WPTDS: Trung Pham Leads the Final Table with 8.7 Million

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
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Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,404

Trung Pham
Chipleader Trung Pham

After the nearly simultaneous eliminations of Michael Garcia in 11th place and Nick Palma in 10th place, the final nine players are set for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks Final Table, which begins at 2:00 pm EST.

Here are the official chip counts and seating positions:

Seat 1.  Aaron Rosenthal  –  3,175,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Peter Fellows  –  4,750,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Brian Metter  –  3,600,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4.  Howard Mash  –  4,150,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Edwards Muñiz  –  3,075,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Justin Bianco  –  4,600,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7.  Trung Pham  –  8,700,000  (58 bb)
Seat 8.  Jason Block  –  5,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9.  Alcides Gomes  –  4,100,000  (27 bb)

Here is the remaining prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $228,717*
2nd:  $159,206
3rd:  $103,316
4th:  $76,627
5th:  $57,739
6th:  $46,596
7th:  $38,348
8th:  $30,276
9th:  $22,571

And here is a list of the players who finished in the money at the final three tables, along with their payouts:

10th:  Nick Palma  –  $17,081
11th:  Michael Garcia  –  $17,081
12th:  Bradley Coultas  –  $17,081
13th:  Greg Levine  –  $13,235
14th:  Claudio Kalili  –  $13,235
15th:  Al Gomez  –  $13,235
16th:  Jacob Naumann  –  $10,626
17th:  Steve Karp  –  $10,626
18th:  David DiBernardi  –  $10,626
19th:  Mauricio Ameller  –  $8,588
20th:  Debra Hedgpeth  –  $8,588
21st:  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  $8,588
22nd:  John Keraghan  –  $7,161
23rd:  Rafael Rodriguez  –  $7,161
24th:  Jake Schwartz  –  $7,161
25th:  Vadim Rozin  –  $6,074
26th:  Jaime Weigrefe  –  $6,074
27th:  Evan Dahl  –  $6,074

The final table will be live-streamed on WPT.com, with a 30-minute delay to show hole cards, and expert commentary provided by Alex Rocha and Scott Baumstein. Baumstein won this event two years ago and is the reigning WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year. As always, there will also be live updates right here at SHRPO.com.

* First-prize amount includes a $3,000 package for the winner to play in the WPTDeepStacks Championship in April at Thunder Valley Resort & Casino.

WPTDS: Michael Garcia Eliminated in 11th Place ($17,081); Nick Palma Eliminated in 10th Place ($17,081)

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Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,404

Nick Palma
Nick Palma

Jason Block raised under the gun to 350,000, Michael Garcia moved all in from the cutoff for 1,950,000, and Block thought for a bit before he called with 8d8c.

Garcia turned over AhKc, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jc10d7d9cAc — both players flopped gutshot straight draws, and Block turned a jack-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Garcia in 11th place.

Jason Block  –  5,975,000  (40 bb)
Michael Garcia  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($17,081)

When this hand ended, there was already another big hand in progress at the other table involving Nick Palma and Brian Metter.

Metter moved all in under the gun for 2,100,000, and Nick Palma called all in from the small blind for 1,200,000 with AcQd.

Metter turned over 6s6h, and Palma needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AhKs8c6d3h — Palma flopped a pair of aces, but Metter turned a set of sixes to win the pot and eliminate Palma in 10th place.

Brian Metter  –  3,600,000  (24 bb)
Nick Palma  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($17,081)

The final nine players are filling out their WPT bio sheets and verifying their chip counts for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks Hollywood final table, scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm. Stay tuned for official chip counts.

WPTDS: Bradley Coultas Eliminated in 12th Place ($17,081)

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Level 31:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,404

Bradley Coultas
Bradley Coultas

Bradley Coultas moved all in from the small blind for 1,275,000, and Michael Garcia called from the big blind with 5s5d. Coultas turned over Ks3s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 10h9c7cJsJh, and the pocket fives held up for Garcia to win the pot and eliminate Coultas in 12th place.

Michael Garcia  –  4,000,000  (32 bb)
Bradley Coultas  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($17,081)

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,825,000 (31 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

WPTDS: Claudio Kalili Eliminated in 14th Place ($13,235); Greg Levine Out in 13th ($13,235)

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Level 31:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,404

Claudio Kalili
Claudio Kalili

Claudio Kalili moved all in from the button for about 1.85 million, and Howard Mash called from the small blind with KdKc. Kalili turned over AsQc, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AdJh6sQd10c — Kalili paired his ace on the flop and his queen on the turn, but Mash rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Kalili in 14th place.

Howard Mash  –  5,550,000  (44 bb)
Claudio Kalili  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($13,235)

Greg Levine
Greg Levine

There was a cooler situation between Peter Fellows and Greg Levine, as they got it all in preflop with AsAh for Fellows and KhKc for Levine, and both players had a little more than 2.5 million.

The board came 10c9c6dJc3s — Levine turned a gutshot straight-flush draw, but improved no further. The pocket aces held up for Fellows to win the pot and double up to about 5.2 million, leaving Levine with less than a big blind.

A few hands later, Levine was forced all in preflop from the big blind in a three-way pot involving Alcides Gomez (UTG+1) and Justin Bianco (small blind).

The flop came 9d9c2s, Bianco checked, Gomez bet, and Bianco folded.

Levine turned over Ah7s for ace high, but he needed to catch something runner-runner to stay alive against Gomez’s 10s9s (trip nines).

The turn card was the As, giving Levine two outs to stay alive, but the river card was the 10d. Gomez won the pot with his trip nines to eliminate Levin in 13th place.

Alcides Gomez  –  3,250,000  (26 bb)
Greg Levine  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($13,235)

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,500,000 (28 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

WPTDS: Jacob Naumann Eliminated in 16th Place ($10,626); Al Gomez Eliminated in 15th Place ($13,235)

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Level 31:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,404

Jacob Naumann
Jacob Naumann

Jacob Naumann moved all in under the gun for 1,025,000, and Peter Fellows called from the small blind with AdJd. Naumann turned over 6s6h, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came AcAh8h3d5h, and Fellows flopped trip aces to win the pot and eliminate Naumann in 16th place.

Peter Fellows  –  2,775,000  (22 bb)
Jacob Naumann  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($10,626)

Al Gomez
Al Gomez

A few minutes later, Al Gomez moved all in under the gun for 425,000, and Brian Metter called from the big blind with KsKh. Gomez turned over Kc8c, and he was dominated and facing elimination.

The board came 10h10c6dAh8s, and the pocket kings held up for Metter to win the pot and eliminate Gomez in 15th place.

Brian Metter  –  2,750,000  (22 bb)
Al Gomez  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($13,235)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,000,000 (24 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

WPTDS: Trung Pham Leads the Final 16 Players with 7.85 Million

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Level 31:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,404

Trung Pham
Chipleader Trung Pham

The players return from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante. With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,625,000 (21 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Al Gomez  –  425,000  (3 bb)
Seat 2.  Peter Fellows  –  1,500,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  Trung Pham  –  7,850,000  (63 bb)
Seat 4.  Jacob Naumann  –  1,025,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Nick Palma  –  1,600,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Justin Bianco  –  5,075,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.  Greg Levine  –  3,100,000  (25 bb)
Seat 9.  Brian Metter  –  2,625,000  (21 bb)

TABLE 18
Seat 1.  Claudio Kalili  –  2,175,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Howard Mash  –  2,800,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Jason Block  –  2,125,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Bradley Coultas  –  2,275,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Garcia  –  2,700,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Edwards Muñiz  –  2,000,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8.  Aaron Rosenthal  –  2,150,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9.  Alcides Gomez  –  1,575,000  (13 bb)

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

WPTDS: David DiBernardi Out 18th; Steve Karp Eliminated in 17th Place by Howard Mash

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Level 30:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,404

Steve Karp
Steve Karp

David DiBernardi was the first player knocked out from the final tables, finishing in 18th place.

David DiBernardi  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($10,626)

A short while later, Michael Garcia raised under the gun to 210,000, Steve Karp reraised from the cutoff to about 800,000 (leaving himself only about 40K behind), and Howard Mash moved all in from the button for about 2.0 million.

Garcia quickly folded, and Karp quickly called all in for about 840,000 with AhQh. Mash turned over KsKd, and Karp needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came QcJh7s8d2c — Karp paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. The pocket kings held up for Mash to win the pot and eliminate Karp in 17th place.

Howard Mash  –  3,350,000  (34 bb)
Steve Karp  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($10,626)

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,625,000 (26 bb).

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

WPTDS: Mauricio Ameller Eliminated in 19th Place by Michael Garcia

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Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,404

Mauricio Ameller
Mauricio Ameller

Mauricio Ameller limped under the gun for 80,000, Michael Garcia raised UTG+1 to 250,000, and Ameller moved all in for about 1.1 million.

Garcia quickly called with JsJh, and Ameller turned over AsKc. Ameller needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qd8h6s2s10c, and the pocket jacks held up for Garcia to win the pot and eliminate Ameller in 19th place.

Michael Garcia  –  3,425,000  (43 bb)
Mauricio Ameller  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($8,588)

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,340,000 (29 bb). Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

19th:  Mauricio Ameller  –  $8,588
20th:  Debra Hedgpeth  –  $8,588
21st:  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  $8,588
22nd:  John Keraghan  –  $7,161

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

WPTDS: Vadim Rozin Eliminated in 25th Place; Jake Schwartz Out 24th; Vadim Rozin Out 23rd

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Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,404

Trung Pham
Trung Pham leads the remaining players with 5,150,000 (86 big blinds).

Vadim Rozin got it all in preflop with AcKh, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the AhQs of Jason Block.

The board came 8s6d4sAdQh, and Block spiked a queen on the river to win the pot with two pair, eliminating Rozin in 25th place.

Jason Block  –  3,100,000  (52 bb)
Vadim Rozin  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($6,074)

Jake Schwartz
Jake Schwartz

Sheddy Siddiqui doubled up to 900K thru Jake Schwartz with his pocket sevens holding up against ace-nine, and Schwartz was knocked all the way down to 50,000 — less than a big blind.

Shortly after that, Schwartz got it all in with Ad9c against Nick Palma’s KdJs.

The board came Jh7c4d3h5h, and Palma paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Schwartz in 24th place.

Nick Palma  –  3,150,000  (53 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($7,161)

Mauricio Ameller and John Keraghan
Mauricio Ameller (left) and John Keraghan

Mauricio Ameller moved all in from the hijack for 620,000, and John Keraghan called from the cutoff with AhKd. Ameller turned over AdQs, and he was dominated and facing elimination.

The board came AcQh2s5h9h, and Ameller paired his queen on the flop and won the pot with two pair, aces and queens, to double up in chips.

Mauricio Ameller  –  1,390,000  (23 bb)
John Keraghan  –  510,000  (9 bb)

Shortly after that, Rafael Rodriguez was eliminated in 23rd place by Trung Pham, and Pham took a big lead with more than 5.1 million in chips.

Trung Pham  –  5,150,000  (86 bb)
Rafael Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($7,161)

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,915,000 (32 bb). Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

WPTDS: Trung Pham and Justin Bianco Lead the Field at the Break with ~3.5M Each

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Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,404

Trung Pham
Chipleader Trung Pham (pictured) 3,495,000, just 10K more than Justin Bianco’s 3,485,000.

The players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a 60,000 ante.

With 25 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,685,000 (28 big blinds). These players are all guaranteed at least $6,074 each, and action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed WPTDeepStacks Hollywood final table, which begins at 2:00 pm.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Greg Levine  –  1,700,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Edwards Muñiz  –  2,270,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3.  Trung Pham  –  3,495,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Claudio Kalili  –  1,705,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Brian Metter  –  2,290,000  (38 bb)
Seat 7.  Peter Fellows  –  1,720,000  (29 bb)
Seat 8.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  2,035,000  (34 bb)
Seat 9.  Bradley Coultas  –  990,000  (17 bb)

TABLE 18
Seat 1.  Nick Palma  –  2,375,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Steve Karp  –  960,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Mauricio Ameller  –  620,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  John Keraghan  –  565,000  (9 bb)
Seat 5.  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  420,000  (7 bb)
Seat 6.  Jacob Naumann  –  3,095,000  (52 bb)
Seat 7.  Jake Schwartz  –  620,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  David DiBernardi  –  980,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Aaron Rosenthal  –  1,495,000  (25 bb)

TABLE 19
Seat 1.  Howard Mash  –  2,555,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2.  Al Gomez  –  1,025,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Jason Block  –  2,215,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Vadim Rozin  –  805,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Garcia  –  910,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Alcides Gomez  –  2,070,000  (35 bb)
Seat 8.  Justin Bianco  –  3,485,000  (58 bb)
Seat 9.  Debra Hedgpeth  –  1,620,000  (27 bb)