$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 13: 1,000/2,000/300

After an early position limper, Justin Zaki raises to 7,500 and Marc Lowe (pictured) moves all in. Action folds back to Zaki, who quickly calls and it’s off to the races as Zaki tables and Lowe shows .

The flop is and Lowe’s nines are still in the lead. The on the turn left Zaki drawing dead as Lowe made a full house. The river is the and Lowe takes the pot.

The dealer counts down the chips and confirms that Lowe is all in for 71,600. After Zaki pushes Lowe most of his stack, Lowe doubled up to 148,200 and Zaki is left with just over 3,000.

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

The 12 players have returned from break and the blinds have increased to 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante. This is the last full level of the night, since we will only play 20 minutes into level 14.

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

The remaining 12 players are taking a 15 minute break. This is the last break of the night.

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 12: 800/1,600/200

Vitor Coelho leads out for 4,500 on the river with the board reading . Rob Manjura raises to 12,500 and Carter Gent was in the tank for a few moments before calling.

Action was back on Coelho, who thought for a couple minutes before committing the extra 8,000. Manjura tables , good for a full house and he scoops the pot. Coelho flashed the , good for a flush, as he mucked his hand. Gent claimed he had a flush as well.

“I thought that was going to be one of my bad beat stories or something,” said Manjura as he collected his chips. “Somebody playing ten-four of spades or something and makes a straight flush.”

Manjura takes the pot and is sitting with 82,000

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 12: 800/1,600/200

Vitor Coelho check-calls 8,500 on the turn from Marc Lowe with the board reading .

The river is the and Coelho checks again. Lowe checks back and neither player wants to table their hand. Coelho makes a remark about how he missed and Lowe shows , good for king-high. Coelho showed and mucks his hand.

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

The blinds have been increased to 800/1,600 with a 200 ante. There are 14 players remaining.

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 11: 600/1,200/200

Carter Gent raised to 3,000 from early position and Vitor Coelho called on the button. The small blind folded and Marc Lowe three-bet to 9,700 from the big blind. Gent called, Coelho folded, and they were heads-up to a flop of .

Lowe continued with a bet of 7,600 and Gent quickly called. The turn is the and Lowe checks. Gent quickly goes to his chips and bets 12,500.

Lowe takes a few moments before moving all in. Gent asks for a count and the dealer verifies that Lowe is all in for 40,200 total. Gent then goes into the tank for several minutes. He counts out a call, puts his hands in his face, and then sits up in his chair. He double checks his cards one last time before reluctantly pitching them into the muck.

Lowe scoops the pot and increases his chip count to 75,200.

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

The blinds have been increased to 600/1,200 with a 200 ante. There are 14 players remaining in this flight.

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 10: 500/1,000/100

Cong Phan got the last of his chips into the middle in a race situation against Rob Manjura (pictured). Phan was slightly ahead with his and was up against Manjura’s .

The flop put Manjura in the lead as the dealer spread a flop of . The turn and river kept Manjura there as the and were burned and turned.

Phan is sent home, while Majura chips up to 72,000.

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship

Level 10: 500/1,000/100

Brenda Lane got her last 19,100 in the middle preflop and was a big favorite with her against her opponent’s . The board ran out and Lane doubles up to 40,500.