Registration is now closed for Day 1C of the WPT500, and a total of 400 entries took place in this third live flight, including 82 re-entries. This brings the cumulative count up to 1033 entries leading into Day 1D, which is moments away from departure.
Another 4 flights remain for this event which boasts a massive $1,000,000 guarantee. Don’t miss your chance at claiming a piece of the prize!
When we arrived at table 32, Brian Altman was deep in thought, faced with a decision for his tournament life.
With the board reading 
and a little shy of 20,000 already in the pot, Shailesh Patel slid a river bet forward which was enough to cover Brian, his heads-up opponent.
After a few moments of thought, Brian put together a theory that his Ace-high was the best hand, and made the call with his remaining 34,600 in chips. Shailesh tabled 
for just 7-high, and Brian showed down his 
to claim the pot, propelling him to over 85,000 in chips.
Some good sportsmanship occurred at table 21 during level 10.
From early position Daniel Andrei raised 2,300 preflop. Conrado Corpus called. After the dealer flipped 
, Daniel raised 3,200 and Conrado called without hesitation. When the turn was revealed, a 
, Daniel checked, and Conrado immediately raised 5,500. Disgruntled, Daniel shook his head. He folded, turning over his ace and queen.
He gestured with his thumb, pointing it in Conrado’s direction while looking at me, “He’s bluffing!” Then he turned his talk towards Conrado: “Come on, he’s writing about the hand. Show us what you got!”
Conrado laughed as he turned over his cards: a pair of sixes – he had flopped the set!
The Day 1C field has been nearly cut in half through 10 levels of play, with just over 200 players still in the running from a starting field of 396 entries. The late registration period is moments away from closing, however 4 more flights remain before the WPT500 moves on to Day 2, including tonight’s Day 1D which kicks off at 6pm.
Photographs from levels 9-10:
During a chip count during the break, after level 8, we found that Giuseppe Corapi remained the chip leader. With approximately 30 minutes until late registration closes, level 9 is now underway.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe | Corapi | 213,000 |
| Ghiai | Schahin | 174,300 |
| Trevor | Strutt | 135,400 |
| Lorne | Johannessen | 134,200 |
| Trevor | Argue | 124,000 |
| Corpus | Conrado | 120,000 |
| Danny | Park | 117,800 |
| Tony | Hoang | 116,900 |
| Kevin | Lamothe Fournier | 116,600 |
| Jose Ivan | Montes | 115,400 |
| Ha Van | Nguyen | 114,400 |
| Vladimir | Georgescu-Mangiurea | 113,400 |
| Leslie | Indoe | 111,900 |
Here are a few more photos of the action in Day 1C of the WPT500. Players are now going on their second break of the day.
