There are just a few final tables left running here on partypoker Sunday LIVE and WPT Grand is down to just four players left now. Thomas Boivin leads the way with almost 100 million chips, with Michael Sklenička, Vincent Huang, and Duco Ten Haven still alive as well.
WPT Super $55 has 7 players left, while the WPT Weekender Final Table has just three players remaining.
They are down to the money in WPT #14 High Roller Championship with just 20 players left. That means action is paused for the night and they'll resume on Sept 6 to finish it out.
Here is a look at the final 20 stacks still alive for Day 2, where they will all be playing for almost $269,000 up top. There were 114 entries in total today, which meant the total prize pool capped out at $1.14 million.
| Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Timo Kamphues | Austria | 1,276,532 |
| Jonathan Proudfoot | United Kingdom | 932,743 |
| Leon Sturm | Austria | 800,992 |
| Jonathan Van Fleet | United States | 731,578 |
| Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | 685,105 |
| Leonard Oliver Maue | Austria | 675,723 |
| Eelis Pärssinen | Finland | 664,853 |
| Teun Herman Mulder | Netherlands | 653,997 |
| Thomas Boivin | United Kingdom | 617,895 |
| Simon Mattsson | Sweden | 611,220 |
| Ottomar Ladva | Estonia | 579,365 |
| Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 574,690 |
| Christian Rudolph | Austria | 565,630 |
| Aleksejs Meless | Estonia | 394,480 |
| Joakim Andersson | Sweden | 344,668 |
| Alexandros Theologis | Greece | 283,512 |
| Sam Greenwood | Canada | 279,034 |
| Tamás Ádámszki | Hungary | 257,651 |
| Daniel Steven Smith | Canada | 251,179 |
| Timothy Adams | Canada | 217,152 |
There are three players left in WPT Weekender Final Day. Tiago Lessa is the the runaway leader with almost 90 million compared to about 30 million for Viktor Popov and 19 million for Giorgi Barabadze.
Meanwhile, WPT #14 High Roller Championship is down to 22 remaining, with play ending for the day at 20 left with them in the money. The WPT Super $55 is now at the final table with 9 players left, and WPT Grand is down to 5 left.
It was a see-saw battle heads-up between Ole Schemion and Jason Koon in WPT #12 Super High Roller Championship. Schemion made it through the 48 entry field that left $1.2 million in total prizes.
Schemion got the lead after decimating Justin Bonomo just before he busted, but Koon clawed his way back and took a small lead at one point.
Schemion flipped the tables again however, doubling up, then sending Koon to the rail in quick succession. Koon went down in the final hand with second nut flush into the nut flush when they both turned diamonds. Schemion banked $388,709 for the win while Koon pocketed $238,734 for second.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Schemion | Germany | $388,709 | |
| 2 | Jason Koon | United States | $238,734 | |
| 3 | Justin Bonomo | United States | $155,695 | |
| 4 | Adria Diaz Dalmau | United Kingdom | $107,950 | |
| 5 | Vyacheslav Buldygin | Russia | $79,924 | |
| 6 | Artur Martirosian | Austria | $66,960 | |
| 7 | Pablo Silva | Brazil | $57,629 | |
| 8 | Sami Kelopuro | Finland | $52,200 | |
| 9 | Eelis Pärssinen | Finland | $52,200 |
Jason Koon has taken a small lead in WPT #12 Super High Roller Championship, but there's not much between them. Koon has about 2.5 million to 2.2 million for Ole Schemion.
They are down to 24 players remaining in WPT #14 High Roller Championship, with plans to bag and tag at 20 players left. Jonathan Proudfoot currently leads the way as the only player with more than 1 million.
Justin Bonomo managed to double into second place for a few minutes, but just lost his stack, sending Ole Schemion to the top of WPT #12 Super High Roller Championship. Schemion now has more than 3.5 million to about 1.3 million for Jason Koon in second.
There's almost nothing between the stacks of Ole Schemion and Jason Koon in WPT #12 Super High Roller Championship, with Justin Bonomo bringing up the tail.
| Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Ole Schemion | Germany | 1,980,093 |
| Jason Koon | United States | 1,945,262 |
| Justin Bonomo | United States | 876,645 |
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WPT Grand is now down to the final table with just 8 players left in action. Vincent Yueshen Huang is currently the chip leader with almost 60 million, while Adrian Mateos has about 47 million in second.
There are 21 left in the WPT Super $55, and WPT Weekender Final Day has just 5 left. WPT #14 High Roller Championship still has 31 left in action, playing down to 20 before Day 1 ends.