WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Affrontement

Par BJ Nemeth

The original goal for Day 3 of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown was to play down to the money (45 players), but without a dinner break, the players wanted to end early, and action stopped after six levels with 51 joueurs restants.

The field should burst the money bubble fairly early on Day 4, but before that happens, here's a photographic look back at Day 3 du WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown :


"Contrôle au sol à Tom majeure."

Michael « grinçant » Winnett showed up on Day 3 with an astronaut's helmet, presumably in honor of the Space Shuttle scheduled to launch later that afternoon in central Florida.


Michael « grinçant » Winnett even brought an alien-looking card protector with him to continue the space theme. Unfortunately, the scheduled launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour was postponed for a few days due to a technical problem. That wouldn't be a good sign for Winnett.


Jour 2 chipleader Todd Terry started at the top of the counts, and had a solid day to finish in the Top 10 en route vers le jour 3.


Bryan Colin took over the chip lead fairly early in the day and was near the top of the counts for a long time. Unfortunately, he couldn't hold the position, and while he survived the day, he's near the bottom of the chip counts with 93,000.


Abbaye Daniels (à gauche) envisage de suivre ou non la relance all-in de Michael « grinçant » Winnett (standing, right). Winnett continued his trend from earlier days by loudly talking his way through hands that he played. Michael McNeil (not pictured) was already all in, and Winnett caught a break when Daniels would eventually fold J-10, which would've won the hand. (Winnett doubled up with A-Q vs. A-3.)

Winnett never had a lot of chips on Day 3, but he kept getting lucky in tight spots to stay alive -- possibly annoying his opponents more than his table talk. He did receive several penalties for his table talk during the tournament, primarily because he was discussing the contents of his hand with action pending.


Jour 3 started with seven women in the field, a larger-than-normal percentage, and included some top female pros like Annette Obrestad (à gauche) et Maria Ho. Unfortunately, both Obrestad and Ho would be eliminated later in the day by one of their own -- Lauren Kling.


Élio Cabrera had two big double-ups late in the day where he spiked a card on the turn or river to stay alive. In the second one, shown here, he had pocket aces against another player's set, but a third ace on the turn gave the pot à Cabrera.

It may not shock you to learn that Cabrera is friends with Michael "Squeaky" Winnett, and when Winnett learned of Cabrera's lucky come-from-behind victories, he proclaimed, "You can't beat luck! I don't care how good these guys are, you can't beat luck!"


Abbaye Daniels was tournament chipleader for a while, and the first player to reach one million in chips. She finished the day second in chips with 1,016,500.


Ancien vainqueur du WPT Tommy Vedès moved all in on the river with the board showing [9c9h8s8dAs], and David Farber (not pictured) called. Vedes turned over [AcAh] for a river full house, and Farber mucked in frustration, saying, "You are so lucky."

Vedes said, "I felt the ace was coming. Put you on ten-jack." Another player says, "He had the nine," and Vedes says, "Of course he had the nine. But how was I supposed to know?" Vedes finished the day fourth in chips with 446,500.


At 8:00 pm, the Seminole Hard Rock Casino hosted a $1,000 buy-in heads-up tournament, which attracted a lot of the players who had busted from the WPT event, including Will Failla (centre). L’événement WPT se poursuit en arrière-plan.


Directeur exécutif de la tournée WPT Matt Savage (à droite) a expliqué soigneusement et minutieusement les règles à Michael « grinçant » Winnett lors d'une pénalité de deux orbites. Savage a également averti Winnett que sa prochaine violation entraînerait une pénalité de trois orbites, et que tout ce qui suivrait aurait une possibilité très réelle d'expulsion du tournoi.


Steven Levy (à gauche) envisageait un pari à la rivière depuis Taylor Von Kriegenbergh (center) on a board of [10d4h3hAsQc]. Levy would eventually call, and Von Kriegenbergh turned over [AdQh] to win the huge pot vaut presque 300,000 in chips. Levy would bust a short while later, while Von Kriegenbergh went on to finish the day as chipleader with 1,080,500.


Lauren Kling was eliminated on the last hand of the day when she was outkicked against Taylor Von Kriegenbergh. Kling's elimination left Abbey Daniels as the last woman standing.


Michael « grinçant » Winnett (foreground, right) checked in the dark before a flop of [Qc9c5h], Kazu Ōshima (far left, in black) bet 10,000, and Winnett min-raised to 20,000. Oshima moved all in, and Winnett called all in with [6c5c] for a pair with a flush draw. But Oshima turned over [Ac3c] for an overcard with a higher flush draw.

The [Jh] on the turn kept Winnett in the lead, and both players watched as the dealer put out the river card -- the [Jc].


Michael « grinçant » Winnett s'est montré inhabituellement doux après son élimination, rassemblant tranquillement ses affaires et quittant la zone du tournoi.


1. Taylor Von Kriegenbergh - 1,080,500 (216 BB)
2. Abbaye Daniels - 1,016,500 (203 BB)
3. Justin Zaki - 461,000 (92 BB)
4. Tommy Vedes - 446,500 (89 BB)
5. Brent Roberts - 441,000 (88 BB)


Jour 4 commence à 12:00 midi HE. Revenez sur WorldPokerTour.com pour une couverture continue en direct, y compris des mises à jour des mains, des décomptes fréquents de jetons et un autre épisode du Jess & BJ Show.

The remaining number of players hasn't been confirmed yet, as Lauren Kling was eliminated on the last hand of the day, but it appears that there are 51 les joueurs qui ont survécu à la journée 3. 

The chipleader Taylor Von Kriegenbergh finished the day with 1,080,500. Official counts are being posted to the chip counts page now. 

Play resumes tomorrow in the Seminole Hard Rock Live arena at 12:00 noon ET. Return to WPT.com for complete live coverage as they are only six players away from the money bubble.

Lauren Kling was eliminated on the last hand of the day by Taylor Von Kriegenbergh. After a king-high flop, Kling's K-10 was dominated by Von Kriegenbergh's A-K, and she never caught up. 

Taylor Von Kriegenbergh -  1,080,500
Lauren Kling -  Eliminé

Photo Michael "Squeaky" Winnett (au premier plan, à droite) regarde le tableau tandis que le croupier lance le [Jc] qui remplit la couleur de Kazu Oshima (à l'extrême gauche, en noir).

Kazu Oshima min-raises from late position to 8,000, and Michael "Squeaky" Winnett calls from the big blind. Winnett checks in the dark, and the flop comes [Qc9c5h], and Oshima thinks for a bit before betting 10,000.  Winnett says, "Min-raise," and puts out 20,000.

Oshima asks how many chips Winnett has behind, and Winnett counts out 78,500 au-dessus de la 20,000 (98,500 total). Oshima moves all in, and Winnett calls with [6c5c] for a pair of fives with a club flush draw. But Oshima turns over [Ac3c] for a higher flush draw with an overcard. 

La carte du tournant est le [Jh], et Winnett continue de jouer avec sa paire de cinq. Mais le [Jc] sur la rivière donne à Oshima une couleur avec un as pour remporter le pot. Winnett semble être un peu étourdi et beaucoup moins bavard, car il est éliminé du tournoi.

Kazu Oshima -  346,000
Michael « Squeaky » Winnett -  Eliminé



Photo Michael "Squeaky" Winnett offre ses dernières réflexions à la caméra du WPT alors qu'il sort de l'arène.

After a series of preflop reraises, David Peters is all in with [Ac9c] against the [JhJs] of Taylor Von Kriegenbergh. The board comes [Jd8h5dKsKd], and Von Kriegenbergh wins the pot with a full house, jacks full of kings, to eliminate Peters from the tournament. 

Taylor Von Kriegenbergh -  820,000
David Peters -  Eliminé

After a series of preflop reraises, David Peters is all in with [Ac9c] against the [JhJs] of Taylor Von Kriegenbergh. The board comes [Jd8h5dKsKd], and Von Kriegenbergh wins the pot with a full house, jacks full of kings, to eliminate Peters from the tournament. 

Taylor Von Kriegenbergh -  820,000
David Peters -  Eliminé

Charles Wiper relance à 9,000 depuis la position médiane et Brent Roberts suit sur le bouton. Le joueur en big blind fait tapis pour environ 65,000 et l'action est de retour sur Wiper.

"Beau piège, Brent", dit Wiper à Roberts. Il poursuit en annonçant qu'il est all-in, ayant Roberts 213,500 couvert.  

Roberts suit instantanément et, Wiper a raison, il a une grosse main, [KdKc]. Le joueur au big blind montre [AsQs] et Wiper détient [AdQd].

Le [Jc6s3Le flop [s] donne au joueur en grosse blinde un tirage couleur, mais le turn apporte le [7c] et la rivière la [6d] et les rois de Roberts tiennent pour lui donner à la fois le principal pot et le côté pot.

"Belle main Brent", lui dit Wiper. "J'aurais dû pouvoir me coucher."

Brent Roberts - 495,000
Charles Essuie-glace - 275,000

Steven Levy moves all-in for 49,000 depuis la position médiane et Taylor Von Kriegenbergh relance à 95,000 behind him.  Action folds to Zuhdi Mansour in in the big blind ad he counts down his own stack before announcing he is all-in for 107,000 plus.

Von Kriegenbergh thinks a while before folding and Mansour shows [AsAd].  Levy flips over an ace as well, the [Ac], then follows it up with the [9c].

Le plateau s'épuise [Kc5s2d10s3h] and Mansour's aces hold to eliminate Levy and take the pot.

Zuhdi Mansour - 520,000
Taylor Von Kriegenbergh - 525,000
Steven Lévy - éliminée 

Avec près de 50,000 déjà dans le pot et le tableau indiquant [9h9c8s8d], David Farber parie 25,000 depuis la grosse blinde et Tommy Vedes appelle depuis la position médiane.

La rivière est le [As] et Farber check. Vedes annonce qu'il est all-in pour 97,000, qui représente la majeure partie du stack de Farber. Farber réfléchit une minute ou deux, puis suit.

Vedes retourne [AcAh] pour les As pleins et Farber vérifie ses cartes une fois de plus.  

"Vous avez tellement de chance", dit Farber à Vedes.

"Booyah", lui dit Vedes. "J'ai senti que l'As arrivait. Mettez-vous sur dix-valet."

Un autre joueur à la table dit à Vedes : « Il avait le neuf ».

"Bien sûr qu'il avait les neuf, mais comment étais-je censé le savoir ?"

Tommy Vedes - 335,000
David Farber - 26,000 

Un joueur relance depuis la position médiane vers 9,000, Tim Miles reraises from the button to 23,500, and his opponent calls. The flop comes [KsQd3s], his opponent checks, Miles bets 20,000, and his opponent calls. The turn card pairs the board with the [3d], et les deux joueurs checkent. 

La carte rivière est la [9s], and his opponent bets 53,000. Miles thinks for nearly a minute before he calls, and his opponent seems reluctant to turn over his cards and says, "Nothing." 

Miles montre [KhQs] pour gagner le pot avec deux paires, rois et reines, et son adversaire se couche. 

Tim Miles  -  558,000

Les joueurs reviennent de la pause pour commencer le niveau 16, avec des stores augmentés de 2,000-4,000 et 500 avant. Avec 64 joueurs restants, le stack moyen est d'environ 203,000. 

Le programme a été modifié et ce sera le dernier niveau de la soirée. (Le plan initial était de jouer jusqu'à l'argent -- 45 joueurs.

Charles Wiper relance à 6,500 from early position and Abbey Daniels defends out of the big blind.  The flop comes down [10c7c3s] and Daniels checks and Wiper bets.  Daniels check-raises to 18,000 total and Wiper quickly calls.

The turn brings the [Jd] and Daniels bets 25,000.  Wiper calls.  The river is the [3d] and Daniels bets 40,000.  Wiper wastes little time before announcing, "Call."  

Daniels turns over [10s7h] for two pair and Wiper checks his cards before mucking.

Abbaye Daniels - 860,000
Charles Essuie-glace - 630,000

Après un flop avec un As, deux joueurs checkent, Michael "Squeaky" Winnett mise, un joueur se couche et l'autre joueur suit. La carte du tournant associe le plateau à un autre as et les deux joueurs checkent. 

La carte rivière est un 5, Winnett checke, son adversaire mise et Winnett suit. Le joueur montre AJ pour un brelan d'As, mais Winnett montre 5-5 pour un full sur la rivière (full de cinq as). Même avec cette remontée victorieuse, Winnett est beaucoup plus calme qu'il ne l'a été plus tôt dans le tournoi. 

Quelques minutes plus tard, l'ami de Winnett, Elio Cabrera, fait un full house pour vaincre Chris Klodnicki et l'éliminer. (Les détails de cette main sont disponibles dans une mise à jour séparée ci-dessous.) Cabrera lance un bref cri de joie et Winnett va voir ce qui s'est passé. 

Cabrera regarde Winnett et dit : « Ce sera toi et moi, attention ! » 

Winnett résume son parcours dans ce tournoi avec l'une des meilleures citations de poker de tous les temps : « On ne peut pas battre la chance ! Peu importe à quel point ces gars sont bons, on ne peut pas battre la chance ! »

Chris Klodnicki and Elio Cabrera get it all-in preflop with Klodnicki holding [AdJh] to Cabrera's [As10d].   Cabrera has Klodnicki covered.  The board runs out [10h8s6s10sAh] and Cabrera makes a full house to take the hand and eliminate Klodnicki.

Elio Cabrera - 150,000
Chris Klodnicki - éliminée

With four players in the hand and 27,500 dans le pot, the flop comes [QdQc2c]. The small blind checks, Allen Bari bets 8,000 from middle position, and Justin Zaki raises from the cutoff to 18,500. Brandon Steven and the small blind both fold, and Bari studies Zaki for a few seconds before he calls. 

La carte tournante est la [9c], Bari bets 28,500, and Zaki raises to 65,000. Bari folds, and Zaki takes the pot. 

Justin Zaki -  617,000
Allen Bari -  263,000

Photo David Farber (à gauche) célèbre après avoir transformé une série de dix contre les dames de poche de Bryan Colin (au centre) pour doubler.

David Farber raises to 6,500 and Bryan Colin reraises to 19,500 behind him.  Action folds back to Farber and he moves all-in for 99,500 total.

Colin pauses a second or two, exhales, and says, "Alright, I call."  Colin turns over [QhQc] and Farber trails with [10c10d].

The [KcJhJd] flop is safe for Colin, but the [10h] on the turns leaves him drawing to one of the two remaining queens in the deck.  The river is the [2h] and Farber takes the pot pour doubler.

David Farber - 207,000
Bryan Colin - 88,000 

Carl Pipitone just doubled up with A-A against another player's 8-8 on a board of [Kd7s3d6h5s]. 

Carl Pipitone  -  95,000

Avec environ 70,000 déjà dans le pot and the final board showing [4c3c2h6d10s], Shawn Cunix bets 42,000 from the big blind. David Peters thinks for a while before calling from under the gun, and Cunix turns over [5s3h] pour gagner le pot avec une quinte à six hauts. Peters se couche et Cunix remporte le pot. 

Shawn Cunix -  315,000
David Peters -  188,000