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

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1. Barry Greenstein - $1,119,000 (seat 1)
2. Tom Lock - $740,000 (seat 5)

3. Blair Rodman - $573,000 (seat 2)
4. Jesse Jones - $279,000 (seat 6)

5. Allen Kessler - $166,000 (seat 4)
6. Ugur Marangoz - $64,000 (seat 3)


And here's the prize structure:


1st - $100,000 (plus a $25,500 seat in the WPT World Championship)

2nd - $50,000
3rd - $20,000

4th - $15,000
5th - $10,000

6th - $5,000

Scott Fischman Double Bubbles in 7th Place at the WPT Invitational.


Blair Rodman raises to $50,000, Scott Fischman moves all in for $209,000 from the small blind, and Rodman calls with pocket fives (5d-5h). Fischman shows Ah-2h, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.


The board comes Jc-8c-4d-Jd-4c, and both players make two pair. Unfortunately for Fischman, Rodman's fives are slightly higher than the fours on the board, and Fischman is eliminated in seventh place. That makes Fischman the "Double Bubble Boy," as he misses out on the money and a televised final table.


The Final Table will consist of Barry Greenstein, Blair Rodman, Allen Kessler, Tom Lock, Jesse Jones, and day one chip leader Ugur Marangoz. Official chip counts are coming soon, along with seating positions for tomorrow's final table.





reported by B J Nemeth at Poker Pages

Audrey Kania has been eliminated at the WPT Invitational.


Audrey Kania was extremely short-stacked after the hand with Clonie Gowen, and she was just eliminated by Allen Kessler in 12th place. Kessler's A-J suited dominated Audrey's Q-J, and the board blanked out.


Audrey Kania is the Senior Vice President for the World Poker Tour, and she outlasted everyone else from the WPT -- except CEO Steve Lipscomb.


For the record, Allen Kessler has busted numerous people from this tournament, including a few celebrities and Mike Sexton.

Isabelle Mercier Eliminated at the WPT Invitational poker tournament.


Allen Kessler doubled through Humberto Brenes, taking Kessler to $95,000, and dropping Humberto to $80,000.


Then Herman Zango was all in with Ac-10c against Lee Watkinson's Ks-2s. The board came Jd-7d-4s-7h-5s, and Zango doubled up to about $90,000, while Watkinson is down to $57,000.


Audrey Kania raises preflop, and Isabelle Mercier moves all in for $97,000 more. Audrey thinks for several minutes before calling with Ah-Jh. Isabelle sighs and shows pocket tens (10c-10h).


The flop comes Kc-Qh-8h, and Isabelle still leads, but Audrey picks up a ton of outs with two overcards, a flush draw, and a gut-shot straight draw. Isabelle no longer wants a ten, because it would give Audrey that straight; Isabelle is rooting for blanks.


The turn card is the 4c, and Isabelle is still ahead. She asks for the two of diamonds on the river.


The time is 10:46 pm, and the river card is the Jc. Audrey makes a pair of jacks on the river to beat Isabelle's pocket tens. Isabelle Mercier is eliminated in 19th place.


Isabelle congratulates Audrey as a few other players at the table jokingly call Audrey the "River Queen." Isabelle drapes her black sweater over her head and slowly walks out of the tournament area.


Audrey Kania picks up a lot of chips, and she now has about $350,000. With 18 players remaining, we are down to the final two tables.



reported by B J Nemeth at Poker Pages