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Haxton Leads Final 6 in WPT Grand

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman

It's down to six left and Isaac Haxton has jumped into the lead in WPT Grand. He has almost 80 million chips now, ahead of the 70 million second stack for Trevor Pearson.

There are 3 players left in WPT Weekender as well as WPT Super $320, and 4 remaining in WPT Super $530. The WPT Super $55 is down to final table now, but as predicted, the WPT 7-Max Turbo Knockout was the last game to start today, but the first to finish. Vojtěch Škalák of the Czech Republic won it for more than $24,000 in total.

Haxton and Staples Still Headed to WPT Grand Final Table

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman

Jaime Staples and Isaac Haxton are still alive with final table stacks in WPT Grand. Elio Fox is top of the pile with more than 65 million chips.

They are down to 6 players left in WPT Weekender Final Day, and just 4 remain in WPT 7-Max Turbo Knockout. WPT Super $320 and Super $530 both have 7 players left now, while the $109 and $55 games both have two tables left.

Staples is Live at pokerstaples.tv

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman

With a real sweat in play in WPT Grand, Jaime Staples can't resist the lure of the stream. He's live now showing you how its done.

Staples is in 5th place in WPT Grand now, with Elio Fox in the lead playing more than 50 million. Isaac Haxton is also still in the mix with a 3rd place stack of just under 30 million.

Staples Leading WPT Grand

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman
Jessica Teusl
Jessica Teusl

Jaime Staples is sitting on top of the biggest game of the day right now, with more than 56 million chips in WPT Grand. The next biggest player is Preben Stokkan with 32 million, so Staples has a comfortable lead. He is short now in WPT Super $55, but the huge lead in the bigger game might be consolation.

WPT Grand has 16 left, while WPT Super $530 is down to the final table now. Jessica Teusl has more than 6.4 million chips in first, while Vicente Zamoranohas just over 5.5 million.

There are 10 players left in WPT Weekender Final Day with David Hu leading on a stack of 27.6 million. The WPT Super $109 is down to 35 left, while the WPT Super $320 has 16 remaining. Action is down to 10 left on WPT 7-Max Turbo Knockout as well, so the endgame is afoot across the tables now.

All Games in the Money

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman

The final feature game of the day is in the money now as well, with just 23 players left in the lightning-fast WPT 7-Max Turbo Knockout. There is more than $10,000 up top for the winner, with Thomas Boivin sitting on top of the counts. He has almost 2 million in chips, and $1,500 in bounties.

Jaime Staples is still leading the final 47 of the WPT Super $55 with more than 12 million chips and $400 in bounties. He's also sitting pretty in WPT Grand with a 3rd place stack of almost 30 million. They are down to the final two tables in that one with 18 players left.

There are 13 players left in WPT Weekender Final Day, and 16 left in the WPT Super $530. Jessica Teusl has dropped to 2nd in the $530 game, as Vicente Zamorano has taken the lead with more than 4 million chips and nearly $4,000 in bounties.

Formula 1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo Knows When to Pit

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman
partypoker Partners with McLaren Racing to Help Players "Know When to Pit"
partypoker Partners with McLaren Racing to Help Players "Know When to Pit"

McLaren Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo knows what it's like to operate at peak performance. Both he and his car need to operate at the outer limits of their ability on race day to stand a chance of winning, or even making it to the end of the race. But he also understands that being at your peak means being in control.

At the poker tables, players don't need to worry about spinning off the track into the wall from a momentary lapse of concentration, or a tire blowout at 200 kph because they didn't pull into the pits. But every poker player has experienced some proverbial version of those when they lose control and don't know when to take a break to fix the machinery.

"Only when we're in control are we in charge of our own race," Ricciardo said in a recent video. "It's sometimes important to hold back, take a break and take stock. It's important to know when it's time to pit."

Gambling and Auto-racing have a lot in common as McLaren Driver Ricciardo explains

Staples Crushing in WPT Super $55

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman
Jaime Staples
Jaime Staples

partypoker Team Online member Jaime Staples is at the top of the counts now in WPT Super $55. He has 11.7 million and is the only one over 10 million, while he's also grabbed more than $300 in bounties with 67 left.

Staples is also still alive with 22 left in WPT Grand, and is now in the top ten with about 17.5 million for 4th place. Isaac Haxton is also in the top ten with almost 14 million chips, while Patrick Leonard is nursing a short stack in 20th. Joao Simao bowed out in 26th place for $2,929.

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