Harkening back to its origins over 20 years earlier, the World Poker Tour went back to the high seas today. The WPT Voyage Championship, held aboard Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady, finished up its play on Thursday after 293 contenders had actually been trimmed to the last 9. In the end, it was Aram Oganyan who had the ability to fend off the assailants to emerge with the champion in case.
Farid Jattin Leads to Open Action
The WPT made its endeavor onto the high seas aboard the Valiant Lady, reliving the “old days” of when the circuit travelled over the oceans. In the very first year of the WPT, the company partnered with PartyPoker when that online poker space took its PartyPoker Million to the Caribbean aboard a cruise liner. Howard Lederer won that very first competition in 2003, with Erick Lindgren winning in 2004 and Michael Gracz taking leading honors in 2005. Because 2005, nevertheless, the WPT had actually never ever been back to the high seas– till 2024.
9 gamers concerned the felt Thursday to identify the “captain of the seas” for the WPT Voyage Championship, fighting over a leading reward of $285,800 and a seat to the 2024 WPT World Championship come December. Farid Jattin (3.65 million chips) was enjoying his time on the Valiant Lady, holding a slim chip lead over Austin Srur (3.41 million). Everybody else, consisting of Dan Sepiol and Oganyan (connected for 3rd with 1.46 million chips each), was rather a range behind, however they were prepared to take their shots to climb up the leaderboard.
That “shot” ended rapidly for one contender. Marcelo Giordano put out his brief stack (655,000) and Sepiol chose to look him up. When the cards were turned, it was the timeless race; Sepiol’s A ♠ K ♠ was racing versus Giordano’s pocket 10s and the Q-Q-9 flop did not assist Sepiol. There was a spade, nevertheless, which teamed with the 4 ♠ on the turn used nut eliminate for Sepiol. The 2nd part of that runner-runner began the 9 ♠ river, providing Sepiol the flush and removing Giordano in ninth location.
Sepiol continued to run over the brief stacks on the table in the early action. On Hand 23, he secured Iman Dan in 8th location after Sepiol (A-7 off match) called Dan’s all-in (pocket fours) and captured a four-flush in diamonds to leading Dan’s set. When Kasey Mills, the last female standing for the competition, was knocked off by a cooler, Carlo Basurto awakening with pocket Kings versus Mills’ pocket fives, in seventh, the main six-handed WPT last table was set.
Oganyan Comes Alive
Jattin was still riding in the captain’s chair at the start of the six-handed celebrations for the WPT Voyage Championship, however Oganyan was all set to start his increase. On Hand # 10 of the WPT last table, he got a required double through Romulo Dorea to move into contention, however Jattin grasped the lead a bit harder in removing Dorea in 6th location and Sepiol in 5th location to lord over the celebrations with more than 8 million in chips.
That was as high as Jattin would reach, and it was not through an absence of effort. Jattin attempted to play the “table constable,” however stopped working to knock off Oganyan, then Basurto, then Srur. This brought Jattin back to the pack a bit and, when Oganyan discovered a double up through Basurto when his pocket Aces stood strong, there was a brand-new opposition for the champion.
The news worsened for Jattin (A-J) when he doubled up Basurto (Q-J) after Basurto captured on a Queen-high all-in scenario. That dropped Jattin to 2.2 million, and his imagine a WPT title would vanish after the supper break. On that very first restore, Jattin fought with Basurto and suffered a vicious bad beat:
Jattin: pocket Aces
Basurto: K ♠ Q ♠
Looking positive in a double, Jattin’s dreams were rushed when the K-K-6 flop smashed Basurto’s hand. Going from a 70/30 preferred to a 90/10 canine, Jattin required among the 2 staying Aces in the deck to conserve him. Neither “rocket” would introduce, nevertheless, as the 7 on the turn and the trey on the river kept Basurto in the lead and sent out Jattin out in 4th location.
Down to 3 gamers, Basurto (5.975 million) held the edge over Srur (4.575 million) and Oganyan (4.1 million). This brought conversations of an offer to the fore, and the trio did slice up the cash according to ICM, ensuring the gamers the list below quantities:
Basurto: $202,885
Srur: $188,670
Oganyan: $182,845
They left a little more than $31,000 on the felt and the accoutrements that accompany the WPT success, consisting of the seat to the WPT World Championship and the plaque on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions’ Cup, to the ultimate winner.
With the cash divvied up, the gamers chose to end the competition rapidly to delight in the last days at sea. They were all-in on the really first hand after the offer, with Oganyan winning to triple his stack and leave both Srur and Basurto on fumes. On the next hand, Oganyan rounded off the competition, winning a 2nd three-way all-in to remove the WPT Voyage Championship, the additional money, and the benefits.1.
Aram Oganyan, $214,245 *
2. Carlo Basurto, $202,885 *
3. Austin Srur, $188,670 *
4. Farid Jattin, $100,000
5. Dan Sepiol, $75,000
6. Romulo Dorea, $55,000
(* – – shows three-way last table offer)
Kasey Mills (seventh, $42,000), Iman Dan (8th, $34,000), and Marcelo Giordano (ninth, $28,000), were not a part of the “main” six-handed WPT last table however belonged of the last day celebrations.
Next up for the WPT will be a journey to Hollywood, FL for the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. The Meet Up Game (MUG) will be hung on April 18, with the $3000 Main Event beginning on April 19. That competition generally is a wild one as, with its numerous Day Ones and unrestricted reentries, a few of the most significant reward swimming pools in WPT history have actually been constructed. It is simply the start of the “Spring Swing” for the WPT, which will pass through the U. S. and the world over the next number of months.
(Photo thanks to the World Poker Tour)
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