Live Tournament Updates
Level 22 Begins
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
The players return from break to Level 22, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a 5,000 ante.
Sorted In: WPT World Championship, Bellagio, Season VI03:05 PM, 04/24/08
Updated Chip Counts From the Break
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Here are the updated chip counts from the break for the final 15 players. The average stack is about 1.82 million. TABLE 53 Seat 1. Kenny Tran - 1,825,000 Seat 2. Amir Vahedi - 3,955,000 Seat 3. Bryan Devonshire - 1,265,000 Seat 4. Jeff King - 850,000 Seat 5. Tommy Le - 1,150,000 Seat 6. Cory Carroll - 2,000,000 Seat 7. John Roveto - 540,000 Seat 8. Tom "Durrrr" Dwan - 3,160,000 Seat 9. TABLE 54 Seat 1. Karga Holt - 1,400,000 Seat 2. David Chiu - 3,270,000 Seat 3. Seat 4. Seat 5. Gus Hansen - 3,765,000 Seat 6. David Tran - 1,240,000 Seat 7. Nick Binger - 785,000 Seat 8. Robert Mizrachi - 785,000 Seat 9. Michael Gracz - 1,300,000
Sorted In: WPT World Championship, Bellagio, Season VI02:58 PM, 04/24/08
Table 53, Hands #46-49: Last Hands Before the Break
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Blinds still at 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante. Hand #46 - Tommy Le has the button in seat 5, and Kenny Tran raises from early position to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes. Hand #47 - Cory Carroll has the button in seat 6, and Kenny Tran raises under the gun to 120,000, winning the blinds and antes. Hand #48 - John Roveto has the button in seat 7, and Tommy Le raises from late position to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes. Hand #49 - Tom "Durrrr" Dwan has the button in seat 8, and he raises to 105,000, winning the blinds and antes. The players take a 15-minute break before Level 22 begins.
Sorted In: WPT World Championship, Bellagio, Season VI02:55 PM, 04/24/08
Table 54, Hands #54-56: Last Hands Before the Break
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Blinds still at 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Hand #54 - Gus Hansen has the button in seat 5, Karga Holt raises from late position to 120,000, David Chiu calls from the cutoff, Gus Hansen calls from the button, and Nick Binger calls from the big blind. The flop comes K
J
10
, Binger and Holt check, Chiu bets 350,000, and everyone folds. David Chiu takes the pot.
Hand #55 - David Tran has the button in seat 6, Karga Holt limps from early position for 40,000, Gus Hansen limps from the cutoff, Nick Binger completes from the small blind, and Robert Mizrachi checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes J
97, Binger and Mizrachi check, Holt bets 150,000, Hansen and Binger both fold, and Mizrachi calls. The turn is the Q, Mizrachi checks, Holt moves all in, and Mizrachi folds. Karga Holt takes the pot.
Hand #56 - Nick Binger has the button in seat 7, Gus Hansen raises from late position to 125,000, David Tran calls from the cutoff, Michael Gracz moves all in from the big blind, and Hansen and Tran both fold. Michael Gracz shows J-J as he collectst he pot.
The players take a 15-minute break before Level 22 begins.
02:52 PM, 04/24/08
Table 53, Hands #41-45
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Blinds still at 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante. Hand #41 - Tom "Durrrr" Dwan has the button in seat 8, and Jeff King raises from early position to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes. Hand #42 - Kenny Tran has the button in seat 1, and John Roveto raises from late position to 180,000, winning the blinds and antes. Hand #43 - Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 2, and Tommy Le raises under the gun to 120,000, winning the blinds and antes. Tommy Le shows J-J as he collects the pot. Hand #44 - Bryan Devonshire has the button in seat 3, Kenny Tran raises from late position to 110,000, Devonshire moves all in from the button for 1,055,000, and Tran tanks for about three minutes before he folds. Bryan Devonshire takes the pot. Between hands, Amir Vahedi and Tom Dwan begin to share a friendly meal from Noodles, which was delivered from here in the Bellagio. Hand #45 - Jeff King has the button in seat 4, and Tommy Le raises from the small blind to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: WPT World Championship, Bellagio, Season VI02:46 PM, 04/24/08
Table 54, Hands #50-53
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Blinds still at 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Hand #50 - Robert Mizrachi has the button in seat 8, Gus Hansen raises from early position to 125,000, and Karga Holt calls from the big blind. The flop comes AA7, Holt checks, Hansen bets 170,000, and Holt calls. The turn is the 4, and both players check. The river is the Q, Holt checks, Hansen bets 500,000, and Holt calls. Gus Hansen shows A9 to win the pot with trip aces, and Karga Holt mucks.
Hand #51 - Michael Gracz has the button in seat 9, Robert Mizrachi raises from the cutoff to 100,000, and David Chiu calls from the big blind. The flop comes J44, Chiu checks, Mizrachi bets 160,000, and Chiu calls. The turn is the 9, and both players check. The river is the 8, and they check again. Chiu shows QJ for two pair, jacks and fours, and Mizrachi mucks. David Chiu wins the pot.
Hand #52 - Karga Holt has the button in seat 1, Nick Binger raises from early position to 110,000, Robert Mizrachi reraises from late position to 510,000, and Binger folds A10 face up. Robert Mizrachi takes the pot.
Hand #53 - David Chiu has the button in seat 2, and Gus Hansen enters the pot from the small blind, while David Tran plays from the big blind. (We're unsure of the preflop action.) The flop comes J106, and both players check. The turn is the A, Hansen checks, Tran bets 120,000, and Hansen folds. David Tran takes the pot.
02:42 PM, 04/24/08
Table 53, Hands #36-40: The Tom Dwan/Amir Vahedi Show
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Blinds still at 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Hand #36 - Bryan Devonshire has the button in seat 3, Tom Dwan raises from middle position to 105,000, Amir Vahedi reraises from the cutoff to 355,000, and Dwan calls. The flop comes J62, and both players check. The turn card is the A, Dwan checks, Vahedi bets 360,000, and Dwan folds. Amir Vahedi shows one card -- the 9 -- as he collects the pot.
Hand #37 - Jeff King has the button in seat 4, Kenny Tran raises from middle position to 110,000, Amir Vahedi reraises from late position to 360,000, and Tran folds. Vahedi takes the pot.
Hand #38 - Tommy Le has the button in seat 5, Tom Dwan raises under the gun to 105,000, Bryan Devonshire calls from late position, Cory Carroll reraises from the small blind to 505,000, Dwan folds, Devonshire moves all in, and Carroll calls with AA. Devonshire shows AA, and it's a nearly certain chop situation. Dwan says he folded pocket tens.
The board comes J1028J, and Cory Carroll and Bryan Devonshire chop the pot.
Hand #39 - Cory Carroll has the button in seat 6, Amir Vahedi raises from early position to 110,000, and Tom Dwan calls from the big blind. The flop comes AJ5, Dwan checks, Vahedi bets 260,000, and Dwan calls. The turn card is the 10, Dwan checks, Vahedi bets 375,000, and Dwan calls. The river card is the 3, and both players check.
Dwan shows KQ for an ace-high straight, and Vahedi shows one card -- the A -- before he mucks. Tom Dwan wins the pot, building his stack to about 4.1 million, while Amir Vahedi drops down to about 3.1 million.
Hand #40 - John Roveto has the button in seat 7, Amir Vahedi raises under the gun to 110,000, Tom Dwan reraises from the small blind to 390,000, and Vahedi calls. The flop comes 964, Dwan bets 355,000, and Vahedi calls. The turn card is the 2, Dwan checks, Vahedi bets 500,000, and Dwan tanks for about three minutes before he folds. Amir Vahedi takes the pot, building his stack to about 3.85 million while Tom Dwan drops down to about 3.35 million.
02:37 PM, 04/24/08
Table 54, Hands #46-49
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Blinds still at 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante. Hand #46 - David Chiu has the button in seat 2, Robert Mizrachi raises from early position to 100,000, Karga Holt calls from the cutoff, David Tran reraises from the big blind to 400,000, and Mizrachi and Holt both fold. David Tran takes the pot. Hand #47 - Gus Hansen has the button in seat 5, and he raises to 125,000, winning the blinds and antes. Hand #48 - David Tran has the button in seat 6, David Chiu raises from late position to 110,000, Gus Hansen reraises from the cutoff to 420,000, and Chiu tanks for about four minutes before he folds. Gus Hansen takes the pot. Hand #49 - Nick Binger has the button in seat 7, Gus Hansen raises from late position to 120,000, Michael Gracz moves all in from the big blind for 815,000, and Hansen folds. Michael Gracz takes the pot.
Sorted In: WPT World Championship, Bellagio, Season VI02:24 PM, 04/24/08
Table 54: Approximate Chip Counts
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
TABLE 54 Seat 1. Karga Holt - 2,250,000 Seat 2. David Chiu - 2,700,000 Seat 3. Seat 4. Seat 5. Gus Hansen - 3,100,000 Seat 6. David Tran - 1,150,000 Seat 7. Nick Binger - 1,160,000 Seat 8. Robert Mizrachi - 1,220,000 Seat 9. Michael Gracz - 900,000
Sorted In: WPT World Championship, Bellagio, Season VI02:18 PM, 04/24/08
Table 54, Hands #41-45: Gus Does What Gus Does Best
Level 28: 200,000-400,000, 25,000 ante
Blinds still at 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Hand #41 - David Tran has the button in seat 6, and Karga Holt raises from early position to 120,000, winning the blinds and antes. Holt shows KK as he collects the pot.
Hand #42 - Nick Binger has the button in seat 7, and Gus Hansen raises from late position to 125,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #43 - Robert Mizrachi has the button in seat 8, and Gus Hansen raises from early position to 125,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #44 - Michael Gracz has the button in seat 9, and Gus Hansen raises under the gun to 125,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #45 - Karga Holt has the button in seat 1, and Robert Mizrachi raises from late position to 115,000, winning the blinds and antes.
02:17 PM, 04/24/08
