Fri Apr 22 20:05:00 -0700 2005
Final Chip Counts
Here are the final chip counts for the night:
1. Phil Ivey - $3,880,000
2. Tuan Le - $3,730,000
3. Hasan Habib - $3,255,000
4. Rob Hollink - $1,600,000
5. Chris Ferguson - $1,411,000
6. Michael Mizrachi - $1,334,000
7. Joe Beevers - $1,160,000
8. Sammy Arzoin - $1,128,000
9. Joseph Cordi - $1,069,000
10. John Phan - $1,050,000
11. Jeff Shulman - $759,000
12. Paul Maxfield - $685,000
13. George Miller - $502,000
14. Juha Helppi - $493,000
15. Tony Ma - $287,000
16. Sklansky - $205,000
17. Paul Testud - $80,000
Return to CardPlayer.com tomorrow at 12:00 noon for Day 5 action, as the final 17 players battle it out for the right to sit at the WPT Final Table, hoping to claim the title of WPT World Champion and a first prize of $2,856,150.
Fri Apr 22 19:56:00 -0700 2005
Mark Rose (19th Place) & Bo Sehlstedt (18th Place) Eliminated on Same Hand ($75,485 each)
Mark Rose is all in preflop, and he's raised all in over the top by Bo Sehlstedt. Tuan Le thinks for a long time before calling as well, and then Michael Mizrachi gets out of the way by folding pocket deuces face up. Rose has A-K, Tuan Le has 9-9, and Sehlstedt is the favorite with K-K. The flop comes J-J-9, and suddenly Tuan Le takes a huge lead with a full house. Rose is drawing very thin, but Sehlstedt can catch the last king or one of the two remaining jacks to win. An ace on the turn is enough to give Rose hope, as it means he can catch one of the remaining aces or jacks to make a higher full house. (Plus, he would have doubled up through Sehlstedt if Tuan Le didn't call.) The last card is a 6, and Tuan Le busts two players on the same hand. Mark Rose is eliminated in 19th place, and Bo Sehlstedt is eliminated in 18th place. Both players earn $75,485.
That's the last hand of the night, as we're down to the final two tables. The players will return tomorrow at noon to play until we reach the final six players who will make up the WPT Final Table. CardPlayer.com will post chip counts shortly.
Fri Apr 22 19:26:00 -0700 2005
John Smith Eliminated in 20th Place ($75,485)
John Smith made a preflop raise to $60,000, and Tuan Le raised that to $200,000, and Smith called. The flop came J-8-8 with two hearts, and Tuan Le bet out for $200,000, which was enough to put Smith all in. Smith called, showing A-Q, but Tuan Le had pocket kings. Smith made the wrong pair on the turn when a queen hit, and still needed an ace or another queen on the river to survive. The river card was a 10, and John Smith is eliminated in 20th place, earning $75,485.
Fri Apr 22 19:15:00 -0700 2005
Approximate Chip Counts
Here are the approximate chip counts during the break:
1. Phil Ivey - $3,820,000
2. Hasan Habib - $3,000,000
3. Tuan Le - $1,720,000
4. Michael Mizrachi - $1,700,000
5. John Phan - $1,600,000
6. Chris Ferguson - $1,390,000
7. Sammy Arzoin - $1,300,000
8. Joe Beevers - $1,250,000
9. Rob Hollink - $1,000,000
10. Paul Maxfield - $900,000
11. Joseph Cordi - $850,000
12. George Miller - $850,000
13. Bo Sehlstedt - $835,000
14. Jeff Shulman - $650,000
15. John Smith - $480,000
16. Juha Helppi - $400,000
17. Mark Rose - $400,000
18. Tony Ma - $300,000
19. David Sklansky - $300,000
20. Paul Testud - $160,000
With 20 players left and $22,600,000 of chips in play, the average stack is $1,130,000. Play will continue tonight until about 8:50 pm, or when we're down to the final two tables (18 players), whichever comes first.
Fri Apr 22 19:06:00 -0700 2005
15-Minute Break; Blinds Increase to $15,000-$30,000 ($4,000 ante)
The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to $15,000-$30,000, with a $4,000 ante.
Fri Apr 22 19:06:00 -0700 2005
Phil Ivey Wins a Big Pot Against John Smith
With the board showing K-K-7-A on the turn, Phil Ivey bets $150,000, and John Smith calls. The river card is a 5, and Ivey bets $300,000, which Smith calls. Ivey shows K-Q for trips, and Smith mucks his hand without showing.
CardPlayer.com will have updated chip counts at the break.
Fri Apr 22 18:58:00 -0700 2005
Jeff Shulman Doubles Up Through Hasan Habib
Jeff Shulman makes a preflop raise to $80,000, and Hasan Habib smooth calls. The flop comes 10-7-3, and Jeff Shulman pushes all in for about $235,000. Habib calls, showing A-Q, but Shulman has A-10 for top pair. A king on the turn gives Habib a gut-shot straight draw, but he misses as another king falls on the river. Jeff Shulman doubles up to over $700,000.
Fri Apr 22 18:56:00 -0700 2005
Sammy Arzoin Doubles Up Through George Miller
Arzoin comes in for a preflop raise, and George Miller raises that to $270,000. Arzoin pushes all in for $303,000 more, and Miller calls with pocket jacks. Arzoin has A-K, and they're off to the races. The flop comes Q-7-2 with two diamonds, and Miller is still in the lead with jacks. The Kd on the turn gives Arzoin the lead with a higher pair, but Miller picks up a flush draw. Miller will be eliminated if a jack or a diamond falls, but the river card is the 3h, and Sammy Arzoin doubles up to about $1,200,000.
Fri Apr 22 18:48:00 -0700 2005
Sammy Arzoin Doubles Up Through Hasan Habib
Hasan Habib raises preflop, and Sammy Arzoin moves all in for about $300,000. Habib calls with A-3, and Arzoin shows Q-8. The flop comes J-10-7, and while Habib retains the lead, Arzoin picked up a gut-shot straight draw. Sure enough, the turn card is a 9, making Arzoin's straight. (The meaningless river card is a queen.) Sammy Arzoin doubles up to about $700,000 in chips, and Habib receives a small dent in his armor of chips.
Fri Apr 22 18:37:00 -0700 2005
Arnold Spee Eliminated in 21st Place ($56,615)
After a flop of A-10-3, George Miller bets $150,000, Arnold Spee calls, and Hasan Habib calls. The turn card is a 4, and Miller bets $200,000. Arnold Spee moves all in for $1.2 million more, and Habib just calls. Miller folds A-J faceup, before Spee shows he had the same hand: A-J. But Habib shows pocket threes for a set, and Spee is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is a 5.) Arnold Spee is eliminated in 21st place, earning $56,615. The next player eliminated will receive a bump to $75,485 in prize money.
Hasan Habib now has about $5 million in chips, and he's using them to raise nearly every hand.