The six-handed final table of the WPT Championship 2013 $25,000 Main Event was held on Friday. 2008 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamonds World Poker Classic champion Chino Rheem had the chiplead at the beginning of the finale, ahead of WSOP and two times WPT champion Erick Lindgren. The rest were considerably behind.
Seat 1: Jonathan Roy – 1,900,000 (47 BBs)
Seat 1: David Peters – 1,085,000 (27 BBs)
Seat 1: Erick Lindgren – 3,355,000 (83 BBs)
Seat 1: Brandon Steven – 1,210,000 (30 BBs)
Seat 1: Matt Hyman – 1,560,000 (39 BBs)
Seat 1: Chino Rheem – 5,495,000 (137 BBs)
First out was David Peters: on Level 22 (5,000/20,000/40,000), another former WPT champion, Jonathan Roy opened to 80,000 from UTG, Peters 3-bet to 165,000 from MP and Roy called. The flop came
J 6 2 , Roy checked, Peters bet 140,000, Roy shoved and Peters called.
Roy:
J 9
Peters:T T
Turn:
A
River:
Q
Roy won with a pair of jacks and Peters finished 6th.
Roy continued to build his stack, eliminating another two of his opponents: first, his A-4 improved over Brandon Steven’s pocket tens, and then his aces held against Matt Hyman’s kings.
Seat 1: Jonathan Roy – 6,170,000 (77 BBs)
Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 1,490,000 (18 BBs)
Seat 6: Chino Rheem – 6,945,000 (86 BBs)
The heads-up was set on Level 27 (20,000/60,000/120,000) in an epic hand. Rheem opened to 250,000, Roy 3-bet to 670,000 and Rheem called. The flop cameK T 8 , Roy bet 620,000 and Rheem called for a pot of 2.7 million in chips. The turn came Q , Roy bet 1,310,000 and Rheem, after tanking long, called again. On the 3 river, Roy shoved with 2,710,000 and Rheem insta-called to show A T for an ace-high flush. Roy held 8 8 for a set of eights.
Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 3,585,000
Seat 6: Chino Rheem – 11,020,000
Even though Rheem had a considerable edge, a prolonged heads-up play followed. Eventually, in the last hand, Rheem shoved preflop and Lindgren called with 2,525,000 in chips, or barely 10 big blinds.
Rheem:K 9
Lindgren:Q 9
Board:A J 4 3 8
Rheem’s better kicker meant a second WPT title for him.
The end results are as follows:
1st: Chino Rheem – $1,150,297
2nd: Erick Lindgren – $650,275
3rd: Jonathan Roy – $421,800
4th: Matt Hyman – $289,988
5th: Brandon Steven – $223,203
6th: David Peters – $173,993
Seat 1: Jonathan Roy – 1,900,000 (47 BBs)
Seat 1: David Peters – 1,085,000 (27 BBs)
Seat 1: Erick Lindgren – 3,355,000 (83 BBs)
Seat 1: Brandon Steven – 1,210,000 (30 BBs)
Seat 1: Matt Hyman – 1,560,000 (39 BBs)
Seat 1: Chino Rheem – 5,495,000 (137 BBs)
First out was David Peters: on Level 22 (5,000/20,000/40,000), another former WPT champion, Jonathan Roy opened to 80,000 from UTG, Peters 3-bet to 165,000 from MP and Roy called. The flop came
J 6 2 , Roy checked, Peters bet 140,000, Roy shoved and Peters called.Roy:
J 9 Peters:
T T Turn:
A River:
Q Roy won with a pair of jacks and Peters finished 6th.
Roy continued to build his stack, eliminating another two of his opponents: first, his A-4 improved over Brandon Steven’s pocket tens, and then his aces held against Matt Hyman’s kings.
Seat 1: Jonathan Roy – 6,170,000 (77 BBs)
Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 1,490,000 (18 BBs)
Seat 6: Chino Rheem – 6,945,000 (86 BBs)
The heads-up was set on Level 27 (20,000/60,000/120,000) in an epic hand. Rheem opened to 250,000, Roy 3-bet to 670,000 and Rheem called. The flop came
K T 8 , Roy bet 620,000 and Rheem called for a pot of 2.7 million in chips. The turn came Q , Roy bet 1,310,000 and Rheem, after tanking long, called again. On the 3 river, Roy shoved with 2,710,000 and Rheem insta-called to show A T for an ace-high flush. Roy held 8 8 for a set of eights.Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 3,585,000
Seat 6: Chino Rheem – 11,020,000
Even though Rheem had a considerable edge, a prolonged heads-up play followed. Eventually, in the last hand, Rheem shoved preflop and Lindgren called with 2,525,000 in chips, or barely 10 big blinds.
Rheem:
K 9 Lindgren:
Q 9 Board:
A J 4 3 8 Rheem’s better kicker meant a second WPT title for him.
The end results are as follows:
1st: Chino Rheem – $1,150,297
2nd: Erick Lindgren – $650,275
3rd: Jonathan Roy – $421,800
4th: Matt Hyman – $289,988
5th: Brandon Steven – $223,203
6th: David Peters – $173,993
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