Tuesday, August 28, 2012

WPT LEGENDS: FINAL 10 PLAYING DOWN TO A FINAL TABLE

PHOTO: WPT.com

While there isn't much in terms of experienced players, or at least players with major scores on the circuit, at the top of the WPT Legends of Poker Final 10 Leaderboard, the players currently under the average chip count totals total 5 WSOP bracelets and hope to turn things around as we play down to the WPT Final Table of six players tonight at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, minutes from Los Angeles.

Josh Hale is the current chip leader (as Level 25 wraps-up) with Jim Willerson and Raouf Malek following Hall in second and third place.

Next in line are two double WSOP bracelet winners (each did it in the same year): Jeff Madsen and Greg Mueller.

Both players usually play well in California tournaments ... Mueller actually held the overnight chip lead early at the WPT LAPC back in February.

Another bracelet winner, Max Steinberg is still in contention, as are former WSOP Circuit Rincon Regional Champion Ali Eslami and Jesse Martin.

622 players entered the event which started over the weekend creating a 2.1M+ prizepool with a cool 500K USD going to the winner!

UNOFFICIAL CHIP COUNTS (as of 6:30PM PT)
Josh Hale 4,835,000
Jim Willerson 3,390,000
Raouf Malek 3,370,000
Jeff Madsen 1,480,000
Greg Mueller 1,160,000
Max Steinberg 1,130,000
Art Alaniz 1,085,000
Ali Eslami 1,000,000
Jesse Martin 655,000
Stephen Graner 580,000



TOP 10 PAYOUTS (USD)
1st $500,000
2nd $293,490
3rd $192,400
4th $133,700
5th $97,100
6th $75,400
7th $60,400
8th $49,800
9th $40,400
10th $32,000

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DEFENDING CHAMPION
2011 PTPR Player of the Year:
Will Failla
2012 PTPR Points: 71

NEXT WPT EVENT
WPT Grand Prix de Paris
Aviation Club de France
September 10-15, 2012


PTPR PREMIER EVENT
WORLD POKER TOUR
WPT Legends of Poker
NLH Main Event
August 24-29, 2012

Bicycle Casino | California
Buy-in: $3,700 | Prizepool: $2,111,690
Entries: 622

PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION
1st place 131
2nd place 81
3rd place 51
4th place 41
5th place 36
6-7th place 31
8th place 16
9-10th place 16
DAVID MARSHALL 16
CYRUS FARZAD 14
ALAN MYERSON 14
RAMZI SROUR 14
SAM BARNHART 14
ANTONIOS ROUNGERIS 11
EFREN ABUSTAN 11
JOSEPH CHEONG 11


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