Busy Tuesday at the WPT World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas!
The WPT World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas is shaping up for a busy Tuesday!
Day 5 of the $10,000 WPT World Championship saw 45 players from a 3,835-entry field return to action with the plan of playing five more 90-minute levels. All of those players are guaranteed $111,300 in prize money, and some of the recognizable names still in the field include Dan Sepiol, Eric Blair, Roberto Romanello, Alex & Kristen Foxen Artur Martirosian, Ren Lin, Andrew Lichtenberger, Chris Moorman, and Princess Love.
Meanwhile, Day 2 of the $1,000,000 WPT Big One for One Drop will kick off at 1 p.m. local time with 14 players from the 17-runner field coming back. Dan Smith holds the chip lead with 3.68 million followed by Santosh Suvarna with 2.16 million. Others still in action include Fedor Holz, Stephen Chidwick, and Jason Koon, just to name a few.
Also, the long-awaited final table of the $1,100 WPT Prime Championship, which attracted 10,516 entries, will play out as six players return to battle for a $1.38 million first-place prize. Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Calvin Anderson is the biggest name in the tournament and he will start the final table second in chips behind only Jay Lu. Others returning include Bob Buckenmayer, Jon Glendinning, Valeriy Pak, and Aaron Pinson.
Finally, Tuesday will see Day 1a of the $1,600 buy-in, $2 million GTD NLH event take place, as well as the start of both the $10,000 buy-in, $500K GTD Seniors NLH High Roller 50+ and $3,000 buy-in, $500K GTD NLH 6-Max.
Stay tuned right here throughout the day as we bring you updates, highlights, and recaps from all the happenings at the WPT World Championship!
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