WPT Championship 2013 - Negreanu Is Final Table Bubble Boy

The $25,000 WPT Championship Main Event Day 5 saw only eight players returning to play it down to the six-handed official final table. The biggest stack belonged to 2008 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic champion Chino Rheem at the beginning of the day.

Seat 1: Jonathan Roy – 1,987,000 (66 BBs)
Seat 2: David Peters – 858,000 (28 BBs)
Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 2,518,000 (83 BBs)
Seat 4: Rocco Palumbo – 680,000 (22 BBs)
Seat 5: Brandon Steven – 1,235,000 (41 BBs)
Seat 6: Daniel Negreanu – 545,000 (18 BBs)
Seat 7: Matt Hyman – 1,940,000 (64 BBs)
Seat 8: Chino Rheem – 4,839,000 (161 BBs)

Play started on Level 21 (5,000/15,000/30,000) and it soon came to the first elimination of the day: Rocco Palumbo shoved with his 510,000 in chips from the SB and Brandon Steven called from the BB.

Palumbo: J 8
Steven: K J

Board: T 9 5 9 5

A king kicker gave the pot to Steven.

Later on, Daniel Negreanu began to draw dead and, even though he managed to double up on Matt Hyman with his AQ improving over Hyman’s AK, the Canadian ended up being the final table bubble boy. Rheem attacked from UTG+1 on Level 22 (5,00/20,000/40,000) with a 85,000 raise, Erick Lindgren called from the Button and so did Negreanu from the BB. The flop came T 8 5 , Lindgren bet 120,000, Negreanu check-raised to 605,000, Rheem folded and Lindgren called.

Negreanu: A T
Lindgren: J J

Turn: 8
River: 7

Lindgren won with top two pairs.


Chino Rheem maintained his leading position, returning to behind a stack of 5,495,000 and followed by Lindgren (3,355,000).

The final table seat draw is as follows:

Seat 1: Jonathan Roy – 1,900,000 (47 bb)
Seat 1: David Peters – 1,085,000 (27 bb)
Seat 1: Erick Lindgren – 3,355,000 (83 bb)
Seat 1: Brandon Steven – 1,210,000 (30 bb)
Seat 1: Matt Hyman – 1,560,000 (39 bb)
Seat 1: Chino Rheem – 5,495,000 (137 bb)

Prizes:

1st: $1,150,297
2nd: $650,275
3rd: $421,800
4th: $289,988
5th: $223,203
6th: $173,993
7th: $137,085
8th: $101,935
9th: $70,300
10-12th: $57,998
13-15th: $49,210

Yesterday also witnessed the formation of the final table of the $100,000 Super High Roller event. A lesser known player is in the lead: James Courtney has 1,690,000 in chips. He faces tough opposition, though, with the likes of Joseph Cheong, Andrew Robl and Doc Sands at the table.

The final table seat draw is as follows:

Seat 1: Joseph Cheong – 1,646,000 (102 bb)
Seat 2: Andrew Robl – 169,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3: James Courtney – 1,690,000 (105 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Silverman – 1,339,000 (83 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Perper – 164,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: David Sands – 1,286,000 (80 bb)

Prizes:

1st: $1,023,750
2nd: $614,250
3rd: $409,500