$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Day 4 has come to a close in the WPT Championship event at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open and just six players remain from the 1,027 that entered. It was a relatively short march to the final table on Tuesday and play ended a little before 9 p.m. ET. The quick finish at the end was due in large part to the presence of two dominating stacks.
The chip leader at the end of play was Mark Dube with 11,620,000. He is closely trailed by Brian Altman, who bagged up 10,330,000. The next largest stack is held by Kelly Minkin with 3,780,000, so you can see how the majority of the remaining chips in play have navigated to two players. It will set up an interesting table dynamic when cards get into the air tomorrow.
Here is a look at the seating chart and chip counts for the final day.
Seat 1: Brian Altman – 10,330,000 Seat 2: Mark Dube – 11,620,000 Seat 3: Sanjay Gehi – 2,515,000 Seat 4: Kelly Minkin – 3,780,000 Seat 5: Greg Rosen – 1,150,000 Seat 6: Jon Graham – 1,400,000
Here is a look at the remaining prize money up for grabs.
There were a dozen players who busted out of play today on the march down to the WPT final table of six players. Notables lost along the way were Justin Zaki (12th), Bruce Kramer (11th), and Jared Jaffee (10th).
7th: Dean Baranowski (Lewisville, TX) – $116,667 8th: Nathan Tuthill (Falmouth, VA) – $88,733 9th: Walter Fisher (Rego Park, NY) – $60,798 10th: Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY) – $39,437 11th: Bruce Kramer (Westminster, CA) – $39,437 12th: Justin Zaki (Tierra Verde, FL) – $39,437 13th: David Nowling (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – $27,934 14th: Kareem Marshall (Cambridge, MA) – $27,934 15th: Panagiotis Nifakos (West Palm Beach, FL) – $27,934 16th: Sebastian Ruiz (Sandago) – $18,075 17th: Sergii Baranov (Odessa) – $18,075 18th: Alexander Denisov (Warcuavskoe) – $18,075
The final table will begin at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Tune back in at that time for live coverage from the final day of this championship event.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Dean Baranowski raised all in preflop for 260,000 UTG+1 and Mark Dube reraised to 700,000 on the small blind. Sanjay Gehi tanked for a minute on the big blind before folding pocket sixes. The two remaining players then revealed their hands.
Dube: Baranowski:
Board:
Baranowski was eliminated in seventh place, good for $116,667. Dube increased his chip lead of over 10 million after the hand. Play came to a close for the night with the elimination of Baranowski because the WPT final table of six players is set. Stay tuned for chip counts and a summary of the day.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Nathan Tuthill moved all in preflop from late position for 600,000 and Mark Dube called on the big blind. The two players then flipped over their cards.
Dube: Tuthill:
Board:
Tuthill was eliminated on the hand in eighth place, good for $88,733 in prize money. Dube stacked up 10,180,000 after the hand.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
The final eight players are getting back in their seats to sit down to increased blind of 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante. They will continue playing until just six players remain.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
The remaining eight players are now on a 90-minute dinner break in the WPT Championship event at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open. Play will resume at 7:45 p.m. ET.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Walter Fisher was all in preflop from the cutoff for 210,000. Mark Dube called from the small blind and Sanjay Gehi called on the big blind. The two live players then checked down a board dealt and the three players tabled their hands.
Dube: Gehi: Fisher:
Fisher was eliminated on the hand in ninth place, good for $60,978, and Dube was up to 8.65 million after winning the hand. Gehi held 2.46 million after the dust settled.