Thu Apr 12 20:41:00 -0700 2007
Mike Hauptman Wins the $5,000 NLHE Title ($365,995)
Mike Hauptman took a 3-1 chip lead into the heads up match with David "Vifter" Peat and after a short battle won the $5000 NLHE event. Peat finished in second place for $202,455.
This is Mike's first major cash. He said the only reason he was able to win event was because his wife gave him a couple days off to play. Mike was adamant that she is everything in the world to him and winning the event wasn't as half as good as he feels on a typical day with her.
Mike Hauptman takes down $365,995 the championship bracelet and a buy in to the $25,000 WPT championship.
Thu Apr 12 20:27:00 -0700 2007
Brian Rast Eliminated 3rd ($101,230)
Brian Rast limps in from the small blind and Mike Hauptman moves all in. Rast makes the call and shows Q
4
. Hauptman turns over A
K
and the board comes K
10
8
9
8
. Hauptman wins the pot and eliminates Rast in 2nd place.
Thu Apr 12 20:14:00 -0700 2007
Mike Hauptman Wins Biggest Pot of Tournament
Brian Rast limped on the button, Mike Hauptman completed from the small blind and David Peat checked in the big blind. Before the flop Hauptman said his cards were so bad he didn't remember them. The flop came 8
6
3
and Hauptman moved all in for $627,000. Peat folded and Rast called with K
8
. Hauptman turned over 9
4
for a flush draw and overcard. The final two cards came J
5
giving Hauptman the flush and doubling him up over 1.2 million chips, giving him a commanding chip lead.
Thu Apr 12 20:11:00 -0700 2007
Updated Chip Counts
The chip counts are as follows:
Brian Rast - $805,000
Mike Hauptman - $648,000
David Peat - $494,000
Thu Apr 12 20:02:00 -0700 2007
Kevin Song Eliminated 4th ($55,090)
Kevin Song is all in for his last few chips with A
5
against the Q
5
of Brian Rast. The board comes K
Q
J
4
8
and Rast wins the pot. Kevin Song has been eliminated in 4th place.
Thu Apr 12 19:59:00 -0700 2007
Song Crippled
Kevin Song raised to $50,000 from early position and was re-raised all in by David Peat for another $231,000. Song called with A
T
but was way behind Peat's A
Q
. The board came 5
4
2
K
J
doubling Peat up and crippling Song.
Thu Apr 12 19:51:00 -0700 2007
Final Table Chip Counts
Play has resumed and here are the chip counts for the final 4 players in the $5,000 NLHE event.
Brian Rast -- $747,000
Mike "Hubb" Hauptman -- $622,000
Kevin Song -- $313,000
David Peat -- $215,000
Thu Apr 12 19:31:00 -0700 2007
Blinds Raised
When the players return the blinds will be $10,000-$20,000 with a $4,000 ante.
Thu Apr 12 19:30:00 -0700 2007
Break
The final table is on a 15 minute break.
Thu Apr 12 19:18:00 -0700 2007
Tim West Eliminated 5th ($41,410)
Tim West moves all in from the cutoff and Brian Rast reraises all in from the button. Everyone folds and West shows A
6
. Rast turns over A
K
and the board comes 10
10
5
9
2
. Rast wins the pot and eliminates West from the tournament in 5th place.
