The field of the WPT Legends of Poker $4,000 Main Event was slashed from the original number of 687 entries to just 6 hopefuls over the span of four playing days. Day 5, the tournament’s final one, will be played today at 4 pm local time at The Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Los Angeles, California. William Vo, a 77-year-old local tournament regular, is leading the final 6.
Vo is a seasoned poker professional with almost $400,000 in live tournament earnings. The player will most certainly improve his best live cash achievement today, no matter whether he wins the event or not. A first-place finish in a Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament back in the years secured him with his career largest cash of $74,740. Today, Vo will scoop no less than $85,760.
As mentioned above, the WPT Legends of Poker Main Event attracted a total of 687 entries. The top 72 finishers would receive a payout, min-cashes starting from $7,275. Tonight, the winner will leave The Bicycle premises $615,346 richer. The first-place prize also includes a $15,000 seat into the WPT Tournament of Champions, slated to take place in the current season’s end.
Interest in the WPT Legends of Poker Main Event has increased this year. The overall field grew 15.8% from the previous year, when the prestigious tournament attracted a total of 593 entries.
Starting as the chip leader, Vo will not be the only tournament regular at the official six-handed final table. Former WSOP gold bracelet winners Benjamin Zamani and Upeshka De Silva also comprise the company of final 6 players. Pat Lyons, a player who has repeatedly said that the WPT Legends of Poker is one of the tournaments he is most keen on winning, will also be seen at the televised final table. Here are all 6 survivors and their respective chip counts:
William Vo – 5,260,000
Pat Lyons – 4,980,000
Upeshka De Silva – 4,475,000
Benjamin Zamani – 3,210,000
Todd Peterson – 1,940,000
Rafael Ferreira de Oliveira – 780,000
As already pointed out, each of the 6 remaining players is secured with a min-cash of $85,760. The payouts for the six finishing positions go as follows:
1st: $615,346
2nd: $341,412
3rd: $198,720
4th: $149,715
5th: $113,105
6th: $85,760
The WPT Legends of Poker $4,000 Main Event kicked off on August 27 with two starting flights, played over two separate days. With the tournament’s final table set to play today, the WPT will pack and leave for its next exciting location.
