CPPT Event 9: 5th Place - Gregory Spirito ($3,074)

Event 9

Level 28 (25,000/50,000/5,000)
Total Entrants: 195
Players Remaining: 4
Chip Average: 990,000

Gregory Shapiro

When there were two tables remaining in Event 9, nearly every all-in encounter Gregory Spirito was he, he won, but it was more or less the exact opposite effect over the last half hour and eventually he was going from Final Table big stack to 5th place finisher.

After doubling up Sharman Olshan and Michael Guzzardi he'd no longer be the biggest stack at the table and he'd get his final 500,000 chips in the middle against Chris Leong and he'd get out flopped after holding the pre-flop advantage [Ad][Ks] to Leong's [Kh][Jh].

Leong would flop a Jack and turn a flush to lock up the pot and the elimination, supporting the "Theory of Due" post we put up earlier today as Leong seems to be peaking at the right time, coming into four handed play with the Final Table chip lead.

Leong's lead isn't that big though as the four remaining players are all within a few 100,000 chips of one another which equate to a few big blinds separating the first from fourth biggest stack, which means that the next all-in and big swing will be a huge factor in who wins this Card Player Poker Tour trophy.