WPT Rolling Thunder in Full Swing as Patterson Leads Early Winners
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The WPT Rolling Thunder festival is in full swing at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, with action continuing daily through April 1 and a packed schedule already producing plenty of winners.
Nine champions have already been crowned, with the biggest prize so far going to Matthew Patterson, who topped the massive 1,165-entry field in the $600 Launch (Event #4) to collect $62,795. The result stands as the largest payout awarded at the festival to date.
Patterson Pulls Off a Breakthrough Win
Patterson entered the series with only a handful of recorded cashes, primarily in lower buy-in events, but found his rhythm in one of the largest fields of the festival.
His victory accounts for the majority of his $67,708 in total live earnings, according to The Hendon Mob, and instantly places him among the standout performers of the series so far.
There have also been strong results from women players in the early stages of the festival. Angela Liu captured the $300 No Limit Hold'em (Event #7) after defeating an 88-entry field to earn $6,065.
Christina Ouyang-Hung followed that performance with a win in the $500 Limit Omaha 8 or Better (Event #8), banking $9,135 after outlasting 68 entrants.
WPT Rolling Thunder Winners So Far
| Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Limit Hold'em - $300 Opening Night (Event #1) | 284 | $71,000 | Tom Narkiss | $11,074** |
| No Limit Hold'em - $400 Seniors (50+) (Event #2) | 106 | $36,040 | Glenn Sullivan | $7,770 |
| No Limit Hold'em -$300 30/30/30 (Event #3) | 238 | $59,500 | Thomas Phillips | $11,840* |
| No Limit Hold'em - $600 Launch (Event #4) | 1,165 | $599,975 | Matthew Patterson | $62,795 |
| No Limit Hold'em - $500 One Day 100K (Event #5) | 291 | $123,675 | Garrett Eckerling | $17,750 |
| No Limit Hold'em $300 (Event #7) | 88 | $25,000 | Angela Liu | $6,065 |
| $500 Limit Omaha 8 or Better (Event #8) | 68 | $28,900 | Christoina Ouyang-Hung | $9,135 |
| No Limit Hold'em - $300 Knockout (Event #9) | 87 | $21,750 | Cuong Truong | $3,391 |
| $500 Limit T.O.E. (Event #10) | TBC | TBC | Joe Ricardo | $6,120 |
*indicates heads-up deal
**indicates three-way deal
Championship Event Looms Large
The centerpiece of the series, the $3,500 WPT Rolling Thunder Championship, gets underway Sunday, March 29 at 11 a.m., with players starting with 50,000 chips and late registration remaining open into Day 2.
Before the main attaction shuffles up and deals, the $10,000 High Roller kicks off proceedings on Friday, March 27 4 p.m. at 4 p.m. before crowning it's champion on the following day. Among the other highlights still to come is the $2,000 Bounty Confidential, which begins Monday, March 30.
The $400 NorCal Jacked Stack also remains a major attraction, featuring a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool across multiple starting flights before playing down to a winner in the final days of the series.
WPT Rolling Thunder Remaining Schedule
Photo's courtesy of Thunder Valley Casino Resort
