WPT Paris Day 4: Stacked Final Table Includes Two PokerStrategists
The 6 remaining players at the WPT Grand Prix de Paris have had some very impressive results over their careers. The chip leader heading into the final table is Matthew Salsberg, and PokerStrategists Philipp Gruissem and Fabian Quoss are the shortest stacks.
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The WPT Grand Prix de Paris began with 228 players. At the start of Day 4, just 24 of them remained, and by the end of the day just 6 remain. All 6 of those players will receive at least €75,765, and on Saturday 1 of them will take home €400,000 and the WPT title.
Who's at the final table?
Matthew Salsberg (1,575,000 chips) - The chip leader is Matthew Salsberg, an American player with $400,000 in career earnings. His game is respected but he's still searching for his first major title. He's certainly in a great position to take this event down, although it could be easily argued that he's the least experienced player at this table.
Mohsin Charania (1,435,000 chips) - American Mohsin Charania has been known as an amazing online player for quite a while, but since his victory at the EPT Season 8 Grand Final we imagine his opponents have plenty of respect for his live game as well. Charania has over $2.3 million in live tournament earnings to go with over $3.5 million in earnings from playing online as 'sms9231' and 'chicagocards1'.
Timothy Adams (1,198,000 chips) - Canadian poker pro Timothy Adams may not be a household name, but he is a WSOP bracelet winner. He won his bracelet in 4-max No-Limit Hold'em, so he's probably going to be very comfortable playing shorthanded for this final table. His career earnings exceed $700,000.
Theo Jorgensen (1,169,000 chips) - Danish Theo Jorgensen hardly needs an introduction to poker fans. He has earned over $2.9 million in tournament earnings over his career, including a WSOP bracelet and a WPT title from the 2010 Grand Prix de Paris.
Philipp Gruissem (776,000 chips) - The first of two PokerStrategists at this final table, Philipp 'philgruissem' Gruissem, is a German poker pro with over $2.7 million in live tournament earnings. This is Gruissem's first WPT final table.
Fabian Quoss (570,000 chips) - The second PokerStrategist at this table is German Fabian 'fabstinho' Quoss. Quoss has over $1.4 million in live tournament earnings. Even though he's in last place currently, his 570,000 chips is still worth a very maneuverable 35 big blinds at the current 8,000/16,000/2,000 blind level.
The final table will begin today at 16:00 CET. Good luck Philipp and Fabian!
WPT Grand Prix de ParisEnd of Day 4 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Matthew Salsberg | 1,575,000 | ||
| 2nd | Mohsin Charania | 1,435,000 | ||
| 3rd | Timothy Adams | 1,198,000 | ||
| 4th | Theo Jorgensen | 1,169,000 | ||
| 5th | Philipp 'philgruissem' Gruissem | 776,000 | ||
| 6th | Fabian 'fabstinho' Quoss | 570,000 | ||
| - | Joe Serock | €27,445 | ||
| - | Juha Helppi | €16,835 | ||
| - | Andrew Lichtenberger | €15,065 | ||
| Blinds: 8,000/16,000/2,000 | Players: 6 (228) | Prize pool: €1,624,500 |
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By Matt Kaufman
