Well, the World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Main Event last table is definitely something. On Monday, the field was whittled from 35 down to the 6 gamers who will contend for the $361,600 very first reward. Everybody staying is ensured a minimum of $75,000.

And what a last table it will be. Half of the gamers have a WPT title to their names, consisting of chip leader James Mackey (10.550 million chips), who won this extremely occasion in 2016. 4th in chips is Eric Afriat (2.875 million), who has actually won thrice: the 2014 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, the 2018 Borgata Winter Poker Open, and the 2020 WPT Fallsview Poker Classic. The brief stack at the table is Erick Lindgren (1.975 million), who won the 2003 WPT Ultimate Poker Classic and the 2004 PartyPoker Million III.

Completing the last table are Adam Hendrix (8.775 million), Sebastien Aube (3.600 million), and Danny Marx (2.375 million).

Mackey started the day as the chip leader with 2.635 million chips, however didn’t begin his genuine increase to where he is now till after the very first break. Currently at about half his ending stack with 13 gamers staying, Mackey had A-K offsuit and raised to 160,000 pre-flop. Jose Montes three-bet to 350,000 and Mackey pushed for around 5 million. Montes called, putting his 1.910 million staying chips at threat with Pocket Queens.

Mackey tumbled 2 set right off the bat and Montes could not discover another Queen or runner-runner directly, winding up gotten rid of in 13^th location. After the hand, Mackey depended on nearly 7 million chips.

Mackey likewise knocked out the 12^th location finisher when his K-J bested William Beverley’s Q-6 all-in pre-flop. Beverley did strike a Queen on the flop, however Mackey discovered a King on the turn to win it. His stack was now over 8 million chips.

He didn’t remove anymore gamers the remainder of the method, however kept utilizing his huge stack to build up another 2 million chips to sit easily atop the field.

If this resembled the majority of competitions, the last table would be objected to today, however this is not most competitions. The tourney is now on time out and will be resumed at the HyperX Arena Las Vegas at the Luxor on May 30. It exists that the tv will capture all of the last table action for a later tv broadcast.

2024 World Poker Tour Choctaw Main Event– Final Table Chip Counts

1. James Mackey – – 10,550,000 Adam Hendrix – – 8,775,000 Sebastien
2. Aube – – 3,600,000 Eric Afriat – – 2,875,000 Danny Marx
3. – 2,375,000
4. Erick Lindgren– 1,975,000

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