Poker Hall of Fame member and WPT commentator Mike Sexton only had 10 big blinds after Day 2 and 18 big blinds after Day 3, yet he will enter the 6-handed WPT Montreal Main Event final table today with the biggest stack! Sexton finished Day 4 by eliminating Day 3 chip leader Samuel Gagnon in seventh place to take the chip lead.
Gagnon moved all in for 1.375 million holding 10
10
, Sexton called with J
J. The board of K9
28Q awarded Sexton the pot and Gagnon was eliminated in seventh place for CAD $67,790 ($40,343). Sexton bagged up 6.2 million in chips at the end of the day and his closest opponent, Ema Zajmovic, had 5.3 million!
Zajmovic has the chance to become the first ever female champion of an open event on the WPT Main Tour. There have been a few close calls in the past, but so far 252 events have not seen a female winner. As for Sexton, it will be his third World Poker Tour final table and another chance of taking home his first WPT title!
All of the finalists are now set to take home CAD $81,740 each ($61,000). The last man or women standing after the final table concludes will get CAD $425,980 ($317,896) and a $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.
Season XV WPT Montreal Final Table:
Seat 1: Nadir Lalji - 1,520,000
Seat 2: Benny Chen - 2,480,000
Seat 3: Ilan Bouljenah - 2,290,000
Seat 4: Mike Sexton - 6,215,000
Seat 5: Ema Zajmovic - 5,385,000
Seat 6: Jake Schwartz - 1,550,000
Remaining prize pool:
1st: CAD $425,980* (US $317,896*)
2nd: CAD $286,110 (US $213,515)
3rd: CAD $183,320 (US $136,806)
4th: CAD $132,750 (US $99,067)
5th: CAD $102,010 (US $76,127)
6th: CAD $81,740 (US $61,000)
Not much of a difference though from the first place
Now he can be a part of the poker hall of fame in my opinion, because he played verry good and serious poker for a long time.
