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will he do it's a good opportunity if he takes it wow he's going to shove all in gerd looks down an awful 7-4 can't call that ola can't continue michael has a close one here but he knows michael baynard is being really tight so he elects the fold as well so boehner does take that one down so the short stacks making it work here so far tonight in berlin six players going at it we're coming back for more on the world poker tour well that is beautiful berlin germany we are having a great time all week long here at this event six players remain and ola is the chip leader at this point yeah ola has done an excellent job of accumulating chips at this final table without it taking any major risks and we go down to the felt amjad holding his own here tonight it's going to quickly fold ola with the queen six of diamonds he likes to fold as well now over to michael with an ace 10. he's gonna open the 90 000. michael bainer behind him will fold king six gerd going away and now patrice and he's gonna just shove all in a patrice with the king queen and under 20 blinds does what short stacks do and moves in pre-flop michael with the tough decision here knows patrice is playing pretty tight and he lets it go brandt 34 years old born and raised in germany taking this one down but he just can't get on track these short stocks are hanging around but they're just the big opportunities not really happening for them none of the chip leaders are wasting their chips and giving them a spot to move up that litter board that's a good point all right back to the money pit hola oh man he's got a real hand this time para jacks makes 85 000 a go michael one goes out michael two goes out as well now over to gerd he has a 10 8 suited on the button some players like to call here others three bet gerd is cutting out raising chips uh-oh he's got a very tight image at the table and he's gonna get respect from that he makes it 250 to go patrice out you're right vinskirt does have a tight image so i wouldn't expect ola to put in another raise here but he certainly won't fold meanwhile amjad has just 20 blinds in the big blind and something i've learned in my studies recently is that you should never be calling a three bet out of the big blind don't start doing lessons over here that's right i'm giving some lessons come on now i've been doing my homework don't lies him up it's down to two seconds on the clock and he's gonna make this call yeah i was worried something like this would happen this uh just is not a good idea from amjad potentially could get himself in a lot of trouble look at ola looking down at these guys saying wait re-pop what do i do just call michael okay yeah oh i just gonna call very interesting hand big pot brewing and he should be alarmed he knows that amjad should have a huge hand to make that flat oh the flop's an eight seven deuce that's great for olaf with the over pair really bad flop for gerd because he'll probably put some more money in here and ola instead of checking to the three better like you typically see is actually gonna lead out here and i think that's because he expects gerd to check back this flop pretty often and he's happy to just bet and get it in against amjad in his short stack gonna do it he's gonna bet 240. find out where he is well a call by gerd i'm john goes out so going to the turn deuce pairs the board just nice for ola and so ola is concerned that gerd has a better pair to have called with the short stack still to decide behind him and now he's going to fire out about half a million himself so i would never think that ola will fold here but i'm sure he is actually concerned that he's behind can ola figure this out yeah he can't lay that down no he's gonna make this call going to the river it's a pretty good board for jacks here ace on the river that might shut things down i wouldn't expect gerd to turn his hand into a bluff nope he will check and so ola here played this hand about as well as possible got the maximum takes down a big pot ola he is getting the brock horse here tonight at the final table extends his chip lead well that hand signals the end of tonight's coverage from spielbank berlin thank you so much for joining us and we'll see you next time on the wpt alveto zane the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today i cannot play these things about my shot got this if i get prepared you never know when your time is going to come to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion [Applause] is it time for your story to be told the world poker tour tonight at spielbank berlin the action is well underway as just a few players remain looking to be crowned the wpt european champion good evening everyone i'm lynne gilmartin and welcome to the world poker tour joining me to call the game tonight at tony dunst and vince van patten guys what do you make of the action that we've seen so far well then ola shamian is the phenom of germany he is the player that they all respect why because he's taken home over 13 million in poker earnings everyone knows about him in europe but we didn't know about him in the united states but now we're finding out he can really play he is the chip leader at this point and right behind ole in second chip position is michael mirakish coming off a very strong finish in december looking to take down his first major title here in berlin and patrice brandt a young player from germany also at this final table looking for his first major score on his resume tony they all want this title very prestigious the wpt european championship up for grabs thanks guys now in addition to the over 200 000 euro first place prize our winner tonight will take home an impressive ublow big bang steel watch along with their name added to the wpt champions cup so let's check those chip counts and get down to the table now that's right lynn let's have a look at our zynga poker leaderboard as you see olashemian running away with the european championship much as many suspected heading into this final table i'm jotting a dear short stack but hey worst case scenario he comes home with 39 000 euros that's right tony the annie's at 5 000 blinds are 20 and 40. here we go down to the money pit got a bunch of folds and it's around to patrice brandt 34 years old out of germany and he will not play that mess amjad is a non-professional player he falls as well into the champ chip leader ola he's got a king three of spades good looking hand in the small blind facing off against his fellow pro michael maracas in the big who has the worst hand in poker 7-2 offsuit and we'll check so let's go to a flop flop of a queen 8-5 all hearts neither player hits a pair but michael with the range advantage as they would say there makes a bet and ola with king high no draw lets it go you know michael was a former tour guide over in prague told great stories about prague that's gotta be exciting maybe he made a few stories up maybe maybe but now he's playing big-time poker i'm john down first position with a pair of deuces he'll make it 85 000 to go hola it's gonna pip him out pair of sixes for him and wow you can see ola there believes that amjad is playing very tight at this stage in the tournament amjad under 20 blinds he is opening under the gun so ola decides to take the titer out and fold there that is very tight patrice now in the big blind with queen jack he will see a flop yeah he has bought into this tournament four times and he is making this call so perituces versus queen jack here we go flops a king 83 it's actually a pretty good flop for amjad he can just bet here and if patrice continues or moves all in you can give it up but oh no oh that's not what you want to do okay so a pretty good turn for amjad as well not likely to have connected with patrice but this hand helps illustrate why when you're on a really short stack and have a small pair you should probably just go all in because they're very awkward to play post flop 140. patrice is going to take a stab at 140. that's a tough call now now you put yourself in a bad place i mean amjad has like 20 of his chips committed to this pot it is a disaster no oh no yeah yeah he let the man take it away from him yeah well credit to patrice for recognizing that amjad was uncertain of his hand strength and taking a stab when he really had no draw well like the old great pro amarillo slim used to say if you're a check-in i'm a bettin in that time it worked for patrice all right we move on to former tour guide maracas he is going to raise with just a jack eight that's a nice move for a tour guide and he's getting some folds oh i'm just got the real hand though pair of jacks michael raised into amjad hoping his opponent would play too tight from the big blind and give up hold on but i'm john with pocket jack's nose to go all in here all in total of 410 i believe and now michael who is just splashing around and he has to fold his hand and i'm john nadir is going to take this pot down as michael says goodbye to his chips i do like playing poker because i do enjoy traveling and i can make some money on top as well yeah i'm a passionate poker player it's quite intense everybody's taking it serious and everybody wants to win i like poker because of the complexity of the game it's like chess but better it's not really solvable and the situations change from time to time you always have to adapt to it and that can be really fun i like the emotion of it and the stress and how things change from one card to other cards everything is beautiful about poker oh yeah everything's beautiful about poker when you're winning and you're at the final table in berlin that is what you dream about and very impressive that four of our six final tablets are german here in berlin not all professionals either no not all professionals we have some businessmen and some recreational players and some semi-pros at this table but excellent play so far very cautious play from our short stacks but olashemian clearly the man to beat everybody folding around to amjad who is going to peek down at a king at nine in the small blind amjad is still quite short here so i'd like to see him go all in and just take this down he's just gonna call it now that's a little of amjad's inexperience showing hola behind him with an a7 and he's gonna put him all in he's gonna put the pressure on amjad he's saying oh man what did i call for why didn't i go all in myself now i've got this borderline hand and i'm facing this all in amjad gets away so ola takes it down yeah ola being a nice guy shows in the ace happy to just take that one down gerd goes out that is han young from china now out of germany they call him gerd anyway everyone folding and it's around again to ola he can't play a 4-3 so he goes out and now maracas with a queen jack michael boehner is also one of the short stacks at this table he's working on about 12 blinds here in the big blind oh yeah so maracash decides he has a little too much to just open shove 140. baynard with a really bad hand is hoping to just end this pre-flop he's just saying okay there's no chance i flop anything good maybe you're gonna limp fold a lot i'm gonna raise it up well what's wrong with the seven deuce well i've seen those turn into beautiful hands yeah you're gonna see what's wrong michael miraculous is all in hits him with the limp re-raise all in really nice play here for morocco good read yeah well the chips consolidating among our chip leaders so far no eliminations at this final table but we have seen a lot of players all in we're down to these six very talented players hola now with a spectacular ace king of diamonds gotta love that makes it ninety thousand and to maracas who has solid queen ten of hearts so he will make that call maracas is not going out of his way to get in these pots against ola but he does continue to find hands in position and so they will go with his flop heads up yeah two nice hands ace king versus queen ten of hearts seven seven four so no one pairing but four hearts for michael marakash paul is gonna lead out and bet the continuation of 80 000 and because these two are one and two in ships i would expect maracas to take a more passive route in this hand he's not really looking to play a huge pot with ola jack no heart there so ola still in front with his ace king high well ola's going to give him a breather he's going to check it michael has some options here and i do like his check i think that helps him represent showdown value oh boy and it disguises his draw so obviously the outcome here when ola hits a king on the river is not very good but i think if the river is a brick this hand usually ends with ola check folding and now ola has a decision between betting for value and checking to get value and it looks like he's gonna opt to bet just a beautiful card for ola and the bet is 315. and this man has only one chance to either fold or try to bluff at it all in or something former tour guide he folds the hand and ola extends his chip advantage big superstar here in europe looking good as six players remain here on the world poker tour in berlin this episode is sponsored by dr pepper the official soft drink of the world poker tour hublot the official watch of the world poker tour rockstar energy the official energy drink of the world polka tour and club wpt play poker for real cash and prizes today at club wpt.com we're here in the spielbank berlin in the city center of the portsmouth blood which is a very historical place surrounded by a lot of monuments it's one of the biggest and most prestigious casino in germany in europe it's on like three and a half floors so they have a lot of live gaming and they are also like investing a lot in poker which is not normal for the german market a lot of casinos they have no interest in poker but this spielbach berlin is investing a lot of money and time and patience to run poker tournaments it makes the spielback very special well we are very happy to be here at spielbank berlin but not quite as happy as olashimian as he is clearly our chip leader with over 5.1 million that's right the blinds are now 20 and 40 000 with a 5 000 annie winner's gonna take home 218 000 euros here tonight and we go to the felt a couple folds and now michael boehner he's got queen jack of clubs he's on a relative short stack 90. he will make it 90 000. this man got into this tournament through a 350 euro satellite so it is all gravy for him yeah his return on investment looking very good at this stage and maybe better i'm john with king queen in the big blind i'd like to see him go all in here um well just gonna call so i'm john well out in front against michael going to this flop both these players quite short especially on job 10-6-5 on this flop is pretty good for michael yeah neither player hits a pair but michael raised him before the flop but now betting after flop 75 000. can he push armshot out no amjad doesn't believe him yet makes his call yeah i'm john's getting five to one in that call so he'll go to a turn which is the ace of clubs a great card for michael and that should shut down the action here i expect michael to go for it and i would be stunned if anja continued he will go for it a hefty all-in bet by michael this would be the call of the night yeah i don't know how you would do it and and really you avoid this situation by moving in on the short stack pre-flop but i'm john showing a little of his inexperience there uh gets bluffed out by a big draw from michael a man from turkey gets gobbled up folds the hand and michael takes that one and we move on six players battling it out here at spielbank and there michael goes out michael two now takes a look down at a uneventful 9-8 looked like he was going to do something for a second gerd going away patrice though with a pair of queens the ladies beautiful hand oh you wake up with those it's so exciting and patrice has him right now and he will raise the 110. i'm john seductive 4-3 of spades resisted the temptation but hola come on yeah can you resist the three do suited though much easier to resist the three deuce however if you have his chip stack yeah and the advantage that ola has here is that patrice is a middling stack while amjad is very short so oh will go out of his way to take some flops here with the intention of trying to bluff patrice out in these situations where he doesn't want to take big risks yeah it didn't work out for him he checks it patrice didn't like the king so checks behind him and the turn is another king now that's a card patrice likes he is feeling much safer about having queens now it's going to be hard to get paid on that type of texture wow patrice's going to check again and the river card is a 7 pairing the board again well does ola want to take one stab here perhaps he believes his opponent has an ace high 25 and you see him betting over pot here and so he's saying to patrice if you have ace high you're gonna have to pay to get the showdown here and i would bet this big with a king a 10 or a 7. what he got come on he got a call with the queens he does and for the first time tonight ola getting foiled there he had to bluff it took a stab didn't work out so the passive play from patrice actually wins the maximum there as it induces a pretty large bluff from ola that didn't work out but i like where his mind was at buying into yeah tournament four times he just kept believing i will make the final table i will make the final table and now he has made the final table and now he wants to win the big bucks well ola takes a little hit there down to four point four million michael maracas has about half as much in chips patrice now up to third following that pot as you see i'm john just seven blinds all right moving down to the table this time greg with a pair of eights i'm shocked and uh lazy at that oh but by the way gerd means super tight in chinese makes sense okay living up to the reputation i guess amjad meanwhile has a queen jack suited and just seven or eight blinds here he's gonna push the all in with the queen jack hola can't play with supposedly the worst hand in poker 7 deuce how much this is pretty close for michael with ace five suited he knows amjad could be moving in with some hands weaker than this he's getting an excellent price and he's five suited plays very well in all ends so he does make this call thank you they turn up the cards let's go to a flop and it's an interesting one the queen jack of clubs has every out in the deck open ender flush draw a queen or a jack would be good he is now the favorite in this hand he certainly is great chance to double up here michael now does not want to see an ace he essentially would like to see a low heart on the turn take away some of his opponents out on the river boom shortstack doubles up just like that flush on the turn wow beautiful double i would have got it on either card there you go all right so michael loses his third all-in of this final table in the early goings i'm jot doubles up and we'll be coming back right after this still six players here at spielberg in berlin how many daily tournaments are there to win on club wpt.com well there's hold'em omaha hot limited free rules headphones even wpt main event packages oh that's a lot poker tournaments all day every day club wpt.com welcome back to the world poker tour six players battling here at spielbank berlin in the wpt european championship four german players made this final table and four german players remain with ola shamian out in front yeah and the blinds have gone up to 25 and 50 000 here we go down to the felt quick fold but amazon dear and now ola our chip leader with ace nine gotta love it makes it 105 to go over to michael boehner i'm not going to play this 6'5 and this is han young who calls himself gerd he goes out now patrice brandt is is gonna squeeze check king pretty good hand to find in the big blind patrice certainly too deep to go all in here he's gonna make this call and we're gonna see a flop and the flop is a king jack ten two pair there for patrice beautiful flop oh and he's gonna try to trap him he checks it to hola patrice has a decision between calling and check raising yeah ninety thousand do you check raise right here or do you just play okey dokey time and just with a call yeah he's gonna do that just gonna call trying to make a big pot happen here going to the turn it's a ten pairs the board that doesn't help patrice and the board pairing is likely to slow ola down you do see him check back there to the river code of three of diamonds well no help to either player patrice gonna win with his top two pair if he doesn't fold for some reason and now trying to figure out if he gets more value by betting or checking it's 180 it's gonna be a bet of 280 thousand or won't waste time gets out of the way so patrice who's in third chip position is going to take that one down please turn around for patrice brandt a little bit now ola first act here has pocket eights we saw gerd fold those in a similar position earlier ola will not be doing that yeah different player different chip stack and he has raced it to 105. they're laying them all down and now it's around to patrice and he can't play the nine eight let's take a look at amjohn's head not much of a ten seven but you need the big blind you can speculate a little bit with a call and that's what he's gonna do flop is queen queen jack i'm not much here for amjad ola likes this flop you can just bet it small and play very straightforward following this bet i'm just gonna go away so another easy one for ola as he continues to stack chips and show why he's one of the biggest names in european poker [Music] i did play a little more of live poker for quite a while a couple years ago i was traveling most of the time but i'm a little tired of that so i take it easy now and play here and there all the stuff comes yeah i'm just enjoying life doing whatever i feel like doing it meet friends family work out eat healthy that's my thing it's good i don't have very specific goals for my life i just have like general rules that i just want to live good and have fun and do whatever feels right and so far i'm very happy about what i'm doing see that's that's my idol you don't have any specific goals that's the way to live life then the good things happen to you yeah ola definitely someone who prioritizes quality of life over just being the biggest winner or the biggest name in the room yeah it's fun he has laughs he eats well and he wins at poker doesn't get any better than that all right we move on kurt going out patrice he's also out they're all getting dictated by ola tonight now i'm john here with the king queen with the button so he is going to shove it all in on a short stack okay over to ola and he is not going to let this slide he's got ace 10 and facing a six blind shove from the button i expect his money to go in yeah plus he has no specific plans in life or goals of course he's gonna call this ace ten you're gonna be looking good i call there you go now with michael in the big blind and he is pocket nines okay so decision here for michael do you want to call or do you want to move in pre-flop and get this heads up with amjad now the risk of moving in if you're michael is that ola would flat call with his big hands here too and lay a trap so michael elects to just call so three ways going to this flop with amjad all in dramatic hand in here is the flopping an ace hits on the flop great for ola he's out in front horrible for amazon amjad essentially drawing dead he needs runner runner hola gonna put a little bet out there 250 000 into a pot of nine fifteen michael is in an awkward position here wonders if his nines are good but also wonders if ola would bother betting very much with worse than an ace almost drawing dead here he needs to hit running cards in order to survive otherwise he is our sixth place finisher here we go it's not gonna happen eight of hearts no and that'll be it for amjad nadir great run here in berlin but it is gonna come to a close he is the first one to get guys boot here in berlin he'll take home 39 000 euros let's go talk to him i tried to do my best but unfortunately it didn't work i didn't have any good hands today it's my first final table so i don't regret it so i did my best and it doesn't work i'm john nadir is our sixth place finisher and we still have five players left here at spillbank berlin so we'll be right back here at the wpt we believe in giving back that's why we take time each season to raise awareness and funds through the wpt foundation recently i attended the all in for kids charity poker tournament benefiting the children's hospital of philadelphia take a look [Applause] if you are a poker player and love poker and just love being in a great environment is the place for you my favorite part of this event is watching everyone have a party and rebuy 100 times poker is actually a great way to raise money it gets everyone under one roof having a good time and there's no big first prize it's just for the kids [Applause] [Music] the children's hospital of philadelphia is a top-ranked children's hospital in the united states and the money raised tonight at the poker event will go to brain tumor tissue consortium we have a team of physicians neurosurgeons and oncologists working on research to try to discover cures for brain tumors in the children's brain tumor tissue consortium that's made up of mostly hospitals working together in a very open collaborative way to centralize all the brain tumor specimens we're going to be able to make huge advances from this information and start making much better discoveries i think in cures and kids dr storm is a literal superhero he can 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philadelphia and wpt's charitable efforts at wpt foundation.org cards are back in the air so i'll send it over to vince and tony well it was a fantastic event incredible hospital for the right cause but right now we have five guys going after this title here in berlin yeah olafshemian absolutely smashing this final table 5.2 million with second place holding 1.7 it is his to lose and i'm sure everyone in germany expected him to win when they saw him at the top of the leaderboard heading into this final table now with a6 suited on the cutoff makes it 100. maraucus goes out and now michael won't play it's on to gerd and kurt has a little pair of fours gerd's been pretty cautious so far at this final table he is second to last in chips just edges out michael bainer right now so i think someone a little more experienced and a little more comfortable with risk just moves in with the pocket four's pre-flop and gerd's shoes but he elects a call and gets a pretty good flop on seven three three he checks and now ola's gonna bet real small bet here ola using the downsizing betting smaller on the flop than he did pre-flop turn is a jack of spades after gerd makes the call on the flop not much of a card for ola we'll check it and a seven on the river is going to put two pair on the board gerd saying okay do i come out of the woodwork and make a little bet here a little value bet that's exactly what he's going to do 125. ola is going to consider this he's getting a very good price and he's wondering whether gerd can have something like five four or six five that missed clock is ticking down to three seconds yeah he's gotta make a decision well it's gonna take a little more time time bank chip coming into play adds another 30 seconds to ola uh he's gonna make an agonized call you see him sort of look into the lights there i call he was getting a very good price and thought he was probably good often enough to make that call yeah it's a curiosity call but sometimes you'll find a little extra information about one of your players too so probably not too upset gurg just hasn't been able to catch cards here tonight he's a non-professional player he's 46 years old out of germany to be exciting for him yeah always very exciting to make a final table but gerd is a cash player who only has one previous live cash in tournaments so this is an enormous score of room however it plays out now with pocket sevens is going to raise up this cut off could this be the time gerd heats up he is raised with the sevens oh look give him more action nope not there now michael looks down sort of fair ten seven of hearts he's got money in there so yes he will make the call here we go pair of sevens versus ten seven and the flop is an ace nine deuce all hearts you know what that means gin for michael disaster for gerd he now needs to hit a running full house to catch up here i'd like to see him check back this flop not a lot good comes from betty but he's gonna fire out 80 000 there and i do think that gerd's one of these guys who likes to find out a little where he's at by using small bets yeah he's just found out because he's been raised as close to 240 but that's the advantage of when you're you know you're decent you put that bet out there now you kind of know this guy's either has a big big heart or does he have a flush or did you flop a set you know you know where you are yeah how expensive it'll be down the line potentially and you've just got a mediocrity at best so he's gonna lay that down he found out the information and michael's gonna take that part five players battling it out here in berlin and we're coming back for more here on the world poker tour hey wpt fans have you checked out zynga poker with a variety of options for play and millions of users competing around the clock zynga poker is the world's leading poker game that's right tony zynga poker is available on the app store google play and facebook so what are you waiting for check out zynga poker today [Music] all right tony what a final table we have going here tonight and as you know the world poker tour has been very busy the past few months with events around the globe yeah we sure have here at spielbank berlin there was a wpt deep stacks tournament prior to this main event where german dustin mangold took home the trophy plus there have been a number of other wpt deep stacks winners in portugal at casino villamura in morocco at casino de marakash in belgium at the grand casino brussels village and in johannesburg south africa at emperor's palace hotel and casino that's right plus the wpt deep deepstax tour has had a number of winners in the united states with tournaments in reno nevada at the atlantis casino resort and spa in oklahoma at the downstream casino resort and in iowa at the riverside casino and golf resort let's not forget the non-televised main events where players got a shot to add their name to the wpt champions cup and that is just what art papasian did for the second time this season when he took down wpt maryland at maryland live casino that's right big effort for him and big congratulations to all the waiters and if you would like to join us out here on the world poker tour just log on to wpt.com to find a complete tournament schedule now let's rejoin the action here at spielbank berlin running away with this final table at 4.8 million hola big legendary player here in europe taking command here a lot of poise falls this one though michael maracas the jack ten he's the former tour guide now poker player he's a tough one and he will make a bump up 105 total a couple folds behind him and now it's on patrice he likes that first one not so much on the second he has half a hand that he likes maybe it's enough to call though because five-handed poker game in the thicker battle and yes he will make this call and make it a battle so jack 10 versus a7 and the flop is not good for either player king 8 deuce not a bad flop for patrice when he's holding the ace of hearts and it's a texture that's really hard for his opponent to connect on so i would expect we get to a turn here just facing a continuation bet the rockish is going to bet that and it's going to work huh whoa and michael's gonna take that pot down the former tour guide from prague doesn't look like a bad job though oh it doesn't look like a bad job you meet some interesting people you get to know the world well okay we go back down to his five players remain a couple folds han young from china now out of germany they call him gerd gerd here he's gonna open up an a7 off suit of his own coming from the button and we saw ola raised into gert's big line when he had four is around 20 blinds gerd did not go all in i expect olo will not make that mistake i'm always going to apply big pressure on gerd these small pairs really don't play well post flop so if you can get the money in pre when your opponent has 30 blinds or less and is raising from late position you're almost always doing the right thing yeah gerd wants no part of it he's gonna fold the hand ola looking good here tonight way out in front right after this we'll check in with phil hellmuth who's standing by with his take on tonight's play in the raw deal phil hellmuth has never been one to hold back on his thoughts and right now he's ready to unleash in the raw deal poker has been very very good to me seriously i am thankful because i've been able to travel the globe and play the sport that i love poker's universal appeal is awesome no matter where you are in the world you can always find a game you can sit down at any table in any casino in any country and immediately find a common bond the love of the game poker is a way to meet new people and an opportunity to understand new cultures with poker even an awkward kid like me from the middle of wisconsin can fit right in poker has no language barrier i mean everyone speaks bet 1.5 million fold snap fold the santo and all in baby all in and unfortunately sometimes we speak bad beats too the beats i take on the world poker 2 are so sick poker gives people a chance to be themselves regardless of the backdrop i'm the kind of guy who is pretty quiet and reserved at the table and this game has allowed me the opportunity to really open up they have no comprehension of how to play hold them right just none to get a healthy conversation started i call this race three times what you think i was never gonna have a hand and really come out of my shell donkey player pardon my french poker is about commonalities bringing people from all walks of life together to have fun to be challenged and to perhaps win a lot of money but most importantly the thing that stands out for me is that wherever i am in the world i can dodge bullets baby well yeah i'd love to hear phil hellmuth talk about poker he does love it so much win or lose no i'll take that back just winning but you could tell there's so many great things about poker and he appreciates it absolutely vince it's great to see the world poker tour continue to expand excited to see what we come up with next all right we have a great one going on here in berlin so let's go back down to the felt and we have two folds and now olaf with a queen 10 likes it he's gonna raise it to a hundred thousand and now michael i'm curious to see how he approaches this one it's one of those hands that sometimes players three bets sometimes they call 350. but again you're second in chips facing off against the chip leader so that can force you into more passive routes however michael elects the three bet makes it 350 000. well i can afford to make this call will he no he says i've had enough i want to be patient i'm going to walk away sometimes it's the best thing to just relax and let everybody else play their game you don't have to play every pot no and that's what he's showing right there yeah and i think that's one of the best hands that ola would fold there but i do like the fold michael was smart to size his three bet up and made it pretty big we go right back to it there's ola with the queen four of hearts so he's going to raise it again make it a hundred and to michael's not bad pair of eights nice solid mid pair all right what do you want to do this time mike back to back hands he's kind of had a decision between calling and three betting three then and he chooses the three bet again yeah one up to 310. the other michael goes out gerd what's no part of that ola quick full by him yup now i really do appreciate that ola never wastes time when he doesn't have a decision a rock is getting on a nice rush here five-handed poker blinds at 25.50 right back down to the felt to ola awful looking jack deuce even he won't play that rockish gonna fold as well over to michael boehner with a 6'4 diamonds he's got the button does he want to get brave makes it 110 to go and gerd with the king eight of diamonds currents played very tight all night long non-professional player according i know wow he's gonna shove it he's gonna shove it all in here we go gerd's been pretty risk-averse but he picks a nice hand and a nice spot to go after michael there takes it down free flop without a confrontation third coming out of his shell taking that one down five players what a battle for now we must say alvier saiyan from spielbank berlin in germany thank you for joining us and we'll see you next time on the wpt [Music] the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today one time breathe you never know when your time is going to come [Music] to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion [Applause] [Applause] is it time for your story to be told [Applause] the world poker tour in berlin germany we will crown the newest wpt champion good evening everyone i'm lynne gilmartin and welcome to the world poker tour it is such a thrill to be coming to you from the first ever wpt european championship at spielbank berlin and the finish line is in sight standing by to call the action are tony dunst and vince van patten well a lot of fun here in berlin germany and right now we are seeing a poker legend and this is the chip leader ola shimyan he is dominating this chip position at this point now this guy has made over 13 million in poker earnings they all know about him here in germany they all respect him and he's looking good yeah ola one of the best young players in the game has an incredible resume of achievements but does not have a wpt title to his name in a great position to take down his first tonight however he's gonna have to get through our current second in chips the young player from czech republic michael maracas coming off a very strong finish in december now looking to add his name to the wpt champions cup thanks guys and tonight's winner will take home over 218 000 euros they'll also receive a hublot big bang steel watch and get their name engraved on the storied wpt champions cup action is ready to start back up so let's check the standings and get down to the table all right thank you lynn here let's have a look at our zynga poker leaderboard olashimian up front at 4.7 million mike mirakish at 2.5 million and the next three chasing them down with 46 000 euros going to our fifth place finisher and 218 up top five-handed poker the annie's of 5 000 blinds 25 and 50. here we go one fold and now it's on gerd hanyon cool non-professional player he likes his king 10 he will raise to 110 gerd's been pretty tight with his hand selection oh he's in some trouble here though he's got under 20 blinds to start this hand and michael maracash he's got ace 10 suited in the big i expect him to put gert in but no he's just going to call okay wow that is surprising he's calling but well ace ten suited does play very well post flop and we get one of seven six four no spades so a pretty bad board for both players here check check gerd has played so few hands very selectively right everybody thinks they're behind when they're involved with them anyway the four on the turn pairs the board i'm surprised to see michael reaching for betting chips here because gert probably has a bunch of ace highs of his own some weak pairs so michael's turning his hand into a bluff here i think but it seems like not a lot of worse hands can call and yet gurg is called with king high so what do i know about any of this we're going to the river and it ate you know a five is a straight now if michael bluffed the turn i kind of expect him to continue here he can't think his ace high is any good once he gets called on the turn little does he know he has the best hand 400. oh yeah he's going to try to take a step thinking that he has to bluff it he's betting 400. gerd can't even beat a bluff that's how bad his hand is i mean there's so few hands that he can beat here that this hand this hand should be over by now i don't know what we're waiting for oh oh my god he called i just oh i can't i don't even i don't get it i mean he's played so tight and so conservative this entire final table and he calls in a spot where he doesn't even beat a bluff oh no vince i tried to make a hero call it did not work out oh that was hard to watch oh boy and he has paid off his man it's kind of brutal but his table mates are laughing at him they can't help themselves it's just oh that was i can't imagine how gerd feels right now he's devastated he's down to a couple hundred thousand you play tight all final table to call it off on king high when your opponent can barely even have any worse hand he went with the hunch he went with a hunch give the man a oh okay all right all right next hand hola here he's on the button with jack nine ola has been dominating this field and now he is gonna raise this to a hundred thousand with his jack nine and michael sometimes i need to remember i'm retired from the raw deal vince he could have been a hero that he was right well michael boehner here has a nine seven suited in the big blind against ola's button raise he's gonna make the call so he's dominated but has a connecting-ish suited hand and here is the flop king six deuce no one connecting there none of these hands are connecting we've seen all night long but ola's gonna make this bet 70 000 continuation and it's gonna work older taken down another pot he's not only a great tournament player but he's a great online player as well blind still 25 and 50 action on patrice brandt who bought into this tournament i kept to keep saying it four times that's that's a big investment it's tough it's tough to fire four times in a tournament and realize that you have to make the final two tables just to break even yes but you're also the guy that says i knew what i was doing i knew i was gonna make that final table that's why i do it because i'm the best i can keep doing that you're either very confident or very desperate all right now here you see ola raising a very weak hand and and that's a result of gerdan being so short he's just trying to take advantage of the tightness forced on his opponents by gerd being close to all in and so michael makes the call with queen jack suited and ola is gonna get to the flop with a really bad hand flop is a 9 8 deuce two of them spades so great flop for michael oh look at none of that so he checks it i like this from ola you know he recognizes this is a bad board for what's already a really bad hand and so he just check folds and gives it up doesn't try and force things there michael taking that pot you know he's the one guy that can get the best of ola it seems yeah he has a position he has enough chips to play some real pots against him and to actually put a dent in all that stack and he's a very capable player my first job was handling out the flyers then i moved to australia and i was doing many different jobs i used to be a receptionist i used to be waiter i was selling fridges and washing machines really plenty of different jobs and then i could see actually there are some guys on a bicycle and they are showing tourists how to get around and explaining stuff so i was thinking oh it might be cool so i joined them and i loved that and that's why i play poker as well because i'm making good money and i'm still enjoying i don't want to do a job which i cannot enjoy at all well the thing about poker is when you go broke you can always go back to that bike on your bike check it doesn't look like a bad job though no it doesn't work i like that job you meet some interesting people you get to know the world well yeah okay we go back down to his five players remain action's on michael he's in second chip position now with 3.4 all out in front with 4.8 going to raise to 105. around to ola all over the king four now you see michael and ola in the previous hand playing a little extra loose pre-flop while gerd is so short gert being that short basically means that patrice and michael boehner cannot get out of line against the players who cover them he's 10-7 is the flop again no one hitting anything and there's a continuation bet for michael and he will be successful in that he like i said before he's the one guy that could take a little steam out of ola yep he is maybe the only player at this table who has been willing to get into confrontations with ola and and try and outplay him not force it per se but to think that he could make a better decision than ola could you see some of the other players really going out of their way to avoid hola another actions on michael now he got into this tournament through a 350 euro satellite so this is a gravy train for him tonight but he's going to fold and now gerd is gonna shove his short stack in there with the king nine of diamonds patrice goes out yeah although he's got an ace nine he's counting it out seems like an auto call he's going to raise to get michael out michael with an awful looking 10-5 so no problem there so they're going to turn up the cards and ola is the favorite that's pretty unlucky for gerd old is going to be calling with so many hands there unfortunate that the one he gets called by has him three outing good can't believe the whole thing imploded before his very eyes ah yeah here we go here's the first three and it's a queen six four ola out in front gerd seeing the finish line and it doesn't look good with two cards to come can he pick off something no a three on the turn gonna have to be a king all right three outer for gerd to double up it's not gonna happen as a three hits the board it is over for gerd uh strong finish for gerd in fifth place taking home 46 000 euros and his first major final table well we'll have to say our video zane to our fifth place finisher gert more from bruh in germany right after this what are you doing i'm playing on club wpt.com oh really i'm playing on club wpt.com oh i'm not playing on club wpt.com i'm crushing it slay for a share of 100 000 in cash and prizes every month at club wpt.com this episode is sponsored by dr pepper the official soft drink of the world poker tour hublot the official watch of the world poker tour rockstar energy the official energy drink of the world poker tour and club wpt play poker for real cash and prizes today at club wpt.com welcome back to spielbank berlin we've got four players remaining at the wpt european championship ole chamyeon still well out in front at 5 million but michael maracas is making up some of the distance at 3.5 million that's right the andes of 5 000 the blinds are 25 and 50. the winner going to take home 218 000 euros this evening action on ola the chip leader he gets out of the way all right michael here this folding king seven on the button is a little surprising i guess influenced by the stack sizes of the two players in the blinds michael now with just 10 blinds has an easy all-in which makes me think he's posturing yeah wow i think there was a bit of acting there ace nine but he has pushed all in now patrice with a king three of diamonds and who knows that act could work because patrice does have a borderline hand between call and fold here yep wants to know how much it is patrice of course has over a million michael with half that yeah i think a computer would say patrice needs to call here given the price and the the frequency that michael will move all in however a lot of players really don't like calling all ins with a weakish hand when it would put half their stack at risk action clock is ticking down to less than four seconds now and he is going to make this call i don't know on that stage nice hand okay yeah uh boehner liking what he sees patrice not as much but still two live cards and he's suited so let's go to a flop and there's a three four oh wow oh bad news for michael bainert patrice out flopping michael boy oh boy michael needs some luck here oh he gets some a club comes up like there's a four flush eight and michael's calling for the trolliest card possible he wants an eight so the eights and fives will beat patrice's three but he can also catch an ace a nine or a club otherwise he is out of there in fourth place the river card coming up it's a six of spades and michael gonna be eliminated in fourth place here unfortunately his ace nine of clubs not able to hold up fell by the king three of diamonds for patrice an excellent player will take home 60 000 euros we're down to three players still our leader with above 5 million in ships patrice brandt our short stack at 1.5 million but he's got 30 blinds so not desperate plus he has a king jack suited and he's in the small blind here so he has a decision between raising and then calling off if ollie were to move in or he might limp as he did here and then move in if ola raises ola will check and a nice flop here for patrice top pair and a couple of backdoor draws 80 and he'll bet 80 ole is out of there before he gets his chips in so patrice taking that pot down what a battle we're seeing trees on the rise i do some prep work before tournament thinking about who your opponents are and how you're gonna want to approach the live finder table but it's kind of simple to play now because it's push or fold all in all in he's gonna shove it all in it might get more complex and i just hope i'm ready for that if that happens well patrice came into this final table as our short stack and now finds himself three-handed with two excellent pros he's still three of three but he's got over 30 blinds so by no means desperate yeah very clever player he has played well here tonight and this time he picks up a jack nine of hearts he'll raise it to a hundred thousand old love behind him with an ace for diamonds ole is definitely gonna play here i'm just not sure if he's gonna three better call but three bet seems more likely 300. yeah he'll move it up to 300 000. michael with the six seven of diamonds he goes out back on patrice he'll make this call in position very playable jack 9 suited going into the flop good pot brewing and here's the flop it's a five-deuce deuce and there's two hearts there that is an action flop for these two hands great for patrice even ola likes his hand on this flop he's got a gut shot to the wheel he's got an over card and he knows that his opponent would have moved in with any of his pairs pre-flop wow look at this he's going to push it now good play from patrice and now will ola make a great call and i think that ola is going to consider all those things you can't have a pair can't have that many bigger aces than me so that means your range is mostly flush drawed i call there you go there you go he's making a great call and this is why ola is one of the best because even when he doesn't have that much of a hand he thinks more about his opponent's range than his own holdings and so ola makes the call you see there that while he's in front he's actually a small underdog yeah patrice out in front with the four flush and a king of clubs on the turn no help for patrice he now needs a heart a jack or a nine on the river or he will be our third place finisher that is right let's go to the river okay patrice double up there's a seven of clubs olashimian making a phenomenal call holds up with ace high and eliminates patrice [Applause] patrice'll take home 93 000 euros let's talk to him third place after starting with six players being the short stack that's fine patrice brandt is our third place finisher here at spielbank berlin when we return ole chemion and michael marrakesh will be playing heads up for the wpt title welcome back to the world poker tour we are in berlin germany for the heads of action between ola shimyan and michael marakis ola with 6.6 million michael 3.4 million good luck man good luck the andes now 10 000 blinds at 30 and 60. these guys are playing about 60 blinds effective to start this heads up match and michael getting out of line here with the eight fives gonna make it 1 30 to go up against an ace king for ola that's all yeah ola's about to make some noise pre-flop or do you play it slow and try to trap your man nope he's gonna go hard makes it 4 30 michael goes away there's not a lot of uh pre-flop slow playing while you're still 60 blinds deep but when you get down to the 20 30 blind range and it's easier to stack someone post flop you'll see them just call their big hands pre-flop a little more although this time with the decent ace four goes to 150 and talking about fours michael has a pair of fours 450. michael gonna three bet up to 450 ola quickly folds and as often happens and heads up the hands go down very quickly especially amongst professionals you know the saying about opinions everybody has them and of course if they're not phil hellmuth then they're all wrong here we are the home stretch only two players remain looking to etch their names into world poker tour history what do they need to do to get it done well heads up play is more about your opponent than it is about your cards these days there are widely accepted game theories about how to play heads up but many of those theories are just plain wrong thank goodness i don't want everybody playing perfect is agreed upon by poker scholars do you need to raise over 80 percent of the time on the button uh wrong i'm happy to fold 25 of the time on my buttons call 25 of the time on my buttons and raise 50 percent what trump sees percentage-based theories reads baby white magic and heart great breeds lead to many victories ideally you will use your great reads to bluff your opponent or make a great fold probably somehow this is a cooler too that i'm supposed to go broke with ace 10. phil you're the best phil phil you're the best victory well victory is sweet [Applause] phil hellmuth comes one spot short of his first wpt title and although second place pays a lot of money nobody remembers who finished second in the poker world we tell someone that finished second [Laughter] congratulations okay all right the same goes vince you're either first or last it's so true all right right now ola is first he's out in front with 6.6 million iraqis with 3.4 blinds at 30 and 60. here we go now it's on michael he's got ace three evil raise makes it 1 30 to go hola king eight of diamonds could tend to just call and here is the flop oh boy it's a king eight six so top two pair for ola what a dream flop nothing for michael and michael is going to admit 125 into a monster ola has so many of the good cards here i expect him to slow play a little bit oh why not just going to call it wow and he turns a full house and what's interesting about this spot is when the middle card pairs players often lead out because they expect the pre-flop razor to check behind so often and so despite turning a full house that's why you see ola leading out here into michael and michael is aware of that fact and knows that ola is going to lead everything on this turn that called on the flop and so if he believes that there are many draws in ola's range he's going to make this call with aceh thinking that it's still good well that's what he's done he is making this call and he's in deep trouble river card comes up six pairs the board eights and sixes out there so can ola get more out of his victim well that's an unfortunate river for michael because if he had put ola on one of those draws they all missed 760. oh michael anyway oh wow wow he didn't think about it he's gonna try to make the hero call it it's gonna backfire in a huge way huh big payoff for ola well didn't take long for this heads-up match to get going olashimian with a big one we'll have more from spielbank berlin right after this [Music] all right we are back at spielbank berlin and our heads up match continues between ola and michael ola still well out front 7.8 million michael maracash 2.2 yeah winner is going to take home 218 000 euros put the name also on the champions cup get the hublot watch all the goodies and right now michael has raised a 130 with a 10-4 all are going to stick around with the 6'5 and the flop is a king seven three two hearts not a bad flop for ola it's got a gut shot and the only heart michael here just stabbing that's 110 with 10 high hulla splashing around hoping to hit well he's check raising again yeah well he knows his opponent it's going to continuation bet that flop very frequently close to 100 percent ola with a little bit of a draw but not so much that it's a disaster if he doesn't get to the turn check raises takes it down we move on this time ola looking down at a king seven just gonna call it michael okay to see a flop with the jack seven so here we go and the flop is at eight eight four no one hitting anything michael gonna check to ola check check and a seven on the turn is a pretty interesting card pairs both players but ola in front with the higher kicker i would expect him to raise this turn uh he likely has the best hand his opponent has several draws that can pay to see a river and it's really hard to get more value if you just call and see a river card when many of them will either improve your opponent's hand or scare him away so 370 000 to go from ola here yup he's got him out pipped and he's going to raise him up apply more pressure on michael action clock ticking away down to six seconds and now five oh boy he's going deeper he's gonna make this call yep nothing that michael can do to get away here his hand is way too strong wants to hit a jack did not a three on the river hmm i didn't expect ola to bet the river but that card might entice him it's a really safe card for his hand no he does check wow he missed a little bit of a value bet there that's why you see him smile a little bit he's like i could have got a little more all right ola continues the onslaught he's out in front with over 8.5 million [Music] uh inline skating is just great before the tournament it's really nice skating gives me for sure some kind of meditative feelings because you're just so into it and it's just flowing it helps me because i'm a little more comfortable sitting at the table you're not like having these bees in your ass or something [Music] yeah you can straight your mind by doing little exercise before that and not being distracted afterwards and just being able to focus on what you're doing if you have no specific goals that's what you wind up doing i like it i like just rollerblade through life yes floating around not carrying the world winning millions of poker i love this guy it is great and right now he's out in front with 8.5 million can he close it here tonight michael here with a nine eight ola queen five suited it's gonna check in the big line queen five versus nine eight and the flop is a ten six four again no one hitting pairs michael inside straight dry he is relentless betting 65 keeps taking stabs of course ola calls this going to the turn a big a scare card for both players either one has one obviously check check and eight on the river so michael out rivers ola hits the eights this is an interesting river michael's third pair is in a precarious position here and he has to wonder does ola have an ace does he have a flush does he have one of those straights or because uh he's gonna go to the flop with so many hands i should just call here i'm high up in my range and i should call and that's what he does nice call good attempt by ola michael taking that pot and he needed it [Applause] it's a pretty uh respectful call from mike there it basically says even though everything got there i believe you will bluff frequently enough that i should call you with third pair michael peeks down at a four or five of clubs he will raise it 130. ola with the jack nine in the big he's gonna take a flop 10-3 deuce on the flop pretty good flop for michael as an open-ended straight draw and he is going to bet the hundred holder caught nothing wow he's going to try to take this now 3 30. and all in over the top gotta love it great play by michael there recognizing that it's extremely difficult for ola to have a hand that can check raise call and all in it just takes it down with his straight draw yep let's start to look a little bit closer heads up battle will continue where we return here on the world poker tour from berlin stay with us the best thing about europe is that obviously you end up coming to a new city this is my first time in berlin and the first time that i've been to this casino and it's been good to me so i love the place i'm here because i love to play poker and berlin it's a city that i've always wanted to visit people are so friendly here and it's not just the people in the service industry it's just generally anyone coming into the wpt european championship berlin i was really excited to explore a new city but also play against the highest caliber of players maybe in the world i mean the germans are producing some of the most talented and most capable players right now like these guys i like competing against them who are you kidding you like the beer here and the fact that you're not broke kelsey is charged all right is still out in front with a 3-1 lead over michael the german versus the czech facing off for the european championship here at spielbank berlin exciting poker we're watching dramatic and well played and right now it's on ola our chip leader 120. he'll make it 120 with a 910 and michael with ace jack just calls surprising and here we go with a flop it's a jack five deuce beautiful for michael yeah i am surprised that michael didn't three bet there he was certainly liberal about it earlier in the final table so i don't know why he's not doing it here just disguising his hand perhaps but ola's going to come out and bet this 110 after the check by michael a couple clubs out there so michael's trying to protect himself he's going to bump it up goes to 3 30. one of those spots where you want a check raise to get value but it's so difficult for your opponent to have a hand that can call still a little surprised michael didn't three bet pre-flop he had been pretty aggressive with his three bets but i guess he mixed it up there's a short break in the action so let's take a look at the hublot wpt player of the year standings two-time wpt champion art papazian is leading the pack with 2400 points for his two titles this season and sitting in second place is ryan tosic who earned 1400 points for his victory at the five diamonds but not far behind are alex foxen goo lang chen and jay lee now there are still plenty of events this season meaning we could still see movement on the leaderboard and we will continue to keep you current on the standings now let's get back to the game here at spellbank berlin exciting battle winner's going to take home 218 000 euros second place 143. two big stars over here in europe battling for this title and right now michael has raised with a 10-7 and ola with an a7 just calls here we go flop is a jack 10-6 so michael out flopping ola with a 10. there's the bet 110. i would expect ola to continue here it seems close but he is going to make this call and it is another 10 oh that's just better and better for michael three of a kind well we talked earlier about how when the board pairs the middle card the collar pre-flop often leads out and that it's important to balance that by doing it with 100 of your range so that's why you see ola leading out here with the ace high and now michael just calling and deuce on the river so ola with nothing will he take another stab at this now he gets the memo michael trying to get value obviously with three of a kind i'd be pretty surprised if ola looked him up here i would too was betting 475 clubs got there but this is close and ola looks curious here and he's going to call oh he is going to call and that's a big swing for michael yeah 1.7 million in that pod wow started out with 10-7 turned it into a big pot michael morocco's getting some momentum back hey wpt fans are you ready for fun competitive poker action we know just the place with millions of users worldwide zynka poker is a place to play for around the clock poker excitement thinker poker is available on the app store google play and facebook so what are you waiting for check out zinker poker today mark nina has only been playing on club wpt for seven months and he's already won his chance to play in a televised main event tournament at our very first wpt in berlin germany i'm a mechanical engineer and assistant project manager for a major construction project in new york i just moved out to new york about seven months ago when i moved to new york i enrolled in club wpt i like club wpt because they have regularly scheduled tournaments also the opportunity to get into a package like this one to berlin i've invested a small amount of money and i've definitely earned that back in both cash prizes and in this package all inclusive to get from new york to germany for a week stay it's been pretty nice berlin's great people are nice there's a lot of different museums there's a lot of history here this is really the first trip i've taken that is actually getting out and seeing the sights and getting integrated into the culture i will continue to play in club wpt because i do want to win another event and continue to improve my skills so mark won't be taking home the trophy or the riches this time but he's taken home lots of memories and a great story to tell his poker buddies sign up at club wpt.com today for a chance to win a share of one hundred thousand dollars in cash and prizes all right we return to spielbank berlin olashemian leads michael maracas six and a half million to 3.6 million 30k 60k blinds with a 10k anti-vince yeah ever so close to a championship title both these guys playing impeccably tonight they're not exactly getting the cards they're just making plays and it is beautiful to watch and right now a call by ola with queen three and michael not gonna raise with queen six and the flop is an ace six do so michael out flopping ola with the sixes check check turn deuce there's the board michael now with sixes and deuces he's gonna come out of bet 75 000. all the losers interest fools the hands so michael's going to take down that one [Music] getting the momentum michael is married has a two-year-old son another baby on the way so big money at stake he'd like to take care of the family with this win and we started this event with 339 total entries and went down to these two guys 180. hola with king seven of clubs we'll make it 180 to go michael looks down at a 7-5 of spades going up to 600 000 we got a pot brewing he's gonna push with a little junk oh and he's gonna get called yeah ola not gonna go anywhere in position here with the king seven suited first three will be a king queen nine there's two spades out there too so oh wow things for ola michael with a four flush wow michael just shoves 3x pot oh my goodness how much this is gonna make ola pause for a little bit i'd be surprised if he folds top pair here but the fact that his opponent jammed three times the size of the pot is definitely going to give him pause it's a big moment ola would be a nice favorite if he should make this call and the action clock is ticking down to five seconds for ola [Music] oh he's gonna take a time chip buys himself another 30 seconds i call wow he's gonna do it big call from ola here and he's out in front against and the whole tournament on the line for olashimian i have a good feeling about this i feel you [Laughter] actually we'll see about that one huh it'd be a big chip leader if he should win this hit a spade that's all he has to do right now let's take a look at the turn will it be a spade no eight of hearts on the turn will give michael some additional outs to a six so now looking for a spade or a six to double up otherwise ola is our champion that's right the man that came in as the chip leader one card away from victory here here's the river four of diamonds olys union is our champion turk the german phenom is a first-time wpt champion michael marrakesh with a great finish finishes in second place at the beginning before the tournament started i wanted to play aggressive game because i had position on hola and i lost lots of chips at the beginning so i just wanted to play more tight because i wanted the other guys to bust first so he took care of it he eliminated all of them and yeah that was the one in hetero hola chevy and you call with kings with a seven kick a great call how are you feeling right now very happy about it then so proud in my hometown i win this tournament it feels very good well you are a poker legend here in germany and now the whole world will know of your talent let's hear it one more time for our champion ola simeone congratulations to me on the newest member of the wpt champions club thank you so much for joining us from spielbank berlin and we'll see you next time on the world poker tour the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today you never know when your time is going to come [Music] to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion [Applause] is it time for your story to be told the world poker tour we're at the commerce casino in los angeles for the latest stop on the world poker tour good evening i'm lynne gilmartin the la poco classic has been a mainstay of the tour since we began and has featured some of our most enduring moments antonio esfandiari picking up 1.4 million he is our champion at the l.a poker classic chris mormoney denise we're going down the river wow unbelievable [Applause] plus its champions are a veritable who's who of poker earlier this week players from all over the world gathered here at the commerce with their sights set on becoming the next lapc champion as players began filling the ballroom at the commerce casino there was an easy going sense of excitement you know we're taking it down wish me luck and make sure it happens do i look handsome mixed with some serious business [Music] another flush guys quads two straights two flushes two pairs level one everyone knows you'll find lots of stars in los angeles and plenty of others looking for a launching pad past lapc champions were also in the hunt looking to make history and have lightning strike twice in the same tournament the champ the champ back to back in like such a massive like prestigious field would be pretty cool registration closed with nearly 500 players in the field the prize pool topped 4.6 million dollars the last 62 players stand and get paid and a cool one million dollars sits up top for the champion this is an old old-fashioned freeze-out and with no re-entry option being patient was a worthwhile strategy although it's often said no risk no reward thank you all in game is very strong nevertheless not every bet paid off the fallen will have to wait until next season to try again for the coveted lapc title as the money bubble approached concentration levels increased i hope you have aces yep local pro mesha james knew what she was up against there are some amazing players left in the field and they like to gamble so i need to get a premium hand double up so i can be able to capture this thing it was not a good time for a bad run the field kept shrinking and before long there were just nine tables left that triggered the use of the 30-second action clock with a few extension chips to help with the toughest decisions when the bubble hit hand for hand play commenced maria konokova four bet shoved with jax and was called by reigning hublot wpt player of the year benjamin zamani ben's turned straight did maria in with a cash secured the rest of the players just wanted to play play play leading to a decent amount of activity at the payout desk on day four the remaining 31 players gathered in a more intimate space to continue their ruthless battle in this marquee tournament finishing deep is often bittersweet i'm not sure it's always disappointing everyone wants to be the rock star who makes it to the end being that close hurts a little bit veteran pro phil hellmuth was still looking for his first wpt title which he nearly achieved earlier this season at the legends of poker i'm having fun it's a great challenge for me with that second place still fresh in my mind i'm trying to not make any mistakes no missteps meanwhile dennis blyden was playing his very first wpt main event and sitting on a huge chip stack chips that phil really wanted with a large river bet from the newcomer phil used up half of his time chips before finally making the call dennis remained unfazed bill obviously goes off on him even though he calls me 120k with just ace high that's of course the correct play turns out what dennis loves more than his soaring stack is the opportunity to mess with the poker brat i do have 14 voices zero let's see i'm an amateur i don't play very often so like it's a dream come true just needling someone like phil hellmuth whatever a short time later dennis raked in the rest of phil's depleted stack there's nothing i can do i'm playing at an unbelievable level the guy that busted me went crazy and the deck bailed him out it's actually sad this is why i get upset when i play at this level and i'm not on for hours i deserve the deck continued to favor dennis he bagged up the chip lead with plans to keep it i'm gonna win i've been saying since i registered for the tournament i'm gonna win so why would i change my mind now three-time wpt final tablelist garrett gria was also staying positive spiraled down pretty hard at 600k but we're still in it 13 left so it's not a bad deal come back tomorrow 30 bigs in a dream [Music] as they prepared for the last day of play before the final table probably the competitors were determined to make every move count hoping to pick up the piece today wpt champions club member zachary smiley was riding the short stack i feel okay i just need a double up and i'll be right there with everyone else in the opening minutes zachary risked it all with ace king keeping him in the race and boosting his spirits then hublot wpt player of the year benjamin zamani shoved jacks into the pocket rockets of irish pro mark mcdonald with no improvement zamani was the day's first casualty three-time wpt champ anthony zeno was all in against chip leader dennis blyden the champ's flopped pair of queens held and he took over the top spot dennis then three bet shoved with a huge pot on the line giving anthony something to think about after finally folding anthony uncovered the ace of diamonds and dennis reclaimed his chip leader status everyone was waiting for the right spot to throw the hammer down zachary smiley's promising start didn't continue and he was eliminated in 12th place garrett greer was also on the ropes holding a lesser pair but got a reprieve from a lucky split a few hands later he was back on the chopping block this time ahead but mark mcdonnell landed a straight on the turn leaving garrett behind in 11th place after dennis blyden put the final nail in chicago funeral director lloyd mandel's coffin the remaining players gathered at one table toby lewis who took sixth place here in season 11 was well aware of the sharp focus required there's no time to think about stuff you just have to be like zeroed in every three seconds disappointment was in the air as his stack started slipping season 13 lapc champ anthony zeno was feeling the pressure he made an unfortunate call in a huge pot then he shoved post flop with two pair into dennis blyden's trips and anthony's dreams of making history here at the lapc were dashed sitting pretty with over four million in chips dennis had plenty of room to mess around on a full board with paired kings and sevens he bet four hundred thousand with just a ten kicker after two intense time extensions mark mcdonnell finally made the gutsy call and reaped his rewards toby lewis held a set of eights and had greg paryani and his two pair covered the deck offered no help and greg went out on the tv bubble [Music] the six surviving players represent an eclectic mix of styles and experience with each one more than ready to take home his first wpt title well it's shaping up to be another astounding lapc now before the final table begins let's get some insight on the final six from tony dunst and vince van patten yes what a final table we got going here tonight but let's talk about the chip leader that is toby lewis from england they call him the tax man because he he makes them pay but besides that he's a great player he took down the aussie millions he took that 1.5 million so he can play but in second chip position is dennis blyden and he is a poker player but also a finance expert he loves crypto coin he likes to speculate but he also knows poker chips because he's got 4.1 million and that's pretty impressive yeah absolutely vince in third place right now mark macdonald coming in from ireland is someone i encountered across the pond at the tables and i was really impressed with his game and his poise now he has a great resume of results but he's still looking for his first big win on a major circuit event meanwhile derek walters may be familiar to some of our audience members because he's coming off a final table at wpt montreal so he's looking for a big score here tonight and just might chase down art papasian for our player of the year race now you and i have an ongoing bet at these final tables and because i'm ahead right now i'm going to set the price and i'm going to let you make the picks finally so here's my offer you can either have the chip leaders toby and dennis right or you can have all four of the short stacks and get three to one which would you prefer i'll take the favorites you're gonna take the face i'll give you three to one yeah okay all right i got the long odds i got my four guys to your two guys but you got more chips all right good luck good luck sir this is a huge opportunity for every one of these players the champion will receive a stylish hublot big bang steel watch the remarkable remington trophy a 5 jet smarter membership not to mention one million dollars and of course the priceless honor of his name being added to the wpt champions cup here's a look at our updated zynga poker leaderboard toby lewis out of front at 5.4 million trailed by dennis blyden at 4.1 and then four players hanging between 1 million and 1.7 good luck gentlemen good luck everybody auntie's a 5 000 blinds are 15 and 30 000. here we go action goes to toby lewis he is the chip leader an englishman lives in london he's 28 years old and he has a bad hand and he will fold it now over to derrick walters he's been doing very well on the world poker tour recently now he has king jack suited to start this final table gonna make it seventy thousand right behind him peter hanksicle the local non-professional with ace king peter gonna three bet 200 000. and they're all folding behind him manuel martinez from spain professional with ace five also going away so back on the man that originally raised derrick i would be surprised if derek didn't get to a flop here suited broadway hands are very strong but wow he folds he really gives peter credit for a tight range to re-raise pre-flop because it is extremely unusual to see a professional hold a suited broadway pre-flop peter came to play they really gave you the aces first hand peter wow it might be your day it might be buddy fast play so far with big slick cards go around the table back on derrick walters looks down at the old doyle brunson had 10 deuce but doyle's was not suited he won world series back in the day and he goes out peter now wow now i'm understanding why derek folded that previous hand open folding king nine suited on the hijack is a really tight fold dennis blade the local is popping it up with just a 10-4 makes it 60 000 to go let's see if he gets action from toby who's in the big blind he has seven five and he's got chips and these are our two chip leaders i'm curious to see whether toby adopts a very aggressive stance towards dennis or a more passive one so far he's just going to make the call here pre-flop with 7-5 suited 8-3 deuce doesn't help either player now dennis this is his first time ever playing a world poker tour event and look at him getting those chips out like he has something we know better look at this guy making it easy no hand no real draw he'll probably get away with it i mean toby has some backdoor draws but can't really continue dennis taking this one down dennis moved to la six years ago he has a degree in accounting from ohio state but now he's playing poker so serious toby it's just toby's all business just get started this is going to be good we'll have more lapc action when we return and phil hellmuth is ready to unleash the poker brat in tonight's raw deal stick around [Music] mark mcdonald any tournament where you get like a million dollars up top it's going to be important they don't come around that often so it's try make the most of it when you get a chance i'm not nervous i'm not overly excited i'm not anything there are a lot of tough players i'm taking it step by step hand by hand and hopefully at the end of the day it'll be me manuel martinez for me to come out on top i'm gonna have to play well all day and i'll definitely need a good amount of luck because the chip leaders have a lot of chips and there's some really great players at the table i bought into my first wpt main and i'm making the final table second in ships and i'm going to win so i mean i'd say it's going pretty well toby lewis i'm very confident but i've been first in chips with six people left in a lot of tournaments and not one so i understand how the game works i'll just sort of keep keep plugging away and trying my best six lucky guys going after this huge title here tonight and toby lewis right now is our chip leader manuel martinez is our shortstop the only player below 1 million in ships everyone in the hunt let's go down to the felt it's on a non-professional player peter hensickle to act first he quickly folds the hand mark mcdonald with an a7 i like to see that fold many players open those weak offsuit aces a little too loose on the cutoff and hijack mark knows better 65. dennis blyden with the dolly parton hand nine to five he doesn't care what he has he makes it 65 000 to go manuel and toby go out and now derek with an ace queen of diamonds surprised to see derrick only calling dennis has been raising so many hands derek has a monster in the big blind but he just calls look at this flop six four three or four flush for dennis and a straight draw i mean dennis has it all he's not technically in the lead but dennis has the best hand here you can see he's a 57 favorite in this pot nice call derrick well dennis has bet seven he's been called by derek hoping to hit but noah jack of hearts on the turn neither player with the pair but dennis is getting busy again that's 130 applying pressure to walters and it's going to work so derek loses the minimum there i'm still surprised he didn't come over the top of dennis pre-flop i wonder if much of derek's conservative play is a result of the stacks around him whether he wants to see if one or two guys get knocked out and he moves up that pay ladder dennis a non-professional player very aggressive by the way he was the one that was harassing hellmuth a few tables down i would say more so returning the horizon you know it's a two-way street with helm youth it's never like he's minding his own business and somebody goes off on him so true but let's look at this hand look at this man well has picked up queens the ladies let's see if he gets action with it he's made it 60 000 to go mark also folding dennis is going to slop around with six whoa eight eight deuce three of a kind of blind this is just silly unbelievable dennis with three of a kind he's got a jacket i think for manuel it might end this hand because he's in bad shape here and dennis gonna raise him kick it up to 175. poor manuel is a victim in motion here oh poker pro out of spain and he's going to make this call he's in deep it's possible he'll get away if the turn is a heart no it's a six oh it will not end yet vince blind hitting a full house now blind train has full steam ahead about to fire out here and manuel i don't know how he can get away especially against this type of opponent i mean manuel is on the short stack hold on calm down the insta call happens two outer possibilities for manuel and that's it blind trying to get this final table down to five if he can dodge it he needs the miracle can manwell hit it no a ticks on the river it's not gonna work out for him dennis with all the cards taking that one down come on the soccer player gets red carded he's out of here in sixth place that's the end of the line from manuel martinez more action from the los angeles booger classic is on its way right after this [Applause] this episode is sponsored by dr pepper the official soft drink of the world poker tour hublot the official watch of the world poker tour rockstar energy the official energy drink of the world poker tour and club wpt play poker for real cash and prizes today at clubwpt.com commerce is a great place to play i mean whatever range you play from very high limit to very low limit it's here i'm having the time of my life it was great playing against hellmuth anthony zeno like mad us out and it's like this is a dream this is like what i've been living for commerce is amazing it is a place to be at and play for poker there's no place like it i don't think you can go anywhere and have as many games that commerce have and the players it's amazing yes we are back here on the world poker tour at the beautiful commerce casino in los angeles everyone loves the commerce especially these five guys dennis blyden and toby lewis at the top of your leaderboard three players essentially tied behind them winner gonna take home a million dollars here tonight quick full by derrick walters and now it's around to mark mcdonald and he has picked up the weapons of mass destruction the pair of aces stay cool mark stay cool you've got aces and the button and the two big stacks in the blinds that's pretty cool makes it 65 000 to go and now dennis blyden with a decent ace 10. i forgot to give you all those chips at the end of the night confidence is unwavering oh dennis little do you know what's on your right you know he's gonna raise it 175 i like this play from dennis we know it's not gonna work but i think it's the right play i think mark had a decision between calling and for betting he's elected to four bet perhaps because he thinks dennis is willing to get the money in pre-flight more than most players well dennis is running so good too so don't let him in cheap 10 seconds action clock ticking away here you're sick man slug dennis gives mark a little flash and slides his hand to the mud he's sick now mark macdonald has made 1.4 million in poker earnings so he could really play if you went for it your balls deserve the full in my opinion that's my opinion you got nothing to worry about good to see you yeah i played mark often in europe and was very impressed with his game with his poise plays really well picks his spots and never loses his cool at the table back down to it peter the real estate investor from l.a quickly folds his hand mark looks down at his hand not impressive jack deuce he'll knock that dennis 65. with dolly parton again that's nine to five knew he wasn't gonna pass this one yeah raises it up to toby with a big ace queen calling and you see toby just calling here because he and dennis are far and away the chip leaders over the other three he really doesn't want to play some huge bloated pot where he could risk getting eliminated or shorter 866 on the flop toby hitting aces and he's gonna check it great flop for toby as you can see he essentially has dennis trying dead oh dennis is going to contribute another 70 000 and toby just slow calls okey dokey i like the toby just calls here if you check raise it's really hard for your opponent to continue paying you king on the turn that's not the card that toby wanted to see because now if he's against another ace it's a cha pod check check and five and now dennis with a piece of that i hope he's gonna bet here it's really a matter of sizing and he goes small begging for a call what is that goofy [Laughter] it's so small you know it's strong i love that dennis is just going to spend this final table thinking out loud dennis pulls a hand toby lewis from england takes down the pot that was the phil hellmuth line if you guys didn't catch it yeah i got it yeah i appreciate slug that's hand toby thank you my five got there too i think you should probably be cooling with a five maybe five tough players at this table going for a million [Music] back here on the world poker tour five players competing for this major title here in los angeles toby lewis and dennis blyden way out in front our next three players between 1.8 and 1 million ships let's go down to the money pit mark mcdonnell with the attractive 6'5 suited doesn't even think about it goes out yeah i think he would play that if this was a nine-handed table earlier in the tournament but at this final table with dennis playing so many hands behind him mark needs to be a little more tight dennis with the ace 10 has raised to 65 000 to go and everybody falls but peter the real estate guy from l.a is going to make this call and hope to get lucky 100 defend rate peter i know calling with these weak offsuit king hands in the big blind looks pretty loose but when you're facing a min raise in the big blind you're supposed to call close to everything the flop comes up queen nine five nobody connects on this flop but it's a better one for dennis with the ace of hearts and the backdoor draws to a straight no hesitation for the cincinnati kid he bets it and he's going to win it from you toby non-professional dennis blyde looking good here tonight peter getting all the props we're going to have fun no matter if you pulled a car [Music] this is a dream come true for me i'm pinching myself every single day and i have no idea how i've made it this far i used to be a mortgage broker i transitioned a little bit into real estate investing which i'm still active in but i've been playing a lot of poker the last two years or so i can put in some hours working in the morning and then go off to the casino and play whatever tournament is going on the rest of the day i love playing the game but a lot of it is the people i mean i've met so many interesting people on the felt that i would never ever in a million years meet in normal life or doing my normal job commerce casino is my home casino i literally i've been playing here since i was a baby like i learned to play poker here one two limit so it's not just my final table i feel like i'm here for the whole commerce family and i'm just really excited to represent them and hopefully i make them proud the best rail in the world oh my god peter a clear hometown favorite getting some love from the crowd he's made 1.4 million in lifetime poker earnings that's pretty impressive for a non-professional it is indeed peter fifth in chips at the moment but not so short that he is desperate toby lewis is tied for the chip leader with dennis blyden and action's going to dennis only 28 years old and he's got a pair of deuces 65. and he'll make it 65 000 to go dennis is gonna be a legend around the office if he can take this down on attempt number one how is that even possible that's incredible anybody can play this game these days derek walters he's got a queen jack suited on the button he's gonna make the call and now mark you can't play that so two-way action nice call derek deuce is up against queen jack suited flop of 974 two hearts not great for either player but better for dennis than derek he checks over to derrick derek doesn't get out of line he checks going to the turn and wow look at this another deuce three of a card for dennis when it's your day it's your day i like that check from dennis he does not expect derek to check back too frequently there and when he bets he's gonna check raise him three on the river so three of a kind for dennis unfortunately derek has nothing but dennis has to come out and try to get a little value off this big hand 175 he bets gotta bet now if you're dennis but hard to get paid when your opponent has queen high so derek will slide his cards to the muck and dennis takes down yet another pot and slashes the deuce two three could you beat one you could beat the two two is good i just want to show you i'm not bluffing though cincinnati kid retakes the chip lead with five players to go vince people ask me can you really win on club wpt well tony the tournament's running all day every day and 100 000 worth of cash and prizes available every month the answer is yes sign up at clubwpt.com we are back here on the world poker tour at the lapc at the very famous commerce casino and you know these players are poker savants they are brilliant they beat out a huge field to go after a million dollars but they're not all poker pros no it's a good mix at this table we've got some professionals we've got some up and coming players and let's take a look at their chip counts dennis blyden the non-professional he's got 5.5 million toby with about 5.4 next three players all stacked between 1.8 and 1 million even trying to chase down our two chip leaders toby lewis he's made 4.4 million in total prize money in his career earnings and look at this he's got a little pair of fives he likes it he's gonna make it well he's just gonna call play it slow a little strategy adjustment from toby there limping into the big blind of dennis expecting there to be a flop but not wanting to get raised out if one of the short stacks behind him comes over the top derrick with king jack gonna call mark with jackpot suited in the small surprise to see him hold there and here's the wild card our chip leader dennis with queen nine oh wow and he is gonna raise it makes it 180. toby's certainly getting the right price to see a flop here in position derek doesn't want anything to do with this so heads up to the flop cincinnati kid versus the tax man and the flop is an eight three deuce two hearts it's a good looking flop when you're holding pocket fives with the five of hearts but dennis did raise before the flop and he's gonna continue to bet 260 dennis does not down bet by which i mean reducing the size of his bet on the flop he goes 260. a little more old school there toby makes his call and we see a ten of clubs turn that's gonna give dennis some outs well he doesn't even think about outs he just keeps betting pummeling away and again he gets the chips out and he's betting 360. yeah it's a little bit small here with the second barrel he's bet about one-third pot on a board that contains a lot of draws so it's hard to imagine that toby would fold showdown value or a draw to that sizing a tax man from england is gonna call this going to the river that's that look where he's saying i think i just blew it river car dennis doesn't get there as a king hits so the king of diamonds isn't a crazy card for dennis to bluff but it's important to note that most draws have missed here queen jack jack nine seven nine all the clubs all the hearts the little raggedy aces everything has missed and as the action clock ticks away you can see dennis contemplating should i bluff here with my queen high or should i give up it's gonna take some more time and he is the vp of finance so he knows about money he's thinking to himself can i bet some big money in here try to steal this pot and that's exactly what he's doing he's going to bet 785 half pot here still a tough call to make with these fives definitely not an easy call but toby reaching for chips whoa old bet and a great call by the tax man five players remain here on the world poker tour and we're coming back stay with us they keep calling me the tax man nice hand tax man it's a lot of tax it's a decent amount of tax yeah great tournament bad decisions i'll tell you who made one on the raw deal hey wpt fans are you ready for fun competitive poker action we know just the place with millions of users worldwide zynka poker is the place to play for around the clock poker excitement zinger poker is available on the app store google play and facebook so what are you waiting for check out zinka poco today we're back at the commerce casino in los angeles where phil hellmuth is ready to unleash the poker brat in tonight's raw deal it's actually sad when i play at this level i deserve to still be in there although the raw deal segments are all about the players who made it to the final six and not about me i must say that i did make it to 14th place in this tourney he thinks he's god's gifter in fact dennis pulled off some real goofball moves to knock me out i usually don't think i just put chips in the middle and see what happens and it still hurts i'm sure the next time i play with the guy he'll give me all the money for no reason and that's why i win so many of these i do have 14 braces zero let's see damn it so i can see why toby holding pocket fives and first to act went against today's common wisdom to raise it up i love toby's call i mean it gives toby maximum flexibility and when you have some unknown guy playing every hand give that man a chance to lose a lot of chips to you plus these two are basically tied for the chip lead with about five million of peace and chips you have a chance to win the whole tournament if you can hit a huge flop don't want to raise that guy out of the pot sure enough toby does get a great flop for his pocket fives so where's the raise to the goofballs flop bet i would have put in at least 660 thousand a 400 000 ship rays i would have protected my fives i like the call on the turn pretty standard stuff then on the river dennis tried to throw toby off by asking for a time extension time extension clever move dennis but it didn't work toby's river call was a classy one toby could have easily folded and preserved 4.5 million in ships but he went with his reed great river call toby don't let this man beat you with his goofy plays toby got some balls well you're absolutely right but the goofy man has a lot of chips right now got a lot of chips and a lot of confidence oh man and he told you off pretty good i have to say no one dishes it back out to phil he was ready for him wasn't he how many wpts you got oh zero all right peter hensickle with the pair of queens here picks up the ladies in first position the local needs his hand and he's gonna raise it to 65. goes out dennis goes out toby also and now it's around to derrick he's got king 10. derek with a nice hand in the big blind here he'll be going to a flop heads up with peter so peter finally getting a nice hand he's on a short stack doesn't want to see a king but of course a king appears ugly flop for peter great one for derek also the only one holding a spade in this hand they go check check six on the turn now it's time to bet if you're derek so how much eighty thousand peter's gonna keep him on us it would seem and yeah he's gonna make this call crying call going to the river let's see what happens can peter pick up a queen here no it's a 10 which gives two pair now to derek thought he needed it yep derek a little extra confidence now he's gonna bet very big 275 into 330. i think he likely is aware that his opponent has some showdown value and there's a bunch of misdraws out there so he's going to bet on the big sign and get value nice bet peter is going to call it and hate it not much peter can do there i think there's too many missed hands to get away on that river just unfortunately derek's from tempe arizona 28 years old a tough poker professional who's taken home close to a million dollars in earnings we saw him make the final table up in wpt montreal looking to better that finish tonight and take home his first wpt title mark this time with king 10 marks from ireland and he will not play king 10. 65. dennis a seven of hearts makes it 65 000. toby going out derek out as well that's a really good hand in the world of dennis blyden peter with 9 8 suited here he's a little below 20 blinds now i'm all in hey you have to count please well these suited connectors do play very well as all ins hands but my concern here is dennis blyden hates folding and he likes gambling so he seems like the wrong guy to move in light against pre-flop but then again he's also raising like every hand peter taking a stand perhaps he's tilted a little bit from the last beat of the queens you wanna gable peter that's cool now there's more time being asked for please don't do this with aces i would never do that to peter dennis interacting with peter's rail ten seconds he's going for it yeah he's gonna do it well there's the problem with moving in light against somebody like dennis blyton he just hates the fold you don't want hogs i'm glad they're rooting for hearts all right peter the local first cast for a wpt event for peter and now he's in trouble let's see if he can get lucky on the fly night of hearts of hearts the flop is 6-4 so dennis out flopping peter hits the aces awful start for peter at this point he needs either a running straight or two pair dennis with the seven even has one of his outs to the running straight and it's a six and that pairs the board and that's going to do it that will be it for peter himself great finish at his home casino and a little short of the title fine gentleman peter henson a big effort here at the lapc he's our fifth place finisher he'll take home 244 thousand i'm going to talk to matt savage i asked him if he went to gamble and he said no and i actually believed that that was the problem i was actually really close to folding peter great run this week you started off here at the one two tables of the commerce and now you're at the final table of the ten thousand dollar main event tell us about your experience um commerce casino has a very special place in my heart this is where i first learned to play poker i've been playing here for years and as you can see i have a lot of friends that i've made over the years and i mean they're just the absolute best rail in the world wow awesome finish and uh congratulations thank you so much appreciate it well on that note we'll have to say good night thank you so much for joining us and we'll see you next time on the wpt [Music] the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today i cannot play these guys at my shop got this i prepare for this day one time breathe you never know when your time is going to come to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion is it time for your story to be told [Applause] the world poker tour tonight at the commerce casino coverage of the la poco classic continues good evening i'm lynne gilmartin and this is the world poco tour there's been some intense moments at this final table and we're sure to see some more before we crown a winner here to fill us in on where we stand i'm vince van patten and tony dunst all right land what a great final table we have we're down to four players and we have some talent at this table toby lewis from london he is the tax man he wants to make these guys pay him off very very exciting but in the second ship position dennis blyden the cincinnati kid he's also quite good i mean he does not mind bluffing a hand he's been caught a couple times but he's been taking other pots i mean these guys have a lot of chips four players remain though yeah both those guys really aggressive but don't pretend that they're just gonna run away with this both mark and derek walters are very accomplished professional players looking to make a name for themselves by taking down their first major title and you can make a name because a million dollars to the winner very impressive thanks guys along with the prestigious wpt title the winner will take home the impressive hublot big bang steel watch a jet smarter membership the official private jet partner of the wpt and the one million dollars in prize money what a payday now let's check the chip counts and get down to the felt thanks lynn all right here's a look at our updated zynga poker leaderboard toby lewis well out in front at seven million dennis flyed in in second at four and a half mark and derek both hanging around one and a half million and he's a five thousand blinds of 15 and 30 thousand here we go action goes to derrick walters looks down at a big ace jack of diamonds some of our audience might know derek from his final table at wpt montreal this season makes it 60 000 ago mark macdonald out and now dennis blyden oh wow he has picked up the weapons of mass destruction pair of bases just like that dennis with the image you'd want to have when you find aces pumps it up to 165. derek has been conservative early in this final table but dennis has been playing every hand and king high flop we might see a big pot develop between these two dennis blyden a non-professional out of la oh it gets better and better for him as an ace king 9 hits what a flop three hearts though top set for dennis top pair for derek the case ace in the deck comes out on this monotone board the cincinnati kid is going to bet the continuation 180 total yeah certainly derek can't fold at this stage go to the turn it's another heart that might help derek stop losing money here i am uh surprised to see dennis firing out a bet here i'm not sure he's aware just how much his hand shrinks up on that turn and now derek with no heart wow he's gonna make this call derrick top pair and a gut shot but he is essentially drawing dead he's drawing to a chop with a heart river card is a king ace is full for dennis blyden that's the gin card for dennis fallon wow he's gonna push him all in now of course derek only has about half a stack left man this would be a tough call for derek even some of the hands that are bluffing in dennis's range just sort of awkwardly end up with a low heart 10 seconds be a complete disaster if you should make this call action clock ticket down to one second and derek finally does the right thing folds the hand the cincinnati kid taking that pot down cuts one of the legs out from derek walters i was all in if you check i'm glad they're back you probably are maybe mathematically speaking for what my range is i had two [Music] i'll figure it out eventually dennis blyden this is his first ever wpt main event he's playing like a champion tonight mark mcdonnell out of ireland has a nice ace jack of diamonds this is first wpt final table for mark and he has raised a 65 dennis blinding behind him that's a good problem to have 165 there you go he is confident everything going his way he has moved it up to 165 a couple folds behind him oh mark's one of our short stacks but he's probably too deep to rip it in here so i think he'll just call and get to a flop flop is a queen 9-4 they check check ace on the turn great for mark macdonald he has the ages with the bigger kicker and they go check check again little surprise the dentist check back on that ace six on the river i guess they have respect for the tightness of mark macdonald now he's checked again i do like that mark keeps checking the dentist he's essentially bluff catching against an opponent who does bluff too much 395 in the middle how much does dennis want to bet 300. i guess mark is just feeling the pressure because dennis is so active you have to think that if he had a better hand you would have heard about it before the river 300 huh it's a lot you got a good hand it's like you're trying to get info off your way yeah all right good luck i bet so much i would be stunned if mark folds but the action clock is ticking down on him so he contemplates this okay mark's gonna call it that's the right thing he's gonna love it dennis probably thought he had a winner at that point now he realizes he does not listen out pipped and mark mcdonald taking that one he's got a total lifetime earnings of 1.4 million in poker all right guys he's playing just as aggressive as we thought he actually had it half the time he's running good i'm delighted and the blinds are going up to 20 and 40 000 with the 5 000 continued luck gentlemen action with toby now and he and derek go out and now mark with the king deuce gonna call dennis with queen 10 he's not going to accept that he makes it 80 000. it's a little juicer little juicer as he calls it min raise with the queen 10. mark will call that sick click back it's 160 120. dennis very aggressive here tonight and here's the flop 764 helps neither one of them and they go check check seven on the turn no help from mark king high still in front mark is just yielding the way to dennis the cincinnati kid and he's gonna bet it 55 000. this is close for mark you don't want a full king high blind wish blind facing one bet against an aggressive opponent but also you really don't have any way to improve and he lets it go dennis smiling it's a beautiful thing when you start winning with queen high i've gotten a second gasping myself i like it a little terrier [Music] like the one you want to kick off your ankle yeah leave me alone spidey [Music] i don't want to play in a poker game when everyone's not being talkative and enjoying themselves it's not me that's not what i want to be doing out there come on i'm not what the pros would call game theory optimal i have to overcome that i'm playing against some of the best in the world that have studied this game immensely and i have not honestly the way i play i'm not thinking about the math as much as i really am the feel and it's almost more psychology for me it's almost like playing the player and really trying to get in their head make them think that my range can be the entire deck at any given time and try not to give off any towels and if they can't ever put me on a hand i'm always going to have them in awkward spots [Music] i got into poker with my father actually playing five card stud which i thought was the most ridiculous game of all time but he was the easiest man to read and i was like well i can take money from my dad why not i'm tripling my allowance every week i'm actually good friends with some of the guys that are posing the game chance corneth being one of them he's been infinitely helpful for me especially over the last five days yep shinko is another good buddy of mine completely opposite style of what i play so i enjoy him telling me that everything i'm doing is what he would never do you don't look like a man that wants to get crazy not yet i've told multiple of my friends especially the once-ler poker professionals you guys know i'm gonna win this tournament right i told him after every single day and it's i'm going to win wow that is confidence and he is looking like a winner tonight even though he's in second ship position at this point because toby lewis is out in front with a little more money 6.9 million in chips dennis and looking down at a state off suit looks like he's going to raise this up to 85. toby going out derek walters from tempe also out and the irishman well he's got the ace jack now not suited though and he will just make the call heads up between these two again and it is jack for deuce two clubs pretty ideal flop for mark's hand top pair biggest kicker and he's got dennis betten with nothing i think against many opponents mark would check reyes against dennis he might lean a little more towards calling due to dennis's tendency to double and triple barrel that's what he's going to do this time he's just gonna call it trying to trap his man and it only gets better as it ace hits that gives aces and jax to mark and aces for dennis perfect turn card for mark all right mark's gonna check and just lead him out into the trap and dennis he is going to bed again mark again he'll have a decision between calling and raising as there's now two flush draws out there numerous straight draws mark gonna go with a call so the slow play continues he just calls going to the river and a beautiful six of hearts on the river yeah great looking card for mark it does complete three five but outside of that oh he's checking again and dennis is gonna bet again 200 it's a pretty small bet about 200 into 700 so i would be surprised if mark doesn't finally raise in this hand clock is ticking down 6.50 there's the raise set up is man beautifully it's an additional 450. now will the cincinnati kid get the memo or not that's your section we've seen dennis make a lot of bets but he hasn't been a calling station tonight maybe he can get away from this one as the action clock ticks down sick click back it would be a beautiful thing if he could and he's going to make a beautiful lay down at that point so the irishman is going to take a big pot off of dennis the cincinnati kid and we are coming back with four players remaining here at the lapc in just a moment all right that's what i'm talking about this episode is sponsored by dr pepper the official soft drink of the world poker tour hublot the official watch of the world poker tour rockstar energy the official energy drink of the world poker tour and club wpt play poker for real cash and prizes today at clubwpt.com [Music] club wpt rolled out the red carpet for qualifier cheryl 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let's have a look at the chips around the table toby lewis out in front dennis wyden trying to chase him down mark mcdonnell making progress and derek walters your short stack he's got about 17 blinds action on toby and he cannot play that and derek has a nice pair of nines derek's been playing very patient 80. gonna make it eighty thousand to go the irishman mark will fold that's your stack derek dennis with ace eight of clubs that's a pretty strong hand to wake up with in the big blind fallen i like the play yeah he's gonna shove it and derek's gonna make this call yeah derek had a good place to double up baseball derek 28 years old out of tempe arizona professional for nine years how you feeling about d it's as good as i could hope for i feel good that actually is as good as she could when was the last time you saw somebody with three outs act that confident no i could have the seven eight of clubs you could probably have nine five off maybe you're right it's very true the only nine five we played today was soon i don't know what you're talking about true yeah flop is a queen jack juice all hearts pretty good flop for you great flop for derek as you can see he's a massive favorite now just needs to dodge two aces that are not a heart and it's a three of hearts that's gonna do it derek's gonna double up last card irrelevant three of spades so derek is gonna double up to about 1.4 million bring him close to 30 blinds and get him back in the mix for this title this is his third time at a wpt final table he's yet to win one of these events he's one tough poker pro though and now he's got some chips to play with as we move on it's on him let's take a look at his hand he will go out with five deuce mark also folding and dennis wakes up with the ladies the pair of queens beautiful hand for him and he makes it just a call surprising from dennis toby's been pretty passive against dennis pre-flop so seems an odd decision to limp the queen flops an ace jack four so toby gets a little piece of it and now dennis is going to bet 55 000 until he gets enough of a piece that he's going to end up paying dennis some money here going to the turn and wow it's this beautiful car for toby hits tens and fours wow and even dennis doesn't mind that card now he's got a gut shot to the broadway straight he's still not that worried about the ace and he's got about 175. let's see if toby goes over the top no just calling walking the dog river card coming up and it's oh wow it is a queen hitting three of a kind there for dennis he's going to go for a third streak here and make it 5.75 he basically that full pot into toby who has a difficult decision here he's up against an opponent who bluffs pretty frequently opponent could have a king but there's also some bluffs he can have and he's gonna put in the money he's gonna hate it can't fault him for that one pretty surprised to see queensland and that's wide end trying to retake that ship lead from toby lewis now i know he doesn't look like it but he could be called the cincinnati kid that's right young he's from cincinnati who played the cincinnati kid steve mcqueen very good all right four players remain here at the lapc we're coming back with more action in just a moment stay with us very good cincinnati oh yeah classic steve equipment here we are at the commerce casino for the la poca classic what a tournament we're having like we've been coming here 16 years for the tournaments but before that i used to come here for cash games big cash games it's one of my favorite casinos in the world let me show you around this is one of my favorite eateries at this commerce casino and why because they make a homemade taco that's amazing and it used to cost only a dollar you know what it's up to today it's not too bad all right well this is what i call my losers bar because when i get knocked out of the tournament or i lose a lot of money i go right there i sit always right there i have a double shot of tequila i've fallen off that chair many times well this is the commerce casino old room this used to be the main room now it's all the small games but back in the day in the late 80s and 90s i played here in big games in fact in the middle of the room they elevated everything up so the high rollers were stared at and they were envied by everybody i played that game and did pretty well this is the commerce casino secret tennis court no one knows about it but polka players that played a lot of tennis made a lot of challenges to me on this tennis court for a lot of money it turned out good [Music] so great memories here at the commerce casino as always but right now big tournament going on i'm going back in was that a wooden racket i saw in your hands wow you got a good eye yes i had that max played dunlop it was a great racket anyway right now these guys are going after a million dollar first place prize so let's get back to that buy you a lot of rackets that is correct four players battling for this championship action on mark mcdonnell and he is from ireland he's got about 2.6 million he will fold his hand and now dennis blyden with a jack five the motown hand jackson fives dennis never saw a button he didn't want to raise it's going to be 80. toby i'm going to correct the bet size there says no you got to make it 80 now that's on purpose toby's gonna make this call derrick walters will come along with ace nine yeah three-way action and here is the flop a king king three well a four flush there for toby checks around no flush on that turn four spades well not much here toby fires out a hundred small bet derek going out be pretty surprised if dennis continues no pair no draw but he's reaching for raising chips 375 from dennis wow he's going to make toby hold the hand and dennis blyton's on fire here tonight wow i mean that was a no pair no bluff and dennis just said i don't think you have it cincinnati kid looking good mark 31 years old will fold his hand dennis with an eight four spades that's a big hand for this guy you make it eighty thousand token out but look derek has picked up the aces how do you wanna play him derek slow oh yeah they just got the number on dennis just play him slow let him do all the betting and raising and that's what derek's gonna do here and the flop is a queen queen jack dennis with eight high has been checked to and he is going to just go with it forty thousand real small bet from dennis basically that's one big blind that's a call from derek not exposing his hand yet three on the turn derek's gonna check into him again i guess you're stuck derek well dennis no pair no draw no way to win as you can see zero percent only a bluff will work for him here that's what he's gonna attempt a 155 bet my head would explode if derek folds at some point in this hand derrick will call down to the river age hits derek's full house he's gonna check into it he's just praying that dennis somehow has king tenor clubs nope foiled dennis proudly shows his 8-4 good check walter's getting tricky derek walters taking down that one nice d i like it hey wpt fans have you checked out zynga poker with a variety of options for play and millions of users competing around the clock zynga poker is the world's leading poker game that's right tony zynga poker is available on the app store google play and facebook so what are you waiting for check out zynga poker today we're back here on the world poker tour four players remain toby lewis out in front with 6 million dennis the cincinnati kid with 4.6 million mark and derek are quote unquote short stacks are starting to make up some ground here and we go down to the felt it's on dennis blyden he folds his hand though toby with queen jack on the button is going to raise he will make it 80. the toby raised to 80 000 derek in a7 and now mark with a 10 deuce the old doyle brunson hand he won twice the world series main event with that same hand you knew that seems so impossible something's a mysterious and like this hand as a jack ten deuce hits two pair for mark and jack's for toby trouble brewing for toby lewis here now will mark call this flop or check raise it's gonna start with he's just gonna call definitely put in a raise there find out where he is but maybe saving it at ace on the turn and these two pairs gonna check again not the card mark wanted to see even though toby's gonna bet here again that ace makes it much less likely he fires a third barrel on the river well he's just gonna call 175 going to the river it's a seven of diamonds and that's not the card that mark wants either it completes eight nine and the backdoor diamonds toby is just gonna check and take this showdown and lose and mark mcdonald will win that let's go slug [Music] they call him slug let's find out more [Music] my twitter handle is sluglife87 it was just my screen name on the first site i played on me and my buddy we dropped out of college to play poker and then his little brother used to call us pair slugs for sitting on the couch all day thing again probably played way too much at that time everyone has a little bit of a sick phase where they just eat sleep poker all day every day it's easy to fall into the slug life when it's not going so well but uh i've tried to be a bit better in the last few years in terms of what i'm doing patience has definitely improved a lot especially when things start to go wrong i can get back focused more and like not worrying about like i would have had this many chips that many chips took me a long time to get that into my head if you're constantly thinking i should have done this should have done that it doesn't really help what you're going to do in the future good philosophy and poker and life and right now he's got close to 3 million in chips the winner's going to take home a million bucks here tonight as we go back down to the felt derrick with a king 7 quickly pulls his hand into mark and he oh he's got a beautiful pair of kings well mark's played very patient at this final table let's see if that's going to pay off here with the kings makes it 90 to go dennis taking a breather and toby with an a7 yeah he's coming along from the big blind for sure kings versus a7 flop is a queen deuce three that's great for mark nice over pair he's been checked two abc poker here make the continuation 80 000 well toby has a little too much to fold here the ace of clubs gives him the nut backdoor flush draw his ace high might actually be good so he'll call and we get an eight of hearts on the turn now that's a nice looking card for mark cause it puts a number of draws on the board that can pay him another bet he's gonna fire out here for 260 000 and now it will be difficult for toby to continue well mark's also had the perception of the tightest player at the table tonight and he has been and that's going to chase away toby mark taking that one he's getting on a little bit of a rush down having fun if you play tournaments this is all you want so i know i don't know what i'm gonna do now think you'll get the tournament plug no no it's just it takes too long man it's hard to bluff for six days yeah it's fun though yeah it was fun well mark seems mellow but he's telling the truth if you play tournaments for a living these moments are what you wait for are what you hope for so he's doing his best to capitalize tonight and now dennis with a jack eight of spades is going to move it up to 80 000 to go toby with ace five of hearts we'll call derrick out and mark four deuce of diamonds we'll see a flop so three ways between three suited hands and it is the spades that find a flush draw dennis blyden here with the jack high flush draw toby lewis has the lead with top hair looks like dennis wants a bit big here he's going to bet 205 into 280. and toby delighted with the aces to make this call mark says no thanks going to the turn can dennis hit his card oh he hit the dream card hits the flush and it aces in five for toby lewis unbelievable dennis now has that 4 10 disaster for toby who keeps making these second best hands that have to call down against dennis and we are going to the river it's a ten of hearts very safe card for dennis's flush yeah dennis with the second nuts here has nothing to worry about how much can he get from toby he's going to shoot for 1.2 million huge bet 1 215 yeah you see toby winston because he knows he should call cool it's hard to get away from i can't blame him and he is going to lose a massive part to the cincinnati kid dennis gets the guns out cincinnati kid taking down a huge one and he is out in front with the chip lead i have it sometimes toby it's weird i know we're coming back with more action here on the world poker tour in just a moment welcome back to the world poker tour with the lapc at the commerce casino dennis blind the cincinnati kid out in front with 7 million tony yeah he's running away with this thing after putting a big hurt on toby lewis who's down to 3-7 mark is at three and derrick walters our short stack trying to make some magic happen down to the money pit we go derek with five deuce releases that and the irishman mark macdonald with a nine six of spades seems to like it makes it ninety thousand dennis going out toby stays interested calls with a king eight flops an ace jack 10. check over to mark mark's got that 90 000. toby has just enough hand on this board that i think he will continue toby is going to make the call with his king hoping to hit a queen no a 10 pairs the board well that just slow things down check check they go and a king so now toby hitting kings there well toby has a pair now mark hasn't bluffed very much at this final table but he's got no showdown value here and he's pretty confident his opponent doesn't have a queen or a 10. so he's going to take a little stab at this and see if he can take this down with nine high he bets 150. and he sized it in a way that looks like he's going for value it's gonna work toby making the laydown nicely done by mark who does have the perception of beings very tight here tonight he steals that and look at this no smile nothing usually when you steal a pot you got that little grin just so excited inside is jumping up and down of course back to mark whoa okay now he's got the big hand ace king exit 90 000 and dennis ace4 behind him he's reaching for raising chips which i'm not a fan of this is problematic vince because he's gone so small his opponent is getting the correct price to call with anything in position and you have a hand that doesn't really play very well post flop a lot of players would come back over the top with the ace king but no mark content just to call it hoping to get lucky on the flop queen 8-3 on the flop not a great flop for either player dennis going to put out a bet 235 mark has too much hand here plus his hand is underrepresented by just calling the three bet pre-flop on the button so he's gonna continue turn card is another queen dennis still with nothing just a little ace high with a bad kicker this might work but this bet seems crazy to me your opponent can have all of the queens he's not folding an eight he's not folding any pairs to you if he's got like 910 or jack 10 he still might call you and try and bluff the river really just not a fan of this one vince boys bit 560. action cluck ticking down putting the pressure on the irishman and he's gonna get the chips out and make this call and it just goes to show if you're bluffing with haze high and your opponent won't fold ace high you've picked the wrong spot to bluff river guard den is sickened about this hoping to get something no 10 on the river so neither player with a pair does dennis give up the betting that's not a good card for dennis a lot of the hands that we'll call twice with might have like 910 jack 10 maybe with the backdoor flush draw of course 10 of hearts makes that impossible dennis has checked wow it's a 650 bet into dennis mark seems concerned that well maybe my opponent has some kind of weird pair that he got to the river with i don't want to let him show that down i'm not sure this is exactly the hand i turn into a bluff but i don't hate what he's doing here what if dennis check races that would be so nasty come all in oh wow oh quick fold my mark oh mark getting so punished for betting that river and dennis tables it crowd goes wild how could they not ace high play of the season so far incredible dennis blind looking good right here four players remaining we're coming back with more action here on the lapc fact that he just like snap tabled in everything in the four of clubs oh my god like okay okay first of all three betting pre-flop pretty crazy better flop whatever burning the turn pretty legit crazy and then check raising the river is so awesome just so awesome oh my god to date over one million dollars worth of vip packages have been awarded to club wpt members you too can win your travel and entry into an upcoming wpt main event by playing on club wpt.com [Music] when we're in los angeles it is great to catch up with old and new friends and tonight we're joined by tom wheaton of fated spain hey tom hey lynn how are you great thanks i'm so excited to have you here tell us about faded spade and what the brand is about sure so think about it poker has evolved right over the last couple decades games have evolved players have evolved production has evolved one thing that really hasn't evolved and has remained unchanged over decades is playing cards we consider fate at spade the evolution of the playing card and we consider ourselves a new face of cards playing cards for today's poker players in the modern booker era faded spade is the preferred playing card of the wpet what makes faded spade playing cards unique three differentiation factors is what we talked about one our face card design it's fresh and modern indicative of today's poker era two it's a custom poker index so no matter how poker players look at their cards in the hole or on the board they're going to see them with great clarity and three quality 100 plastic with an intentional balance of thickness and flexibility they're going to feel great they're going to last long all right perfect thank you so much for joining us tom you got it let's get back down to the table yeah i remember when cards i could rip them up when i had a bad beat now you can't do that anymore you don't strike me as the rip up cards type i wasn't okay anyway dennis blyton is the chip leader with close at nine million i thought i'd make a good story uh toby's second gen position with 3.6 blinds are going up to 25 and 50. here we go it's on blyton he's got queen three he's gonna raise to a hundred thousand toby here get a little tricky just calls behind and this may work very well derek walters our short stack has ace jack in the small blind and really only one play here that's the one wow mark had a big hand in the big blind but he has to fold dennis is out and so toby is going to be very happy with the result of just calling pre-flop with his queen he makes this call has derrick all in and at risk oh boy he sure does he's got derek wrapped up here pretty good derek walter 28 years old professional out of tempe arizona having big problems it was such a good spot before you flatted plays itself though it's even worse for derek mark folded a jack in the big blind so he actually only has two outs here let's see the flop oh jack comes on the flop derek is out flop toby poor toby just cannot win a hand right now he does have the backdoor club draw so maybe he'll get lucky there otherwise he needs a queen or a running straight three on turn boy toby trying to shake it off he needs a queen or only a queen to eliminate derrick not gonna happen seven pairs the board derek walters with the worst hand making it work doubles up you can't fault derek walters for his play there he just happened to get a little lucky against toby lewis he moves up to 1.8 million toby down to 2.7 all right action right back on toby you could boil a pot of coffee on his head right now he is steaming he's got ace eight this time and he will just call it and derek with a pair of sixes behind him earlier in this final table toby open limped pocket fives in a spot i really liked i'm surprised to see him open limp this ace eight derek just calling it and mark behind them has a pair of nines hold him and there you go he's short stacked he's gone all in dennis goes out dennis had a big hand toby's gonna fold and now a tough spot for derek he's pretty close to the top of his limping range i can't imagine he would limp eights there maybe he would limp sevens so this is gonna be close mark has shoved for 26 blinds which he would likely do with quite a few hands wow oh it makes a solid lay down good stuff well i think mark has that perception of the tightest player at the table and so that time it backfires for him he'd have been a big favorite derek gets away from that very nicely done and now it's right back on derek let's take a peek it is carl very attractive ace queen well it didn't work for toby maybe it will work for derek yeah he'll raise it men raise up to a hundred thousand marcos out blind out and toby will speculate with the 10-4 diamonds here we go with the flop queen jack eight and mark says can i have the king nine of clubs back geez derek hitting top pair he's going to play it's koi checks at seven on the turn yeah i like that check from derek and it's gonna work for him right here as toby is gonna fire out with nothing more than a gut shot and i do like this bet from toby he can't win by going to showdown his opponent might fold a weak pair or ace high to this bet instead top pair top kicker not going anywhere ain't going anywhere five on the river perfect card for derek toby is going to try and bluff his way out of this and the check behind on the flop from derek is going to work so perfect 700 000 and this is an insta call he's going to love it toby just cannot win a hand right now he came into this final table as the chip leader but we've been watching him lose every pot for a spell with that we have to say good night but join us next time when we crown the winner of the season 16 la poco classic see you next time on the wpt [Music] the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today you never know when your time is going to come to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion [Applause] [Applause] is it time for your story to be told [Applause] the world poker tour coming to you from los angeles this is the world poker tour good evening i'm lynne gilmartin 493 players came to the commerce casino for the la poco classic crown and tonight we'll find out which one will achieve their goal the road certainly hasn't been easy and here to fill us in on the survivors of vince van patten and tony dunst well then what a tournament we have dennis blyden from cincinnati ohio is the chip leader i like his style he bluffs a lot he gets caught sometimes but then he gets paid off on big hands like we saw yeah absolutely dennis has been amazing action at this final table so far meanwhile toby lewis came into this final table with the chip lead but has suffered some setbacks derrick walters moving up the leaderboard and our shortstack mark mcdonald's still in the mix and lynn four players going after a big title big money but also to make a name for themselves at the lapc thanks guys tonight's winner will be handsomely rewarded with a million dollar payout a jet smarter membership the remington trophy and the hublot big bang steel watch plus his name will forever grace the wpt champions cup there's no time to waste so let's check the standings and get down to the table all right let's have a look at our zynga poker leaderboard dennis blyden racing out front with 8.8 million derrick walters in second now at 2.8 and toby lewis and mark mcdonnell essentially tied for third place at one and a half aunties of 5000 blinds 25 50 tony and this is mark mcdonald from ireland quickly folding his hand and there's the cincinnati kid non-professional dennis blyton our chip leader four five and he doesn't care he's gonna race to 105. dennis has easily been the most aggressive and active player at this final table toby's had position on him and done his best to adjust but cannot seem to win a showdown toby lewis his nickname is the tax man taxman vs the cincinnati kid the flop is a 10-6-6 they both check going to the turn it's a jack so toby the tax man hitting his jacks we go for a little value here about a hundred thousand but dennis quickly folds toby's from england [Applause] [Music] that says it all right there yeah his mates they're in his shirt of toby and drinking like englishmen love it battling against great players is really enjoyable i love the competition but i hate losing which comes across at the table a lot because i'm fairly cold i can't help that i think that's just what makes me a good player as well i've been playing for like 10 years so i feel like a veteran compared to a lot of people i mean i'm only 28 but i got very lucky at the start that i won you know one of the biggest tournaments that i played and then sort of just went from there basically i just lived and breathed the game for the first five years that i played winning a poke tournament isn't ever going to be easy no matter who's playing in the field the first time i made a final table like this i maybe didn't think i could win or wasn't sure that my skill level was high enough but now i believe that it is have made this final table before and you know i just won a tournament so i know that i can do it and it is possible toby lewis one of the best young players out of the uk as you heard there has been putting up results for a decade now looking for his second major title this year here at the lapc dennis raising it up with king five toby goes out derrick also going out and mark mcdonald is gonna splash around with his five three of hearts let's see what happens get what i even raised with sometimes well the flop is a six 6-5-4 nice flop for both players but better for dennis both hitting fives but open-ended for mark tennis will continue with a hundred thousand bet mark obviously not gonna go anywhere with middle pair and an open ender makes the call a four on the turn pairs the board it's actually quite a nice card for dennis check for mark and dennis will go for more value here he bets 205. dennis is a wild man as we know and he's going to get called we're going to the river can mark catch the straight here no not to be eight of hearts on the river that will probably shut down the action yes dennis quickly checks and he'll be happy to see that his hand is good yeah dennis with a nice kicker we'll take that pot down oh mark pretty stuck there not much you can do with the pair in the open ender still i mean if you you haven't proven a long time so i feel like you get the credit then he's opening like stupid hands like he's opening the jackpot off i'm saying like i feel like ten eight clubs maybe you should prove it there but it's fine yeah maybe there's chris morman the winner of lapc in season 12 providing council to his countryman toby lewis dennis blyden a non-professional raising with anything and everything four five seven five you name it and he makes it work derek walters with the king six of diamonds first to act derek from arizona likes to back a lot of players as well as play and he has raised this to a hundred thousand well dennis has said that he is a field player tends to target the person and not use the math as much he's going to re-raise here to 325 000 with a garbage hand seems to have felt some weakness from derrick oh man this is derrick's third wpt final table he's made big money in poker as well and he's gonna lay this hand down great pressure by dennis unbelievable the non-professional player from la vp of finance somewhere here in town he's playing impeccable poker tonight well he's about to get uninvited from the office poker game he's a daring player quick fold and now dennis with the 7-5 it just doesn't matter what he has he makes it 105. toby goes out and now derek king seven of diamonds this time last time was king six derek he'll make this call all right heads up between these two again and it is queen 9-3 so not much for either player here and dennis started to work in more flop checks recently ada hearts derek does not improve on this turn dennis picks up a gut shot to the six and he's done checking he's gonna bet 125. derek forced to fold the best hand here this dennis blood and just take it over and he has been since the start of the final table you know it's his first wpt main event ever his biggest cash before this was 22 000 that's it and now he's going after a million dollars here tonight has the other players thinking about how to move up the leaderboard while he continues to smash all three of them derek now can't play that seven deuce over to mark solid ace four and he goes all in with it yeah he's got 20 blinds decides it plays better as an all-in then a raise and decide and they're gonna go out mark will take that one down when both blind's full he's 31 years old out of dublin well the dr pepper bar looking good tonight oh yeah they're drinking having a good time only fun could happen to the dr pepper bar best view of the table toby now gonna let go of a jack deuce over to derek letting go of seven deuce now mark gonna move all in for about 21 blinds with ace five count please dennis has king queen in the big line and a real decision to make that's your shove range right there slug any ace probably king queen two three four five six seven eight nine one million twos to nines well dennis trying to figure this out tough to lay this king queen down though you know mark is kind of desperate at this point the thing is i kind of want to keep you around because i'm enjoying this four-handed game he's not going gonna do it he makes a good lay down toby wants to see it says i want to know how he plays so mark gotta take down another one i like four-handed i think he should call he do yeah i just think he's doing really well against mark's range there and he's getting a pretty good price when you're the chip leader it's in your best interest to do anything that were that is plus chip eevee like anything that expects to earn chips is in your best interest unless you can do something weird like keep someone alive really really short so you can put pressure on the medium stacks because they're forced to wait until something is decided about the short stack but for the most part when you have the lead you just want to take as many opportunities to get chips you want to tell me now we're going to have to wait 30 minutes i showed you how would you show that nice face what was the other one it wasn't that great you know well of course that's what i was trying to figure out all right the pressure's on these guys million dollars to the winner derek with a quick fold mark hold on gotta shove it he's playing the same song here uh oh yeah toby's got nines that's an instacall yeah toby has an easy decision here must do that and toby's a nice solid favorite to knock out mark macdonald be nice to hit one of them point you guys i mean it's way more likely than ace comes to the nine mark mcdonald's taking home 1.4 million in poker well-regarded professional player and now he's in a bit of trouble the flop is a queen nine seven three of a kind there for toby and at this stage toby is a near lock to win the hand mark would need running aces or sevens it's a five of diamonds not going to work out a set but toby lewis is going to be good to eliminate mark o'donnell in fourth place great run here today for his first wpt final table the irishman has to skip his weight out of here take it home 300 19 000 he's over to talk to matt savage mark you said you were most worried about yourself tonight how would you rate your performance yeah i don't know i could have checked the ace king hand against dennis would have won a big part come on i don't know whether it was a big mistake a little mistake whatever talk to the guys afterwards to see what they say all right thanks a lot no worries with mark mcdonald's elimination we are down to three players at the la poker classic they'll resume the battle for first when we return about how much do you have there 2.2 that's a cute little stack it'll be cute if you double me up i don't think that'd be cute it'd be a little sexy actually how many reasons are there to sign up for a club wpt membership well tony i'll tell you i'll give you 100 000 to be exact play for a share of 100 000 in cash and prizes every month poker tournaments all day every day on clubwpt.com this episode is sponsored by dr pepper the official soft drink of the world poker tour hublot the official watch of the world poker tour rockstar energy the official energy drink of the world polka tour and club wpt play poker for real cash and prizes today at clubwpt.com as the world poker 2 edges closer to the end of season 16 it's time to check the status of the wpt eublog player of the year race while two-time wpt champion art for parzian still has the lead derrick walters is now sitting in second thanks to his performance here tonight eric afriart has jumped up on the leaderboard after his victory at the borgata winter poker open and phil hellmuth has made a jump in the standings thanks to his deep run here at the commerce plus tonight's champion will earn 1400 points and put themself in contention as well so this race is still far from over we'll keep the standings updated and inform you of any changes but now let's get back to the game with vince and tony all right thanks lynn there you can see dennis blyden still running away with this at 9.5 million oh yes down to 3 million dollars for the first place winner here's the non-professional dennis blyden this time with ace three he's the chip leader he's coming in for 105. toby's gonna call here in the small blind with jack 10 and i expect derek will come along from the big blind so we got three-way action ace eight jack 10 h3 here is the first three it is a king 9-4 no one hitting yeah just a gut shot for toby and the eighth high backdoor flush draw for dennis but really not much for anybody dennis plyden he just doesn't stop he's going to bet 175 he's getting called there by toby toby wants to continue here with his gut shot and also knows that dennis can be betting an awful lot of stuff on this flop texture six on the turn helps neither player i go check check go down to the river it's a five toby's gonna take a stab with jack high there he goes comes out of the woodwork yeah it's a very good bluff by toby he can have the hearts here he can have a king he doesn't have that many misdraws really just like jack 10 and queen jack so dennis certainly won't call i'm not really sure what he's thinking about time bank chip he's gonna take time try to figure this out i'm all in now wow dennis my man toby's got to lay it down oh dennis is going to show it just an instant shot toby doesn't look thrilled with his table mate how are you not going to announce that action [Applause] i gotta keep my rail tight bluff on bluff violence there how to put an englishman on tilt i know you're like in bluff with that h3 toby so it wasn't a bluff how'd it get why then hey but nice nearly bluff pretty sure it's still a bluff buddy pretty sure it's still a bluff i don't think it is sure if that's what your definition is sure find a bluff to find you putting chips in the middle and losing i mean no that's not what i asked so technical toby things are getting a little ugly here at the cops [Music] [Music] [Music] club wpt vip member bob herber hit the road and headed to los angeles chasing a dream at the lapc i used to be in the aerospace business i retired about seven years ago i just walked away from work and i needed something to do and i love playing poker i enjoy playing on club wpt because there's unlimited play for a flat fee you got to win some things once in a while and it gave you a chance to win something big like this and this has been a great opportunity for me winning this big package when i won the event i went ballistic i couldn't believe i took first place i actually did laps around my house oh my god i just won oh my god we gotta be in l.a in february oh my god holy i think i might have said a couple of curse words in there of my happiness but i was just ecstatic this has been a dream for me my parents got me into poker the commerce casino was one of their favorite places to play this is something i've always wanted to do and never knew i would get a chance without club wpt i wouldn't have this opportunity i'll be playing much more from the future at this point on play on club wpt for your chance at a free vip package to a wpt main event register to become a club wpt vip member at clubwpt.com for your shot at one hundred thousand dollars in monthly cash and prizes all right we are back at the final table three players left dennis blyden out in front with 10.6 million while the winner tonight's going to take home a million dollars second place is 600 thousand third place is 4 30. let's have some real fun dennis is going to raise in the dark please don't do it stop that that's just disrespectful dennis is it really no i i seriously don't know if it is good no i'm just trying to have some fun man we've been so serious and quiet trying to loosen it up a little bit gotcha love his style oh man so now he's gonna look at his hand after racing in the dark toby goes out will he get action with this how do you not raise their dick i remember this iconic picture from the online poker days of one of my friends just lighting a hundred dollar bill on fire and that's pretty much what raising blind is three-handed slops at six six nine two spades neither player catching derrick's gonna check let's see what dennis does of course he's gonna bet it this actually isn't a terrible flaw for his hand nice call and derek says well i figure queen high is better than a random hand all right going to the turn it's a 10. okay maybe dennis is going to slow down they both check and the river card is a 7. that gets dennis sevens he's betting this 175 and a quick fold by dennis nice hand derek i hate my parents dennis lets him get away with it oh man at this point in my poker career the title is actually really important to me it's like i've had a lot of good scores for a lot of money but no titles yet the last hand in montreal was pretty crazy just because it was a complete flip for really all the chips in play derek's gonna make the call with the flip [Music] there's just nothing you can do at that point you just gotta hope that you can be the on the good side of the flip this time i have a good advantage because of my spot at the table i've been playing with everyone that's left a lot and i think i have a good hold on their games that's a great analogy you have to be on the good side of the flip i so agree derek yeah very true all the study and focus and preparation can't do anything if you won't win flips at the final table it's on derek with the button he's gonna fold that and now dennis with a nine eight of clubs big hand for dennis of course he just calls huh toby with the six five says let's see the the flop is a ten deuce five two clubs and that's a four flush for dennis i'm a little surprised dennis didn't raise pre-flop but he's betting now toby with second pair gonna make this call this could get very interesting let's see if a club appears no 10 hits the board for a pair that's a nice card for toby i expect him to bet following this check no surprising check behind will the club get that no four spades also a good card from toby and dennis has basically given up he has checked this wow geez check check oh man i don't know why you wouldn't bet either the turner river against the guy who can have every single hand maybe if you're worried about getting checked right yeah i think they are because he's done that a couple times with nothing and then showed the hand yeah well you could always bet and then call the check raise makes it very painful though to play and look at this once again dennis is going to rage without looking at his hand playing in the dark glad to see you smile derek i know we're not supposed to bias the audience and root for anyone but man i love anybody who raises blind when they're playing for a million dollars this is so bold it is it is pretty exciting everything going right for dennis raising before the flop but now derek has ace deuce here i'm derek i'm tempted to just jam over a blind raise he's not that deep just calls and the flop is a king ten eight just dennis with an inside straight draw that's about it it's actually a pretty good flop for his hand dennis that's and derek is not going to continue oh boy all right dennis blyden the non-professional running over this table [Applause] can he close it we'll see the poker brad himself phil hellmuth has been taking notes on the action here and is ready to do some schooling in tonight's raw deal hey wpt fans have you checked out zynga poker with a variety of options for play and millions of users competing around the clock zynga poker is the world's leading poker game that's right tony zynga poker is available on the app store google play and facebook so what are you waiting for check out zynga poker today we're back at the commerce casino in los angeles where phil hellmuth is ready to unleash the poker brat in tonight's raw deal i didn't think he could do it but i'll give dennis some credit he made it to three-handed play against some real sharks and i like the fact that he's still in full chat mode both entertaining us and then you're like in bluff with that h3 toby it wasn't a bluff pretty sure it's still a bluff buddy but he's also trying to get toby and derek to open up why dennis wants to get them off of their a-game by getting them to talk and have some fun he wants derek and toby outside of their natural normal introverted element but these guys are quiet killers they're going to use all of their energy to play great poker and not waste any energy engaging in conversation let's have some real fun oh my god no no no no please don't do it i hate to admit it but i actually like dennis's blind raise on the button toby and derek are handcuffed because they are both trying to outlast each other for a significant pay bump by handcuffed i mean this neither toby nor derek can afford to make a bad bluff especially knowing that dennis is likely to call them light with a much weaker hand thus they both have to sit there on their hands waiting for strong hands and waiting for the other to go broke dennis understands that he is the worst player and he wants to throw them off of their games dennis wants to try to get lucky dennis is going to try to bait them into raising his blind rays and then hoping he has a good enough hand to move all in like say king queen ace high or a pocket pair personally i wouldn't blind raise and i wouldn't suggest it for any of you out there but for unorthodox goofy dennis it makes sense [Laughter] just remember if you're going to blind raise see it through i'm not in love with dennis's fold on the river he folds way too fast nice hand derek i'm guessing if he waits 25 seconds he would have probably called i hit my pair in the river too class dismissed oh wow interesting stuff but he's so right dennis has these guys rattled they're off their game dennis is controlling everyone at the table really well done and he's raising in the dark again this does not stop he's pushing these guys around and like phil said he's got them handcuffed he's got them off their game everything going right for the aggressive player dennis blyden the non-professional into the big blind of derek walters who has a junkie jack to suit he'll make the call and it turns out dennis has a real hand here he's got 10 8 suited he takes a peek before we go to the flop of queen queen three well not much for either player and they go check check ten that hits dennis oh wow a lot of checks going around so three on the river now two pair on the board derek want to try bluffing this no so now time for dennis to make a value bet and derek actually has a decision here you can't really put dennis on a queen that would be quite a slow play he could have a three he does have two random cards here he could definitely have the ten hard to think he would bet a king for value but derek he lets it go gets away without paying any more money and dennis continues to stack chips the happy go lucky guy gets lucky again this has got to be the greatest time of his entire life here we go again blinds are up to 30 and 60 000. and now toby with a decent queen jack he will raise the 120 derrick going away dennis now with a real hand pair of tens he doesn't know what to do with a real hand oh i guess he does he's raised 375 total toby here with a couple broadway cards in position he's gonna take this flop against his nemesis dennis dennis the menace and it is ace nine eight so the ten's still in the lead toby with a gut shot to the 10 and over cards to the queen and jack although he can't say for sure that those are good dennis of course could have an ace here 375 is bet and toby getting very much involved sticking around hoping to get lucky here and he doesn't ace hits the board to parrot it's a nice card for dennis almost certainly makes him feel more confident in his hand well he's going to bet 475 and the taxman doesn't know what to do he's got him spinning i mean he's got really nothing of a hand he's getting involved with queen high here to hopefully hit something that's what the mix-up play of dennis is doing to these pros down to six seconds on the action clock [Music] and he is finally gets it and goes out dennis just clobbering these guys right now no show dennis never been showing all day in a bluff have i showed up off to you yet in the river maybe i thought you said you did show me on the river confusing yourself now maybe i am bud it's getting a little prickly i love when somebody calls another guy bud and they're clearly not buds oh i was so well put hey look at this derek has picked up kings at the right time this could be payback time what to do you got 1.9 million applies to 30 and 60. derek has raised this to 120. just a call with a suited connector by dennis uh oh toby pushing yeah that's what you do when you hit ace king and of course derek takes his time and then well if you insist all over the top and dennis folds of course so they show the hands toby lewis drawing the three outs he will either be eliminated or he will nearly derek walkers [Applause] [Music] toby has run pretty bad at this final table last time he had derek walters all in derek three outed him toby gonna attempt to return the favor derek a nice size favorite oh yes the taxman has outflopped eric toby lewis [Applause] [Applause] inside [Music] do so the turn just doesn't matter well a total cooler between our two pros there unfortunate for derek walters wow the tax man makes her pay three players remain very exciting action at the lapc and we're coming back for more on the world poker tour unlucky d this game is sick daniel has won it amazing commerce is insane it's massive there's like been a hundred tables going at once there's like a million different poker games to play always good tournaments so it's like massive anthony i love coming to commerce for the lapc because the event is so prestigious you have a good amount of recreational players because they want to advance at a prestigious title but you also have like the biggest names in poker and you're going to see the best of the best the tournament is really well run lots of tables good dealers it's an awesome awesome tournament it's fun we're back here on the world poker tour at the la poca classic and dennis is just making it happen dennis blyden lives in la his first ever wpt main event that's the incredible part your first ever wpt main event and not only do you make the final table but you've got a big stack and you're steamrolling the pros is this real vince toby has moved all in for derrick's last six blinds yeah toby's got a pair of sixes there and derek with jack six oh nice that's okay right on the border now you see him counting down his stack trying to figure out if he's supposed to call here nope lets it go you gotta give it to him for having some patience he is nurturing his last dollars very wisely it appears can he possibly come back in some way here goes toby toby folding 7-5 suited now derek and the small he's gonna go all in with queen seven suited and dennis is gonna snap without even looking at his cards he's like hey i got the best hand dennis a small favorite here to eliminate derrick in third place that was his finishing place up in montreal earlier this season needs to win this hand if he wants to do any better derek walters needs some luck and it's a king 8-4 on the flops with dennis hitting kings out flopping derek dennis staying very cool yeah that's a turn card is a deuce that gives two pairs to dennis well a great run from derek walters but another third place finish derek is out in third place he's talking to matt savage derek another third place finish is that bittersweet for you uh definitely bittersweet but i think i'm a little bit lucky to get third so i'm kind of happy well you're second in the player of the year race darth vader are you gonna chase it down um that's kind of exciting i have to see how many points it is it's probably gonna be pretty hard since he won two events all right good luck in the race thank you derek walters comes up short and we are down to the final two players here at commerce casino when we return dennis blyden and toby lewis go heads up for the lapc title welcome back to the world poker tour and the lapc we're about to start the heads of action but first lingo martin spoke to both the players dennis you've been declaring since day one that you were going to win this tournament what gave you that confidence you just got to believe if you bleed you go out you play your best game good things can happen i love it certainly seems to be helping you keep my foot on the gas pedal have a lot of respect for toby but we'll see what happens all right good luck toby you came in as the chip leader you faced some adversity tonight but now your head's up what's it gonna take to make a comeback um just keep being patient like i have been and trying to develop counter strategies to his heads-up style all right good luck thanks well thanks lynn these two excellent players now heads up for a million dollars dennis way out in front but by no means count toby lewis out good luck toby good luck okay they make those instances here good luck statements obligatory of course nah just kidding but right now dad is blind now in front with 11.8 million he does have toby at a four to one disadvantage but toby has 50 big blinds which is a lot of room for a player of his caliber yeah toby with about 3 million here we go blind's at 30 and 60. not quite toby says nope you're gonna need to put a little more out there that's not in here that's yeah still not enough though toby's like yeah try again that might be too much now oh no that's good okay oh man toby knows the rules of the game all right dennis has raised to 120 toby with king five will make this call so there you go ten eight versus king five the flop is a fourth reduce um great flop for toby here open ender over cards back door flush draw to the king dennis will continue to bet the 150 with a smooth call by toby go into the turn will toby hit his straight nope three pairs the board they go check check river card another four well toby does not has a straight but he does have the best hand on the river dennis has 10 high and can only win by bluffing well that's not unusual for this guy yeah he did bluff but i don't think that's enough to get toby to fold to be honest tonight you see him very quickly make this call little mistake there i think that was an instacall he's 28 years old for playing poker professionally for 10 years he's made over 4.4 million in poker the crowd loving it toby maybe on a little bit of a comeback keep me on this day yeah i can remember battling against toby lewis online a decade ago he was one of the regulars in the tournaments and did very well the tax man finished sixth here at the lapc back in the day now look at this toby he's got a real hand here a pair of tens and he's gonna move it to the min raise of 120. but dennis with ace queen where we could see the money going pre-flop here both these guys have such huge hands dennis has gone to 300 and now back on toby it's a big hand in heads up action boy i think toby's gonna four bet it's just a matter of small four better all in for that he's going small he's making it 7.50 dennis reaching for calling chips well he's making this call two quality hands going at it very dramatic here we go the flop is a six six three two spades and toby now with the tens that's 400. that's been called a dentist with way too much of a hand here to fold monster pot going and a queen hits all the turns oh no oh that's disaster for toby not only because he's been sucked out but by a card that's much harder to put dennis on than the ace jesus is gonna check and try to trap him he has gone all in [Applause] i don't think i'm getting away from this one buddy but let me get a count now they're back to being buds i call oh yes you do and you're gonna love it come on dennis with just two outs to dodge going to the river and he will be your champion toby lewis has run out of luck if he cannot find a 10. dennis one card away from a million dollars it's a six that is it dennis blyden the amateur takes down one of the most prestigious titles in poker dennis white and mr champion beats out a top pro in toby lewis [Applause] [Music] toby lewis is eliminated in second place he's taken home six hundred thousand dollars and he's over to talk to matt savage toby a bit short of the title how do you feel about the result uh a bit sweet i guess but you know second is great still disappointed for now but it'll be good in a couple of weeks congratulations our champion of the lapc dennis blarden dennis tennis how does it all feel how did it happen like that i came in on day one saying that i'm going to win this tournament i feel if you have the positive energy you really believe you're going to win you come out you play like a maniac it might work out and i was expecting a much longer heads-up match but happy to work out the way it did you get your name inscribed on the champions cup on the world poker tour you get a million dollars and you get the beautiful you blow watch you can't beat that let's hear one more time for dennis bernard a remarkable victory thank you so much for joining us and we'll see you next time on the wpt the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today i can help play these guys at my shop got this prepared for the blessing one time breathe you never know when your time is going to come to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion [Applause] [Music] is it time for your story to be told [Applause] the world poker tour the seminal hard rock in south florida poker insiders know this is one of the hottest spots on the tour and tonight we are gonna see why good evening everyone and welcome to the wpt i'm lynne gilmartin for years the seminal hard rock poker showdown has put a spotlight on some of the greatest unsung poker talent earlier this week players showed up in droves ready to show off their card playing skills try to make a run today fellas one time [Music] let's do what we always do have some fun and let's shuffle up a deal [Music] wpt champions club member jonathan little had a simple explanation on why this is such a fun event people in florida they have some money they like to gamble and they like to put chips in the pot with cards in the air it was easy to find plenty of players hoping to score their first wpt title just like past champions kevin eister eric afriate and griffin paul but just getting to that final table is no easy feat because there's so many recreational players sure in the long run it does make it more juicier but it also makes it more unpredictable and higher variance it's a bunch of landmines you got to get through just to make it to the final table poker pro joseph chung is one of those players in the hunt for his first wpt title and things were looking good for him as the chip leader going into day three doing great a lot of chips feeling good other players holding their own but respecting the challenge included poker pro jeff gross local grinder pedro palacio and two-time wpt final tablist matt stout not only do we have every chip and play at my table but we have the best players left in my table it's just a bunch of beasts [Music] and it's really tough to play these guys but i can somehow get my game on too so i got a feeling i'm gonna find my way to the final six unfortunately jeff's feeling was wrong and he soon busted thanks to poker phenom brian hastings who had taken over the chip lead then it was ohio native joey cowden's turn to take the wheel eliminating two more players one by one players continued to hit the rail and make their way to the payout desk and the field was getting closer to that all-important final six joseph chung shoved with ace 10 suited british online pro scott majerson called the million chip bet holding pocket nines the board ran out and scott's nines held up sending our former chip leader home once again without a title it was just straight downhill sadly and scott kept busting players scoring two out of the next three bust outs local pedro palacio was the next to fall and they reached the wpt final table bubble confident recreational player jeff fielder got in the action when matt stout called his pre-flop raise on a flop of 10 8 7 matt checked jeff bet 200 000 matt shoved all in putting jeff's tournament life on the line jeff called and showed pocket aces matt tabled his top pair the board ran out improved jeff's hand to a set and he doubled up [Music] then it was poker nomad tanner millen's turn raising pre-flop with ace king scott majerson called with pocket tens a disastrous flop for tanner and before you knew it all the chips are in the middle tanner hit top pair with his king but scott made a set the turn gave tanner some hope with a gut shot straight draw but it wasn't meant to be and tana gracefully left for greener pastures leaving a group of strong talented players with one thing in common everyone's chasing their first wpt title [Music] with the final six players settling into their seats let's check in with our own esteemed poker experts wpt commentators vince van patten and tony dunst lin let me tell you the seminole hard rock is fast becoming one of the great poker pockets in the world bar none all the greats live down here play down here they love their poker and let's go right to the chip leader who lives down here that is brian hastings one of the big names in the game he's well out in front you know what he used to be a dishwasher and then he started playing poker and now he's a superstar started from the bottom now we're here and speaking of the bottom our two short stacks are actually pretty familiar to our audience at home we've got faraz jaka in sixth place who is once upon a time our player of the year and is at his sixth wpt final table but still searching for an elusive breakthrough win and right ahead of him matt stout the man with the most distinctive laugh in all of poker is at his third wpt final table but also chasing a breakthrough victory now we have a bet that goes on week after week you're a little bit in front so it's time to pick a group of players who do you want the chip leader and the two short stacks brian hastings alongside matt stout at farrar's jacka or do you want the wild cards in the middle jeff fielder joey cowden and scott mcgarrison okay well that first group all has my phone number and i don't really want to get any angry texts later so that's what i'm taking all right kissing your friends honey a little bit that's okay i'll go the other way lynn this will be fun smart choice tony now just a few moments ago we caught up with chip leader brian hastings i'm really excited about this i mean i've been playing wpts for many years i was the one to watch a long time ago and this is my first wpt final table so it feels good to finally make a final table and this is really exciting and i can't wait tonight's champion will win close to seven hundred thousand dollars along with the handsome you blow big bang steel watch and of course a coveted spot on the wpt champions cup play is getting ready to start so let's head down to the felt all right thank you lynn let's have a look at our zynga poker leaderboard brian hastings well out in front followed by joey cowden and scott majerson jeff matt and faraz are technically our short stacks but they definitely have enough chips to make a run andy's at ten thousand flies of 40 and 80 tony here we go the very talented matt stout first to play but he won't play seven deuce now brian hastings who's a local and a great player also goes out now ferrajaka walks into a pair of queens just like that and he will race to 175. behind him joey cowden has a very playable king 10 on the button and it looks like he agrees so he'll make this call scott mcgarrison who lives in playa del carmen mexico to play online poker goes away and jeff fielder who's a former construction man also goes out so we're gonna see the flop queens up against king ten and the flop is a king jack eight cowden out flopping for us braz checking here out of position joey checks behind three of a kind for farrah's jacka on the turn and notice that gives joey an open-ended straight draw as well and adds a second flush draw to the board so there's an awful lot that faraz could be betting with joey here is gonna have to start paying off on the turn 280 bet by faraz he was a wpt player of the year what a talented player in good shape right now going to the river oh nothing five great card for faraz bad card for joey because it's missed all the draws and his top pair is likely stuck calling down even if he senses that faraz likely has a pretty good hand ferrara's gonna stick out another bet hefty 650 joey sensing that this isn't a great situation to be in but is also sharp enough to know that faraz is an aggressive player who would likely bet with many of his draws that missed on this river joey's got a lot of chips he can afford to make the call he does make the call faraz tables his set to take down the first hand of our final table well it could have gotten even uglier perhaps if joey would have bet after the flop in front with the kings would have made the pot even bigger so maybe he got off a little cheaper [Applause] on to the next hand for oz quick fold joey a local in fort lauderdale goes out scott bajarrison who's in second chip position at this point he can't play that mess and here is the non-professional jeff fielder 1.75 i feel like it's worth more than that for the nine seven of diamonds he will make it 175 to go well i'm the least familiar with jeff and i'm curious to see how he adjusts and approaches this table full of professionals brian hastings a tough professional he is going to speculate make this call with a 6'5 we will see the flop flop is a queen ten five two diamonds well both players connect jeff in position with the flush draw brian out of position with bottom pair 150 from jeff brian hastings now oh yeah he's going to make that call going to the turn oh brian turns two pair a flush draw and a gut shot to the eight for jeff he's gonna double barrel here for 425 000. hasting playing with junk has managed to make this hand a whopper wow he's getting the plaques out yeah this looks good to me you got a strong hand charge your opponent on a board with lots of draws brian making it 1.4 million it was an early cheer i like jeff but he's kind of being a tailbox here i doubt he really acts like that when he has a strong hand echo he's got a flush draw and a straight dry he's going to make the call and hope to get lucky yeah you got to make this call with all those outs and there it is yeah ace of diamonds well that is a great card for jeff but it's also one that brian knows is really bad for him it completes king jack it completes the flop flush draw if his opponent had ace queen or ace 10 and called him on the turn he's hit the river come on oh yeah he's going to put it all in close to 2.5 more for hastings the other construction man takes off the hard hat and puts in the chips brian gonna have to put on his thinking cap brian of course aware that the ace of diamonds is the actual worst card in the deck for him the action clock is ticking away we're down to four seconds right now and brian wants more time jeff doing a good job staying stoic here brian is the chip leader he can afford to make this call but will he do the right thing yes he gets away from the hand without the huge loss so the construction man jeff fielder looking good so good luck to show you good times i have a third of the chips in place so it is my tournament to lose i just want to try to close it out it didn't look like i was going to make the final six for a while then i had a big double up there's no telling that i can't you know make it back up there and take this thing down i've heard of several conversations where someone goes oh he's so crazy aggressive the other one's like what no he's not he's so tight it's exactly what i want i try to be the chameleon i think could play pretty well i think most people think that i play pretty well too but that means to sound arrogant or anything i feel pretty good i've been preparing for this for a long time i'm ready the competition is by far the toughest that i've ever played in one table i'm excited i mean you can't be the best without beating the best so bring it on [Music] well this incredibly stacked final table is somehow without a wpt title brian hastings out in front with 11 million jeff fielder has moved up after taking that nice hand from our chip leader and winnie's gonna take home close to 700 000 here tonight so big money at stake quick full by joey cowden scott mcgarrison online wizard goes out as well now the construction man jeff non-professional with the decent king jack got a couple of broadway cards here and he's on the cutoff so he's going to raise it up here to 175. maxed out gonna fold and now hastings now with an attractive ace 10. this is one of those situations where some players choose to call others choose to three bet brian here as the chip leader seems to prefer to three bet yeah well he's the chip leader has a lot of chips and he is going to put the pressure on for us shaka has to go away you just want your plaques back don't you yeah that's true i like this fence these guys aren't total statues in the middle of the hand but still not giving anything away jeff makes this call in position so we'll go to a flop it's a big king 10-7 they both get pieces of that of course jeff with kings brian with tens and brian's gonna check so jeff fires out 500 000 and brian with second pair ace kicker will make this call he keeps fighting for those parts and now he's in a bad place let's see if it turns around no seven pairs the board kind of an interesting card on the turn either player could have a seven here but i would say jeff is more likely to he checks this back induced nothing card pretty safe card for jeff there got to be feeling pretty good about his hand brian's going to fire out 600 000. that's sort of a blocking bet for value that also prevents him from having to face a tough decision if he checks and his opponent bets bigger jeff there makes a quick call yeah well when the seven pairs you know you want to protect your king at that point never know hastings could have had a seven so jeff taking the pot brian taking the worst of it so far here tonight yeah brian suffering a couple early setbacks against jeff all right going to scott mcgirison 25 years old scott is one of the top multi-table tournament players online in the modern era and it is very competitive online these days which means he is a real tough player i will not be surprised if he continues to have success in the live arena all right well brian hastings never slowing down has made a raise makes it 200 to go and now joey cowden with a solid king ten of clubs what will he do with that just calls as the chip leader is just opening up his game oh that's a pretty interesting flop so an open ender with a backdoor flush draw for joey bottom pair with a backdoor flush draw for brian and brian will bet continuation bet of 175 everyone's connected here joey open ender over card back door flush draw bryant bottom pair backdoor flush draw so a bet from brian and a call from joey four on the turn check not the card either of these players were hoping for and brian checks this back seven on the river so joey not getting there and sometimes when you don't get there you have to do what you have to do and that is try to steal it 425 he's betting joey has missed but he's in a situation where he can plausibly represent a queen or a jack that would value bet this river brian in a tough spot here with his fourth pair deuce kicker and brian taking a little time but no he's got to lay the winner down just hats off to joey six players battling for close to seven hundred thousand here tonight we're coming back for more on the world poker tour how many daily tournaments are there to win on club wpt.com well there's hold'em omaha hot limit nola headphone putters even wpd main event packages that's a lot poker tournaments all day every day club wpt.com welcome back to the seminole hard rock poker showdown in hollywood florida we've been having a great time all week here yeah it's the perfect kind of property for poker players everything you need here huge tournaments great restaurants personally i'm addicted to kuro the sushi restaurant also there's a fantastic pool and they have wonderful slides i like to just enjoy the balmy winds out there i spent all day there yesterday went down the slide it was great come on down to the semi-hard rock you won't regret it and right now we'll go back down to the table all right let's take a look at our leaderboard here brian hastings is still your chip leader but losing some ground to joey cowden scott majerson and jeff fielder who are all tied for second faraz and matt stout your short stacks but don't count them out all right scott mcgarrison unfold solid online guy quickly gets out of the way jeff fielder our construction guy non-professional player looks down at ace eight seems to like it yeah i used to raise in this situation almost always but after some coaching i found you're supposed to fold a lot of these medium offsuit aces on the hijack jeff you're gonna raise it up to 175 over into the blinds of faraz and joey cowden who finds 9 8 suited in the big yeah well what's your coach say to do about that hand uh he says never fold 9 8 suited that's right especially when you hit top pair with the nines great flop for joey here i've played a lot of tournament poker with joey lately and i found him very tough to handle i think he's got a great grasp on the game even if he's not a household name yet jeff fields is betting 150. with nothing but this ace high and of course joey with his top pair we'll make this call and we will go to the turn and it only gets better there for joey hits a four flush now as well when players call out of the big blind and the turn pairs the middle or bottom card they often lead out small as what they call a range charge and that just means that the big blinds range is expected to do better on those kind of cards than the razer's range and you expect the razer to be checking back often so you lead small to charge him get some more value out of it that's exactly what's happened here 240 and it's gonna be called by jeff and we are going to the river he wants to hit an ace here of course but no he hits the other the eight which is going to get him into trouble it appears yeah he hit the wrong card here joey now with two pair feeling very good about his hands oh snap calls him insta call by the construction man nice hand who gets his pocket donut crushed there very still with joey going to work here tonight showing no emotion as he beats up on these guys and scott mcgarrison 160. now he's got a pair of fours and he will raise to 160. jeff is right behind him and is going to make the call with pocket10 just calls what action jeff is getting tonight all kinds of hands to have to play discipline fold from matt stout there with the suited ace and joey cowden with ace jack and the big blind is going to come along all right so tens versus fours versus ace jack and the flop isn't oh ace queen eight so ace is for joey cowden knows that his hand is pretty sunk here jeff checks back with his third pair and the seven on the turn joey is trying to trap away disguise the strength of his hand checks again he wants a bet by jeff and he's gonna get it look at this jeff's gonna take a stab at this for 225. i know jeff is behind here but i like his bet there are some worse pairs and some draws your opponents can call with you don't really want to call a bet yourself on the river and you charge them a little bit the times they're drawing all right scott leaves the table but now at seven pairs the board on the river joey looking good check checks again mistake possibly there didn't get the absolute value but it's pretty good take it down the pot from the construction man boy he is looking like he wants this title here tonight and there's his parents and it's his dad's birthday here tonight well perhaps some of that birthday luck will rub off on his son joey at his first wpt final table and poised for a big score now the annie's have gone up to fifteen thousand blinds of fifty and one hundred ferraz jaco with a very seductive eight nine of spades he likes it he'll raise the 210. scott mcgarrison hesitating then folding and now jeff fielder with an ace four diamonds i mean he plays everything he has to with the cards he's been getting tonight makes his call maxed out out and now brian hastings even coming along for the ride with just a jack eight yeah brian has just enough hand to come along here and make this a three-way pot so we see a flop of 108 for all hearts so brian the only one with a heart actually has the best hand with second pair as well faraz with second pair jeff with bottom we all check and there's two pair for fraz and an open ender now for brian and brian is going to come out and bet 450 ferraris with the two pair no heart puts in the chips for a call and jeff with a little four has to go away so can brian get lucky here and hit a heart or a straight no it's a three of clubs ferrara's looking good with his two pair brian's gonna check into him it's a nice card for faraz all of the hands he potentially had that we're drawing have missed on that instead he's got the two pair and he's gonna bet 900 000. he asked for value for raw's figuring it out saying i think i'm in front i want more money give me more in brian shoes you could consider all three options folding calling and raising raising of course would be a bluff but instead brian will fold gets away for the minimum that's right the last shotgun fifth time at the wpt final table showing you stuff here tonight looking good this episode is sponsored by dr pepper the official soft drink of the world poker tour hublot the official watch of the world poker tour rockstar energy the official energy drink of the world poker tour and club wpt play poker for real cash and prizes today at clubwpt.com welcome back to the seminal hard rock poker showdown in hollywood florida six players battling for the championship and joey cowden is the chip leader with 12.6 million chips brian hastings came into this final table with the chip leads slipping a little bit here but still in second matt stout our short stack little under 20 blinds brian hastings with a pretty solid a7 of hearts he likes to play anything and everything and this time he'll raise the 240. for us joey go out scott also folding around to our non-professional jeff fielder tough former construction man now playing poker he goes out and now matt stout in the big blind getting a good price to peel and see the flop matt has the kind of stack where you're gonna call from the big blind with a lot of your holdings try and catch a piece and get the money in and here is the flop and more than a piece three of a kind from that stout as the short stack he needed that he's gonna check and try to trap there's not much here for brian but it's also a board texture that you can typically win with one bet so 175 from brian's match something happened for matt stout how to play it just call it okie dokie call go on to the turn turn a queen so brian getting none of that matt's going to check into him again will brian take another stab yes this is not an unreasonable card for brian to bet he's hoping that matt folds something like a 4 or a 5 6 7 6 straight draw although technically brian's ahead of those hands matt here of course with trips is about to say those magic words yeah bryant that's 400 and matt on the short stack action clock ticking down and there's the all in by matt and a quick fall by brian who gets the memo that's that what a player [Music] this is my third televised wpt final table at least two people are going to punch me in the face they're some of the most incredible experiences of my poker career when you make one of these final tables it doesn't just represent how hard you've worked in that tournament it represents months and sometimes years of hard work that you've put in trying to make it back to one of these i do this because i enjoy it i've always enjoyed poker it's really something that i feel passionately about a lot of people do seem to forget that we're playing a game i remember why i got into this game i had a blast doing it every single time i played and that's what got me hooked that's what gets everyone hooked on this game now matt stout a long time professional poker player who recently has started the charity series of poker does a few of those events a year and is very proud to be giving back to the community yeah great great radio voice too that poker went bad let's go to the table ferrari's jockey now with a 9-4 of hearts quickly folds joey also out and now scott with a pair of queens scott going up to 225 with a pair of queens now with matt nope doyle brunson no good and brian in the big blind that smile says i got something real junky but i'm gonna call anyway all right the ladies verse 5'3 what's gonna happen ace eight deuce on the flop and when you have the queens you hate to see that ace appear scott will check back here to ten of hearts brian doesn't have much but he does have a gut shot and obviously he cannot win at showdown so he's gonna fire out as a bluff for 400 000. yeah he doesn't have much but he has heart this guy just likes to battle for every pot i like the sizing he chose he bet quite big in relation to the pot and that's to get his opponent to full weak pairs and high cards like king queen king jack well he's gonna fight but he gets the call they didn't want to see river cart comes up another queen not that he needed it and that is not the card brian wanted to see and he quickly checks over this guy he's going to give up on this one it seems like it's scott wanting to put in some more money for value brian quickly folds the hand scott majerson the online guy will take down a nice one six top players battling for the seminole hard rock poker showdown [Music] hey wpt fans have you checked out zynga poker with a variety of options for play and millions of users competing around the clock zynga poker is the world's leading poker game that's right tony zynga poker is available on the app store google play and facebook so what are you waiting for check out zynga poker today does the name moshe nitsan ring a bell well it should moshe was a featured player on club wpt's king of the club and he's back again the first advice that i will give anyone on club wpt is understand that your skill is good enough to win since the taping of king of the club by mainly concentrating on playing more since i realized someone can win on club wpt there were 1773 players in my qualification tournament 1309 players playing this tournament and i finished 143rd and i earned six thousand dollars i'm ecstatic you're always disappointed not going further but i'm very very proud of the way i played read about the game look at the game watch wpt you'll be surprised how much information you can gather and then use it at the table i'm looking forward to play club wpt and qualified for the third time most shay cash for over six thousand dollars and did it for free thanks to club wpt.com so sign up today for your chance to win your way into a live event at clubwpt.com all right here is a look at our updated leaderboard joy cowden out in front brian hastings now in second scott majerson solidly in third and three players between three and four and a half million yeah matt stout still the short stack now when matt has picked up a pair of nines first position gotta like that he's gonna make a 225 to go brian and ferraz go away joey goes out scott also folding out wow jeff now with ace queen of clubs jeff with a decision between calling and re-raising here both options very reasonable he is just going to call it with his ace queen of clubs so matt hoping to get lucky here with his nines and so does jeff but jeff gets lucky out flops matt with his queens as a king queen eight hits the board good flop for jeff but it is a board that's gonna be hard to get value from matt on i go check check it only gets better there for jeff he hits aces in queens yeah and if matt wasn't scared on the flop he's terrified now so jeff fires out 300 000 matt will have difficulty continuing did you yeah a good draw no i just did it i don't believe you it's a good one brian inducing that showdown by jeff yeah seems like a good spot to be like 20 bucks in our show get a little value yeah brian's such a nice guy he always fell oh i'll make you happy he shows the two pair i feel like brian hastings probably has 20 in his bank account i don't want to assume anything but you know and we move on for raja now with a very strong ace nine of diamonds likes that he will make it 210 to go around to scott who has picked up a pair of fours scott here gonna make this call in position he's on the cutoff now with jeff on the button he's got five four suited so he's gonna come along enjoy your flop boys well i will and hastings with queen ada clubs also involved so four-way action nice pot potentially brewing and here is the flop it's a 10-10-4 so scott flopping a full house just like that wow for us here with the lead knows this is a difficult board for his opponents to connect with is going to fire out i don't mind this bet but i would prefer it if he had a diamond on the flop to draw to and scott with his force full just calling and now the construction man jeff with a piece of it and he's going to stick around with a call this is tricky here vince hasting gets out of the way here comes the turn card it's a seven a club so now there's four clubs out there for the construction man jeff as well bad news for jeff he's got too much hand to get away now but as we know he is essentially drawing dead a 10 would deliver a chop any other card and he loses there's the bet by scott with his fours full he's better hefty 1.35 scott hoping that one of his opponents has a 10 and will put a lot of money in instead jeff with a pair in a flush draw has a decision to make action clock tony is ticking down to four seconds and yup jeff wants more time he's got a four flush and a little piece of it with a bad kicker oh boy for us realizing the jig is up ferraz is just a spectator now i know he still has cards but he's not putting more money in this pie this is a big moment for the non-pro clock is ticking down again can he get away from this at this point oh hey what's more time again another concern i have about using two time bank chips here as jeff is that you now eliminate the possibility of holding a 10. okay because your opponents know you're going to make your decisions faster than this oh boy he's making this call heavily invested jeff fielder now the thing you don't want to do is hit the flush to keep you around the irony is both these guys are ready for a club and there it is oh boy oh boy jeff has hit his flush now four's filled for scott if we could peek behind scott's sweater there you'd see an ear-to-ear smile oh yeah [Music] scott also using a time bank ship throw him off the tracks and there's the all in and the construction man has fallen off the scaffold oh boy oh yeah so jeff fielder out in sixth place the first person to get thrown into the swamp here at the seminole hard rock he will take home 144 000. great run from jeff fielder tonight making his first final table but he's gonna have to come back once more if he wants to get a wpt title we'll be right back with the final five players as the seminal hard rock poker showdown continues welcome back to the world poker tour with the seminal hard rock poker showdown five players remain and out front we basically have a tie for first place scott mcgirison with 12.35 and joey cowden with 12.3 brian hastings solidly in third ferraz 4th matt stout still our short stack with about 25 blinds and the action going on joey folding scott majerson the other co-leader also going away and now matt stout uneventful queen six he won't do it and brian hastings finally getting a real hand pair of jacks brian he's gonna raise here into ferraza's big blind for us with a pair of sevens is going to get involved doesn't re-raise just calls it so jax versus sevens two great talents battling and the flop's at eight for deuce good flop for both players hands better of course for brian as he now has faraz in bad shape but likely to continue putting money in betting 325 and he quickly gets the call and the action from faraz see if things change for faraz here no it goes the other way another jack for hastings not that he needed it and that jack does add some draws to the board such as queen 10 910 brian just gonna bet out here for 800 000 this is tough for ferraz i really don't know what he's going to do here very nice wow nice fold from faraz gets away losing the minimum there there's brian's fiancee sonia in the audience cheering him on we see her all the time on the tournament circuit yeah sometimes the player gets stubborn with a hand like sevens and just doesn't believe a guy like hastings who could be playing anything sure there's a lot of draws he could have had there were many players call that turn bet but for us sensing something was wrong gets away yep scott with ace nine has raised but matt stout with ace king behind him he's on the short stack of course and he's gonna shove it all hastings goes out for us as well and scott doesn't even think about it gives it up to matt yeah scott's heard that song before he knows ace nine is not a hand you call the 25 big blind shoveler as we take a look at the wpt champions cup action with matt's doubt oh well he's starting to get some hands going here little rush he's got a pair of tens this time and he'll put in the raise 225 to go brian out and for raj jakka oh wow he even gets the better pair of queens oh no this is a disaster for matt his opponent is going to re-raise him on the button matt and faraz started this hand with the same amount of chips so i would be stunned if he does not move in pre-flop over this three bet oh wow joey and scott go away back on matt stout even worse for matt one of his tens was folded pre-flop and faraz has both his suits covered he's got about 2.3 roughly left oh he's gonna push it and obviously faraz has to call this insta call they turn him up and matt just get in the wrong hand at the wrong time exactly the right play from matt but the wrong time unfortunately ferrazzi are in great shape to knock out matt stout that's doubt 33 years old living in vegas third wpt final table never won one the man with a great laugh and voice needs to get lucky and not there as a queen hits on the flop given three of a kind for ferraz well matt doesn't know it but this tournament is over he is drawing dead it's just another queen that's all that's just a little bit of overkill matt says these are yours now ferraz thanks for having me yep now always happy to see matt stout do well on the world poker tour but he's gonna have to wait a little longer for his first wpt title the man with a great laugh is not laughing now he'll take home 189 000. another one goes into the everglades let's talk to maxtown i try to focus on playing my best and letting the cars fall as it may it's the only really real thing you can do to not let luck and coolers really dictate your emotion too much in this game fifth place finisher matt stout heads for the rail and our final four are one step closer to that wpt title that marks the end of tonight's coverage from the seminal hard rock poker showdown thanks for joining us and we'll see you next time on the wpt is that answer good enough can i go [Music] the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today you never know when your time is going to come to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion [Applause] [Applause] is it time for your story to be told [Applause] the world poker tour welcome to the seminal hard rock poker showdown in hollywood florida i'm lynne gilmartin and this is the wpt this final table is proving once again why poco in south florida is so competitive joining me with their insight on this competition are vince van patten and tony dunst well lynn it's always fun here at the seminole hard rock in hollywood florida i love this place and you know what this is the mecca of poker people love to play poker the best names in the game are playing at the final table right now yeah that's right four players remain a really up and down final table where no one has been able to exert true control but a lot of great poker going on by all four players see what happens thanks guys tonight's winner will walk away with a first place cash prize of almost seven hundred thousand dollars the stylish hublot big bang steel watch and of course their name forever etched onto the wpt champions cup now cards are back in the air so let's get down to the felt all right thank you lynn here's a look at our zynga poker leaderboard joey cowden out at front at 12 and a half million followed by scott majerson just under 12 brian hastings at 8.7 and faraz jacket in fourth place but sitting comfortable on 50 big blinds yeah tony the annie's at 20 000 blinds are 61.20 let's go to the felt the chip leader joey cowden they call him joe poker down here that's his nickname and he's got a pair of sevens gotta like it makes it 280 to go joey a very tough player from the fort lauderdale area raising up sevens here into the big blind of faraz jakka faraz jaka five-time world poker tour final tablist hasn't taken down a title what a great player he is is making this call with ten eight and we will see the flop it is a six six nine so pretty good for the sevens yeah two pair for joey a gut shot with an over card for ferraz and i will say that this is the kind of texture in hand that a lot of professionals like to check raise with out of the big blind you do have a draw to a really strong hand your hand isn't quite good enough to call a bet and you could plausibly represent a six for trips here for us you see is cutting out raising chips yeah he's gonna make it 725 into joe poker and this is tough for joey because a lot of the hands that faraz is gonna be bluffing with contain a seven so when you've got two of them it makes it much less likely your opponent's bluffing joey there goes away a little muscle there by farage jakka oh so tough [Applause] good to mix in some check raises as bluffs since most of the time you'll be check raising with strong hands and this time ferraz wakes up with a6 he'll make it 260 total joe goes out and now scott with a king jack see up like 7 millimeter because it's confusing with the plex because you can't really see now scott lives down in mexico to play online poker and this is his first ever wpt cash yeah scott just 25 years old one of the best players in the online tournament scene in the modern era 9.50 scott making it 950 000 to go over the rays of faraz faraz jakka and brian hastings were some of the best players in the previous era of online poker i'd be surprised if faraz continued yeah he lets that go of the offsuit aces a6 is actually the worst because it cannot make a wheel so far goes away back down to it scott this time with the queen four quickly mux brian hastings with the best hand you can get before the flop pair of aces and he will make it 300 000 quickly will he get action yes joe poker with the pair of sevens yeah a little surprise for oz folded king 10 in the small but joey of course not going anywhere with sevens in the big blind so heads up to this flop the flop is h97 you gotta be kidding me flop sets brian of course with top set of aces it is gonna take some kind of run out to prevent joey from losing a ton of chips here he's gonna start by just calling this bet from brian i do really like joey's decision to call here absolutely you want to just trap your man little do you know that you're being trapped deuce on the turn check and joe wow he's gonna check it brian will make a nice bet of 7.50 well i'd like to be more articulate here vince but really joey is just screwed i mean there's just no way you prevent losing all of your chips here he's just calling trying to trap three on the river not going to change anything set over set joey thinks he's trapping and i love the way that joey has played this hand 99 of the time he's getting maximum value out of his opponent with his set via the slow play instead he's about to lose it all yeah better 2.2 now joey of course joe poker i should say he has him covered showing a little uncertainty in his face oh no i'm facing a third barrel i'm not really sure what to do here i'm gonna have to think this one over oh maybe i'll even use one of my time bang chips on the action clock as it ticks down yes we know that moves yeah shrewd move made by a lot of pros oh i'm gonna need way more time on this one i'm not sure i want to put a bunch of money in with a set on a dry board that's why i gotta love poker call it there you go insta call and look at this joe's going to turn him up like he has the winner that hurts let me see him put his hands up like well what can i do nothing really you get a run out like that with set under set you're gonna double up your opponent so unfortunately for joey he built himself up to the chip leader at this final table but suffers a huge setback there well there's brian hastings fiance sanya enjoying the moment brian hastings taking over the chip league [Music] i live in breath booker a lot i wouldn't say 24 hours a day but this is work and fun it's fun work i really enjoy poker and whenever i've had a thought of branching out to do something else i always come back to it titles are exciting to me i take a lot of pride in the fact that i have three world series of poker bracelets adding a wpt title to that would be really cool i think there's a lot of prestige to it and i'm really looking forward to giving you my best shot thank you very skillful brian hastings an incredibly successful player during the course of his career got his start online has three world series bracelets now looking to add a wpt title to his collection he came into the final table as the chip leader took his hits the stack went way down but now it's turning around for him he's going to raise this time with an ace deuce to 300 000. perhaps a chance for joey to get some chips back they call him joe poker and right now they call him joe pissed off yeah looks like he has enough chips left to make a three bet here without going all in well he's got a big hand so he can get some of that anger out by re-raising with the quality hand yep he makes it 785 total boil a pot of coffee on his head right now scott's going out joey going with the small re-raise hoping that will induce brian to move in over the top but he started his hand with about 20 blinds brian elects to get away instead there's joe's parents in the audience mom lisa dad joe it's his dad's birthday by the way and we move on quick full by ferraz and now joey with queen nine we'll make it 280 to go scott goes out and the local brian hastings with a7 he's gonna make this call from the big blind against our short stack joey all right queen nine versus a7 aces and sevens for hastings he's on fire if joey were deeper i'd expect brian to play this cautiously however joey only started this hand with a little over 20 blinds so i think brian will either move in over this bet or check raise him big well joey's bet 250 on the continuation looks like brian's getting out the raising chips yeah total of 8.50 gonna chase joey away not much joey can do there takes one stab at winning the pot brian comes over the top and a quick hold and now brian is going to put joe poco through the torture chamber you've been there right tony just you feel so hopeless you feel like there's nothing you can do you can't just you know play your way out you can't just get a good hand when you decide on it you just have to wait what do you get as a club wpt vip member you can save money on shopping with savers guide save money on events with score big save big win big at club wpt.com [Music] this is definitely one of the best events on tour it's great location huge room it's a really fun place to play poker it's got a great vibe people here are generally a lot more friendly and having a lot more fun than you find in a lot of tournaments i always come out here to the hard rock they have a lot of great tournaments the fields are always amazingly fun people love to gamble and i'll be here every time well i love playing here at seminole hard rock vince the tournament director tony burns does an amazing job meanwhile brian hastings at the top of our leaderboard followed by scott majerson fraz jacka in third and joey cowden trying to build back up after that brutal brutal setup hand when he's going to take home close to 700 000 we go back down to the felt a quick fold by joe poker scott with king seven of hearts he's getting out racing chips makes it 2 40 to go into brian who has a nine six of clubs oh wow the 18 million is going to change things he's going to make a big raise with that junk hand sure brian's hand is a little too weak to call here out of the small blind but it can connect on a flop pretty well so he decides to come over the top of scott especially while joey is very short and scott does not want to risk elimination 2.6 scott of course says yeah i know what you're thinking and now it's 2.6 million to go brian he's chose a great hand to do it with king seven suited has a blocker to strong hands but isn't good enough to call yeah just a great read by scott right back over the top scott one of the best players in modern online poker showing that he's got what it takes to win in the live arena as well made two final tables at the world series before but this is his first wpt final table all right four-handed poker blinds a 61-20 action on scott he's in second chip position he's going to fold and now brian with an ace queen it's a lot better than the 96 and he will raise it to 280. joey here has an 87 suited in the big blind some players like to move all in when they're around 20 blinds with these suited connectors as they do fare well when they see five cards calling of course also a very strong choice joey wants to see a flop oh and the flop is beautiful for joey jack ate seven two pair great flop for joey but also so coordinated that brian likely to check back here and not put a lot of money in without improving oh that's a way to improve ace for brian he probably thinks he's in front now and joe's gonna check into him you see joey knows that that is a card that he should be checking a very high percentage of the time so he does it with his strong hands and his weak hands hastings gonna bite 375. joey would like to get some revenge off of brian he's gonna push it right now all in joey is too short for any other option here so he rips it in tries to get value and protect his two pair at the same time and he's pleased that brian did not instant call him he knows that he has the best hand now brian with a very tough decision holding top pair in the queen kicker the clock is ticking down and he wants more time brian considering whether he can have the best hand here often enough to make this call getting about two to one on his money it's two million total he knows that he's in the lead some of the time but that other times he can be drawing dead against a flush and he does call yeah he's going to make the call he's behind but has a lot of outs brian has ace queen with ace of clubs one bad card for joe he'll be gone brian looking for an ace jack or queen otherwise joey cowden will double up and get back in the mix can joe stick around yes a deuce of diamonds on the river so joey will double up okay so jerry county gaining little momentum here takes some of those chips back from his nemesis brian hastings i think confidence is one of the biggest weapons for anybody whether you're a great player or not confidence is really underrated joey cowden he's a south florida regular so we played together quite a bit very tough player he plays all the games plays well also has some fun at the table i really like beating people i think yeah what puts me on top is making mistakes i'm really hard on myself a couple years ago i was grinding harder than most other players around here i would like to see my poker career end up like doyle hopefully i'll be uh wheeling around like doyle when he's 80. that is the good life but i think when he's 80 instead of a scooter he'll have a rocket pack we have a quick pause in the action when we come back phil hellmuth will break down his thoughts on tonight's play it's the raw deal poker brat style i hope you're enjoying tonight's coverage of the seminal hard rock poker showdown it's time to find out if phil hellmuth is also enjoying it in this edition of the raw deal bluffing is an important tool in any poker player's arsenal and tonight we are seeing a master class on how great players use a bluff to their advantage i've been playing against faraz jakka for over a decade and he has unlimited potential one reason why is he has no fear his range is wide and putting him on a specific hand is quite challenging holding 10 8 on a 966 flop from ferraza's point of view he has a belly buster straight draw needs a 7 and needs a 10 or an 8 for a pair great time to fire and froz does and takes the initiative and raises it up post flop this check raise works quite often with opponents most times folding ace high king high and small pairs but why does joey fold 7-7 when faraz is known to bluff a lot and has such a wide range because joey knows he's gonna have to not just call the flop bet but a turn bet as well and he wasn't ready to invest that much money in this spot good job for us another great poker player multiple world series of poker bracelet winner brian hastings finds himself in a hand pre-flop with online pro scott majerson brian hastings smells weakness and makes a nice three bet i love hastings good guy and i love his well-timed three bet and hastings was right his opponent scott was weak but scott mans up and says i know you know i'm weak but since i think you're also weak i'm going to re-raise you 2.6 4 but great move scott way to man up oh boy now if i could just run good when i smell a bluff i'd finally get my first wpt title phil's right there vince scott picked the perfect time to execute that bluff pre-flop with the king seven suited well said by phil and we move on four-handed poker here at the seminole hard rock and right now for rajaka let's take a look at his cards he's got a decent king queen he's getting out raising chips it appears yes he will make it 260 to go with that hand joe poker goes out scott as well now brian hastings with an ace four you know he's gonna make this call from the big blind against faraz so these two old buddies great poker savants going at it once again here tonight and the flop is a queen six five so beautiful flop for faraz jacka hitting the queens great flop for for raz but also enough there that brian may continue putting money in this pot as he has three to a straight three to a flush with the backdoor nut flush draw and an over card to the ace well ferraz makes the continuation bet of 300 and that's exactly what hastings is going to do he is going to move it up to 950. say i don't necessarily believe you have a queen and i'm going to try to take the pot right now with my silly ace high and as we know faraz has a very strong hand on this flop and will not be going away no he doesn't to the absolute discomfort of that man right there and a king only gets better for ferraz two pair that's not a card that brian is likely to fire he was looking for a three a seven a heart maybe an ace so he does check over to faraz and stops the bleeding veriz not interested in any more checks yeah just in case this guy has a four flush drawing too you got to put some money out there make him pay for it if he wants to stick around and no brian does the wise thing and gets away from the hand ferrara's gonna take this one down you know his nickname years ago was the toilet that's right that was his online stream the toilet 0-0 i'm so glad that went away but right now at the dr pepper bar the girls are really enjoying the moment what a great event and the blinds are going up to 75 150 a 25 000 annie and joe poca goes out and now scott our chip leader takes a rest oh and brian's got the perfect hand pair of kings brian going to start by just calling from the small blind and faraz surprisingly checks a queen eight suited in position so both players slow playing a little bit as we get an ace queen nine two club flop oh boy so ferraz hits his queens and hastings can't be too happy and ace appears but he's going to bet find out where he is 150. ferrara's with the queen's gonna call so neither one comfortable and a three on the turn changes nothing so brian hastings with the kings now he's going to slow down saying okay this guy could have an ace on me who knows and because he checked now for raz is saying maybe i'm in front yeah i think it's quite reasonable for faraz to believe he has the best hands right but as we know the kings of brian slow playing pre-flop have now led to this turn where faraz is doing the betting for him yeah 425 and brian gonna call and we see a four of spades on the river it's like neither player knows where they are they're both fearful of the other guys so they both check and they turn it up and the slow played kings are going to win it brian hastings will take the pot the absolute delight of his friends scott baumstein here to support brian looking thrilled to be in the audience tonight he is a recent wpt deep stacks winner and currently on top of the leaderboard for player of the year in the wpt deep stats tour yeah impressive poker player and now for us going out and joey here with a queen jack will make it 400 000 to go scott doesn't compete brian with a five deuce in the big blind of course he'll call hope to get lucky the flop is a jack 10-7 so top pair for joey joey checks back here with his top pair wow ten pairs the board but it gives four hearts out there for brian hastings down well brian seems to believe that joey was likely to check back with showdown value on the flop doesn't try and bluff him and he rivers a flush while joey river's a full house this could get a little expensive yeah brian probably thinks he has a winner now with his little flush oh yeah and hastings is going to come out with a bet he thinks he's in front yeah he bet full pot there so he's trying to get joey to call with ace high or well really it's high oh but back over the top by joe poker wants to punish brian and brian is completely confused now he's saying is this guy really have a jack or a 10 what's going on here this is awkward for brian he's thinking well if you had a jack or a 10 why didn't you bet the flop or turn did you really check all the way down here so the action clock ticking away as brian contemplates whether to call or not he's going to take more time here it is a big moment be a nice lay down if he could do it but he just might have to pay this off the way he was played but no brian too good for that does the right thing but joey cowden still trying to build back up after suffering set under set gaining some momentum as we near the tail end of season 16 the race to become the hublot wpt player of the year is close to the finish line two-time wpt champion art for parzian is still on the top of the leaderboard but players like derek walters and eric afriate are starting to close in and will art hold them off or will someone be able to snatch the lead we will keep you apprised of the results but now let's get back to the final table all right thanks lynn here's a look at our updated zynga poker leaderboard scott majerson at 13.6 million followed by brian hastings at 11 6 faraz jacques in third with four followed closely by joey cowden farage shocker very talented pro this time with queen seven of clubs and he will move it to 350 to go joe poker goes out and now scott with a decent ace jack scott has mixed up his approach in these situations between calling and three betting but so long as he's the chip leader it looks like he's going to lean towards the more aggressive option as he makes it 1.2 million brian hastings has to go out and faraz believes him as well so the chip leader gonna take that one scott one of the best players in the modern online tournament scene which has become incredibly competitive over the years now showing that his abilities translate to the live felt onward we go and brian with king 10 of hearts has raised at 3 50. a couple folds around to scott with a 9-6 of hearts he will play and we will look at a flop well the flop is a 9-6 deuce just absolutely perfect for scott hitting top two pair oh that's a beautiful thing to have happen well brian does have a little piece here with two over cards a backdoor straight to backdoor flush draw but scott's got a hand that is likely to check rays on a texture where he's probably going to be check raising more draws than strong hands as he's not getting through this flop with a lot of nine deuce and six deuce combinations scott hitting the top two pair with a junk hand and he is going to re-raise right now not gonna play slow and i like that scott is gone with the check raise here that will help balance with the times he check raises as a bluff here he's got the top two pair and brian goes away and the rich get richer as scott is originally from england and he says he's played more hands than the final table all of them put together how about that a bold claim that i don't quite believe considering faraz and brian were both very active in the heyday of online poker a lot of hands though he's only 25 years old and now he looks down at these seven of diamonds with the button and he has raised it to 300 brian out and for roz jacka with a real hand this time pair of jacks and he's going to re-raise to a million well scott with a suited ace in position and plenty of chips is going to make this call this could be a big pot pair of jacks let's see what happens another jack on the flop jack seven three three of a kind for farage and a dangerous flop for scott as he has second pair and the backdoor nut flush draw on a texture where he knows his opponent is going to follow through with a continuation bet at a very high frequency that is so true and for us we'll do that he bets 850 but with a huge hand as we know and scott with second pair we'll make this call we go in deeper turn card is a king of diamonds wow now it gives a four flush to scott on top of his sevens but he's well behind with the three of a kind by faraz faraz not slowing down i'm gonna cut out a bet of oh it's all going in the plaques the chips it's 1.6 scott's getting about three and a half to one to make this call i expect scott to see a river not only does he have a draw to the nuts but every now and then he has the best hand against something like ace queen or ace 10 that's double barreling tough to get away from this you want to see if a diamond appears so he is making this call we are going to the river can the chip leader hit his diamond and crush for oz no it's another king so just jack's full for for us and he's gonna go all in hmm scott is just saying i didn't get there i got my measly sevens but is it possible this guy could be bluffing all the way like this should i put the extra money in yeah and there's not that many hands that faraz is going to run this triple barrel bluff with and some of the combinations he's likely to do it with are stuff like ace 10 ace queen of diamonds ace five of diamonds so with scott holding the ace of diamonds he actually blocks a lot of the potential bluffs that faraz could have but he's going to take extra time he might just want to make the hero call here we've seen that before so scott goes away finally does the right thing and for raja picking up a big one against the chip leader that's how he seem nicer than these guys but i like myself a lot this episode is sponsored by dr pepper the official soft drink of the world poker tour hublot the official watch of the world poker tour rockstar energy the official energy drink of the world poker tour and club wpt play poker for real cash and prizes today at club clubwpt.com you know we get to travel to many wonderful places and you know nancy smith traveled to hollywood florida with her husband alex after winning a main tour seat at club wpt my name is nancy smith and i'm from a little town in tennessee called selmer i was fortunate enough to win a seat to play in the wpt tournament it was nice having my husband here he sat there and watched me and cheered me on and made me feel good is that good enough i can't lie anymore nance he drives me crazy i'm enjoying the vip experience my favorite part was meeting some of the players that i did at first i was a little bit intimidated by him but then i feed a couple of them with my hands and i felt really good playing on club wpt has improved my poker game i win now more than i used to it's helped me with my patience and that's what makes a successful poker player nancy got to experience the vip life and show off her poker skills on tv sign up at clubwpt.com for your chance to experience the vip treatment and play in a main tour event all right four-handed poker right now scott mcgarrison is the chip leader but they all have chips scott's got 11.2 brian hastings in second chip position with 11. for ross with about 10-6 and joe poker joey cowden with 6.2 million here we go blind is still 75 150 couple folds and it's around to scott who's got a king three of spades scott in the small blind here facing off against brian in the big starts by calling brian looks down at 10 8 suited and says let's pump this up to 500 000. scott will not be folding a suited king blind burst blind now he has got to call that he wants to see the flop and here we go 10 8 versus king 3 and the flop will be jack for deuce helps neither player yeah you're right not much for either player here so you give the advantage to the player in position who is the pre-flop aggressor so the better 400 000 from brian takes that down scott holds it's technically the best hand but not good enough to continue you know we went back a few years ago brian hastings who's never made a final table on the world volkadore but he was one of the players to watch yes he's really well liked on the circuit and considered a great player scott will go away brian finds himself with pocket sevens facing a raise from joey calton you start with like five six like 6.2 i think okay does brian want a call or three bet here two great starting hands and he is going to raise it with the sevens makes it 1.3 total back on joe poker and joe poker is going to push it all in with the ace king and then it's got to be called okay vince it is a classic coin flip to see who becomes our chip leader joey cowden was down to two million in chips after that set under set cooler versus brian hastings now with an opportunity to make himself the chip leader of this final table family and friends in the audience now he has to get lucky to stick around oh you can see he wants it it's coming out in his body language the typically stoic joey cowden really wants to see an acer king or how about oh man ace king jack on the flop he gets aces and kings hastings hugely disappointed oh man well it's joey cowden's dad's birthday and there's a present on the turn for him lock this one up for cowden yeah wow seven on the river irrelevant let's rub some salt in brian's wound hey wpt fans are you ready for fun competitive poker action we know just the place with millions of users worldwide zynka poker is the place to play for around the clock poker excitement thinker poker is available on the app store google play and facebook so what are you waiting for check out zynga poco today welcome back to the world poker tour we're at the seminal hard rock poker showdown four players battling for the championship joe poker joey cowden out in front with 12.7 million followed by scott majerson and faraz jacka brian hastings sitting on the short stack he was recently our chip leader but he lost a very big flip to joey cowden that is right brian hastings very famous young professional player with queen jack has raised it to 350. ferraz goes out and now joey with a queen 10. 4.5 yeah uh started with like five a little over five well there's a sign of a table full of professionals everyone knows exactly how much they're playing all of the time so joey makes this call going to the flop dominated by brian's queen jack and unfortunately for joey he hits a hand that is going to cost him some money if he can't find a 10. wow queen 6-3 they both have queens but hastings of course with the better kicker and he'll bet 300 joe poker makes the quick call perhaps thinking he's in front and we are going to the turn it's an eight of hearts doesn't change anything not a very impactful card on the turn though it does add a few draws in the form of nine seven nine ten jack ten but joey with a 10 has a blocker to some of those draw combinations brian's bet 8.50 he would love to take a chunk out of joey's chip stack at this point and yes he's going to get the action he wants let's see if anything crazy hits on the river no it's a three which is just terrific for brian hastings he's got queens up with a better kicker 2.3 million wow oversized bet of 2.3 yeah big bet from brian here firing 2.3 into 3 million joey seems to sense that something is wrong here despite a fairly safe run out for his hand nice 1.5 1.6 probably recall pretty quickly but now the action clock is ticking down [Music] i think hastings wanted the oversized bat to make it look like a potential bluff you can't think that this man could lay this hand down but he's gonna do it it's just a beautiful lay down wow tremendous fold from joey he has played such a disciplined game at this final table now the deck keeps trying to cooler him and he keeps sneaking his way out yeah he is playing quite well here tonight took a few chips out of them though and now action's on scott he won't play hastings this time with a king 10. he'll go to 350. ferrara's out and once again joey with a3 decent hand we'll make this call brian in position here as we see a flop of six deuce two clubs so joey in the lead but more for brian to like on that flop and he checks back here and with the eight of clubs on the turn brian now has outs to any club a seven and of course a king or a ten another check that's a little surprising and now a seven comes up actually giving brian a straight to the 10. but there's three clubs out there joey has nothing joey seems to believe that brian has a weak pair that's just trying to get the showdown so he's going to turn acai into a bluff and brian immediately calls and if you're wondering why he didn't raise it's because with four to a straight and three to a flush out there he thinks that if he raises the only hands that joey puts more money in with our better hands brian coming back so everybody has chips right now blinds are at one and two hundred twenty-five thousand annie winner's gonna take home close to seven hundred thousand tonight and now joey looks down at a wonderful pair of queens joey has been so patient tonight he was down to two million at one stage after losing set under set against brian hastings but built it all the way back up to the chip lead and now with queens raises into the big blind of ferraris who oh no has pocket kings unbelievable what a time to get him for roz peek it down at the kings the cowboys at the right moment impending disaster for joey cowden the deck has coolered him yet again for asgaco making it 1.5 million it's incredible joe poker is going to be sick if it doesn't work out here and he's far behind and he's thinking about those words i guess oh that's what they are all in oh and jacka with the very nonchalant instant call as he tables his kings joey slams over his queens in frustration yeah he's just shaking his head getting up can't believe this is happening to him very tough to have in a four-handed poker game those two quality hands and to be on the wrong side of it really hurts wow well we're about to ruin his dad's birthday here if he can't find a queen let's see what happens on the flop no it's at seven six four does not help joe poker a couple of spades there will give joey a glimmer of hope that's true to the turn not a queen it's an ace where is she at she's down to two queens for outs that's it otherwise he'll be our fourth place finisher here tonight yes right where are all them royal girls at going to the river can he get lucky no it's a three of diamonds [Music] well are going to lose joey cowan in fourth place played an excellent final table and at one stage held the chip lead but this cooler set him back so joe poker out in fourth place we'll take home 251 000 and we are down to three players well that marks the end of tonight's coverage from the seminal hard rock poker showdown be sure to join us next time when we will crown a champion good night [Music] the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today i cannot play this game got this you never know when your time is going to come [Music] to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion [Applause] is it time for your story to be told the world poker tour tonight in south florida a world poker tour title is on the line good evening everyone i'm lynne gilmartin and this is the wpt we are in the final stretch of our coverage of the seminal hard rock poker showdown here in hollywood florida here to get us up to speed on the standings are vince van patten and tony dunst well it's a great event we're seeing here tonight three players remain for raj jakka who was on the short stack and now he's the chip leader with 50 of the chips you know he's made the final table here on the world poker tour five times yeah it's not going to be easy for faraz tonight brian hastings is one of the best live tournament players he's won several bracelets but has yet to earn his first wpt title and scott majerson you'll be a very formidable live competitor as well so faraz out in front right now but don't count it yet thanks guys tonight's first place prize is close to seven hundred thousand dollars our champion will also take home the impressive you blow big bang steel watch plus have their name added to the wpt champions cup now it looks like the final table is back in play so let's get down to the felt thank you lynn let's have a look at our zynga poker leaderboard faraz jakka now your chip leader above 20 million scott mcgirrison in second at 10-5 and brian hastings in third at 8.4 million in the annie's at 25 000 the blinds are 100 200. here we go three tough pros going at it here action on brian hastings the local here in fort lauderdale he's got a seven he'll make it 450 to go our chip leader farrage chaka going out and now scott online wizard in the poker world is going to make this call he's never cashed in a world poker tour event look at this flop 10-7-3 brian hastings hitting sevens well we discussed earlier that when players flop a gut shot out of the big blind it's often the kind of hand they like to use as a check raise bluff to balance with the times they have a really strong hand scott here seems to buy into that philosophy check raises to 1.25 million with the jack eight brian here with second pair and the ace kicker makes the call let's see if something crazy happens for scott no it's a four of spades so brian's still in front with the sevens so scott now is gonna take a stab at this he is betting 1.9 with nothing jack eight inside straight draw he's just going for it well some of the hands that scott would chuck ray's bluff with here are five six eight nine action clock brian has to make a move or buy more time and that's what he's gonna do so does brian believe that scott has one of his strong holdings here or that he's drawing wow wow wow brian puts it together moves in and scott instantly slides his cards to the mug like you can see through the cards brian hastings looking like a hero there [Music] scott thinking out loud something like that and we move on what poker we're seeing it's on for us he's got over 20 million in chips at this point he's never taken a wpt title but like we said before he's made the final table five times he was a wpt player of the year and now he has raised but scott's coming over the top with a jack ten scott not backing down despite the setback against brian there yeah it's gonna work knows that in a three-handed poker game he needs to maintain his aggression all three of these guys very easily could be bluffing hands all the time they don't wait for cards they wait for situations and here we go brian hastings has time with a queen deuce he's just gonna call it faraz with a little pair of threes says okay i'm fine let's see the flump and the flop comes up oh man ace jack three three of a kind for us what a flop and brian here is gonna stab for the minimum bet two hundred thousand for ross chaka hitting a beautiful hand he's gonna walk the dog disguise the strength just calling as we go to the turn for a clubs and that's a card that may lead brian to double barrel as he now has a gut shot to a five whereas most turn cards won't be able to help him well he's coming out with a bet 600 little does he know what he's up against for ross they used to call him the toilet that was his nickname that's right the toilet 0-0 online for many years and the toilet right now is going to flush out brian if he races brian headed for the drain to continue the analogy he's getting the plaques out and it's pushing in 1.9 total and now brian finally kind of gets it don't you think yeah i can't imagine brian would continue here there they go but you gotta love about brian he always quickly acts he knows when the jig is up but let's talk about this guy faraz jacka what a player but he's also an entrepreneur and a quite a fine businessman learning all these fundamentals of business has definitely come in handy in poker because i treat my poker as a business you're managing money you have to figure out your schedule you're making decisions it really is a business that business is yourself you've got to figure out how to invest in it how to excel at it the reason why you study and play those thousands of tournaments is so that when you're in this moment you know what to do there's nothing that i need to figure out now it's the same old thing that i've prepared for this whole time winning this event would really feel like i sealed steel i've won the world poke tour player of the year i've taken that title down there's only one thing left and that's winning the championship event you know tony i also treat my poker local business do you unfortunately i went chapter 11 about 10 years ago oh well sorry to hear that okay just moving on okay as you can see out in front the businessman with close to 22 million ferraz a natural risk taker recent entrepreneur and wpt champion hopeful and we are seeing it all tonight we're seeing great moves great plays really intelligent poker froz now with queen jack in the small blind 650e from faraz over to scott he's got a king aida diamonds and we'll make the call in position and the flop is a king 62 so kings for scott nothing hitting for for us and that is a texture that faraz will be betting as the pre-flop razor but unless he turns a 9 10 or ace i would expect him to slow down well scott is just gonna call with the top pair and we are going to the turn it is a ten of clubs well that is pretty much the best possible card for faraz to double barrel but instead he elects to check which i gotta say i'm pretty surprised by 850 000 from scott over to faraz oh oh yeah i was gonna say faraz might just check raise bluff all in here and scott yeah he's like yeah i got top here and i'm the short stack i call wow i was wondering why ferraz checked that turn and now it makes much more sense i like the play it didn't work out here but if your opponent has a sixer deuce and bets the turn they're almost certainly going to fold to your shove here we go river card no that's another king scott gonna get a big double up here against jaka tripp kings on the river holds up against the straight draw [Applause] this episode is sponsored by dr pepper the official soft drink of the world poker tour hublot the official watch of the world poker tour rockstar energy the official energy drink of the world polka tour and club wpt play poker for real cash and prizes today at clubwpt.com [Music] an incredible turnout here at the seminole hard rock is now down to three players with faraz jacka out in front scott and brian tied for second place yeah first player is going to take home close to 700 000. third place 336 not chump change let's go to the felt scott now with jack seven makes it four hundred thousand to go brian goes out and faraz is gonna squeeze jack seven and he will make this call [Applause] both playing the same hand we see a flop of ace five three nothing for either player and so you give the advantage to the pre-flop aggressor scott and he will chuck in a bet of 300 it's gonna work so scott mcgarrison originally out of england now plays online poker in mexico looking good here tonight this is the biggest live final table i've made i'll mainly play high stakes online tournaments i guess lacking a bit of live experience could cause me some problems really when you sign up to play tournament you basically know you're signing up for failure every single time and you just do it because you know in the long run you're supposed to make money at some point but who knows when it's kind of annoyed me a little bit up to date that i've had such poor live results but i've always liked knowing that it's just like just keep turning up to play and in time i expected it to turn around to win this tournament it would be nice to get the monkey off my back my friends would stop giving me banter about only being able to play online i try not to get too excited about it all obviously it's a lot of money but it's just you know today tony doesn't he do that show where he sings in a cab with a celebrity oh i love him when he does that i know and he plays great poker here too scott knows that in the end poker and especially poker tournaments are a long term game you really have to be patient not just today not just tomorrow but for months or years at a time all his patients paying off tonight may be in the form of a wpt title it's a good way of looking at it all right back to this hand brian just calling with his jack deuce and farrah's checks so we're going to see a flop he's got king four and the flop is a jack nine five brian bryant chuck's top pair over to ferraz who chucks behind and turns a top pair of his own so now for oz with the lead brian done checking bets 250 000 with what's now second pair faraz happy to continue with his king makes this call and the river card is a 10 okay four to a straight three to a flush out brian checks does ferraz want to go for thin value does he believe he can get called by worse he seems to think so and he's gonna bet big here it's a pot of 1 million and he bets 850 thousand what a tremendous bet from faraz let's see if he can get paid barrage with top pair but any queen beats you and there it is brian's gonna pay him off i don't think he'd do that neither did i brian so credit to faraz for making a very thin value bet and getting the most out of his pair of kings that's the sign of a great player you really feel good when you make that kind of move get that extra value extra money but it's awful when the guy comes back over the top and makes you fold and then shows the bluff again yeah and then you're like why did i even bet yeah and we move on right now ferraz has raised it up to 450 scott out brian with ace fives making this call ace five versus queen seven flop is an ace jack six so ace is for hastings and he's checked and he's got the backdoor nut flush draw to go along with top hair yeah for us that's 475. brian with the top pair smooth calls going to the turn it is a 10. hmm well that is a card that may lead to faraz firing a double barrel here as he now has a gut shot to the king most turns would not give him more equity in this hand that's a pretty good one for him wow the chip leader is going to bet close to 1.4 million in chips brian undeterred makes the call yeah with his aces and the river card coming up oh it's a nice five that gives aces and fives to brian and he's gonna check and try to trap more but no ferraris doesn't go for it so brian hastings outsmarting faraz right there three players remain at the seminole hard rock poker showdown who will become our champ here tonight we will see when we come back hey wpt fans have you checked out zynga poker with a variety of options for play and millions of users competing around the clock zynga poker is the world's leading poker game that's right tony zynga poker is available on the app store google play and facebook so what are you waiting for check out zynga poker today well so many great players out here this week and club wpt vip member and tournament fisherman larry terry proved he's no fish at the table i'm larry terry from nashville tennessee i enjoy playing poker because it's fun it's competitive and i've been playing poker probably for 20 25 years but i've been fishing all my life both fishing in poker they're a light because they're it's competition to me the fishing is a lot more intense because you have to catch fish playing hockey you can sort of lay back fishing is helping at the poke table because you have to be patient you have to fish slowly and you have to reel in the fish and that's like trying to get another poker player [Music] cub wpt has improved my poker game because i get to see a lot more hands and you can try different techniques if you get knocked out you just sign right onto another one larry won his way into the seminal hard rock poker showdown by playing on club wpt and you can too sign up to become a vip member at clubwpt.com for a chance to win real cash and prizes well we are back here on the world poker tour as you can see three players remain and out in front for ozzaka with 15.5 million scott majerson 12.2 and brian hastings with about 11-4 yeah quite an even match though every time it seems like one of these players is going to separate himself from the pack they drag him right on back very interesting poker here tonight winner's going to take home close to 700 000 and right now for us shaka we're going to move it up to 450 to go brian's going to call with a 10-6 so two awful hands trying to be something and a jack five four flops so ferrara's getting a piece of that he gets the fives they go check check eight on the turn both players pick up a gut shot here needing each other's outs brian taking a stab here half a million ross makes the call nothing happening on that river yeah brian is missed he want to try and bluff his way out here if you can't hit the hand sometimes you got to do what you don't want to do oh he's going to do what he doesn't want to do but he has to do he's going to bend it and try to take a stab at a bluff 1.7 million yeah brian bets very big there that chases away from roz there's sonja and the gang on the rail route brian on and the blinds are up now to 125 250 with the 25 000 annie getting very expensive here and a quick fold by brian this time ferraz now with a pretty solid king 10 just calls and scott behind him with a k9 yeah but he's going to raise it scott in position here with a pretty strong hand for the big blind he's gonna charge for us to see this flop with what it turns out is a dominating hand total of 750 here's the flop it's a nothing flop six four deuce there's two clubs and that is better for faraz's limp calling range than scott's raising range so he checks back there bringing a four on the turn pairing the board for us checks and now scott he's saying look if you're yielding i'm betting and faraz gonna give up i'm a little surprised by that fold but i guess if he anticipates facing another bet on the river he's trying to save himself a difficult decision these guys are playing with just air they're not hitting necessarily many times they are just betting situations you gotta love it goes to show that most of the time in a short-handed poker game you're not going to have it and so you'd better be capable of bluffing your way out yup have the imagination and the guts to do those kind of moves but right now for us with a big hand ace queen has raised and behind him wow scott with king 10 over the top for two million total scott has been very aggressive out of the small blind in these kind of situations so i would like to see faraz rip it in pre-flop they're just over 40 blinds deep and he has quite a strong holding and it looks like ferraz is going to just call instead so we'll go to a flop with ferraz in position yeah farrah's out in front slightly let's see the flop oh it's a king douche douche so scott outflops for us re-raised heavily before the flop but now he's gonna slow down what a nice check from scott on this flop he knows it's very hard for his opponent to draw out on this texture and he has what is probably one of the weakest kings in his three betting range here so he opts to mix that in with his checking range faraz is gonna build 1.4 million scott okey-dokey a big call going to the turn it just gets better and better as a king hits he has kings full and he's going to check again he's digging the hole put the branches of the twigs over waiting for the sucker to fall in but not for us this time going to the river a little too crafty to step on all those suspicious looking twigs but scott's gonna try it again yeah at this point he said i have a hand with medium showdown value so he continues that story and checks to faraz on the river hoping he'll bluff faraz likely realizes that scott has too much showdown value to fold and so he checks it back yes he's slowed down doesn't lose any more but that is a huge hand for scott that's gonna put him well out in front as the chip leader now trying to separate himself from the pack the poker brat phil hellmuth is in the house that means it's almost time to get his unfiltered look at tonight's play the raw deal is coming up welcome back to the wpt's coverage of the seminal hard rock poker showdown it's time for phil hellmuth to let loose in this edition of the raw deal [Music] folks let me tell you tells are a thing and i'm a master at spotting them i have won all of the titles i have primarily because of my reading ability all tournament long we have seen online master scott majerson cover his face with his sweatshirt the second he is involved in a hand this is a smart move for someone who is not used to playing live especially against an experienced player like faraz jakka who has made some great reads in the past so yes it's a good strategy for scott to duck and cover but is it a bad look for poker and is it fair is using sweatshirts scarves hats and sunglasses to cover your face legal yes but should it remain legal no i think that scott should be forced to disguise his tales in another way i think it looks awful when players use articles of clothing to cover their faces what's next ski masks wetsuits of course many of us use our hands to cover our face when we're in a big pot so outlawing any type of hiding may be more complicated than it looks i'm just going to put a box over my head the next time i play i've had it oh well we're still three-handed here at the seminole hard rock brian hastings now on the button has a ten five of hearts okay blind's at 125 250 and a raised by hastings ferraris has folded and now scott with the pair of fives what do you have now i think like 12.5 scott out in front with about 17 million just gonna call this ten five versus five five and the flop is an ace queen 9. well that is not the flop that either player was looking for brian might continuation bet in position here he really just has no hand not much of a way to turn outs besides maybe like a jack or a king to give him a straight draw and this may work as scott's fives are not loving this flop so he'll go away and the bet from brian works out just to show you if you take a chance close your eyes and win the pot with 10 high just nicely done back on brian he's got an 8-7 he's got the button and he's got the chips out makes it 600 total froze with a queen jack here in one of those situations that you can mix up your calling with your three betting he wants to make it two million yeah there's no safe haven here and everyone has to lay down the hand for us jacka picking that one up with his queen eye shocker five times at a wpt final table but yet to take a title down although he's been a wpt player of the year without winning one that's how good he is and now scott with a king eight of clubs is going to make it 500 000 to go brian this time with an attractive ace jack brian gonna three bet here makes it one point eight million and scott has one of those hands on the button there's like two stacks of blues at the back or just one yeah two two two stacks that could go any of the three ways he could fold he could call he could four bet and this time he elects to call okay here we go it's a big jack nine three two clubs everything gets there brian hasties with top pair big kicker but scott with the four flush and brian checking over to scott makes me think that he intends to check raise him here on this flop scott's gonna come out with the bet with his potential monster and i wonder is brian gonna check raise small check raise big move all in what's the play he's going with a big check raise that is not quite all in makes it 3.8 million yeah he's got to put the pressure back on scott and that's what you have to do at this point cards play themselves on this one and they turn them up and brian hastings a slight favorite against scott but if it doesn't work out for brian he'd be gone brian was once a commanding ship leader of this final table entered the final table with the chipley now at risk of going out third if scott finds a club or a king here we go it's not a club it's a three so brian hayes stings dodging one card he'll become a big chip leader if he should dodge a king or a club on the river let's see if he can get it vince here we go oh no it's the seven of clubs and just like that when you lose brian hastings in third place great run here at the seminole hard rock it does come too close a little short of the title stunning last card brian hastie's out of here they'll take home 336 000. the local has to say good night let's see what he has to say the whole time it was kind of anybody's game so um no regrets definitely stings missing out but i'll be back well with third place going to brian hastings we are now heads up it's almost time to crown a champion when we return scott majerson and faraz jacka compete for the wpt title [Music] scott you've had quite a roller coaster throughout this tournament but now you've got a nice bit of momentum what's it going to take to keep that through to the end i'm not really sure to be honest frazzle's a tough opponent so just play him behind now you're sitting here at a televised final table all your whole cards are being shown you've got cameras in your face does that distract you from your regular game at all um maybe i was a little bit nervous in the beginning just a little bit but it went away quite fast i don't really feel that much pressure to be honest no it's just another tournament it's a lot of money but just try and forget about that like a true pro getting into the zone do my best all right well good luck thanks now you've played heads up for wpt title before how bad do you want it i mean who doesn't want to win a wpd main event um i think the last time i was here heads up was about eight years ago now when i was new to the live scene so it's pretty awesome to have a chance to uh a shot of the title again yes it's good to have you back and let's see if you can do it yeah good luck thank you froz entering the heads-up match with a little under 11 million in chips scott with a nice lead above 28 million all right this is what we've been waiting for the heads-up battle for the championship here we go action on ferrara's jackal seductive nine eight of spades gotta love that and he's gonna make it 600 000 to go but scott for the queen jack of spades i'm a little surprised scott didn't move in pre-flop they're just over 30 blinds deep queen jack suited is a very good all in hand and steady likes to call and both players flop big on king jack seven two spades four flush for scott and the jacks and a six on the turn now that gives open ended for for raj as well but this could get very expensive here's a bet 800 000 by scott who's out in front with the jacks and the four flush surprising check behind from faraz on the flop of course he will continue now on the turn and he will drill a straight on the river unbelievable no spade but it's just the perfect card for ferrous jocker hitting his straight and he's got scott betting wow 1 million 650. i do like this bet from scott in many cases your jack is going to be good and this is a nice way to get thin value but we are staring faraz and his straight in the face so let's see how much he wants to play for he wants it all he wants it all now the question is will he get called 8.5 scott lets it go second pair no good facing that all in for roz finds the card he needs on the river takes down a nice pot to start off this heads-up match certainly does just too much heat but the perfect card on the river for ferrari 50 000 annie winners going to take home close to 700 000 here tonight scott is just calling with his 5-4 and ferraz has a pretty solid king 10. and he is going to move it up makes a total of 1.3 million and scott has to say goodbye yup scott folding his junkie five four on the button the faraz wins the first two hands of heads up he's getting on a little bit of a roll that's what you need to do get hot at the right time will it be the night for farrage jacka to be a wpt champion this time he's going to look down at a 7-5 and now faraz will complete on the button scott checks 10-5 in the big the help is a king seven eight so sevens for for us nothing for scott yeah just some backdoor draws for scott here but farrah's in the lead with bottom pair checks this back turn is a nine so scott open-ended to the 10 faraz with bottom pair and a gut shot to the six though were he to hit it scott would have the higher straight scott betting 650 000 into faraz who will make this call down to the river we go it's an ace it doesn't change anything well scott can only win by betting now and so if he chooses to bet the real decision is about sizing three million and he's going way over potty he's betting three million now i will say vince that when you go that big over pot it tends to polarize your range towards very strong and very weak hands so faraz here with bottom pair is actually considering this he's saying well if you have a really strong hand how many combinations can you really have here there's flushes and maybe a jack ten or a five six or something but i don't think you're just betting 1.5 x pot with a bare ace ferraris would be a hero appreciation oh wow he's going for the hero and he's gonna love himself my goodness just makes a tremendous call scott's eyes just hit the ceiling that's just beautiful that is a great great call it's gonna work i don't know if i even like it vince i mean if you're gonna call bottom pair it seems like you got to call a lot of hands other than that and it seems you're calling too frequently but that's me barrage looking good the heads-up battle will continue when we're coming back all the world poker tour stay with us you know club wpt vip members not only enjoy unlimited poker all right also get access to hundreds of hours of great content including past episodes of the world poker tour take your game to the next level watch and play at clubwpt.com well you know the seminole hard rock is the center of poker in south florida no doubt about it they have great cash games fantastic tournaments and you tony you love it here don't you yeah i absolutely love it here at seminole hard rock they always put on big tournaments with huge fields and now i just got to get my win yes you do okay we have a good one going on here right now so let's go back down to the table all right let's take a look at our updated leaderboard scott majerson just barely out in front of faraz jakka faraz entered the heads up match at a three to one disadvantage and has really narrowed the difference yeah scott mcgarrison plays mostly online only played this tournament the last minute because his buddy said you gotta play it give it a shot and here he is with an opportunity to take home the title well same thing happened to art papazian earlier this season and he ended up winning the legends of poker tell you what vince next time i'm thinking about playing a poker tournament i'm going to refuse until my friends convince me that's nice uh the flop's at 876. now they both have sixes here on this flop both of them with a backdoor straight draw scots comes with a backdoor flush draw deuce of hearts on the turn so scott with the better kicker here and they once again go check check down to the river we go it's an eight well both players with fourth pair now but seeing as there's been no betting i expect a little money to go in on the river that's right it's going to be 900 000 from faraz over to scott who if he makes this call will win the pot man ferrara is seemingly betting for value and he's not going to like it he is out kicked and majerson will take that pot down okay now the 90s are a hundred thousand and the blinds are three and six hundred thousand they're really getting up there now vince faraz has 18 million but that's only good for 30 blinds at these stakes all right it's on faraz he is going to just call with an 8-6 and scott has a queen six says let's go and here's the flop it's a six four four so they both catch sixes again scott with the superior kicker faraz with the backdoor straight draw but ferraz is going to bet at 600. 1.8 well scott's going to make it 1.8 now and for raz is aware that many of scott's check raises here are draws and so he calls in position with the sixth and the bechter draws let's see what happens on fourth street seven of clubs well that card actually pairs a number of the draws that scott could potentially be check raising with and so he checks over to faraz who checks behind and we see a queen of clubs on the river that's going to make scott feel pretty good about where he is in this hand yep so now the question is how much do you want to bet and try and get out of harass what will convince faraz that you have a diamond draw that is missed and is trying to take the pot away from him 3.2 scott decides it's 3.2 million he'd love to get this call an absolutely crush for roz faraz got sticky with bottom pair earlier in this heads-up match on the river is he going to get sticky again and end up paying off scott no he makes a good fold yeah he does he gets away with that he figures it out scott mcgirison taking down the pot not quite as much as he wanted but it'll do blinds and antis are so big now that you have to include a plaque in your big blind that is pretty big okay scott this time with a queen jack and he is just going to say all in yeah he just rips it in for faraz's 25 blinds for us says i got a s8 suited that's a clear call it's about time we're getting all in hmm yeah out in front with his ace eight of clubs to turn this thing around do you pop this a little bit hope you lose come on yeah gotta be something wrong with me no obviously scott five cards away from this championship for us wants to double up what's gonna happen yeah one of these guys is gonna be a first time wpt champion and two pair on the floor for scott unbelievable faraz now drawing to a ten running clubs or running two pair otherwise scott is your champion in his first ever wpt cash two cards away from the championship and it's gonna work out there seven of hearts okay now only a ten would rob scott of this pot and his first live title that's right the four outer it's an ace and that's not gonna do it for ferrazzo make top hair but scott's two pair are gonna hold up and he is your champion at the seminole hard rock poker showdown yeah great effort by scott mcgarrison take it down for ross jacka wow you know obviously disappointed not get the win but at the same time you know i came in sixth i was super short on day four as well so uh you know super happy with the score obviously still want the title so mixed emotions i guess well we got a champion scott mcgirison he has done it now scott congratulations you almost didn't play this tournament and tell us why you did play the tournament they made me comfy you did it with queens and jacks you're gonna take home nearly seven hundred thousand your name on the champions cup you get the hublot watch the big bang steel watch this is very exciting let's hear for our wpt champion let's hear it for scott what a night for me the seminal hard rock poker showdown champion we're so glad you can join us for this winning moment and we'll see you next time on the wpt the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today one time breathe you never know when your time is going to come to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion [Applause] is it time for your story to be told [Applause] the world poker tour in las vegas being a champion definitely has its privileges good evening everyone and welcome to the world poker tour i'm lynne gilmartin this is the wpt tournament of champions the season-ending pinnacle event where poker's elite put it all on the line in hopes of being crowned the champion of champions this season the luxurious aria resort and casino played host to a very prestigious field eligibility for this 15k freeze-out was reserved exclusively for any title holder from all 16 seasons of the world poker tour which assured that the tables would be stacked with worthy competitors i don't think there's any better title than a wpt title so really excited to be here you don't just win wpt's by being lucky you can but not likely every season 16 main event champion had already earned their seat here and we're eager to keep their run good going art papasian has had a red hot debut on the tour taking two titles plus the you blow wpt player of the year honours it's just cool to play with people that i get to see on television when i was a young kid you know just learning the game was really fun for macau based pete chen winning the first ever wpt beijing was extra special i still remember i was like shaking when i went to tournaments when the last river car killed it's like oh i really finally won the tournament so it's like really decided and with pete's continued success he was awarded the first ever wpt asia pacific player of the year trophy [Music] darren elias also had an honor to celebrate by taking down the inaugural bobby baldwin classic darren scored a remarkable fourth title the most in wpt history while many wpt winners have remained active on the circuit this unique event drew out players we don't see too often including paul phillips who won in season two and mike vela who took his title in season six season nine seminal hard rock poker showdown champ taylor von kregenberg has been teaching rambunctious third graders so how does it compare to the poker life teaching's way harder and you get paid way less nick shulman has seen a lot of changes to the poker scene since he took his wpt title back in season four it's been such a big evolution just as far as the amount of shared knowledge amongst the community poker wise and also just such an influx of young talent a much wider player pool and there's been a deep evolution in that sense by the time registration ended 80 wpt champions had joined the field going after a prize pool of 1.3 million dollars only 10 contenders would make the money with nearly half a million dollars cash reserved for the champion of champions between the tough field the 30-second action clock and the freeze-out structure getting to the end proved to be a daunting task the event has not been going great i've lost every hand i played but that's poker started with 50 i got like 85 so good start let's see if we can keep going season 11 wpt player of the year matt salzburg sent his last 30 blinds into the pot with a flopped set versus david benjamin's top pair but with runner runner hearts david landed the nut flash and raked in his rewards there were more trips to the rail in the last level of the night when action ended 29 had endured to bag up a good day's work poco legend eric seidel and top pro jc tran found themselves among the big stacks but at the top of the leaderboard with a huge chip lead was dennis blyden a recreational player who recently took down the lapc and his confidence remained robust you gotta win i know that i just don't know how it's gonna happen [Music] as day two commenced the remaining champions knew they were in the home stretch and that fortunes could change quickly feeling good finished strong yesterday and try to keep it going today when i'm short and i have a bunch of bigger stacks next to me i'm just gonna look for the light opens and hopefully get my money in good or full a lot of good players right so you're just on the fly and hopefully they're gonna be aces every few hands no way i can beat them all out of the blocks action was fast and furious boosting some contenders up and moving those less fortunate out maneuvering and massive swings are all part of this game having already sent home three challengers in the first level of the day british pro scott majerson was carving a sweet wave but the water was choppy for recreational player dennis blyden who dinged his top of the day chip lead after dumping half his stack the tides turned after scott dove his open-ended draw right into dennis's flopped straight scoring dennis and gnarly double up in short order scott was done for along with a few other choice pros [Music] even with pocket kings tyler patterson was uneasy with all his chips in the middle against matthew waxman's lucky sevens turns out tyler had reason to worry meanwhile darren elias was at odds with the erics first he doubled up through eric afriate and then through eric seidel before sending them both home just before the money bubble [Music] lithuanian pro mata symbolis got his wish as he landed a jack on the turn and shut down dennis blyden's roller coaster of a day minutes later justin young shipped in his last 10 big blinds with king 10 off against darren elias's suited connector [Music] the flop left darren ahead with a pair of eights and it was a swing and a miss for justin [Music] after i was a short stack for the last hour hour and a half i'm quite pleased in cash as the remaining nine sat down at one super stacked table sam panzika had his eye on just one player i'd say i'm worried about darren he hasn't really lost nolan yet today true to form darren quickly eliminated season four wpt champ nam lee leaving the field just two away from the tv final table [Music] holding ace king sam panzika hit the gas and mata symbolis made an easy call with pocket kings the flop gave sam some back door outs but nothing hit and sam had to settle for a 45k payday one of the coolest guys there was three-way action on the very next hand ryan reese moved all in with ace jack jc tran went over the top holding ace king but darren elias picked up pocket kings in the big blind and had them both covered the flop didn't change much and by the turn ryan was drawing dead once again the kings held the shorter stack ryan took home seventh place money while jc earned nearly 70 000 for sixth place this is the first five-handed wpt final table in history well not the first time a wpt five-handed final table is quite rare which seems only fitting for a tournament and feels this special guys here we are with our last final table of season 16 and it's quite an interesting lineup break it down for me well lynn this is the best of the best the champs are going at it tonight only five of them and who is leading the field of course the great darren elias the man is the modern day version of stewie unger he has dominated fields for the last three or four years four wpt titles to his name but in second chip position right behind him who has a lot of chips is mata symbolis who's very tough and you've played a final table with him yeah mattis a really excellent player giving us some european representation tonight along with david benjamin who is once from paris and now lives in las vegas haven't seen him too much on the wpt over the last few years but we're very happy to have him back tonight meanwhile another man with great memories from paris is matt waxman who won our grand prix de paris in season 10 has also stepped away from poker a little bit but still clearly has the talent to make a major final table and last but not least is nick the takeover shulman excellent commentator and poker player proving tonight that he can get it done off the felt and on you're so right tony old school players making the final table very interesting it's going to be great can't wait for it to start and there is so much at stake tonight our winner is going to receive a 50 000 jet smarter membership a bbo poker table a beautiful set of baccarat crystal flutes the impressive yublo big bang unico titanium ceramic watch plus close to half a million dollars wow what an impressive list of prizes the final table is ready to start so let's head over to the felt all right thank you let's have a look at our zynga poker leaderboard darren elias out front at 1.4 million followed by modest symbolism at 1.1 million and then three players are essentially tied in third place and at our tournament of champions final table we'll be playing with a big blind ante which means instead of all five players separately sending in an ante the big blind will play a full ante for the entire table and the big blind andy right now is 10 000. nick shulman folds his hand and modest will not play and david benjamin also chooses to go away they say the first part's unlucky darren elias with king queen of hearts though he is the chip leader four-time champion and he will move it up to 35 000 to go and i would not expect darren to return very much of matt's table talk matt waxman poker pro out of fort lauderdale florida tough player has a miserable looking 10-6 but we'll make this call just enough hand to take a flop in position when you're in the big blind and flop an open-ended straight draw but darren hits top pair and he's gonna check it yeah i like this check from darren that's a board where you don't really want to see a lot of money go in when you have one pair matt waxman open ended we'll bet 35 000. elias will he get tricky and re-raise here top pair straight draw possibility and he will just call it here we go good pot turn is an eight there waxman hits his straight darren now needs a 10 in order to seize this hand from matt otherwise his straight to the queen is going to be good and take down some chips here waxman could check it and play it tricky but no he's gonna put the chips out 85 000 and i don't expect darren to fold yet he still has top pair with the gut shot and your opponent can have a lot of hands in the big blind that see a flop here whoa gotta make this fold that was surprising i guess darren wins wpt's by seeing through people's cards geez the unlucky one i guess i got the unlucky one wow matt waxman taking the first hand he's 33 years old he enjoys yoga he loves golf movies he loves to travel an adventurous guy and we move on modest now symbolis from lithuania modest was at the last world series final table that i made we actually played a pretty big pot together and he had quite a reaction afterwards a lot of bonding to be done there at those final tables oh yeah okay well we got a raise here from david benjamin 25 000. nick shulman wants to see a little bit of that he has a 9-7 here we go queen jack versus 9-7 the flop is a king a deuce a better board for david the aggressor in position you will make the continuation bet 25 000. nick with really just a back door to the straight makes the call on the flop queen hits david benjamin and benjamin is not going to slow down here he recognizes that their turn puts multiple draws out there nick shulman was zipping pip here he will do the right thing and get out of this one so david benjamin from france take it down and number two at the final table here at the wpt tournament of champions experience the thrill of the wpt on your phone play the new wpt tournament center in zynga poker available on the app store google play and facebook to be a champion you need to spend 100 percent of your time and put all efforts all hard work and expect for the best you champion you have to be mentally strong and you have to be fluid you have to be flexible and able to adjust to what the table gives you there's a combination of things dedication lots of work talent timing and luck the number one element is luck but i definitely say hard work has a lot to do with it as well and maybe even aggression is a big deal to win these tournaments obsession is a start you know champions are usually obsessed with what they do so i i wouldn't recommend it [Music] oh you heard from five great players what it takes to become a wpt champion one of these great players will become our third champion of champions maybe some others he's gonna fold his hand into matt waxman they call him waxy no they don't but i wish they did no that's his nickname i heard really yes wow i've never heard that on the tour i learned something new today get with it now okay and waxy has raised it to 25 000 with a nine ten of clubs and everybody falls but david benjamin the frenchman he'll stick around with king jack let's see the flop ace queen four a better flop for matt as the aggressor and he does have backdoor draws to the clubs or to the straight waxy has bet 15 000. david has enough here that against a small bet of 15 000 i would not expect him to fold king high and he's going to make this call ace hits pairs the board that should slow things down matt with zip and pip now nothing he's going to just continue to bet 45 000 and it's gonna work nice bet by matt there a lot of players slow down with the board pairs but matt recognizes that he really has no way to win were he to check and so he takes one more shot at benjamin and gets the fold very daring bold play by waxy and we move on maxie says he loves to explore the world just an adventurous guy interesting guy and he's gonna fold his hand as does nick schulman and now modest symbolis from lithuania with the sevens modest a tough european player who heavily travels the circuit he won a wpt in the uk in season 13. he raised it up here to 25 000 and now darren elias with an ace three of spades contemplating this decision these are the two chip leaders and we will see a flop sevens versus ace three and the flop is an ace five fourth but there's three hearts darren does take the lead here but you see mata still has 37 percent equity you can catch a heart a seven or a running straight well he is going to bet at 20 000. darren gonna call this so the two chip leaders in a nice little pot jack on the turn darren's gonna check again check check they go nine of spades on the river so elias looking good here well darren will definitely have some missed heart draws here that want to bluff and so you see him betting for thin value with top pair 65 000 and modest does the right thing he's going to lay that down so darren elias extends his chip lead here today we'll be right back with more from esports arena las vegas and the wpt tournament of champions welcome back to the wpt tournament of champions hosted by arya resort and casino we've got a good one going but before we get back to the action let's get a glimpse of the vip experience at the zynga poker wpt 500. we welcome you to the zynga poker wpt 500 las is going to be one of vegas great events of all time good luck today zingo is awesome it really is you know i love it i love the action the adrenaline rush the excitement of betting it all in the thing about zynga is you're going to see so much action there that let you see so many different combinations of hands if your age i'm going to put you in trouble it's an easy way to learn the more games you play you advance pretty rapidly so i keep playing the thing i love most about zynga poker it's accessible you can play it anywhere and everywhere it's competitive and you get a chance to sharpen your skills a bit too much this is a lesson learned this has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience i've gotten to meet some very nice people hi all right this will be fun zenga has been very sweet and kind to us and it's like being a child in the candy store it's been a blast you have all the fans in the audience well i want's my husband having a chance to compete and to see if i can play with the real players that play for the wpt and they're part of zynga i'm ecstatic it's an amazing feeling i'm just happy for the opportunity i'm happy that zynga has his platform and allows us to play i hoped i could do it i thought i could do it to actually do it is amazing i would never forget this for the rest of my life this is a phenomenal experience thank you zinger congratulations hugh grant he took home 26 000 at the wpt 500 well done yeah you can elevate your game on the wpt tournament center on zynga poker where you can play all different kinds of games against players around the world and perhaps realize the dream of becoming a wpt champion all right now we're back at the esports arena winner getting close to 500 000 here let's go to the table nick shulman first to act he's got a big ace queen of clubs he'll make it 25 000 to go modest the second one to act he's got a king queen oh look at this tony he's going to re-raise to 80. i like this three-bet from modest he's turning his hand into a bluff pre-flop and i think that's wise when the three players behind you are likely to squeeze if they have something strong instead modest has run into a very real hand here from nick who uh is not gonna be folding now is it a call or an all-in all in it's an all-in he's gonna push it all in with the ace queen of clubs so modest didn't get the result he wanted but i still think he played this hand well modest right now is swearing under his breath in lithuanian as he folds his hand saying what the heck did i do that for gets his wrist slapped right there nick shulman taking down that pot action on the frenchman david benjamin 46 years old out of paris france he's not going to play that now darren elias behind him with an ace nine he's getting out the raisin chips yeah he'll make a 22 000 to go waxy goes out now over to nick shulman had an ace queen suited last hand now ace queen off suit he's in the small blind and will re-raise to 80 000. work from last time modest goes out and now jared elias 500 with the ace nine is thinking this through about 500 back a little more and darren quickly uses a time bank chip before the action clock had really ticked away too far on him and he does get away nice fall by darren elias nick shulman two nice ace queens back to back very well done congratulations that was uh it was a good moment when i won woods it was a long time ago it was almost 13 years that's gonna do it feels good to win when when it's what you do with your life you're overwhelmed with just a release of adrenaline at that time i won a little over 2 million dollars which is really kind of obscene it was a great feeling and i was very thankful for that one 21 years old he has taken this title i'm not sure what attracts me the most to poker at this point i'm kind of just thankful that i still enjoy playing i like preparing i like playing i like competing and i'm always down to try my best so what else is there yeah that's nick shulman what a player he is and now he has moved up into third chip position as you can see close to 650 here tonight nick schulman great player great commentator and very humble about his success he's got a pair of deuces he likes it he'll make it 25 000 to go and now darren elias won't play his 8-6 but waxy matt waxman with ace five of spades will play here we go with the flop it's a king 10 8. no help to waxy he's going to check i'm not sure if nick will bet here his pair is vulnerable but that's a pretty coordinated board i don't think he expects matt to fold that flop too often you do see him check yeah they go check check going to the turn it is another eight so that pairs the board and the eight is a good card for nick matt waxman first to act he's gonna check again now shulman's saying wait a second maybe he's got nothing and i can bet this and just take it with my silly deuces yes that's what i want to do 25 000. oh but when you have a pro on your right that's been around the block a few times this is what happens to you he's going to come over the top with a raise 65. so ace high is not the hand i would choose to bluff with here i think diamonds are a straight draw makes more sense but this tells me that matt is willing to make a play based on his live reads perhaps picked up some weakness in nick's demeanor and decided to pounce on it can shulman make this call no he's got to fold it waxy gotta pick it up with ace high solid poker we're seeing here tonight all right welcome back to the world poker tour we are at the wpt tournament of champions having a great time all week long and tony i know you played the chairman you were a champion didn't work out for you yeah unfortunately i got busted out pretty early in the toc such an awesome event and i'd really love to make a run one year but still we had a great time this week you're enjoying the aria oh the aria is my favorite property in las vegas it's amazing hotel that has the best hotel gym i've ever been to incredible dining options and easily my favorite poker room in las vegas that's great poker room i played the cash game did pretty well won some money even me no way so anybody could do it don't make stuff up but right now we got the tournament of champions going on the final table so let's check the chip count and get back down to it okay well let's see those chip counts darren elias still out in front being chased by mata symbolis matthew waxman moving up that leaderboard to 640 nick shulman and david benjamin rounding out the field mata sabala's 10-8 of spades he will raise the 25 000 and the frenchman folds darren elias also folds waxy out and now nick shulman with a 910 he'll make the call and as it turns out he is dominating modest in this hand king nine deuce on the flop that's great for schulman he's gonna check it but modest will make the continuation better 20 000 call by nick with the nines here we go to the turn it's a six so that gives a straight draw now to modis i think it's gonna check the nines and modes has picked up a gut shot but elects to check here yeah hoping to get lucky and he does so with the seven what a card miles hitting this straight nick's gonna check try to get in cheap here now the question for modest is bet sizing there's 105 000 in the pot if you think your opponent has a king how much will he call if you think your opponent has a nine how much will he call well what is it you think he has oh wow look at this little trickery here modest is going to take some more time like he doesn't know what to do i wonder if it will work i'm not sure if nick will really buy that as him needing more time to consider this or think it's sort of a play at him 95 000 that's a pretty big bet huh i'm not sure what i think of a bet that size i don't know if that makes nick more or less likely to call with second pair it's gonna depend on his read here he's bet close to full pot i'm not sure how nick will interpret this he is going to authentically use a damping chip he's saying is this guy stealing no he believes him and it's a nice fall by nick shulman modest symbolism lucky on the river taking this one down i'm joined by jim tornavanny senior membership executive with jetsmarta now jim how does jetsmarter work so jetsmarter is a global community of flyers we created an innovative alternative to flying private much different than the old traditional private jet solutions where you can download our app book a single seat or an entire plane depending on where you need to be very cool so it's making private jet flying much more accessible to any budget that's right a lot of people think you have to be part of the uber wealthy to fly private with jetsmarter now you can fly on a private jet for a cost of a first-class commercial seat that is so cool yeah it's pretty amazing yeah and tonight's champion is going to receive a 50 000 jet smarter membership what does that entirely so it's the highest level of our programs 50 000 per year and it gives you complimentary seats discounts on flights even a white glove service 24 7 concierge team to help book your arrangements and get you into some pretty exclusive events just like ones that we have here today so very cool yes all right well thank you so much of course thank you well thank you lynn now back to the action here five-handed poker and the blinds are going up to six and twelve million yeah look over a bit guys i'm even even david benjamin with a quick fold not for long though i predict darren elias won't play matt waxman taking a breather now nick shulman with a king queen and he just calls a lot of professionals like to just call strong hands in the small blind to protect all those times they will just call weaker hands but modest behind him with a king jack will make the raise so nick limps and then calls a raise from modest with king queen he is dominating going to the flop but gets out flopped on 99 jack mata zambala's hitting his jacks shulman's gonna check matas has had two caches on the world poker tour one final table he took the title down he is putting a bet of 30 000 with top pair nick still has two over cards and he got shot to the 10. nick shulman makes this call and gets his 10. man make a wish gets the straight and now he's gonna trap he makes the check let's see if symbolise falls into the ditch here and mata still has quite a strong hand here with top pair and a gut shot to the straight nick already has so he's gonna bet for 65 000 and try and get more value next showman gonna look back down he's got the straight he's gonna buy more time and pretend like he needs more time yes he is now we've seen more fake use of the time bank chip than real use that's the beauty of it and he is going to put in the raise boy that's a nice solid lay down by modest symbolism doesn't give nick any more chips real tough event we're seeing we asked fans of the world poker tour to send in questions and now we've got your answers in the wpt tournament of champions ask me anything sponsored by club wpt now vince our first question is for you dave from laramie wyoming writes how much does the wpt champions cup weigh and how many winners name plaques are on it well dave great question and i know the answer all right first of all it's 26 and a half pounds i've lifted it there it is right there it's heavy and there's exactly 162 players names on that cup that's it precise i just guessed it's unbelievable and it's heavy this one is for tony from ken edgecombe of houston texas tony what is your most memorable raw deal segment my most memorable raw deal segment was when chino reim got heads up against eric lindgren and i needed to come up with a way to complement their play while criticizing their conduct some would say eric stole that pot from chino others would say he chino him how'd that work out i loved the way it turned out but i'm not sure those two did and finally bob from memphis tennessee has a question for me do you play and have you cashed in any tournaments hope you're having some fun too well thanks bob i am having a lot of fun and yes i do indeed play i love cash games and tournaments i even won a tournament before so that trophy sits proudly above my television thanks to everyone for the great questions we look forward to seeing you all at the tables on clubwpt.com where you can win a share of one hundred thousand dollars monthly in cash and prizes all right we're back to the table here darren elias four-time wpt champion is our chip leader with close to 1.3 million in chips symbolism and matt waxman trying to chase him down david benjamin and nick schulman rounding out the field nobody really short at this stage right poker we are seeing here tonight by these champions quick full by matt waxman nick shulman as well modest symbolist with an ace deuce likes his hand makes it thirty thousand and if it goes out darren elias with king jack suited has a decision some players like to call these spots others three bet them how will darren play it darren thinking this through and he's gonna put in the raise makes it a total of 100 back on modest who's had enough darren elias will take this one down and darren is 31 years old lives in medford new jersey his nickname is the end boss i will say that the nickname the end boss seems to sort of transfer over every couple of years you know it used to be um tony greg was the end boss and then you know some guy online was the end boss and now darren elias is the end boss so i feel like you have to hold the title of nbos all i know he's won four wpt championships he's our end boss yes all right into this hand darren this time with the 10 80 diamonds appears he likes it we'll make a raise to 25 000 waxy here with a queen jack of clubs just calling shulman priced in with a nine seven of spades he'll stick around three-way action everybody's sort of sharing outs here but they've got their own suits flop king eight nine two spades so nick connects best with this flop holding second pair and a spade flush draw bottom pair for darren gut shot with the back door flush draw for matt they all check and the turn card is a spade for shulman hitting the flush look at the cat that swallowed the canary nick's got it locked up now it's a matter of how do you get the money at this point darren has checked behind the five of spades it's unlikely to be a card that will elicit him to bet and so nick fires out 65 000. darren just with eights at this point can't think he's gonna call he goes out waxman not with much either but he's such a tricky player you'd never know but he does the right thing nick schulman taking that pot down we'll be back with more from the esports arena in a moment how many daily tournaments are there to win on club wpt.com well there's holdem omaha tournament headphones even wpt main event packages oh that's a lot poker tournaments all day every day club wpt.com this episode is sponsored by dr pepper the official soft drink of the world poker tour hublot the official watch of the world poker tour rockstar energy the official energy drink of the world poker tour and club wpt play poker for real cash and prizes today at club wpt wpt.com we are back on the world poker tour this tournament started at arya a few days ago with 80 wpt champions now down to five darren elias the man to beat it's got close to 1.4 million in chips out in front five-handed poker here we go action on nick shulman the new yorker and he gets a very seductive six seven of diamonds he will raise to 25. lithuanian goes out the frenchman also can't play he's been pretty cool lately not picking up any hands but darren elias does pick up a hand king queen of clubs darren with one of those hands that some players call pre-flop others three bet how does the end boss want to play this one well you gotta love his poker face you just don't know what he has he doesn't have to put the sunglasses on or the hoodie nothing like that he just is very stoic does his thing he's gonna raise this you're absolutely right finns darren's such a stoic guy i've known him for 10 years and i don't have a clue if he likes me or not his father's a football coach and darren was an excellent athlete he was a polo player water polo and a creative writing major which is you know surprising to me for a guy who doesn't use i'm words sure he'll like you saying that but okay nick shulman's going to be good he's quiet not that he doesn't have words he just doesn't use them i've seen him at the bar he doesn't he's not that quiet you got me there darren elias has over 3 million in wpt earnings 29 cashes i mean that's pretty incredible four titles and 29 cashes that's just mind-blowing lives in medford new jersey he's a family man with one little daughter this hand benjamin going out and now darren with just a 9-7 he also elects the fold matt waxman picking up the real hand pair of queens yeah he'll make it 35 000. waxman has not picked up too many exciting hands this time the real end but nick shulman behind him with ace ten makes the call modest goes out i find it interesting that matt made it an almost 3x raise pre-flop kind of old school but ooh troubling flop for nick schulman top pair top kicker well behind the queens of matt absolutely shulman thinking he flopped a great flop little does he know and there goes the bet the continuation better 40 000. and there comes the call this could get very interesting and the turn is another diamond three of diamonds so shulman doesn't have a diamond he's got tens with the big kicker waxman with queens with a diamond that third diamond should prevent nick from getting too hurt in this hand but it also means there are more hands that matt could be potentially semi-bluffing with so nick cannot get away at this stage nick perhaps looks back to see if he had a diamond he doesn't just top pair big kicker he's gonna make this call and he wants to hit a 10 or an ace without a diamond that would be so suck out can he do it no it's a five check nice card from matt here misses all the draws he could have potentially had isn't very concerned that nick has trips 140. sonny wants more value bet 140. and nick is getting over three to one here seems like a really tough fold when there are some hands your opponent can be bluffing with quench he's going to cover his eyes and call don't show it to me no oh man that is a big hit against nick shulman waxy taken down with the queens well that's all for tonight join us next time for more of the wpt tournament of champions the world poker tour is sponsored by zynga poker go all in play the world's largest home game on zynga poker today you never know when your time is going to come [Music] to rise above the rest to seize the opportunity to be crowned a champion [Applause] [Music] is it time for your story to be told the world poker tour here at esports arena las vegas the game continues and we will see who can rack up the highest score good evening everyone and welcome to the world poker tour i'm lynne gilmartin and tonight we are bringing you coverage of the season ending wpt tournament of champions on hand to call the action are tony dunst end vince van patten lin it's always great the tournament champions really exciting who can take down the great darren alliance the way he's been running lately maybe matt waxman who has a lot of chips as well yeah matt waxman a very tough player been out of poker for a little while meanwhile symbolist the young lithuanian in third place looking for his second wpt title he's being chased by david benjamin and nick schulman a couple of old school names in the poker world who have had a lot of success in the live circuit over the years trying to make a big splash here tonight great players going at it this is a lot of fun well it's not game over yet for these remaining players there is so much on the line including close to half a million dollar first place prize a handsome hublot big bang unico titanium ceramic watch a bbo poker table a fifty thousand dollar jet smarter membership and a beautiful set of baccara crystal flutes because everything tastes better in baccarat cards are back in the air so let's head over to the final table all right thank you lynn let's have a look at our zynga poker leaderboard darren elias still well out in front being chased by matt waxman and modest symbolist nick shulman and david benjamin are shorter stacks hanging around 35 blinds the antes now are 12 000 blinds are 6 and 12. we are playing with the big blind anti format at this final table which means one player in the big blind pays the ante for everyone around the table instead of everybody committing a small amount of chips modest symbolis from lithuania is going to raise with a jack five now darren elias four-time wpt champion has called and the flop is a beautiful ace four three two spades good for darren elias massive flop for darren matas here really just has a gut shot to the deuce and is betting his position it's a continuation bet of 20 000. darren poker pro they call end boss is going to re-raise with his huge drawing hand makes it 70 to go darren has all the outs in the world here a deuce six or spade would give him the best hand and so that raise is going to take it down for him darren elias has taken home over 3 million in wpt earnings quite a player 29 cashes on the world poker tour 29 cashes and four wins he is winning over 10 of the tournaments he cashes that's pretty amazing all right he is folded now matt waxman they call him waxy has an ace eight and he'll make it 35 000 to go nick goes out and modest now with an attractive ace queen now modest is in the small blind here some players three bet this hand others call let us this time wants to go with a call david benjamin from france goes out so two-way action ace queen versus ace-eight and the flop is a 5-3 deuce modest will check it they both check going to the turn it's a queen beautiful card there for modest and he is going to check it try to trap here a little bit perhaps now modest checking over to matt looking for the check raise but instead matt checks behind and we see a six on the river and modest will bet the queens so four to a straight out there but a very unlikely hand for matas to be holding so i wonder if matt intends to fold his eighth high to one bet matt waxman loves to steal pots and he's been very successful at this final table doing so tonight doesn't always have to have the hand to win it yeah matt is a sticky player he fights for pots the action clock is ticking down on him here as he contemplates this call which he's going to make so modest does get a little value with top pair matt waxman going to pay him off modest going to take that one down this week has been filled with intense poker action but we managed to squeeze in some fun by attending an exclusive party at the hublot boutique hublot is the art of fusion the art of fusion in its capacity to combine exotic material with swiss traditional watchmaking this is really the dna of hublot hublot is also the art of fusion in its capacity to combine different worlds and we are here tonight for perfect illustration of that with the fusion of the watchmaking and the art of pokemon hublot has been a partner of the world poker tour for four years now and we see a lot of natural crossovers between the hublot watch collector and the world of poker the latest addition to the family it was launched in asia the end of last year was a full ceramic piece limited to 188 pcs for the world so very very exclusive timepiece not the traditional watch brand although it's very cool edgy original and i think we tend to see a lot of that in the younger generation well i had such a good time at the hublot party much thanks to them for hosting us and for giving our winner a beautiful timepiece and now we go back down to the table five-handed action on nick shulman who lives in las vegas now and he pulls his hand modest he goes out the frenchman also not going to play and surrounded darren elias and he has a king eight then you mean a little tight on his button with the fold of jack seven darren limps in the small blind we talked about how many professional players like to limp most of their range in the small blind limping their stronger hands allows them to protect the times they limp a weaker hand here darren has a medium strength hand and calls this raise from matt flop comes up it's a queen eight six so darren get lucky on that flop he has out flopped matt here check check on the flop and a deuce on the turn no help for either player darren now gonna make a value bet with second pair matt was just a king jack oh matt really likes fighting for pots he doesn't have a draw he has three clean outs to the jack but it's gonna work darren folds second pair and so the aggression from matt really paying off at this final table i'm joined by kevin quintanilla with protection poker now kevin what is protection poker protection poker is a poker variant it'll give players protection in the pot so if you get in with the best event you're protected and you get a portion of the pot back if you actually end up losing the hand for example i go all in with aces you call with queens then i end up losing because you get a queen on the river i wouldn't lose my entire investment i would actually get a portion of the pot back to me it's a great idea thank you so much well big thanks to protection poker for providing the action clock which has made all of our lives faster and easier daryn elias four-time wpt champion well out in front with 1.4 million as we go down to the felt and right now it's on matt waxman quick follow by him nick schulman folding ace five this out and now finally the frenchman picking up the big hand pair of kings well we talked about limping in the small blind with your strong hands to protect your weak ones and david shares that philosophy well he wants the chip leader to come over the top but that's not gonna happen darren with just a jack deuce not gonna fall into any traps wants to see a flop here we go and the flop is a massive jack deuce five here darren elias flopping two pair disaster for david benjamin who was hoping to be able to play a big pot post flop with his kings if that were to happen now he would lose a big pot oh boy so darren has bet just a measly 15 getting called and now it only gets better for darren elias that jack should prevent david from getting stacked before i think if the turn was a brick he would have looked to get a lot of money in now he's just gonna be calling down 35 000 has been bet elias with his full house already benjamin's got to make that call going to the river has to hit a king here not to be four clubs on the river that four is an interesting card because if darren was semi bluffing with a hand like 4-3 or 6-4 he's now made a pair that he can check and just try and show down with the fact that he's betting again and betting so big means his range has become polarized between strong hands like straights and trip jacks and weak hands like spades that are just bluffing david here with a really tough decision yeah the bet is 125 by darren elias very tough to get away from this hand clock is ticking down to five seconds and he's taking more time well if you're in benjamin's shoes and you get to the river like this what hands are you calling with that are better than pocket kings like if you're gonna fold kings what's a better hand than kings that you get there like this and you call with i'm having trouble finding one it's gonna take more time but it's very tough to lay down this hand i think 90 percent of the players would make this call at this point but he's going to make the good lay down wow look at that he laid down the kings daryla is picking that one up what action we're seeing here tonight we'll be right back with more from esports arena las vegas and the wpt tournament of champions what are you doing i'm playing on club wpt.com oh really i'm playing on club wpt.com oh i'm not playing on clubwpt.com i'm crushing it play for a share of 100 000 in cash and prizes every month at club wpt.com phil hellmuth the poker brat himself and self-proclaimed greatest is standing by to put in his two cents in the raw deal sweet that feeling when you look down at pocket kings deep in a tournament but what is the best way to play it david benjamin who is known throughout the world as a great poker player gets pocket kings and opt to just call in the small blind like it with the chip leader and most aggressive player at the table darren elias right behind him of course david is ready to play a huge pot before the flop but remember one of the tenements of successfully slow playing a big pair is you don't lose too much after you let your opponent get there benjamin has to be disappointed when elias did not raise before the flop but like the consummate professional poker player that he is he immediately went into a defensive stance check calling on the jack 5 deuce flop and check calling on the turn and then benjamin managed to invoke my aforementioned tenement of slow playing by making a really good fold on the river many amateurs and many lesser pros would have called the bet on the river and completely botched the hand but not benjamin good fold my friend and a tough spot for david benjamin has not been able to get things going at this final table and when he finally did get a big hand it didn't even hold up and he's in the blinds are going up my friend 8 and 16 and the big blind andy right now is 16. nick schulman he is going to look down at the best-handed poker pair of aces jack deuce is awfully good if you're daring elias and he is going to raise it 32 total goes around to darren roughly 3 20 to start you won't do it last victim matt waxman will stick around with jack 7. he will splash around let's see if matt gets lucky not really king 86 on the flop two hearts waxy has checked shulman with the aces i'm gonna bet 35 and hope he gets a call and waxman is very tricky sometimes he just plays strong with a bluff but he won't do it there schumann gonna take that one better than losing it is better than losing and especially at this table where a lot of big hands have been cracked so far nick i'm sure a little frustrated that he didn't win a big pot but happy that he won in general the frenchman david can't get a hand goes out darren with ace nine of spades and he will move it up to 35 000 to go into a waxman who has a pair of nines here and that could call he could three bet either option quite reasonable this time he's gonna call shulman see what he's got well he's got a pair of ducks here he's got about 21-22 blinds some players move in pre-flop nick shulman does not take the bait mata's also going away so ace nine versus a pair of nines first three cards is at nine six four two hearts three of a kind for waxman what a flop for matt waxman i mean darren not only has top hair top kicker but he's got the back door and a flush draw to go with it as you can see he is four percent to win this hand otherwise matt is gonna take a chunk out of our chip leader what a flop for matt waxman he's gonna make the bet of 40. flops a set he's got elias flopping top pair ace kicker and he gets the call he wants going to the turn it's a queen darren checks again waxman we've seen him bluff numerous times tonight this time he's got the goods and he's betting 130. we have and we've seen matt be particularly aggressive with his double barrel bluffs and so if darren is aware of matt's aggression it makes it even harder to fold in a spot like this that's the call the river pairs the board with the six so just a mere full house for waxman yep great card for matt bad one for darren if the river had been a heart or something like a king or an eight or a five maybe he can get away without paying off but now that will be tough what will be the amount that's what waxman's trying to figure out how can i get paid off 260. oh boy this is about to be a million ship pot if darren makes this call mine's full and he does matt waxman takes down the biggest pot of this final table thus far no detection of any anger by elias but you know it's there matt waxman looking good takes it from the chip leader five players remain here on the world poker tour that's a good hand honest with the little needle after the hand tony who has more wpt action [Music] zynga poker does play the new wpt tournament center in the zynga poker app [Music] play today on facebook or download the app on the app store and google play area is a great casino very fancy with a great card room good service good food good dealers everything all right it's a beautiful place it's comfortable that the ambiance is nice the way they run the tournaments is just top notch i really do enjoy playing there aria's great they've been really coming up in the poker scene lately their casino is very nice very modern clean and they do a lot of good things for poker they have a high roller series and are getting some big tournaments and now they're on the wpt well a lot of smart poker players and they all love the aria as we do for sure vince when i'm in vegas arya is my home meanwhile matt waxman out in top trying to chase down the nearly half a million dollar top prize for our eventual winner here at the wpt tournament of champions yeah waxman now our chip leader he has taken it over from darren elias on modest he's gonna fold the french but david benjamin picking up a beautiful hand paraqueens and he will raise the forty thousand benjamin has been very patient the one big hair he had earlier got cracked now making a second attempt with queens against matt waxman you started the hand with 330 a little under you're good you're good 278 more yeah waxman in the big blind has a ten eight of clubs and he's liable to do anything this time just calling here we go queens versus 10-8 and the flop is a king 9-4 but there's two clubs well the frenchman can't be excited about that king hitting but still he's making the bet 28. yeah and i wonder whether matt is just gonna check shove on david or whether he'll check call and try and play this out a little less risky waxman just calling hoping to hit a club not there though five of diamonds so there's 160 in this pot and i'm curious whether benjamin will bet this turn or check and it looks like he's going to go for the bet which i like very much there's a lot of hands he's still ahead of that waxman can call once and eat that small just over quarter pie he's on the short stack too he's plunging away well he's getting the right price to see a river and draw to his nine outs we know it's actually eight outs because david has the queen of clubs calling hoping to hit the flush in the break benjamin let's take a peek no it doesn't happen and nine hits pairs the board that should slow things down a nine is one of the most likely hands that matt would check call twice with so benjamin checks behind afraid that matt either has a nine or a king but he will be relieved to see he's gonna win this time david benjamin from paris france now living in vegas and la takes down a good one back in season two when i won the wpt in paris was my first win entertainment and not easy to remember it was a long time ago but i i remember george the greek he was a whole character you know he would just walk on the table like he would literally like get up and walk on the table i remember there was a specific hand where i lost all my money where i should have actually won he's done it george the greek has come back and defeated two aces here i killed the aces yes you did so i will not forget him i don't forget the isle of crete guy either i tell you he is one of the reasons why the world poker tour was so interesting for sure vince i remember watching that episode and being so drawn into this weird strange gamble-filled world benjamin won that event and here he is again and right now darren elias with the pair of sevens has made it 35 000 to go and it's around a shulman he's gonna shove with a pair of fours modest goes out and count please so darren wanting a count he'll be in great shape 438. nick shoving about 25 blinds here with the fours that's going to be close for darren can tell he senses it's kind of borderline but he does make the call and he's going to be way in front wow nick shulman in a lot of trouble right now there's little pair of fours up against the bigger sevens five cards to come anything can happen here come the first three it's a four five four three of a kind there wow nick shulman this final table is taking a very bad turn for darren elias oh but a seven on the turn oh my god good luck guys i take it all back and it is over yeah nick thank you darren elias finds the seven he needs on the turn and scores the knockout of nick goldman tony how do you run so good nick schulman out in fifth place he's gone from champ to chumpsville let's see what he has to say i thought you got unlucky one time for like one second nick a tough beat there in the last hand was this just another day at the office for you i wanted to win you know but uh yeah i'm disappointed but i'm still you know thankful to have made it and i'll be back that's it for nick shulman our fifth place finisher we'll be right back with more from the wpt tournament of champions nice shirt vince oh yeah yeah i like this it's a butter cloth sure and we both have them and i'm excited about it because they're very comfortable they look they look good and the price was right yeah great they're really well tailored very comfortable playing poker you know all the champions of the tournament champions got one of the buttercloth shirts and they're loving them they're walking around proud as a peacock got some free shirts got some incredible gifts and their gift bags awesome stuff i managed to get my hands on one of the player bags that all of the toc players receive and it's awesome so first of all the bag comes in this biagi backpack which is great it's a really really nice size and look at it's a backpack and it is loaded with tons of good stuff check out this tournament of champions sweater i love that a bag of bonnet goodies i love this brand i've actually used a lot of their supplements yes alpha brain i've used that before it works really well for memory and for focus new mood this is for our relaxation helps you de-stress a little we all know how that feels faded spade cards these are the official cards of the world poker two are really nice good quality cards and they've got really nice prints on them i love the face cards on these and they feel good man escaped now this is a fun one i'll have to bring this home to the boyfriend it's a whole kit to help you uh stay tidy down under you know what i mean i'll give that to the fella i love these sneakers athletic propulsion labs these are high performance sneakers but they're also super stylish thanks apl this is a beard oil by jawline and not only can you sort of add the oils to your beard to help moisturize and get that bead growing but you can also be breathing in the essential oils to help your game brilliant idea it's a wpt specialized formula not that i'm growing my beard but apparently i can use it in my hair the bag flattens down it basically disappears thanks world poker tour these are awesome goodies such great gifts and of course let's not forget the spectacular gunno computer eyewear i've had mine for years they are great at preventing eye strain when at the computer now it looks like action is about to start back up so let's get down to the table i love that goody bag i actually love that the memory oil that's my favorite i just keep forgetting where i put it back the table we go darren elias back out in front with 1.5 million and he quickly folds this hand and matt waxman behind him with an ace 10. matt's going to raise this up into the big blind of david benjamin and he's got a king jack so he'll make the call and we'll go to a flop it is a nine seven do still help to either player david with the backdoor flush draw matt a backdoor straight draw but both of them are high enough up that they're able to just sort of check

Channel: World Poker Tour

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Keywords: World Poker Tour, WPT, poker, Poker-Turnier, torneo di poker, tournoi de poker, 포커 토너먼트, покер, ClubWPT, WPTDeepStacks

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Length: 430min 42sec (25842 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 30 2021