Doyle Brunson WPC Day 4: 2 Tables Left
The fourth day of the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic has come to an end, with 18 players remaining in the race. Benjamin Straate is the chip leader after day 4, having a stack of almost 3.2 million chips, more than 1 million chips ahead of the runner-up, Brett Richey.
Overview
Period of time:
13.12 - 19.12 2008
Location:
Bellagio
Las Vegas, Nevada
Number of Players:
497 (18 remaining)
Buy-in:
$15,000 + $400
Prize pool:
$7,231,350
Prize money rank 1:
$1,538,730
The Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World
Poker Classic 2008 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas brought together 497 players, fighting for a
prize pool of
$7,231,350 - $1,538,730 is going to the first place.
While yesterday we saw 55 players making it to day 4, but after five levels we are now left with 18 players and two tables.
Benjamin Straate has the chip lead with a stack of almost 3.2 million chips - a considerable advantage seeing as how the second stack smaller by is more than 1 million chips.
More notable players were sent to the rail on day 4, including the likes of previous WPT winner Jonathan Little, Barry Greenstein, David Benyamine, Kido Pham and Nam Le.
However, many known faces are still in the tournament: Mike Matusow, Hoyt Corkins, Steve Sung or Robert Mizarchi could be seen at the tables and will be seen again on day 5.
Speaking of day 5, here are the top 10 players to join the next playday:
| Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic Day 4 |
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| Rank | Name | Chips |
| 1st | Benjamin Straate | 3,197,000 |
| 2nd | Brett Richey | 2,164,000 |
| 3rd | Justin Young | 1,807,000 |
| 4th | Evan McNiff | 1,531,000 |
| 5th | Mike Matusow | 1,435,000 |
| 6th | Jack Wu | 1,412,000 |
| 7th | Amnon Filippi | 1,374,000 |
| 8th | Steve Sung | 1,359,000 |
| 9th | Robert Mizrachi | 1,266,000 |
| 10th | Hoyt Corkins | 1,251,000 |
