Day 4 has come to a close at the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic, and there are just 21 players remaining in the hunt for the final table. Eddie Ochana remains the chip leader with 2,304,000, and 0ther top stacks are held by Kevin Eyster (2,122,000), Markus Gonsalves (1,518,000), Roland Israelashvili (1,490,000), Harrison Gimbel (1,126,000), and Lauren Roberts (1,226,000).
Notables making a deep run in the tournament are Paul Volpe, Sam Stein, Curt Kohlberg, Andy Philachack, Darryll Fish, Pat Lyons, Keven Stammen, Cate Hall, and Jake Schwartz.
There were 91 players that returned at the start of play, and the top 63 made the money. Some of the familiar faces that cashed today were WPT Champions Club members Kevin Saul (63rd), Joe Tehan (57th), Scott Seiver (52nd), Daniel Negreanu (48th), Phil Laak (22nd), and defending WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic champion Mohsin Charania (33rd). Hublot WPT Player of the Year points leader Stan Jablonski also made his exit today in 58th place.
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Each member of the six-handed televised final table is guaranteed at least $226,238, and the winner will bank $1,587,382 – which includes a seat into the $15,400 buy-in WPT Tournament of Champions – a pair of Monster 24K Headphones, a luxurious Hublot Oceanographic 4000, and an Aurae Solid Gold MasterCard with $10,000 funded on it and Executive Lifestyle Benefits.
Return to WPT.com Friday at 12:00 noon PT to follow along with Day 5 as the WPT Live Updates team provides live updates, photos, and chip counts throughout the day. The field will play down to the WPT TV final table of six on Friday in Las Vegas.