The World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas has been an amazing success, and whereas the $10,400 Championship has taken heart stage, the pageant has already hosted a highly-successful match within the $1,100 buy-in WPT Prime Championship.
That match has achieved its last desk of six with World Collection of Poker bracelet winner Lara Eisenberg main the best way. The match started on Dec. 8 and greater than doubled the lofty $2 million assure when 5,430 entrants took a shot at life-changing cash. Play has been paused for every week after which the ultimate six will return to motion on Dec. 19, and the winner will take house $712,650. Every remaining participant is assured a minimal payout of $153,000.
WPT Prime Championship Closing Desk Chip Counts
| 1 | Lara Eisenberg | 39,200,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Tune | 38,400,000 |
| 3 | Albert Nguyen | 32,200,000 |
| 4 | Younger Eum | 19,900,000 |
| 5 | Girogii Skhulukhila | 18,800,000 |
| 6 | Alon Messica | 13,900,00 |
The match was reside reported by the WPT Stay Reporting Staff. Throughout that point there have been some huge and attention-grabbing palms, and PokerNews has compiled among the greatest. Check out these game-changing palms from the WPT Prime at Wynn Las Vegas.
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Vikenty Shegal Cannot Fade Two Massive Slicks
Vikenty Shegal
On Day 1c in Degree 8 (600/1,200/1,200), a three-way all-in preflop hand befell. In it, Daniel Thomas was all in for 27,500, Vikenty Shegal for 51,100, whereas Elanit Hasas had the overlaying stack with roughly 55,000.
Elanit Hasas:
Vikenty Shegal:
Daniel Thomas:
Shegal was up in opposition to two opponents holding Massive Slick, and she or he was simply seeking to maintain to win a giant pot. The flop was secure sufficient, whereas the flip really improved her to a set. All she wanted to do was dodge a queen on the river to outlive, however that was simpler mentioned than achieved because the peeled off. With that, Shegal hit the rail in brutal river style.
Aces Versus Aces
On Day 2 in Degree 19 (10,000/15,000/15,000), there was a flop of when Ron Hunt and Huifang Zhang bought all of it in.
Huifang Zhang:
Ron Hunt:
Each gamers held pocket aces, however Hunt was free rolling with the spade. He made the flush after the seller burned and turned the , and after the meaningless was put out on the river, Hunt doubled to 325,000 whereas Zhang was left with simply 70,000.
That hand occurred with 210 gamers remaining, and Zhang managed to outlive a bit longer off her quick stack, finally busting in 178th place for $3,370.
Huifang Zhang
Former PokerNews Reporter Dispatches Poker Professional
Ben Ludlow
It is not day by day a former PokerNews reporter has the chance to compete in opposition to the poker professionals they as soon as reported on. Nonetheless, it occurred on Day 2 in Degree 21 (15,000/25,000/25,000) between former reporter Ben Ludlow took on Kristen Foxen.
Ther latter raised all in for 290,000 from the hijack holding the and Ludlow referred to as from the large blind after trying down on the superior .
The higher handheld after the board ran out . Ludlow gained with aces and jacks to ship Foxen to the rail in 159th place for $3,670.
An Ace from House
Jeremy Felicetti
Additionally on Day 2, albeit in Degree 25 (30,000/60,000/60,000), a board confirmed and there was roughly 900,000 within the pot when Daniel Yu wager 400,000 from the small blind. Jeremy Felicetti responded by transferring all in from the button for two.46 million and Yu referred to as.
Jeremy Felicetti:
Daniel Yu:
Felicetti had two pair however was behind as Yu had a set. Felicetti wanted both a 4 or ace on the river to outlive, and he bought there when the spiked to fill him up!
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Flush Over Flush Late
Tom Middleton
On Day 3 with simply 11 gamers remaining in Degree 32 (150,000/300,000/300,000), Lara Eisenberg raised to 600,000 below the gun and Matt Hunt referred to as out of the cutoff. Tom Middleton got here alongside from the large blind and it was three-way motion to the flop.
Middleton checked, as did Eisenberg, and Hunt wager 500,000. Middleton referred to as and Eisenberg wakened with a check-raise to 2 million. Hunt referred to as after which Middleton hit the tank for a couple of minutes earlier than jamming all in for 7.75 million. Eisenberg moved all in excessive for 9.725 million and Hunt took 4 minutes earlier than folding.
Tom Middleton:
Lara Eisenberg:
Middleton was on the unhealthy finish of the flopped flush-over-flush cooler, and he was eradicated after the flip and river accomplished the board. Middleton was eradicated from the match in eleventh place for $56,500 whereas Eisenberg went on to make the ultimate desk.
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Chad Holloway
Government Editor U.S.
Government Editor US, PokerNews Podcast co-host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.
