Barry Greenstein Wins the WPT Invitational 2006
Barry Greenstein has the button, he raises to $90,000, Rodman reraises all in for $746,000, and Greenstein calls with A K . Rodman shows A 10, and he's dominated here. Rodman will need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes K 10 7, and both players pair their kicker. This is bad news for Rodman, because he is down to two outs, unless he catches a runner-runner straight to chop.
The turn card is the 4, and Rodman needs a ten on the river to survive.
The river card is the 2, and Blair Rodman is eliminated in second place, earning $50,000.
Barry Greenstein wins the 2006 WPT Invitational, winning $100,000 and a $25,500 seat in the WPT World Championship.
Blair Rodman is eliminated in second place, earning $50,000
Follow up:
Allen Kessler Out in 3rd Place ($20,000), There is a dead button in seat 6, Kessler raises to $105,000, Greenstein reraises to $550,000, and Kessler calls all in for $413,000 with Ah-7h. Greenstein shows pocket jacks (Jd-Jh), and Kessler will need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes Ks-Qs-Js, and Greenstein flops another set. Kessler picks up a gut-shot straight draw, and he'll need to catch a ten to survive.
The turn card is the 7c, which is no help to Kessler. (If he makes trips, Greenstein makes a full house.)
The river card is the 6s, and Allen Kessler is eliminated in third place, earning $20,000.
Jesse Jones Out in 4th Place ($15,000) , Blair Rodman has the button in seat 2, Greenstein raises to $90,000, and Jones moves all in from the big blind for $319,000. Greenstein quickly calls with pocket nines (9d-9h), and Jones shows Qc-Jh. It's a race situation, and Jones will need to improve to stay alive.
Most of the people in the crowd (the loud ones at least) start chanting, "Jesse! Jesse! Jesse!" The flop comes 10d-9s-2h, and Greenstein makes a set of nines against Jones's open-ended straight draw. Jones is looking for an eight or a king to stay alive.
The turn card is the Kd, and Jesse Jones completes his straight to take the lead. (A fresh round of "Jesse! Jesse! Jesse! is heard from the crowd.) Now Greenstein needs the board to pair to make a full house and eliminate Jones.
The river card is -- the 9c! Barry Greenstein flops a set and rivers quads to eliminate Jesse Jones in fourth place, where he earns $15,000.
Tom Lock Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,000), Blair Rodman has the button in seat 2, Greenstein raises to $60,000, and Lock calls from the big blind. The flop comes 10 6 3, Lock checks, Greenstein bets $90,000, and Lock moves all in for $412,000. Greenstein immediately calls with A 10 (pair of tens, ace kicker). Lock shows J 10 (pair of tens, jack kicker), and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The turn card is the 9, and Lock needs a jack on the river to stay alive. The last card is the 2, and Tom Lock is eliminated in fifth place, earning $10,000.
U.M. Marangoz Out in 6th Place ($5,000) , Blair Rodman has the button in seat 2, Jones raises to $36,000, and Marangoz moves all in from the button for a total of $38,000. Kessler calls from the big blind, and Jones calls as well. Kessler and Jones will be playing for a side pot that already has $4,000 in it.
The flop comes 8 7 6, and both players check. The turn card pairs the board with the 6, Kessler checks, and Jones moves all in. Kessler folds, and Jones shows A 10 for the nut flush. Marangos shows A 2, and he's drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the 7.) U.M. Marangoz is eliminated in sixth place, earning $5,000.
reported by B J Nemeth at Poker Pages
