An Orbit at the "Champions Table"

An orbit at the acclaimed “Champions Table” as dubbed by Sam Grafton who jokes that we are covering it from the aspect of Nick Palma for finishing in tenth place at this past WPT Borgata Poker Open. Grafton goes “Hand 1, Nicky has to be reminded to check his cards…”

Hand 1. Nick Palma opens to 800 from the button and WPT Champions Club member Olivier Busquet calls from the big blind. The flop comes and both players check.

The turn brings the , Busquet bets 1,800 and takes it.

Olivier Busquet  –  48,500
Nick Palma  –  21,300

Hand 2. Olivier Busquet completes the small blind and Pfizer Jordan checks from the big blind. The flop comes , Busquet checks, Pfizer bets 300 and Busquet calls.

Both players check the on the turn. The river brings the , and Busquet bets 900 winning himself the pot.

Olivier Busquet  –  49,500
Pfizer Jordan  –  21,500

Hand 3. Sam Grafton opens to 700 from under the gun, and WPT Champions Club member Daniel Weinman three-bets to 2,100. Grafton asks how much he has, the answer is 10,400. Grafton puts in 10,100 and Weinman just calls saying “I’m a post flop player”

The flop comes , both players quickly move all in and table their hands, its Grafton with the best of it as he turns over . Weinman needs to get very lucky with his . The board runs out , and Weinman is eliminated. Grafton shouts at him jokingly “It’s tougher on the East Coast buddy!”

Sam Grafton  –  75,000
Daniel Weinman  –  Eliminated

Hand 4. Olivier Busquet makes it 850 from the cutoff and Sam Grafton calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Busquet bets 1,000 and takes it down.

Olivier Busquet  –  50,900
Sam Grafton  –  74,150

Hand 5. Sam Grafton completes the small blind, and Ryan McKnight checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes , Grafton bets 300 and takes it.

Sam Grafton  –  74,850

Hand 6. Sam Grafton opens to 800 from the button, and Justin Liberto calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Liberto checks and Grafton bets 1,025. Liberto calls. The turn brings the and both players check. The hits the river, they check again and Liberto flips over for the winning pair of tens.

Justin Liberto  –  28,000

Hand 7. Alex Queen opens to 750 from the hijack and takes it.

Alex Queen  –  37,500

Hand 8. Sam Grafton opens to 700 from late position and takes it.

Sam Grafton  75,700

Hand 9. Olivier Busquet completes the small blind and Pfizer Jordan checks his option. The flop comes Busquet checks, Jordan bets 300 and Busquet calls. Both players check the on the turn. The hits the river and Busquet bets 1,200. Jordan calls with (two-pair) and beats Busquet’s .

Pfizer Jordan  –  23,500
Olivier Busquet  –  49,400