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Event 1, World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em Live Updates November 23, 2009
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Event 1 Final Table - Makhija Cked (5th)!
1 year ago
Amit Makhija raises to $175,000 and Andy Bloch re-ups to $415,000. Makhija calls all-in and turns up A
3
to Bloch’s A
7
. The board comes Q
9
6
and Bloch retains his lead. The turn is the 4
and the river the A
and Makhija is out in fifth place, a finish worth $198,528.
Medic Doubles Through Bloch
Andy Bloch raises to $150,000 and Nenad Medic re-raises the pot. Bloch re-raises enough to put the Canadian all-in and Medic calls off his last $1,105,000 in a battle of Full Tilt pros that sees Medic turn up A
K
and Bloch muster K
K
.
Bloch looks primed to take a dominating chip position into three-handed play, but the flop comes 7
6
2
and Medic flops the nut flush for the extreme suckout. The turn is the 2
and Bloch picks up outs for the boat, but the river is the 3
and Medic doubles up to $2.3 million while Bloch is down to $3.8 million.
Sexton Doubles Through Bloch
Andy Bloch raises to $150,000 in the small blind and Mike Sexton re-raises to $400,000 in the big blind. Bloch puts Sexton all-in and the WPT frontman all-in makes the call, turning up A
J
to Bloch's A
6
. The flop comes K
J
7
and Sexton flops middle pair. The board finishes 4
Q
and Sexton doubles through Bloch.
Chip Counts!
Here are the latest final table chip counts, courtesy www.worldseriesofpoker.com:
| Andy Bloch | $3,750,000 |
| Nenad Medic | $1,810,000 |
| Mike Sexton | $1,500,000 |
| Kathy Liebert | $305,000 |
- Level: 23
- Blinds: 20,000/40,000
- Average Stack: $1,760,000
- Players Left: 4
- Tables Left: 1
Event 1 Final Table - Bell Rung (Sixth)!
1 year ago
Chris Bell raises to $140,000 and Nenad Medic raises the pot. Action folds back around to Bell, who calls all-in and shows A
3
to Medic's J
J
. The flop comes Q
6
5
and Medic retains the lead, but the A
on the turn gives Bell the overpair. The river card is the dagger J
, however, giving Medic the reverse suckout with the two-outer to send Bell packing in sixth place. He'll take $157,168 from the prize pool for his efforts.
Chip Counts
Here are the current chip counts for the remaining five players, courtesy www.WorldSeriesofPoker.com:
| Andy Bloch | $3,120,000 |
| Mike Sexton | $1,445,000 |
| Nenad Medic | $1,410,000 |
| Kathy Liebert | $595,000 |
| Amit Makhija | $515,000 |
- Level: 23
- Blinds: 20,000/40,000
- Average Stack: $1,408,000
- Players Left: 5
- Tables Left: 1
Event 1, World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em - Day 3, Reports by:

Matthew Showell
Owen Laukkanen
Event 1, World Championship...
- Buy-In: $10,000
- Entrants: 352
- Total Prize Money: $3,308,800
- Date: May 30, 2008
- Final Day Jun 1, 2008
Event Chip Leaders
Event 1, World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em
| Player | Chip Stack |
|---|---|
| No Chip Count found | |
Blind Structure1 year ago
Event 1, World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em
| Level | Ante | Blinds |
|---|
| Level 1 | 100/200 | ||
| Level 2 | 150/300 | ||
| Level 3 | 200/400 | ||
| Level 4 | 250/500 | ||
| Level 5 | 300/600 | ||
| Level 6 | 400/800 | ||
| Level 7 | 500/1,000 | ||
| Level 8 | 600/1,200 | ||
| Level 9 | 800/1,600 | ||
| Level 10 | 1,000/2,000 | ||
| Level 11 | 1,200/2,400 | ||
| Level 12 | 1,500/3,000 | ||
| Level 13 | 2,000/4,000 | ||
| Level 14 | 2,500/5,000 | ||
| Level 15 | 3,000/6,000 | ||
| Level 16 | 4,000/8,000 | ||
| Level 17 | 5,000/10,000 | ||
| Level 18 | 6,000/12,000 | ||
| Level 19 | 8,000/16,000 | ||
| Level 20 | 10,000/20,000 | ||
| Level 21 | 12,000/24,000 | ||
| Level 22 | 15,000/30,000 | ||
| Level 23 | 20,000/40,000 | ||
| Level 24 | 25,000/50,000 | ||
| Level 25 | 30,000/60,000 | ||
| Level 26 | 40,000/80,000 | ||
| Level 27 | 50,000/100,000 | ||
| Level 28 | 60,000/120,000 |
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