Live Updates August 22
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Live Updates August 22
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Big Sunday Action on Deck for partypoker Sunday LIVE Today
It's a big World Poker Tour (WPT) Sunday today at partypoker with high-value WPT themed action throughout the day. There are a total of eight games with big guaranteed prize pools on deck for today.
Normally, partypoker Sunday LIVE features three games, The Grand, The Sunday 500, and The Weekender Final Day, with prize pools of $100,000 and up. Today, all three of them get WPT rebrands and guarantee bumps, and there are five more WPT games lined up as well.
The Grand and WPT Super $215 are the first to get underway today, with two more games getting started at 13:05 ET, and three more kicking off with WPT Weekender Final Day at 14:05. A late turbo PKO game rounds out the day's action today starting at 16:05 ET.
August 22nd partypoker Sunday LIVE Lineup
| Time (ET) | Event | Buy-In | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:05 | WPT Grand | $1,050 | $300,000 |
| 12:05 | WPT Super $215 | $215 | $100,000 |
| 13:05 | WPT Super $530 | $530 | $200,000 |
| 13:05 | WPT Super $55 | $55 | $125,000 |
| 14:05 | WPT Weekender FInal Day | $109 | $150,000 |
| 14:05 | WPT Super $320 | $320 | $150,000 |
| 14:05 | WPT Super $109 | $109 | $125,000 |
| 16:05 | WPT 7-Max Turbo Knockout | $530 | $100,000 |
Action for today gets under way shortly after noon ET with WPT Grand and WPT Super $215, and before the end of the day, there will be $1.25 million in total guarantees up for grabs. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for updates throughout the day for the biggest day in recent memory for partypoker Sunday LIVE.
Another Edition of partypoker Sunday LIVE is Off and Running
It's time for Sunday to get underway, and partypoker ambassador Patrick Leonard knows what to do. #nevermissasunday!
WPT Grand is Underway
The WPT edition of The Grand, with an increased $300,000 guarantee is now off and running with cards in the air. There are already 119 entries in the game with more than $120,000 collected so far, but there's still almost three full hours to get into the game. Players can rebuy once if needed.
partypoker ambassador Joao Simao is among the early leader with 1,666,038, but Engbert Van Esch is the current leader with almost 2.9 million. Patrick Leonard is also making good on his #nevermissasunday hashtag as he's in action in this one as well already.
Staples Grinding off the Grid Today
It looks like partypoker Team Online phenom Jaime Staples is taking the day off from the Twitch streets today. You may still see him on the virtual felt, however, as it looks like he'll be playing without the Twitch camera turned on.
Playing a session off stream this afternoon. Good luck everyone in the WPT/WCOOP/WSOP action! #poker
— Jaime Staples (@jaimestaples)
Follow Jaime at https://www.twitch.tv/pokerstaples to catch live partypoker action every week.
WPT Grand has More Than $150,000 Collected So Far
The WPT Grand isn't even 30 minutes old yet, and more than half the guarantee has already been collected. There are 157 entries in the game now, with 146 stacks still in play, meaning there's currently $158,994 collected so far. There is still 2.5 hours to get into the game, so things are looking good for a grand Grand today.
Win Your Way to Cyprus
partypoker and WPT are offering the chance to win your way into #MILLIONSNorthCyprus for a fraction of the face value. Satellites are live now with $9,000 packages up for grabs.
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— partypokerLIVE (@partypokerlive)
Almost 180 Entries in WPT Grand so Far
Here's a look at the top five stacks going to the first break of the day in the WPT branded The Grand today. There is still more than two hours to get into the game.
| Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Vitor Abreu | Portugal | 3,455,228 |
| Henrik Juncker | Denmark | 2,969,352 |
| Engbert Van Esch | Netherlands | 2,960,482 |
| Alexandros Theologis | Greece | 2,824,042 |
| Daan Mulders | Austria | 2,804,408 |
On deck after the top of the hour will be the WPT rebrand of The Sunday 500 with $200,000 guaranteed, as well as the WPT Super $55 with $125,000 guaranteed. There will be lots of action today, so stay tuned for updates through the day.
WPT Super $530 and WPT Super $55 are Off and Running
Two more games just kicked off after the top of the hour. WPT Super $530 is a WPT rebrand of The Sunday 500, with an increased $200,000 guarantee, while WPT Super $55 is a low buy-in, high-value game with $125,000 guaranteed.
WPT Super $530 gets underway with 68 entries to start the game, while the WPT Super $55 has almost 600 runners to start.
Have Your Say: Rob Yong Wants Your Opinion
With three huge series running this August on the virtual felt, Rob Yong poses a question to the poker world about participation and regulation. Have your say below!