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2012 WPT World Championship – Rettenmaier Wins
Posted by: Jo Martin - Sun, 2012-05-27 15:39
The final table of the 2012 WPT World Championship event was put on hold on Friday, on account of the High Roller event, the top prize of which ended up in Tom Marchese’s possession. On Saturday, the final table reconvened though to play down to a winner. Marvin Rettenmaier was the chip leader at the beginning of the day and he did indeed manage to convert that initial advantage into victory. He picked up $1.2 million after he bested Philippe Ktorza heads-up.
The final table lineup was a star-studded one indeed. Besides Rettenmaier, Michael Mizrachi and Nick Schulman played too. Steve O’Dwyer and Trevor Pope rounded out the top 6.
Trevor Pope was the first one to bite the dust. He was followed to the rail by Steve O’Dwyer, who found the way to the rail courtesy of Michael Mizrachi. Marvin Rettenmaier was involved in that hand too and he managed to double Mizrachi up as O’Dwyer faded away.
Rettenmaier and O’Dwyer both had A,Ks against Mizrachi’s pocket 10s and they both failed to improve. At the end of the hand, Mizrachi had taken over the lead.
Nick Schulman was the next victim of the final table. Shortly after his elimination, Ktorza swung into action and doubled up at Rettenmaier’s expense after his Ks, 10s made short work of his opponent’s 10.9o.
A couple of hands later, Ktorza pulled a similar stunt, taking another substantial chunk out of Rettenmaier’s stack. Rettenmaier fought back by eliminating Michael Mizrachi in 3rd place. The Grinder was all-in with pocket 3s, against Rettenmaier’s A,10o. The board fell A,Q,10,10,A never giving Mizrachi even a shadow of a hope. Mizrachi picked up $424k for his efforts.
By the start of the heads-up stage of the
poker tournament, Rettenmaier had a pretty decent lead over his opponent. The final hand of the event saw Rettenmaier’s pocket Ks triumph over Ktorza’s pocket J’s. The runner-up picked up $805.3k for his efforts. The winner’s share was a massive $1.2 million.
