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Live Updates September 5
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Dyson Leads WPT Grand with 40 min to Go in Entries

There are just under 40 minutes left to get into WPT Grand today, and a total of 239 entries now. That means they've collected $237,424 towards the $300,000 prize pool so far.

Aaron Dyson is the current chip leader with 141 stacks still in play. Dyson has more than 6.2 million, compared to about 5.7 million for second place Robert Heidorn.

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Schemion Heads Super High Roller

WPT #12 Super High Roller now has 27 entries in the game, with 22 players still in action. They are still more than $300,000 off the guarantee, but there is still just under 1.5 hours to get there.

Ole Schemion currently tops the list of chip stacks with more than 270,000, with Artur Martirosian and Timothy Adams also over 200,000.

Top Five Stacks in WPT #12 Super High Roller

NameCountryChips
Ole SchemionGermany271,592
Artur MartirosianRussia257,184
Timothy AdamsCanada224,234
Mikita BadziakouskiSlovenia181,434
Sam GreenwoodCanada177,385

WPT Grand has less than 30 minutes left to get into the game, and so far 253 entries have amassed $252,424 in collected funds. That's still some ways off the $300,000 guarantee, but there is still a bit of time to get there. Aaron Dyson still leads that game, now with almost 6.75 million.

Big Jump in Registration During First Level of High Roller

WPT #14 High Roller Championship had a surge of entries early in the first level, and its up to 35 entries now. Mikita Badziakouski leads the field in early play with almost 200,000 chips already.

Ole Schemion is still on top of the Super High Roller pile with almost 400,000 chips, more than 100,000 more than second place Artur Martirosian.

WPT Grand has just over 10 minutes left to get in, and 266 entries. Aaron Dyson is still leading, with Bruno Bernardino now in second place.

Action is playing fast in the WPT Super $215 with just 114 players left now. Just 79 players get paid, so there's still work to do for the remaining players.

Registration is about to close in WPT Super $55. Once again, it has crushed it's guarantee with almost $120,000 in prizes. João Paulo Souza leads the way now with more than 2,400 entries and 1,207 remaining.

WPT Super $55 Closes with More than $120,000

WPT Super $55 Closes with More than $120,000
WPT Super $55 Closes with More than $120,000

The gates came down on entries in WPT Super $55 with 2,411 total entries, putting $120,550 into the prize pool. There are 1,129 players left in action, fighting for 375 paid spots. The earliest cashers will pocket $52 in prizes, but there's almost $7,100 up top for the win.

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Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Birthday boy Jeff Gross has appeared in the top ten of WPT Grand now, with a bit more than 4.5 million chips. The leader in that one is Christian Rudolph with more than 6.3 million.

Mikita Badziakouski leads the field in WPT #14 High Roller Championship in early action, sitting behind 219,000 chips. There are 50 entries and 48 remaining in that one.

Isaac Haxton is back in action in WPT #12 Super High Roller Championship, and on his second bullet he's managed to stack up a fifth place stack worth more than 200,000.

WPT Grand Closes Just Shy of Guarantee

WPT Grand Closes Just Shy of Guarantee
WPT Grand Closes Just Shy of Guarantee

Registration for WPT Grand is now closed, and in the end it drew 290 entries. That meant they only collected $288,424 towards the $300,000 guarantee.

A total of 47 players will share in the prizes, with the earliest cashers getting $2,190. Most players will be eyeing the $57,124 top prize though, but everyone who makes the final nine will go home at least $5,800 richer.

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Schemion and Badziakouski Lead the High Rollers at Break

Mikita Badziakouski is top dog in WPT #14 High Roller Championship at the break, as the only player over 200,000. Ole Schemion is on top of the counts in WPT #12 Super High Roller Championship as the only player with more than 400,000 chips. WPT #12 has 38 entries with 22 still in action, while WPT #14 has 56 entries with 53 still playing.

They are on the money bubble with 8- players remaining, and 79 paid, in WPT Super $215, while WPT Super $55 has 667 players left in it. WPT Weekender Final Day is down to 67 players.