Three World Poker Tour (WPT) tournaments which played down to the final table in 2020 but which had to be paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been scheduled to resume play in Las Vegas, at the PokerGO studios.
Each player will be required to take a COVID-19 test, and any player who is unlucky enough to test positive will receive a payout based on their chip stack and ICM (Independent Chip Model) valuation of their chips.
Affected tournaments
- WPT Gardens Poker Championship – Resumes 10th March 2021
- WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open – Final Table May 16, 2021
- WPT L.A. Poker Classic (LAPC) – Final Table May 17, 2021
Player Chipstacks coming to final Table
WPT Gardens Poker Championship
| Seat Number | Player | Stack | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Straton Wilhelm | 435,000 | 17 |
| 2 | Markus Gonsalves | 2,370,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Qing Liu | 795,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Tuan Phan | 2,070,000 | 83 |
| 5 | Jonathan Cohen | 1,615,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Chance Kornuth | 2,995,000 | 120 |
WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
| Seat | Player | Stack | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Russler | 3,990,000 | 33 |
| 2 | James Anderson | 10,040,000 | 84 |
| 3 | Andrew Hanna | 6,730,000 | 56 bb |
| 4 | Bin Weng | 8,890,000 | 74 bb |
| 5 | Veerab Zakarian | 11,990,000 | 100 bb |
| 6 | Brian Altman | 9,865,000 | 82 bb |
WPT L.A. Poker Classic (LAPC)
| Seat | Player | Stack | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hempel | 1,670,000 | 42 |
| 2 | James Carroll | 4,125,000 | 103 |
| 3 | Matas Cimbolas | 4,310,000 | 108 |
| 4 | Ka Kwan Lau | 2,250,000 | 56 |
| 5 | Upeshka De Silva | 930,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Balakrishna Patur | 6,320,000 | 158 |
Natasha Lyndon
Natasha has a background in journalism and has worked with some of the biggest brands in iGaming and entertainment.
