Championnat WPTDeepStacks

The final day at the WPTDeepStacks Championship saw the final 27 players return for a long march down to a champion. Cards got in the air at 12:00 noon, and play progressed quickly from three tables down to two. That was when we lost the last woman standing, Tracie Osborn, who finished in 20ème place.

The first player to fall at the last two tables was former WPTDeepStacks champion Duff Charette, who busted in 18th place. The bustouts continued on a steady pace moving forward that saw the official final table of nine set around 6:30 p.m. The players then took a short dinner break before returning at 7:30 to resume play. Here is a look at the chip counts at that point:

Places assises 1.  Steve Chanthabouasy  -  850,000  (14 b)
Places assises 2.  Brock Wilson  -  1,790,000  (30 b)
Places assises 3. Paul Snead -  3,275,000  (55 b)
Places assises 4.  Brad Miller  -  1,495,000  (25 b)
Places assises 5.  William Prin  -  2,135,000  (36 b)
Places assises 6.  Andrew Ostapchenko  -  3,550,000  (59 b)
Places assises 7.  Justin Levitt  -  1,525,000  (25 b)
Places assises 8.  Michael Rossitto (pictured)  -  2,585,000  (43 b)
Places assises 9.  Zach Smyth  -  6,235,000  (104 b)

Steve Chanthabuasy a été le premier joueur à tomber à la neuvième place 27 hands into play. A handful of doubles played out before Brock Wilson a touché le rail à la huitième place a little after 10 p.m. Brad Miller was sorti à la septième place dans la même heure pour ramener la table finale à six joueurs restants.

Il y a ensuite eu des éliminations consécutives lorsque William Brin est sorti le Main #70 à la sixième place, et Justin Levitt le suivit directement lorsqu'il busted in fifth place on Hand #71. Cela a ouvert la voie à une longue bataille à quatre qui a vu le chip leader au début de la table finale, Zach Smyth, tomber à la quatrième place à la centième main à la table finale.

Une autre longue bataille s'est ensuivie pour la troisième place, et c'est l'élimination qui a décidé de la course du joueur nord-américain de l'année WPTDeepStacks. Quand Andrew Ostapchenko est tombé à la troisième place, qui a officiellement couronné Albert Knafo comme POY. Une cérémonie de remise de prix a eu lieu pour Knafo peu après la conclusion de la table finale.

Le début du heads-up a vu Michael Rossitto prendre l'avantage sur Paul Snead :

Michael Rossitto -  14,900,000  (60 b)
Paul Snead -  8,525,000  (34 b)

Things evened up quickly after Snead won the third hand of the heads-up final to give both players 12 about million. However, Rossitto flopped a flush on the very next hand to take a 3-1 chip lead. Everything ended just three hands later when:

Rossitto raised to 550,000, Paul Snead moved all in for 5,325,000, and Rossitto called with .

Snead s'est retourné , et devait s’améliorer pour rester en vie.

Le tableau est tombé , et Rossitto a remporté le pot -- and the WPTDeepStacks Championship and $250,073 -- with ace high and his queen kicker.

Here is what Rossitto had to say after the victory in his winner's interview.

"Well, it feels pretty good," said Rossitto. When asked about his journey through the final day of the tournament, Rossitto responded, "I started the day pretty rough. I ran pretty good from there, I got a little short but I stayed deep and that's all that matters, but I got lucky."

Rossitto had a clear vision of what he wanted to do at the final table once he got the chip lead as well, "I came into the FT pretty well in the middle of the pack, I was winning pots, it was going well. That trips hand versus Andrew really vaulted me into the chip lead, and then Paul went on a hot streak and the Jacks hand was basically everything. If I don't turn the Jack it's going to work, so you can't fault him. I just played aggressive, I got to a place where I could raise and take it more and everyone else just had to fold."

Résultats finaux

1st: Michael Rossitto - $250,073
2nd: Paul Snead - $171,750
3rd:  Andrew Ostapchenko  -  $110,085
4th:  Zach Smyth  -  $80,035
5th:  Justin Levitt  -  $61,435
6th:  William Prin  -  $50,440
7th:  Brad Miller  -  $41,570
8e: Brock Wilson - $33,150
9th:  Steve Chanthabouasy  -  $24,870

Photo  Michael Rossitto soulève le trophée du championnat WPTDeepStacks après sa victoire.

MAIN #154  -  Michael Rossitto raises to 550,000, Paul Snead moves all in for 5,325,000, and Rossitto calls with .

Snead se retourne , et doit s’améliorer pour rester en vie.

Le tableau arrive , et Rossitto remporte le pot -- and the WPTDeepStacks Championship and $250,073 -- with ace high and his queen kicker.

Paul Snead finishes as the runner-up, earning $171,750.

Félicitations à Michael Rossitto!

1st: Michael Rossitto - $250,073
2nd: Paul Snead - $171,750
3rd:  Andrew Ostapchenko  -  $110,085
4th:  Zach Smyth  -  $80,035
5th:  Justin Levitt  -  $61,435
6th:  William Prin  -  $50,440
7th:  Brad Miller  -  $41,570
8e: Brock Wilson - $33,150
9th:  Steve Chanthabouasy  -  $24,870

Photo  Après la main finale, Paul Snead (à gauche) fait un câlin de félicitations à Michael Rossitto.

MAIN #152  -  Michael Rossitto raises to 550, and Paul Snead calls. The flop comes , Rossitto parie 375,000, and Snead folds. Rossitto takes the pot.

MAIN #153  -  Paul Snead moves all in, and Michael Rossitto folds.

Photo  Michael Rossitto

MAIN #151  -  Paul Snead limps for 250,000, and Michael Rossitto checks his option.

Les deux joueurs checkent jusqu'au tournant sur un tableau de , Snead bets 400,000, Rossitto raises to 1,400,000, and Snead tanks for a while before he calls.

La carte rivière est la , Snead checks, Rossitto bets 4,000,000, and Snead tanks for about two minutes before he calls with pour deux paires, rois et sept.

Mais Rossitto se retourne pour qu'une couleur à trèfle floppé remporte la pot et récupérer son énorme avance en jetons.

Michael Rossitto -  17,525,000  (70 b)
Paul Snead -  5,900,000  (24 b)

Photo  Paul Snead

MAIN #148  -  Michael Rossitto limps for 250,000, and Paul Snead checks his option. The flop comes , Rossitto checks, Snead bets 300,000, and Rossitto folds. Snead takes the pot.

MAIN #149  -  Paul Snead raises, and Michael Rossitto folds.

MAIN #150  -  Michael Rossitto raises to 550,000, and Paul Snead calls. The flop comes , Rossitto parie 375,000, and Snead calls. The turn card is the , et les deux joueurs checkent.

La carte rivière est la , Rossitto parie 2,100,000, and Snead tanks for about two minutes before he calls.

Rossitto montre pour le roi, mais Snead se retourne pour gagner la pot avec une paire de reines.

Photo  Paul Snead (à gauche) et Andrew Ostapchenko (à droite)

Voici le nombre approximatif de jetons pour le début du heads-up :

Michael Rossitto -  14,900,000  (60 b)
Paul Snead -  8,525,000  (34 b)

Et voici les gains de la table finale :

1st: $250,073
2nd: $171,750

3rd:  Andrew Ostapchenko  -  $110,085
4th:  Zach Smyth  -  $80,035
5th:  Justin Levitt  -  $61,435
6th:  William Prin  -  $50,440
7th:  Brad Miller  -  $41,570
8e: Brock Wilson - $33,150
9th:  Steve Chanthabouasy  -  $24,870

Photo  Paul Snead (à gauche) serre la main d'Andrew Ostapchenko après l'avoir éliminé à la troisième place.

MAIN #147  -  Andrew Ostapchenko moves all in from the button for 1,700,000, and Paul Snead calls from the big blind with .

Ostapchenko se retourne , et doit s’améliorer pour rester en vie.

Le tableau arrive , et Snead remporte le pot with two pair, kings and deuces, to eliminate Ostapchenko in third place.

Paul Snead -  8,525,000  (34 b)
Andrew Ostapchenko  -  Éliminé en 3e place ($110,085)

Ostapchenko était le dernier prétendant à la course du Joueur de l'année WPTDeepStacks, mais il devait remporter cet événement pour le remporter.

With Ostapchenko's elimination, Albert Knafo officially becomes the WPTDeepStacks North American Player of the Year!

MAIN #142  -  Everyone folds to Andrew Ostapchenko, giving him a walk in the big blind.

MAIN #143  -  Paul Snead raises from the button to 600,000, and Michael Rossitto calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Rossitto checks, Snead bets 700,000, and Rossitto folds. Snead takes the pot.

MAIN #144  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the small blind to 750,000, prendre les blinds et l'ante.

MAIN #145  -  Michael Rossitto moves all in from the button, taking the blinds and ante.

MAIN #146  -  Everyone folds to Michael Rossitto, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Niveau 32 se termine et le niveau 33 commence avec des blinds augmentés de 125,000-250,000 avec 250,000 ante. Le jeu continue sans interruption.

Avec trois joueurs restants sur un plateau de 588, the average chip stack is about 7,800,000 (31 gros blinds). Voici les gains de la table finale :

1st: $250,073
2nd: $171,750
3rd: $110,085

4th:  Zach Smyth  -  $80,035
5th:  Justin Levitt  -  $61,435
6th:  William Prin  -  $50,440
7th:  Brad Miller  -  $41,570
8e: Brock Wilson - $33,150
9th:  Steve Chanthabouasy  -  $24,870

Photo  Andrew Ostapchenko

MAIN #140  -  Everyone folds to Michael Rossitto, giving him a walk in the big blind.

MAIN #141  -  Andrew Ostapchenko moves all in from the button for 1,450,000, and Paul Snead tanks for a while before he calls from the big blind with .

Ostapchenko se retourne , et il a besoin de sa main pour rester en vie.

Le tableau arrive -- Ostapchenko flops two pair to Snead's open-ended straight draw, but Snead misses all of his outs. Ostapchenko wins the pot avec ses deux paires pour doubler ses jetons.

Andrew Ostapchenko  -  3,200,000  (16 b)
Paul Snead -  5,100,000  (26 b)

Photo  Paul Snead

MAIN #139  -  Michael Rossitto moves all in from the small blind, and Paul Snead calls all in from the big blind for 3,300,000 au .

Rossitto se retourne , et Snead a besoin de sa main pour rester en vie.

Le tableau arrive , et Snead remporte le pot avec son as pour doubler ses jetons.

Paul Snead -  6,800,000  (34 b)
Michael Rossitto -  14,700,000  (74 b)

Photo  Michael Rossitto

MAIN #135  -  Paul Snead raises from the button to 600,000, prendre les blinds et l'ante.

MAIN #136  -  Michael Rossitto completes the small blind to 200,000, and Paul Snead checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Rossitto checks, Snead bets 400,000, and Rossitto folds. Snead takes the pot.

MAIN #137  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the button to 400,000, and Andrew Ostapchenko calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Ostapchenko checks, Rossitto bets 250,000, and Ostapchenko calls. The turn card is the , Ostapchenko checks, Rossitto bets 500,000, and Ostapchenko folds. Rossitto takes the pot.

MAIN #138  -  Everyone folds to Michael Rossitto, giving him a walk in the big blind.

MAIN #130  -  Michael Rossitto moves all in from the small blind, taking the blinds and ante.

MAIN #131  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the button to 425,000, prendre les blinds et l'ante.

MAIN #132  -  Everyone folds to Andrew Ostapchenko, giving him a walk in the big blind.

MAIN #133  -  Michael Rossitto completes the small blind to 200,000, and Paul Snead checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes , Rossitto parie 200,000, and Snead calls. The turn card is the , Rossitto parie 600,000, and Snead tanks for a while before he folds. Rossitto takes the pot.

MAIN #134  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the button to 425,000, Paul Snead moves all in from the small blind, and Rossitto folds. Snead takes the pot.

Photo  Paul Snead (assis, à gauche) et Andrew Ostapchenko (debout, à droite)

MAIN #129  -  Paul Snead raises from the button to 500,000, Andrew Ostapchenko moves all in from the small blind for 1,750,000, and Snead calls with .

Ostapchenko se retourne , et a besoin de sa main pour rester en vie.

Le tableau arrive , et les quatre de poche tiennent le coup pour qu'Ostapchenko remporte le pot et doublez vos jetons.

Andrew Ostapchenko  -  3,900,000  (20 b)
Paul Snead -  2,575,000  (13 b)

MAIN #121  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the small blind to 650,000, prendre les blinds et l'ante.

MAIN #122  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the button to 500,000, and Paul Snead calls from the small blind. The flop comes , Snead checks, Rossitto bets 400,000, and Snead folds. Rossitto takes the pot.

MAIN #123  -  Andrew Ostapchenko moves all in from the small blind for 1,150,000, prendre les blinds et l'ante.

MAIN #124  -  Michael Rossitto completes the small blind to 200,000, and Paul Snead checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Rossitto parie 450,000, and Snead folds. Rossitto takes the pot.

MAIN #125  -  Paul Snead completes the small blind to 200,000, Andrew Ostapchenko raises from the big blind to 600,000, and Snead folds. Ostapchenko takes the pot.

MAIN #126  -  Andrew Ostapchenko moves all in from the small blind, taking the blinds and ante.

MAIN #127  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the small blind to 650,000, prendre les blinds et l'ante.

MAIN #128  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the small blind to 425,000, and Paul Snead calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Rossitto parie 300,000, and Snead folds. Rossitto takes the pot.

MAIN #114  -  Andrew Ostapchenko completes the small blind to 200,000, Michael Rossitto raises from the big blind to 525,000, and Ostapchenko thinks for a while before he reraises all in. Rossitto snap-folds, and Ostapchenko takes the pot.

Andrew Ostapchenko  -  3,175,000  (16 b)

MAIN #115  -  Andrew Ostapchenko raises from the button to 625,000, Paul Snead moves all in from the big blind, and Ostapchenko tanks for a while before he folds.

MAIN #116  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the button to 425,000, and Paul Snead calls from the small blind. Both players check to the river on a board of . Spectacles Snead , mais Rossitto se retourne pour gagner la pot avec une paire de huit.

MAIN #117  -  Paul Snead raises from the button to 450,000, prendre les blinds et l'ante.

MAIN #118  -  Michael Rossitto completes the small blind to 200,000, and Paul Snead checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes , Rossitto parie 200,000, and Snead folds. Rossitto takes the pot.

MAIN #119  -  Everyone folds to Michael Rossitto, giving him a walk in the big blind.

MAIN #120  -  Paul Snead raises from the button to 450,000, and Michael Rossitto calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Rossitto checks, Snead bets 400,000, and Rossitto calls. The turn card is the , Rossitto checks, Snead bets 800,000, and Rossitto check-raises to 2,700,000.

Snead résiste un moment avant de se coucher, et Rossitto prend le pot.

Photo  Paul Snead (à gauche) et Andrew Ostapchenko

MAIN #113  -  Paul Snead moves all in from the small blind, and as soon as Andrew Ostapchenko checks his hole cards, he snap-calls all in from the big blind for 1,125,000 au .

Snead se retourne , et Ostapchenko a besoin de ses as pour rester en vie.

Le tableau arrive -- Snead flops a set of tens to take a huge lead, but Ostapchenko rivers a set of aces to win the pot et doublez vos jetons.

Andrew Ostapchenko  -  2,450,000  (12 b)
Paul Snead -  8,600,000  (43 b)

MAIN #110  -  Michael Rossitto raises from the button to 500,000, and Paul Snead thinks for a while before he calls. The flop comes , Snead checks, Rossitto bets 350,000, and Snead calls. The turn card is the , et les deux joueurs checkent.

La carte rivière est la , et ils vérifient à nouveau. Spectacles Snead for a pair of queens, and Rossitto flashes one card -- the -- before he mucks. Snead wins the pot.

MAIN #111  -  Paul Snead raises from the button to 500,000, prendre les blinds et l'ante.

MAIN #112  -  Andrew Ostapchenko moves all in from the button for 825,000, and Paul Snead folds face visible dans la grosse blinde. Ostapchenko prend la pot.

Voici le nombre de jetons officiel de la pause :

Places assises 1. Paul Snead -  8,375,000  (42 b)
Places assises 2.  Andrew Ostapchenko  -  1,325,000  (7 b)
Places assises 3. Michael Rossitto -  13,750,000  (69 b)

Photo  Le champion WPTDeepStacks Albert Knafo (deuxième à gauche) attend et regarde avec ses amis sur le rail pour voir si Andrew Ostapchenko peut gagner ce tournoi. Si Paul Snead ou Michael Rossitto gagnent, alors Knafo devient le joueur WPTDeepStacks de l'année. Si Ostapchenko gagne, alors Ostapchenko remportera le titre.

Les joueurs reviennent de la pause pour commencer le niveau 32, avec des stores augmentés de 100,000-200,000 et 200,000 des portes.

Avec trois joueurs restants sur un plateau de 588, the average chip stack is about 7,800,000 (39 gros blinds). Voici les gains de la table finale :

1st: $250,073
2nd: $171,750
3rd: $110,085

4th:  Zach Smyth  -  $80,035
5th:  Justin Levitt  -  $61,435
6th:  William Prin  -  $50,440
7th:  Brad Miller  -  $41,570
8e: Brock Wilson - $33,150
9th:  Steve Chanthabouasy  -  $24,870