Amir Babakhani has the chiplead among the remaining 24 players in the WPT World Championship 2013, setting behind a stack of 1,220,000 after Day 3.
Day 1 saw 113 players enter, but with registration open until the end of Level 8 (200/800/1,600) on Day 2, a final prize pool was not set. At the end of the day, WPT champion Will Failla topped the field of 91 with 276,000 in chips. On the second event day, a number of notable pros joined the pool, including Phil Ivey, Jeremy Ausmus, Ben Lamb, Ben Hamnett, Jason Mercier, Brock Parker, Brian Rast, Dan O'Brien, Galen Hall and Phil Hellmuth. The prize pool was set at $3,540,500 with 15 ITM finishes:
1st: $1,150,297
2nd: $650,275
3rd: $421,800
4th: $289,988
5th: $223,203
6th: $173,993
7th: $137,085
8th: $101,935
9th: $70,300
10-12th: $57,998
13-15th: $49,210
67 players managed to secure a return on Day 3, with WPT Bestbet Open winner Mike Linster taking the lead with 744,000 in chips and accompanied by a number of renowned players in the top of the field, like Dan Shak (617,300), Antonio Esfandiari (536,100), Babakhani (491,000), Jake Cody (453,500) and Chino Rheem (396,5000).
The event day ended with only 24 players left and yet another change in the top position of the leaderboard: Babakhani has the most chips, 1,220,000 to be precise. The Top 10 is currently as follows:
Amir Babakhani – 1,220,000
Brandon Steven – 1,091,000
Matt Hyman – 1,042,000
Hyon Kim – 891,000
Alex Phahurat – 878,000
Jonathan Roy – 824,000
Andy Frankenberger – 811,000
Steven Silverman – 749,000
Jeffrey Ishbia – 705,000
Dan Shak – 698,000
Amir Babakhani
Those eliminated during Day 3 include: Hellmuth, Esfandiari, John Hennigan, Jonathan Aguiar, David Sands, John Hennigan, Noah Schwartz, Faraz Jaka, Mike Linster, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, O’Brien, Justin Young and Marvin Rettenmaier. On Day 4, the money bubble will likely burst.
Also, the contest is still on for the WPT Player of the Year title. As current leader Matt Salsberg got eliminated, Jonathan Roy and Babakhani both have a shot at taking down the title as well – even though they are going to have to win the tournament to best Salsberg.
Day 4 starts today at 21:00 CET (12:00 PT).
Day 1 saw 113 players enter, but with registration open until the end of Level 8 (200/800/1,600) on Day 2, a final prize pool was not set. At the end of the day, WPT champion Will Failla topped the field of 91 with 276,000 in chips. On the second event day, a number of notable pros joined the pool, including Phil Ivey, Jeremy Ausmus, Ben Lamb, Ben Hamnett, Jason Mercier, Brock Parker, Brian Rast, Dan O'Brien, Galen Hall and Phil Hellmuth. The prize pool was set at $3,540,500 with 15 ITM finishes:
1st: $1,150,297
2nd: $650,275
3rd: $421,800
4th: $289,988
5th: $223,203
6th: $173,993
7th: $137,085
8th: $101,935
9th: $70,300
10-12th: $57,998
13-15th: $49,210
67 players managed to secure a return on Day 3, with WPT Bestbet Open winner Mike Linster taking the lead with 744,000 in chips and accompanied by a number of renowned players in the top of the field, like Dan Shak (617,300), Antonio Esfandiari (536,100), Babakhani (491,000), Jake Cody (453,500) and Chino Rheem (396,5000).
The event day ended with only 24 players left and yet another change in the top position of the leaderboard: Babakhani has the most chips, 1,220,000 to be precise. The Top 10 is currently as follows:
Amir Babakhani – 1,220,000
Brandon Steven – 1,091,000
Matt Hyman – 1,042,000
Hyon Kim – 891,000
Alex Phahurat – 878,000
Jonathan Roy – 824,000
Andy Frankenberger – 811,000
Steven Silverman – 749,000
Jeffrey Ishbia – 705,000
Dan Shak – 698,000
Amir Babakhani
Those eliminated during Day 3 include: Hellmuth, Esfandiari, John Hennigan, Jonathan Aguiar, David Sands, John Hennigan, Noah Schwartz, Faraz Jaka, Mike Linster, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, O’Brien, Justin Young and Marvin Rettenmaier. On Day 4, the money bubble will likely burst.
Also, the contest is still on for the WPT Player of the Year title. As current leader Matt Salsberg got eliminated, Jonathan Roy and Babakhani both have a shot at taking down the title as well – even though they are going to have to win the tournament to best Salsberg.
Day 4 starts today at 21:00 CET (12:00 PT).
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