Level 25 (20,000/40,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 216
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 1,500,000
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| Spencer Champlin (Scarborough, ME) |
We don't say that in a negative way though, as there were plenty of players who were on that list and dropped off well before this point and at a Final Table with steep payouts and some big jumps, being "there" is a good thing, because it means you're making more money while watching your opponents implode around you.
While some players seemed to falter with a short stack, Spencer played his to near perfection, chipping up every few orbits to stay alive and not get "too" short.
Eventually he'd just be outgunned though, as his short stack was tough to overcome against the giants of Teddy Geddes and Andrew Lauer, eventually getting it in with second pair on a board of [Qh][9d][5c], with Teddy tabling [10h][10c] trapping him for the win.
Champlin certainly can't be upset with his Event 5 effort though, as he came in with one of the shorter stacks at this Final Table and managed to notch his first podium finish in his poker career and the biggest score of his career, making $4,500 for his third place finish.
Geddes and Lauer are now heads up for the Card Player Poker Tour Event 5 title and there has been no talk of chopping this one up, as both players are nearly equally stacked and will be playing this one out to determine another CPPT champion here tonight.
The chip counts for heads up play are listed here:
Teddy Geddes - 1,600,000
Andrew Lauer - 1,400,000
