Seat 1 - Can Kim Hua 765,000 chips

Can Kim is a pro poker player from Rose Mead, California. He's 48 years old and this is his third WPT final table.

Seat 2 - Andreas Walnum 1.374m chips

Andreas is a 23-year-old poker pro from Bodo, Norway. This is his first WPT final table.

Seat 3 - Steve Wong 886,000 chips

Steve is a 33-year-old poker pro. He resides in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. This is his first WPT final table.

Seat 4 - Joe Pelton 2.923m chips

Joe is a 29-year-old business analyst. He lives in Newport Beach, California & won the WPT Legends of Poker this season. This is his second WPT final table.

Seat 5 - Chris Loveland 1.059m chips

Chris is also a poker pro, living in Portsmith, New Hampshire. He's 31 years old and this is his first WPT final table.

Seat 6 - David Baker 1.652m chips

David is a 34-year-old poker pro from Katy, TX. This is his first WPT final table.

Baker raises to 55k and Smith moves all in for 222k more. Baker finally calls after some deliberation and shows A 8 . Smith shows K T . No help comes for Smith and he's eliminated in 7th, one spot from the WPT final table. He earns $75,145 for his efforts.

The final table begins tomorrow at 4pm. I'll have a chip count & bio for our final six shortly.

Joe Pelton 3.111m
Andreas Walnum 1.275m
David Baker 1.258m
Chris Loveland 1.25m
Steve Wong 1.001m
Can Kim Hua 889k
Danny Smith 312k

Both Pelton & Loveland get all in on the turn, and both show AQ for aces & queens. They chop the pot. There's still seven left. Players are now on break, when they return they will play 10,000-20,000/3,000.

Here's the final seven payouts.

There's still seven left. Can Kim Hua was backsliding but he just took down a 300k+ pot from Baker. There's just 4 minutes left at this level. Next up is 10,000-20,000/3,000.

Can Kim Hua 600k
Andreas Walnum 1.25m
Danny Smith 350k
Steve Wong 950k
Joe Pelton 2.85m
Chris Loveland 1.18m
David Baker 1.47m

Pelton raises to 50k from late position and Hua reraises to 150k from the big blind. Pelton calls the 100k and the flop is Q J T . Both players check, and the turn is the A . Both check again. The river is the K putting a straight on board. Hua checks, and Pelton bets 300k. Hua thinks for a long while and finally calls. Pelton shows 6 8 for a flush and Hua mucks.

It folds to Pelton in the SB, who raises to 50k. Loveland calls in the big blind. The flop is 7 4 6 . Pelton bets 80k and Loveland calls. The turn is the J and Pelton bets 100k. Loveland calls again, and the river is the 6 . Pelton fires 140k, and Loveland quickly folds.

Pelton continues to amass chips. Play has tightened up on the TV-bubble.

The blinds are 8,000-16,000/2,000. I forgot to mention that when we came back from the break.

Loi Phan moved all in for 69k more from the small blind. Pelton called from the big blind with 7 9 . Phan showed A J . The board came J T 9 6 Q . Pelton makes a flush to win the hand. Phan is our 8th place finisher, taking home $66,795.

Can Kim Hua 1.26m
Andreas Walnum 860k
Danny Smith 474k
Steve Wong 1.1m
Loi Phan 80k
Joe Pelton 2m
Chris Loveland 1.17m
David Baker 1.51m

Pelton opens for 50k in second position. It folds to Cellery in the small blind who shoves all in. Wong immediately moves in from the big blind. Pelton folds. Cellery shows A J and Wong has him dominated with A Q . The board improves neither and Wong eliminates Cellery in 9th. Cellery takes home $58,445.

There's 84 minutes left in this level. Play resumed after the break about five minutes ago.

Joe Pelton 2.452m
David Baker 1.195m
Can Kim Hua 1.17m
Chris Loveland 940k
Danny Smith 753k
Andreas Walnum 598k
Loi Phan 520k
Steve Wong 410k
Chris Cellery 345k

Bad news, Aussies. George "Tasmaniac" Mamacas has busted. Wong raised, Baker called on the button, and Mamacas pushed from the blind. Wong folded but Baker made the call with 3 3 . Mamacas held A J . The flop was 2 3 5 . The turn was the 5c, leaving Mamacas drawing dead. He is our 10th place finisher earning $50,095.

Hua raises to 42k in first position. Smith calls, and Baker calls from the big blind. The flop is J 3 5 . Hua makes a motion to bet out of turn and then realizes that Baker is already betting. Baker puts 72k out, and Hua raises to 220k. Both Smith and Baker fold.

Walnum raises to 40,000. Cellery reraises to 120,000. Phan moves all in from the SB for 245,000 total. Walnum folds but Cellery makes the call. Phan shows T T and Cellery is in bad shape with the A T . The board comes K 7 5 J 9 and Phan doubles up.

Final table chip counts

Joe Pelton 2.381m
Chris Loveland 1.134m
Loi Phan 300k
Can Kim Hua 1.118m
Steve Wong 400k
David Baker 1.168m
George Mamacas 243k
Danny Smith 669k
Chris Cellery 664k
Andreas Walnum 602k

Franklin moves all in, Baker calls, and Cellery reraises all in. Baker folds and Cellery shows A K . Franklin is in trouble with A 2 . The board offers no help and Tom is out in 11th earning $41,745. Walum doubled up on the same hand with pocket queens holding up against Hua's sevens. We are now down to ten players and they are redrawing for seats on table 56.

Walum gets all in yet again, with K Q . Pelton's 6 4 never makes a hand, and Walum doubles up for a third time today. He's still extremely short in chips.

Eckes gets all in against Smith. Eckes shows 5 5 , but he's in bad shape against Smith's 9 9 . The board improves neither, and Eckes is our 12th place finisher for $41,745.

Can Kim Hua raises and Michael Mizrachi reraises. Hua puts him all in and the Grinder is pot stuckand calls. Hua shows K K , and Grinder is in bad shape with A Q . The board comes J 5 3 2 8 , and the Grinder is eliminated 13th. He takes home $41,745.

Wong moves all in against Franklin. Wong has A K , Franklin A J . Wong's hand holds up and he doubles up.

It folds to Juan Carlos Mortensen in the small blind. He raises to 70,000. Can Kim Hua asks for a count, and shoves in a reraise. Mortensen calls all in for his last 67,000. Hua has him dominated with T T , as Mortensen has 6 6 . A ten on the flop pretty much ends Mortensen. He's out in 14th earning $41,745.

Baker has about 950k, while Wong is cripled with 120k. Here are the final payouts:

That lost pot puts Cellery at 379k. There's 14 players left, and 72 minutes on the clock for this level. Next level is 8,000-16,000/2,000.

Baker & Wong get involved in an all in pot blind vs blind. Baker shows A A and Wong Q T . The board comes 4 7 4 T Q . Baker doubles up and Wong is in bad shape chip wise.

McNeely moves all in from early position for 95,000. Cellery moves in over the top and all others fold. McNeely shows K Q and Cellery tables A J . The board improves neither, and Ted McNeely is out in 15th place, earning $41,745.

Walum moves all in for 71,000 on the button. Pelton calls from the small blind. Pelton shows K J , but Walum has A K . The board offers no improvement for either and ace high doubles Walum up yet again.

I got a few stacks mixed up. Here are offical counts.

Loveland 1.2m
Walum 100k
Pelton 2.2m
Mortensen 200k
Hua 900k
Grinder 350k
Eckes 350k
Mamacas 280k
Franklin 245k
McNeely 130k
Baker 550k
Wong 665k
Cellery 220k
Phan 550k
Smith 540k

The blinds are now 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

Players are on break and will return shortly.

George "Tasmaniac" Mamacas 408k
Captain Tom Franklin 245k
Ted McNeely 130k
David Baker 542k
Steve Wong 665k
Chris Cellery 219k
Loi Phan 440k
Danny Smith 440k

Steve Wong raises in the cutoff, Phan calls from the small blind and Smith moves all in from the big blind. Wong reraises allin and Phan folds. Wong shows J J , but Smith has him dominated with Q Q . The board offers no help for Wong. Smith doubles up.

Loveland 1.28m
Walum 80k
Pelton 1.93m
Mortensen 200k
Can Kim Hua 940k
Grinder 380k
Eckes 420k
Mamacas 410k
Franklin 245k

Wasserkrug gets all in on the turn against Chris Loveland. The board reads T J 2 4 . Loveland shows T T for a set of tens, while Wasserkrug has K Q for a straight draw & flush draw. The river is the 7 , making Wasserkrug our 16th place finisher. He takes home $33,395.

Mamacas & Franklin call for 10,000. Baker raises to 48,000. Only Mamacas calls. The flop is 8 7 2 . Mamacas leads out for 125,000. Baker thinks for a good three minutes before folding.

Play has been a little slow, there are no players in imminent danger with a short stack. The next player out also makes $33,395, compared to 15th to 11th, which makes $41,745.

Walnum is all in again, this time with Q Q against Loveland's A K . The flop hits both, coming Qh 4h 2h, giving Walnum top set & Loveland a flush draw. The turn seals the deal, pairing the 4, giving Walnum an unbeatable full house. Loveland is drawing dead and Walnum doubles up yet again.

Wasserkrug raises, Hua reraises on the button, and Wasserkrug calls. They both check the J J 7 flop. Wasskrug checks the Q on the turn and Hua bets 120k. Wasserkrug calls and they both check when a blank falls on the river. Hua wins with K Q .

Walnum moves in for 56,000. The Grinder calls from the big blind and shows A J . Walnum is behind with K 3 . The board comes K 5 8 5 T and Walnum doubles up.

Six players limp for 10,000. The flop is K 9 9 . All check to Wong who is next to last to act, and he bets 52,000. Tehan check/raises all in for around 50,000 more. Wong makes the call and shows K 3 . Tehan has 6 9 and a commanding lead. However, Tehan winces when the K falls on the river. He is out 17th earning $33,395.

Joe Pelton 1.9m
Chris Loveland 1.05m
Steve Wasserkrug 380k
Andreas Walnum 85k
Juan Carlos Mortensen 210k
Can Kim Hua 640k
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi 400k
Mike Eckes 500k
Joe Tehan 180k
George "Tasmanaiac" Mamacas 300k
Captain Tom Franklin 295k
Steve Wong 650k
Chris Cellery 200k
Loi Phan 720k
Danny Smith 200k
David Baker 450k
Ted McNeely 180k

Pelton calls a raise from Cantu preflop with 7 9 . On the river, the board reads T 7 x 9 9. Cantu bets, Pelton pushes and Cantu calls. Cantu shows pocket sevens for a flopped set, but Pelton caught perfect-perfect to win the hand. Cantu is out in 18th place earning $33,395.

Cards are in the air. The blinds are 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. 18 remain. They play down to the WPT final six today.

Day 4 is set to start Thursday at 12pm PST. Be here as I bring you Live Coverage!

Bellagio

Festa al Lago V

WPT Championship

No Limit Hold’em

$10,000 + $300 Buy-in 433 Entries 10/16/05

End of Day 3 Total Prize $4,200,100

	Joseph Pelton - End of Day 3 Chip Leader

Prize Money

* Includes $25,500 seat in WPT Championship Event at Bellagio on April 21, 2007 * .