The ninth season of World Poker Tour continues to be revealed to American audiences with the release of stage of Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles (August 2010).
Chad Holloway noted most of the big shots and we offer a summary of the first part aired this Sunday, Feb. 27 in the U.S. and that will only happen much later in France with the usual lag.
WPT Legends of Poker: Tournament single
WPT hundredth Kathy Liebert
As a prelude to this episode, we saw Kathy Liebert have the first WPT 100 Chip “commemorating its centennial WPT. Liebert around we could find the previous recipients of this award including Erick Lindgren, Jonathan Little and Faraz Jaka, the latter being removed in less than two hours. It was then time to observe the privileged spectators of the final table action.
Frankenberger shoot first
First hand the blinds 10.000/20.000 (ante 3000) Tom Lee with linkage to 50,000 Andy Frankenberger and follows with Tom Braband. The flop comes And all three players checked.
The dealer flips the turn that offer trips on Lee.
Braband, which is short stack is the first of 91,000 to relaunch with . Lee re-raises to 340,000, and discard Frankenberger Braband throws his two pair, Lee won the first one shot.
Braband double with three Kings
Andy Frankenberger raised to 60,000 from the button with Braband and performs a ‘smooth call’ with from the small blind. Both players are at the flop offering a pair Frankenberger.
The action was then: check, bet 150,000, all in for 399,000 more followed. The the turn puts an end to the suspense and River offers Braband doubled to 1,266,000 chips.
Jaffe calls the counters
The action comes after Braband to previous players have discarded and he raises to 75,000 from the button with . Jared Jaffe is then the small blind to 655,000 with carpets . The big blind out of the way and decides to pay Braband.
Jaffe dominates and nothing changes on the table . Jaffe double 1358., 000 and Braband is once again short stack.
Two arrows pierce Wilson
Kyle Wilson discovers and raised to 70,000, followed by Jaffe. The flop does not change and both players checked. On the turn Jaffe decided to check-raise the bet against Wilson at 150,000, making 350,000 in the middle. Wilson made a bit of acting and finally made rugs, covering Jaffe wisely decides to lie.
Miracle on the river for Brunetti
With in hand, Tom Braband raised to 75,000 in early position and receives paid by Franco Brunetti, who owns the other hand the big blind. The flop comes Brunetti and makes speech before taking the bet for 80,000 Braband.
Good idea since the turn brings a . Brunetti does not waste time and put 155,000, Braband decides to make carpets and Brunetti soon followed. Braband choose the wrong spot to bluff and found himself in very bad shape.
But the river is a Braband and hit a straight bullet to pass 1,295,000.
Tony Dunst, commentator with his show “The Raw Deal,” will not hesitate to critic Tom Braband on that hand. While respecting the player, Dunst said aloud in substance that viewers probably already thought of this one.
Brunetti first exit (6th, $ 63,000)
On the next hand, Franco Brunetti made preflop for his last 220,000 and Kyle Wilson followed him, the games are returned:
Brunetti:
Wilson:
Brunetti is ahead but not for long as the flop comes . Wilson receives a pair of 6 and rest but before the turn then to the river . Brunetti, qualified via a satellite, is then eliminated in sixth place for $ 63,000 in prize money.
Jaffe next on the list (5th, $ 83,000)
Tom Braband raised to 100,000 preflop with button and see Jaffe paid by the small blind and Wilson in late position. The flop does not act as all three players checked the turn but gets carried away .
Jaffe, with , Lets say to Wilson, who recently hit a set ‘trips’ with and placing 200,000. Braband following Jaffe and decided to make carpets for 620,000. Wilson has only to pay without headache and Braband can discard their cards. Jaffe needs a Jack in the river but instead receives an disposal documentation, Jaffe outgoing fifth for $ 83,000.
Four for a title at the end of the first part
They are then no more than four players on track and we finished this account of the First part of the final table of the Legends of Poker.
The end tournament will be broadcast next week in the U.S. and Chad Holloway again we tell all the big shots and the inevitable eliminations until we know the new champion of the WPT Legends of Poker.
Certainly one of the most prestigious live tournaments of the year, the aptly named Legends of Poker has hosted the likes of Doyle Brunson or Dan Harrington, both members of the Poker Hall of Fame and previous winners of this unique event.
Three of the final six players have already reached at least one WPT final table in the past, but each was in search of their first title. Here’s how the table is presented from the publication of this new episode televised World Poker Tour:
