There are just 12 players left heading into Day 5 of the WPT World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, with a short but exciting play down to the final table looming for Monday.
The 28 players that started the day quickly became 27, but after the redraw for the final three tables it would be over two hours before there would be another elimination, with the money bubble looming at 25. After another half hour or so of hand-for-hand play the bubble finally burst.
One of the early eliminations in the money was Gavin Smith, who lost a monster pot to end the previous day and never seemed to get traction on Day 4. Upon his exit, Gavin took quite a bit of the early afternoon rail with him. Josh Arieh, who had a lot of chips entering the day as well, fell victim to some unfortunate luck and was not long for the tournament today either.
Ronnie Bardah, who enjoyed a deep run in this year\’s Main Event, got into the Halloween spirit by donning a wig for several hours during play today, which you can see here. He survived on the short stack for quite some time, earning a few double-ups before ultimately succumbing to the blinds.
There are still some big names in contention for this title. The chip leader heading into Day 5 is Tom Marchese with 1,832,000 but there are some heavy hitters chasing him including Jason Mercier, Sorel Mizzi, Hoyt Corkins, Kevin Stammen, and Mohsin Charania.
Play will resume at 12 pm Monday.
Chip Counts:
- Tom Marchese 1,832,000
- Jeff Forrest 979,000
- Sorel Mizzi 789,000
- Nikolai Yakovenko 690,000
- Chris Bonita 610,000
- Besnik Ziba 500,000
- Keven Stammen 400,000
- Hoyt Corkins 335,000
- David Inselberg 331,000
- Jason Mercier 322,000
- Mohsin Charania 283,000
- Ben Klier 269,000
Average Stack: 605,000
For more information on today\’s action as well as live updates throughout the rest of the tournament visit foxwoodslive.com and worldpokertour.com.