2015 LHPO Live Updates

Championship Day 4: Play Ends with Mark Rube (11.62 Million) Leading the Final 6

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Chip Leader Mark Dube
Chip Leader Mark Dube

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.

1st: $723,008
2nd: $434,462
3rd: $262,912
4th: $220,189
5th: $180,752
6th: $146,245

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.

Championship Day 4: Payouts

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Here is a look at every player that busted during Day 4 in the WPT Championship Event at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

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

Championship Day 4: Dean Baranowski – 7th Place ($116,667)

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Dean Baranowski
Dean Baranowski

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: AcQc
Baranowski: 7s6s

Board: 8s7c4c10c3c

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.

Championship Day 4: Nathan Tuthill – 8th Place ($88,733)

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Nathan Tuthill
Nathan Tuthill

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: 3h3c
Tuthill: AsQs

Board: Ah7s3s2d5d

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.

Championship Day 4: Chip Count Update

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Here is a look at the chip counts from the WPT Championship Event at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open on the dinner break.

Brian Altman – 10,170,000
Mark Dube – 9,495,000
Kelly Minkin – 3,130,000
Snajay Gehi – 2,440,000
Jon Graham – 2,375,000
Greg Rosen – 1,820,000
Nathan Tuthill – 685,000
Dean Baranowski – 680,000

Championship Day 4: Walter Fisher – 9th Place ($60,798)

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Walter Fisher
Walter Fisher

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 10d2h2cQh9h and the three players tabled their hands.

Dube: Qs2s
Gehi: QdJs
Fisher: Ad5s

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.