Mike Leah was down to 325,000 chips when he decided to pull the trigger for his tournament life. Unfortunately for him it was ill-timed as his 
ran into a pair of 
. With no help on the 
board, he was send to the rail with a little bit more than the minimum cash.
The WPT500 is now down to just 100 finalists at the start of level 24, and still includes several notable players such as Sorel Mizzi, Mike Leah, Mukul Pahuja, Eric Afriat and Guillaume Nolet.
Photographs from level 23:
With the tournament on a short break, we took the time to bring an update to the WPT500 leaderboard. There are currently 16 players who have breached the 7-figure threshold so far through 22 levels, with Mukul Pahuja still at the head.
The millionaires:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Mukul | Pahuja | 2,155,000 |
| Marco | Caza | 2,065,000 |
| Matthew | Monteschio | 1,890,000 |
| Vasilios | Gerontakos | 1,650,000 |
| Tyler | Carslaw | 1,600,000 |
| Alison | Senycz | 1,560,000 |
| Fraddy | Gonzalez | 1,560,000 |
| Geoffrey | Hum | 1,510,000 |
| Alexandre | Bertrand | 1,450,000 |
| David | Chang | 1,270,000 |
| Raphael | Duval | 1,175,000 |
| Hrair | Yapoudjian | 1,150,000 |
| Simon | Belsile | 1,125,000 |
| Samuel | Spiwak | 1,100,000 |
| Jesse | Johnston | 1,050,000 |
| Danny | Freitas | 1,015,000 |
The second break is moments away from players in the WPT500, marking the half-way mark for the Day 2 players. In a few minutes we will publish an update on the current leaderboard.
Photographs from level 22:
The WPT500 field has fallen below the 200 player count, as the eliminations continue to stream in at a steady pace. Mukul maintains the chip lead midway through level 21, however more and more towers are forming in front of players across the room.
Photographs from levels 20-21:
Fabio Luongo got the last of his chips into the pot in excellent shape. The all-in happened on the flop, and with 
showing on the board, he tabled 
for three-of-a-kind and was up against the 
of Danny Freitas. With over 95% equity to win the hand, Fabio had to dodge only two possible scenarios to win the pot – the case Ace, or running 8s. The 
turn eliminated one of those options, however the river brought an 
from space, sending Fabio home on a 1-outer.
Photographs from levels 19-20:
