WPT500 festival with 25 numbered events from March 7-25.
Two of the events boast tasty $1 million guarantees for a buy-in of $530, including the
WPT #01: WPT 500 on March 7-16 and the
WPT #13: WPT500 Knockout on March 15-23.
The WPT #01: WPT500 is down to a final table of nine players with all players guaranteed at least a $13,802 payout.
Andrii Novak will enter tonight s action in the captain s chair with the chip lead and his eyes on the $181,545 top prize.
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Yesterday s WPT500 action began with the final of nine opening flights. The lofty $1 million guarantee was already met before the flight began and the field grew to 2,420 entrants to generate a $1,211,000 prize pool by the time late registration was closed.
Day 2 began shortly after the conclusion of Day 1h with 361 players advancing to Day 2 with at least a min-cash in their pocket worth $1,086.
Manuel Ruivo began the day with the chip lead but was unable to parlay this into a final table appearance after bowing out in 63rd place for $2,362.
Four partypoker Ambassadors advanced to Day 2 but none found their way to the final table.
WPT500 festival with 25 numbered events from March 7-25.
Two of the events boast tasty $1 million guarantees for a buy-in of $530 including the
WPT #01: WPT 500 on March 7-16 and the
WPT #13: WPT500 Knockout on March 15-23.
Manuel Ruivo unseeded Day 1g chip leader
Gediminas Uselis to snag the overally chip lead in the WPT #01: WPT 500 after virtually bagging a huge stack of 13,383,142 (191 big blinds) during last night s Day 1h.
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The WCOAP Main Event drew in a crowd of 1,751 players to
partypoker, each paying $109 for the chance to become the tournamentâs champion. This field meant the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool was surpassed by $21,500, which is an incredible result for amateur poker.
Nobody at the final table walked away with less than $2,116 for the initial investment.
Julian Selinger collected this sum when his 6.5 big blind shove with pocket deuces was called by
Shane Pollington in the big blind with ace-ten. An ace on the river busted Selinger in ninth place.
Stephen Prandstatter was the next player to fall. He committed his last six big blinds with ace-king and ultimately lost to Blyeâs pair of twos in the hole that flopped a full house courtesy of the flop falling all sixes.