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Big names will be present as WPT Hollywood Open Final Table play begins tomorrow afternoon.
In a era where it's rare to see one or two stars at a WPT final table, four of the six participants at this FT are known players and have a lot to play for.
The chip leader is always entertaining William Reynolds, who enters final table play as the only player with over 1M in chips. Reynolds won the PCA 25K High Rollers event in 2010 - this will be his first score of the 2011 PTPR Season.
Erik Seidel, the hottest high stakes tournament player around, will test his final table skills on a smaller stakes event, albeit with an important WPT title on the line.
Ali Eslami will increase his lead atop the 2011 PTPR Player of the Year Leaderboard - he starts final table play with a small stack at 213k. Eslami is assured of a minimum of 25 PTPR Points. A win would garner 125 Points and a very large lead as the WPT and EPT end-of-season events draw near.
The last big name at the final table is the man who finished third on the 2010 PTPR Player of the Year Race, Thomas Marchese. Marchese has yet to post any points this season but with the whirlwind 2010 he had, the defending Card Player Player of the Year could be on his way back to the top.
Here are the seating assignments and chip stacks heaing into final table play:
Seat 1. Andy Whetstone - 80,500
Seat 2. Erik Seidel - 645,000
Seat 3. Ali Eslami - 213,000
Seat 4. Tom Marchese - 175,000
Seat 5. Mike Scarborough - 654,500
Seat 6. William Reynolds - 1,169,000
PTPR PREMIER EVENT
World Poker Tour Hollywood Poker Open
WPT Hollywood Poker Open NLH Main Event
April 9-13, 2011
Hollywood Casino
Hollywood, Indiana, USA
Buy-in: $10,000
Prizepool: $931,200
Entries: 97
Defending Champion: Carlos Mortensen
POINTS AT STAKE
1st position 125
2nd position 75
3rd position 45
4th position 35
5th position 30
6th position 25
STEVE BARSHAK 25
ALLEN KESSLER 10
TERRY JACOBS 10
STEVEN KELLY 10
AMANDA MUSUMECI 10
CHRIS BELL 8
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