tournament Updates
Hand #186: Vadim Trincher
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Trincher limps for 60,000, and Filippi checks. They check to the turn on a board of K
328
, Filippi checks, Trincher bets 100,000, and Filippi folds.
Vadim Trincher - 4,585,000
Amnon Filippi - 3,275,000
12:32 AM, 04/09/09
Hand #185: Amnon Filippi
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Filippi raises to 150,000, and Trincher folds.
Vadim Trincher - 4,520,000
Amnon Filippi - 3,340,000
12:30 AM, 04/09/09
Hand #184: Vadim Trincher
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Trincher raises to 150,000, Filippi raises to 400,000, and Trincher tanks for about a minute before he calls. The flop comes 108
2, Filippi checks, Trincher bets 300,000, and Filippi calls. There is already 1.41 million in the pot.
The turn card is the A
, and both players check. The river card is the Q, Filippi checks, Trincher thinks for about a minute before he bets 700,000, and Filippi folds. Vadim Trincher takes the pot.
Pot Size - 1,410,000
Vadim Trincher - 4,585,000
Amnon Filippi - 3,275,000
12:29 AM, 04/09/09
WPT Bio: Amnon Filippi
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Here's a look back at Amnon Filippi's bio:
As the most experienced professional player at the table and second in chips, Amnon Filippi has to be considered the favorite to win.
This is Amnon's 10th cash on the World Poker Tour, and his fourth WPT final table. Unfortunately, he has run into horrible luck at past final tables, finishing no higher than fourth after running into some bad beats.
While Amnon is looking for his first WPT title, he did win the inaugural $10,000 Bellagio Cup tournament in 2005 -- a tournament which later joined the World Poker Tour. Amnon's highest-profile finish came in the 2007 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, where he finished fourth.
Amnon has over $2.1 million in career earnings, and if he finishes in first or second place tonight, he will become the latest WPT Poker-Made Millionaire.
Biggest Live Tournament Cash: $586,080 (4th, 2007 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.)
Career Earnings in Live Tournaments: $2,138,430
12:25 AM, 04/09/09
Hand #183: Vadim Trincher
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Filippi limps for 60,000, Trincher raises to 260,000, and Filippi calls. The flop comes K106, Trincher bets 200,000, and Filippi folds.
Pot Size - 530,000
Vadim Trincher - 3,880,000
Amnon Filippi - 3,980,000
12:23 AM, 04/09/09
WPT Bio: Vadim Trincher
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Here's a look back at Vadim Trincher's bio:
Vadim Trincher is the second former soviet at the final table, born 48 years ago in the USSR. But now he lives in New York City and plays his share of major poker tournaments.
This is Trincher's fifth cash on the World Poker Tour, and his first WPT final table. He also has five WSOP cashes in the past two years.
During play at the final two tables, David Williams called Trincher the most aggressive player he had ever played against, and we don't expect him to slow down now that he enters the TV final table with a healthy chip lead.
Biggest Live Tournament Cash: $79,145 (28th, 2008 WPT World Championship)
Career Earnings in Live Tournaments: $388,615
12:22 AM, 04/09/09
Hand #182: Amnon Filippi
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Trincher raises to 150,000, and Filippi calls. They check to the turn on a board of 753J, Filippi bets 175,000, and Trincher folds.
Vadim Trincher - 3,615,000
Amnon Filippi - 4,245,000
12:21 AM, 04/09/09
Hand #181: Amnon Filippi
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Filippi raises to 150,000, and Trincher calls. The flop comes K43, Trincher checks, Filippi bets 250,000, and Trincher folds.
Vadim Trincher - 3,770,000
Amnon Filippi - 4,090,000
12:19 AM, 04/09/09
Hand #180: Vadim Trincher
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Trincher raises to 155,000, and Filippi calls. The flop comes 772, Filippi checks, Trincher bets 150,000, and Filippi folds.
Vadim Trincher - 3,925,000
Amnon Filippi - 3,935,000
12:17 AM, 04/09/09
Hand #179: Amnon Filippi
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Filippi limps for 60,000, and Trincher checks his option. They check to the turn on a board of A989, Trincher bets 75,000, and Filippi folds.
Vadim Trincher - 3,765,000
Amnon Filippi - 4,095,000
12:15 AM, 04/09/09
