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Championship: Carter Gent Eliminated in 9th Place ($7,047)

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 23: 10,000/20,000/3,000

Carter Gent

Louis Constant raised to 50,000 in middle position before Carter Gent (pictured) moved all in for 160,000. Andrew Denick called and Constant went into the tank for a few minutes before folding.

Gent was in bad shape with his AcQc against Denick’s AhKs. The board ran out Th7s3d2sKd and Denick’s big slick sent Gent to the rail in 9th place.

Championship: Glen Chorny Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,481)

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 23: 10,000/20,000/3,000

Glen Chorny-001

Glen Chorny moved all in from early position for his last 72,000 and was called by Louis Constant.

It was a race situation with Constant’s Ks9s slightly behind Chorny’s 3d3s. The flop was Jh9c7d and Constant took the lead. The turn was the Qh and the river was the Qs and Constant gets everybody some more leg room by eliminating Chorny in 10th.

Championship: Stephen Diamantas Eliminated in 11th Place ($5,481)

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 23: 10,000/20,000/3,000

Stephen Diamantas

Action folded to Jean Gaspard on the button, who raised to 45,000. Stephen Diamantas three-bet from the big blind to 100,000 and Gaspard called.

The flop was 9c5d4c and Diamantas bets 100,000 and Gaspard immediately raised all in for Diamantas’ remaining 250,000. Diamantas snap-called and showed KcKh. He was way ahead of Gaspard’s 9d2d, good for top pair.

The 9s came on the turn though, and the tables were turned. Diamantas was left with just two outs. The Qs on the river wasn’t one of them and Diamantas was eliminated in 11th place.

The remaining 10 players are re-drawing for seats at the final table.

Championship: Cardin Cripples Chorny

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 23: 10,000/20,000/3,000

Barbara Cardin raised preflop from early position and Glen Chorny defended his big blind.

Both players checked the Qs9c8s flop and they saw the Ah fall on the turn. Chorny checked and Cardin bet 100,000. Chorny immediately check-raised all in and Cardin called off her last 191,000.

Cardin tabled AhKd and was in bad shape against Chorny’s Qc8c. The river was the Kd though, which gave Cardin a better two pair and she doubled up to roughly 650,000. Chorny is crippled, sitting with just 39,000.

Championship: Ronald Touruny Eliminated in 12th Place ($5,481)

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000

Ronald Touruny

Ronald Touruny (pictured) got all in preflop for his last 100,000 against Chris Dombrowski. Dombrowski showed A-Q and was ahead of Touruny’s K-2.

Dombrowski flopped a queen to extend his lead in the hand and was able to fade a king on the turn and river to eliminate Touruny. Touruny takes home $5,481 for his efforts.

Championship: Santos Flushes Chorny

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000

Adam Santos limps in from early position and action folds to Glen Chorny in the small blind, who moves all in for effectively Santo’s 196,000.

Barbara Cardin folds her big blind and Santos quickly calls. Santos is in bad shape with his As4s against Chorny’s 8c8h. The flop was huge for Santos, giving him a pair and a flush draw as the dealer spread a flop of 7s5s4d.

The turn was the Th, keeping Chorny in the lead, but the river was the 6s, which filled Santos’ flush and doubled him up to over 400,000.

Championship: Constant Doubles Again

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000

Louis Constant got all in for his last 149,000 on a flop of 9h6c2h and got action from Stephen Diamantas. Diamantas tabled pocket aces and needed to fade a ten against Constant’s pocket tens.

The turn was a king, but the river was a ten and Constant doubles through Diamantas again. He is now sitting with 413,000.