$10,400 WPT World Championship
Giorno 5 completo
2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas
$10,400 WPT World Championship
Giorni 5
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Informazioni Giocatori - Giorno 5
2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas
Buy-in
$10,400
Montepremi
$40,000,000
Entries
3,835
Entries
45
Giocatori Rimasti
16
A millionaire was made on Tuesday at Wynn Las Vegas in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Championship final table, and that individual was Calvin Anderson, who defeated Aaron Pinson heads-up for the trophy.
The $1,100 buy-in tournament had a $5 million guarantee, but the prize pool hit $10,196,640 with 10,512 entrants, nearly double last year's turnout when Stephen Song won it for $712,650. Song's payout in 2022 barely would have beat third place money this year.
Final Table Action
The tournament played down to six players on Dec. 13, but the final table didn't take place until the 19th for live-streaming purposes. When the final session began, Jay Lu held the chip lead with 77 big blinds. But Anderson, a four-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, wasn't far behind.
Early at the final table, Anderson made the other four players happy when, with pocket kings, he busted Valeriy Pak, who took sixth place for $290,000. Pinson then won a race to send Bob Buckenmayer home in fifth place, which paid $380,000.
Shortly after, it was Jon Glendinning's time to go when he jammed with middle pair and was called by Anderson's top pair. Glendinning received $505,000 for his impressive deep run.
Three-handed play was quite a grind, and the top two chip stacks at the start of the day were still in the same position. Pinson was quite a bit behind Anderson and Lu, but he won a series of mid-sized pots to relatively quickly move into the chip lead.
The hand of the final table involved an insane run-out. From the small blind, Lu called the 3,000,000 big blind with 4♥3♥ before Anderson raised his 5♠4♦ to 10,000,000, but that didn't convince Lu to fold. When the flop came out 3♦3♣Q♥, Lu checked his trips and his opponent, with five-high, made a 6,000,000-chip continuation bet.
Lu decided to refrain from slowplaying his big hand, so he raised to 14,000,000. Anderson refused to fold his almost nut low hand, so he called and then picked up an open-ended straight draw with the 6♣ on the turn. Lu bet 19,000,000 this time and again received a call.
The river 7♠ completed the backdoor straight, but Lu, with no reason to believe his trips were no good, put his opponent all in for just over 50 million chips. Anderson snap-called and took over the chip lead at the time.
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Lu, the shortest stack, would move all in a while later for 75,000,000 chips with A♠3♣ and get called by Pinson, the chip leader, who was holding A♦10♦. Both players hit top pair on the 9♠A♥J♥ flop, but the short stack had kicker issues. The 7♣ on the turn and 6♠ on the river brought Lu no help, and he was eliminated in third place for $675,000.
That created a heads-up match between Anderson and Pinson, who was out in front nearly 3-1 in chips. But Anderson, who entered the tournament with over $3.8 million in The Hendon Mob cashes, would quickly battle into the chip lead after turning the nut straight against a lesser straight.
On the final hand, Pinson was all in for his tournament life and ahead with KxQx against Qx7x, but trip 7's would appear on the board for a suckout to end the tournament. Pinson took home $910,000 as a consolation prize, while the champion received $1,386,280, more than $1 million higher than his previous highest score.
WPT Prime Championship Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Anderson | $1,386,280 |
| 2 | Aaron Pinson | $910,000 |
| 3 | Jay Lu | $675,000 |
| 4 | Jon Glendinning | $505,000 |
| 5 | Bob Buckenmayer | $380,000 |
| 6 | Valeriy Pak | $290,000 |
*Image courtesy of World Poker Tour.
The World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas started with 3,835 entrants, but after Day 5 action on Tuesday, just 16 players remain in contention for the title and $5,678,000 first-place prize.
The man best positioned to make a run at it is Ben Jacobs, who finished as chip leader with 46,400,000 (77 bb). Not too far behind are Maxime Chilaud (38,200,000 – 64 bb) and Artur Martirosian (36,200,000 – 60 bb), while Carl Shaw (29,000,000 – 47 bb) and Daniel Sepiol (27,900,000 – 47 bb) round out the top five.
Others still alive, and guaranteed $291,700 in prize money, are John Richards (26,400,000 – 44 bb), Chris Moorman (21,200,000 – 35 bb), and Andrew Lichtenberger (19,500,000 – 33 bb), just to name a few.
WPT World Championship End-of-Day-5 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Jacobs | 46,400,000 (77 bb) |
| 2 | Maxime Chilaud | 38,200,000 (64 bb) |
| 3 | Artur Martirosian | 36,200,000 (60 bb) |
| 4 | Carl Shaw | 29,000,000 (48 bb) |
| 5 | Daniel Sepiol | 27,900,000 (47 bb) |
| 6 | John Richards | 26,400,000 (44 bb) |
| 7 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | 24,600,000 (41 bb) |
| 8 | Ben Heath | 22,300,000 (37 bb) |
| 9 | Chris Moorman | 21,200,000 (35 bb) |
| 10 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 19,500,000 (33 bb) |
| 11 | Jason Min | 19,200,000 (32 bb) |
| 12 | Henrique Zanetti | 17,300,000 (29 bb) |
| 13 | Ade Olonoh | 15,500,000 (26 bb) |
| 14 | Raphael Blouet | 15,400,000 (26 bb) |
| 15 | Mark Mounsey | 14,000,000 (23 bb) |
| 16 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | 10,000,000 (17 bb) |
Day 5 saw 45 players return to action, but over the day 29 of them hit the rail including Andrei Boghean (17th - $236,300), Ren Lin (20th - $236,300), Alex Jauregui (25th - $159,200), Kristen Foxen (33rd - $132,500), Alex Foxen (39th - $132,500), Princess Love (40th - $132,500), and Jack Salter (46th - $111,300).
According to live updates from the tournament, Alex Foxen was eliminated in Level 26 (100,000/200,000/200,000) before jamming 1.625 million holding the A♠6♠ in middle position and flipping against Chilaud, who called out of the big blind with the 3♣3♥. The 9♠6♣4♦ flop gave Foxen the lead, but the running 5♠ turn and 2♣ river gave Chilaud a runner-runner straight.
Two levels later with the blinds at 150,000/300,000/300,000, Foxen’s wife, Kristen, followed him out the door after she nearly moved all in from the cutoff for 3.7 million with the A♣7♥ and Martirosian jammed from the big blind with the A♠Q♠. Foxen called off the little she had behind and the board ran out A♦10♥6♥8♠K♣ to give Martirosian the win thanks to his superior kicker.
Day 6 of the tournament will take place at Noon local time on Wednesday and play down to the final table of six players. Once again, PokerNews will publish a recap after play concludes for the day.
There's going to be a seven-figure money bubble on Wednesday at the final table of the Big One for One Drop, a $1 million buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) event that is one day away from making one wealthy person much wealthier.
Although Phil Ivey didn't make it to Day 2 after busting late on Day 1, the 14 players who returned to Wynn Las Vegas for the second of three days of play were among the best in the world. Dan Smith, who busted Ivey, came in with the chip lead. He'd lose a chunk of his stack, but still remained at or near the top throughout most of the session.
When play resumes at the final table, everyone will be chasing Smith, who bagged the chip lead for the second straight day. Smith already has over $49 million in live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob. If he were to win the One Drop, which pays $7,114,500, he'd move into third place on the all-time list.
Day 2 Action in the Milly
Multiple high-profile players hit the felt on Tuesday, all out the $1 million entry fee. That includes Fedor Holz, Stephen Chidwick, Jason Koon, and the shortest stack entering Day 2, Chris Brewer.
Koon, a GGPoker ambassador, lost a race to bust in 10th place against Nick Petrangelo, who used that hand to catapult into the chip lead.
With eight players remaining, Rick Salomon, who had doubled up two hands in a row to stay alive earlier, was all in for his tournament life with 9♣9♠ but ran into the J♠J♦ Mikita Badziakouski had in the hole. Salomon, who plays in some of the biggest private games in the world, found no help from the board and was out of the tournament. Badziakouski, however, found himself right up at the top of the chip counts after that crucial hand.
The tournament was scheduled to play down to six before Day 2 wrapped, and Adrian Mateos, with under 20 big blinds, went all in with K♠Q♠ and found himself in a race against Smith's J♠J♣. Unfortunately, for Mateos, the board gave him no useful cards and he was out in seventh place.
Play then concluded just before 10 p.m. PT and will resume on Wednesday. Smith, for the second straight day, bagged the biggest stack at 4,865,000, about 60 big blinds. Mario Mosboeck is second in chips with 2,935,000. Petrangelo fell back after being in the chip lead earlier in the day and ended Day 2 with the smallest stack at 1,445,000.
Big One for One Drop Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Smith | 4,865,000 |
| 2 | Mario Mosboeck | 3,340,000 |
| 3 | Mikita Badziakouski | 2,935,000 |
| 4 | Isaac Haxton | 2,570,000 |
| 5 | Santhosh Suvarna | 1,845,000 |
| 6 | Nick Petrangelo | 1,445,000 |
The final table will be live-streamed on the WPT's YouTube channel starting at 4 p.m. PT on Wedneday.
*Image courtesy of World Poker Tour.
From a starting field of 3,835 there are now just 22 players remaining in the WPT World Championship. With just over 75 minutes left in the final level of the day, it's John Richards who sits atop the chip counts as per the WPT Live Updates.
Richards (pictured) is the only player above 40 million chips, with the blinds currently at 250,000/500,000. Here are the top five chip counts:
- John Richards: 44,500,000
- Ben Jacobs: 33,300,000
- Artur Martirosian: 33,125,000
- Chris Moorman: 32,800,000
- Maxime Chilaud: 29,700,000
*image courtesy of WPT
In the $3,000 NLH PKO on December 16, 582 entrants generated a prize pool of $1,018,500, which was more than double the $500,000 guarantee.
The top 71 finishers made the money including John Riordan (11th - $12,846), Brian Altman (16th - $8,039), Stoyan Madanzhiev (62nd - $4,402), Jerry Wong (64th - $4,235), Fedor Holz (65th - $4,235), and Nate Silver (71st - $4,235).
One familiar face at the final table was European poker legend Bruno Fitoussi, who jammed preflop holding the A♠K♥ and found himself flipping against the 5♥5♣ of Clemen Deng. The K♠5♦J♠ flop gave Fitoussi a king, but it was no good as Deng improved to a set. The 3♦ turn closed the door on Fitoussi, and he exited in fifth place after the meaningless 7♠ was run out on the river.
On just the second hand of heads-up play, Dang moved all in with the Q♥5♦ and Leonard Carrillo called off with the 8♦7♥. The board ran out a dry 6♠K♦A♥J♦2♦ and Deng’s queen-high held to secure him the victory and the $92,750 PKO bounty.
$3,000 NLH PKO Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize + Bounty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemen Deng | $156,530 + $92,750 |
| 2 | Leonard Carrillo | $156,530 + $9,250 |
| 3 | Jordan Siegel | $96,342 + $22,500 |
| 4 | Eshaan Bhalla | $76,092 + $6,500 |
| 5 | Bruno Fitoussi | $58,969 + $5,500 |
| 6 | Alex Kulev | $44,782 + $30,250 |
| 7 | Lachezar Petkov | $33,466 + 9,750 |
| 8 | Namhyung Kim | $24,666 + $10,000 |
| 9 | David Gonzalez | $17,582 + $500 |
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $600 NLH $1M Gtd | 4,960 | $2,554,400 | Michael Rossitto | $366,698 |
| $600 Omaha 8-or-Better | 152 | $78,280 | John Cernuto | $20,073 |
| $10,500 NLH 8-Max | 77 | $770,000 | Ian Bradley | $240,625 |
| $1,100 NLH 6-Max | 367 | $355,900 | Michael Berk | $70,045 |
| $1,100 PLO/NLH | 376 | $364,720 | Martin Kozlov | $74,373 |
| $1,100 Seniors NLH Championship | 805 | $780,850 | Dave Larson | $141,385 |
| $1,600 Mystery Bounty | 3,421 | $3,215,740 | George Tomescu | $564,202 |
| $2,200 8-Game | 146 | $291,000 | Mike Leah | $78,841 |
| $1,100 Ladies Championship | 457 | $443,290 | Lisa Costello | $85,297 |
| $2,200 8-Game Mix | 146 | $291,000 | Mike Leah | $77,841 |
| $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 286 | $277,420 | Maxx Coleman | $60,240 |
| $3,000 PKO | 582 | $500,000 | Clemen Deng | $156,530 |
| $1,100 Limit O8 Championship | 192 | $202,730 | Nathan Gamble | $47,472 |
| $25,700 NLH High Roller | 194 | $4,850,000 | Bin Weng | $958,279 |
From Dec. 12-13, the $1,100 HORSE Championship played out with 286 runners nearly tripling the $100K GTD by creating a prize pool of $277,420.
Day 2 saw 57 players return to action with the top 34 making the money. Among those to cash the tournament but fall short of the final table were David “Bakes” Baker (9th - $5,505), Owais Ahmed (12th - $3,901), Ray Henson (17th - $3,046), Eric Buchman (22nd - $2,592), Ronnie Bardah (29th - $2,329), Aubrey Williams (31st - $2,329), and Maureen Feduniak (33rd - $2,329).
The title came down to two well-known mixed game grinders Maxx Coleman and John Monnette, and their heads-up battle came to a head in a round of 7-Card Stud. Monnette got the last of his chips in on sixth with a pair of nines and was looking to overcome the sevens and deuces two pair of Coleman. Unfortunately for Monnette, he caught a useless ace on seventh and had to settle for second place and $41,115 in prize money.
$1,100 HORSE Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxx Coleman | $60,240 |
| 2 | John Monnette | $41,115 |
| 3 | James Davis | $30,460 |
| 4 | Jake Liebeskind | $22,576 |
| 5 | Phillip Penn | $16,715 |
| 6 | Joe Brindle | $12,404 |
| 7 | Adam Friedman | $9,271 |
| 8 | John Zaleski | $7,070 |
The $25,700 NLH High Roller, which ran Dec. 17-18, attracted 194 runners and awarded a $4,850,000 prize pool. Of those, only 35 advanced to the Day 2 finale where only the top 23 were slated to make the money. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Clemen Deng (10th - $101,098), Brek Schutten (13th - $88,642), Seth Davies ( 16th - $71,243), Darren Elias (18th - $65,954), Victoria Livschitz (20th - $65,954), and Erik Seidel (21st - $62,139).
The final table was understandably a stacked affair with the likes of David Peters (8th - $141,590), Joe McKeehen (7th - $173,844), Alex Kulev (4th - $397,254), and Justin Saliba (3rd - $525,087).
Bin Weng, who has crushed 2023 and is slated to finish as the GPI Player of the Year, began heads-up play with a slight chip lead over Thomas Boivin. He even extended that to a 2:1 lead before Boivin battled back. Eventually, the two decided to work a late-night even chop and then flip for the trophy. Weng won the last hand with a pair of eights to overcome Boivin’s ace-high, and he officially claimed the title of champion.
$25,700 High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bin Weng | $958,279 * |
| 2 | Thomas Boivin | $958,278* |
| 3 | Justin Saliba | $525,087 |
| 4 | Alex Kulev | $397,254 |
| 5 | Joni Jouhkimainen | $295,116 |
| 6 | Danny Tang | $219,306 |
| 7 | Joe McKeehen | $173,844 |
| 8 | David Peters | $141,590 |
| 9 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | $117,659 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.