Event 4 – The $1,100 WPT Warm-up – resumes momentarily, and ten players are still on the quest for the fourth Playground Poker Fall Classic bracelet of this series, which is accompanied by a cool $61,390 payday.
Leading the field is Mike Lafable (1,810,000 chips), a local regular who is searching for his second bracelet of the series. Mike outlasted a field of 1,464 in Event 1 – The Wild $150 – to claim the bracelet, and the $30,600 prize that came with it. He began Day 2 of the WPT Warm-up as one of the shorter stacks, but steadily grew his stack throughout the day to eventually take over the chip lead in the last levels of play.
Right on his tail is Faisal Khan (1,748,000 chips), who found himself amongst the top stacks for most of Day 2. When the field dropped to two tables, Faisal went on a rush, knocking out 3 players along the way and amassing an impressive stack.
These two players amount to just over 50% of the chips in play, and the next player on the leaderboard is sitting on a stack equal to less than half of the one of Faisal or Mike.
Vlad Faubert, a local pro who is a fierce competitor on the tables, has also made the final table, and sits on a stack of 461,000 chips.
Online sensation TJ ‘1bigacehole’ Ulmer is also amongst the final ten, and is bringing 345,000 chips to this final table, along with his years of experience in tournament play. He is rated amongst the best (if not THE best) online players worldwide, and will definitely be one to watch out for on this final table.
The tournament is about to begin, be sure to stay tuned for lives updates and photos throughout the day.
Good luck!
