After 4 beginning flights and 5 extra days of motion, the biggest World Poker Tour major occasion area ever has been thinned to a last desk. A complete of three,835 entries had been made within the 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, setting a brand new turnout file for the principle tour whereas falling simply wanting the $40 million assure. From that sea of contenders, there are actually simply six gamers remaining with a shot on the title and the highest prize of $5,678,000.
The last desk is stacked with completed gamers, with greater than $65.3 million in mixed earnings between the ultimate six. Here is a have a look at their chip counts heading into the ultimate desk, which kicks off at 4:00 PM native time on Thursday, Dec. 21.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 148,200,000 |
| 2 | Chris Moorman | 88,300,000 |
| 3 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | 46,200,000 |
| 4 | Ben Heath | 36,700,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Sepiol | 34,300,000 |
| 6 | Artur Martirosian | 29,400,000 |
The chip chief heading into the ultimate day is Andrew Lichtenberger with 148,200,000 (123.5 large blinds). The 36-year-old bracelet winner primarily based out of Las Vegas has almost 39 p.c of the entire chips in play, and is effectively located so as to add to his $17,850,223 in profession earnings in a significant manner.
Two-time bracelet winner and 2014 WPT L.A. Poker Classic major occasion champion Chris Moorman will enter the ultimate desk with the second-largest stack with 88,300,000. The longtime on-line match crusher from the UK has already assured himself a brand new career-high payout by making it this far, with the highest six all having locked up at the least $1,207,000.
Greece’s Georgios Sotiropoulos has the third greatest stack with 46,200,000. The three-time bracelet winner has greater than $4.2 million in prior earnings however will earn his first seven-figure payday on this occasion.
British poker professional Ben Heath sits in fourth place with 36,700,000. The bracelet winner from Brighton got here into this occasion with greater than $19.9 million in profession cashes.
Hot on Heath’s heels is Daniel Sepiol with 34,300,000. The 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Riverside major occasion champion can greater than double his lifetime reside match earnings of $1.6 million by surviving to the highest 4 on this occasion.
The quick stack is 2021 European Poker Tour Sochi major occasion champion and two-time bracelet winner Artur Martirosian. The Russian poker professional has greater than $14 million in profession cashes, with greater than half of that being gained to this point in 2023.
Here is a have a look at the payouts up for grabs on the last desk:
| Place | Prize Money |
| 1 | $5,678,000 |
| 2 | $3,772,200 |
| 3 | $2,798,700 |
| 4 | $2,095,300 |
| 5 | $1,583,100 |
| 6 | $1,207,000 |
Photo credit: WPT.
