WPT World Championship, Day 6 Recap

May 25, 2012

By BJ Nemeth

4364 Moon Kim
With nine players returning to action on Day 6, Moon Kim (pictured) was the last remaining contender for WPT Player of the Year. Joe Serock had the points lead, but Kim could tie him with a fourth-place finish, and pass him to win the title outright with a third-or-better finish.

4368 Hafiz Khan Eliminated 9th by Marvin Rettenmaier
You may not know it from their expressions, but Marvin Rettenmaier (center) actually won this pot, and Hafiz Khan (left) lost it. Khan five-bet all in preflop with [AhKc], and Rettenmaier called with [JdJh]. The board came [9d8h7h3h6d], and the jacks held up for Rettenmaier, eliminating Khan in ninth place.

4379 Trevor Pope Doubles Thru Marvin Rettenmaier
Trevor Pope (right) was down below 20 big blinds when he three-bet all in with [KsQs], and Marvin Rettenmaier (foreground, left) called with [AcJd]. The board came [Kc8s3h5sJs], and Pope paired his king on the flop and rivered a spade flush to double up in chips.

4427 Wil Wilkinson Eliminated 8th by Michael Mizrachi
Six hands later, Wil Wilkinson (standing, center) moved all in for 13 big blinds with [Ac6c], but ran into the [QdQs] of Michael Mizrachi (right). The board came [KdQc3d6h3c], and Mizrachi won the pot with an unnecessary full house, queens full of threes. Wilkinson was eliminated in eighth place.

4639 Final 7 Players
The final seven players, in seat order: (1) Michael Mizrachi, (2) Marvin Rettenmaier, (3) Steve O’Dwyer, (4) Nick Schulman, (5) Moon Kim, (6) Trevor Pope, (7) Philippe Ktorza.

4731 Moon Kim Eliminated in 7th
In the final hand of the day, Moon Kim (standing, center left) raised, Michael Mizrachi (foreground, right) called, and Marvin Rettenmaier (foreground left) reraised. Kim quickly moved all in, and Mizrachi tanked for a while before he folded.

Rettenmaier called with [9d9h], and it was a race against Kim’s [AsQs].

The board came [Jh7d3h4c6d], and Rettenmaier won the pot to increase his chip lead, while Moon Kim was the unfortunate seventh-place finisher, bubbling the TV final table.

With Kim’s elimination, Joe Serock officially became the WPT Season X Player of the Year.

4455 Philippe Ktorza
Philippe Ktorza will begin Saturday’s WPT Final Table sixth in chips with 895,000 (15 big blinds).

4464 Trevor Pope
Trevor Pope will begin Saturday’s WPT Final Table fifth in chips with 1,480,000 (25 big blinds).

4520 Nick Schulman
WPT Champions Club member Nick Schulman will begin Saturday’s WPT Final Table fourth in chips with 1,555,000 (26 big blinds).

4531 Steve ODwyer
Steve O’Dwyer will begin Saturday’s WPT Final Table third in chips with 2,035,000 (34 big blinds).

4581 Michael Mizrachi
WPT Champions Club member Michael Mizrachi already has two WPT titles under his belt, and he will begin Saturday’s WPT Final Table second in chips with 2,560,000 (43 big blinds).

4556 Marvin Rettenmaier
Marvin Rettenmaier will begin Saturday’s WPT Final Table as the massive chipleader with 6,715,000 (112 big blinds). Rettenmaier has 44% of all the chips in play.

The WPT Final Table begins Saturday at 4:00 pm PT, and you can watch it on the WPT Live Stream with a 30-minute delay showing holecards and providing analysis from Tony Dunst and Dan O’Brien. Of course, live hand-for-hand coverage will also be provided here in the WPT Live Updates.

Here are the official seating and chip counts, along with the final table prizepool:

Seat 1.  Michael Mizrachi  –  2,560,000  (43 BBs)
Seat 2.  Marvin Rettenmaier  –  6,715,000  (112 BBs)
Seat 3.  Steve O’Dwyer  –  2,035,000  (34 BBs)
Seat 4.  Nick Schulman  –  1,555,000  (26 BBs)
Seat 5.  Trevor Pope  –  1,480,000  (25 BBs)
Seat 6.  Philippe Ktorza  –  895,000  (15 BBs)

1st:  $1,196,858
2nd:  $805,310
3rd:  $424,618
4th:  $256,235
5th:  $192,176
6th:  $155,571

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