{"id":357,"date":"2008-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepropoker.com\/?p=357"},"modified":"2008-04-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-21T00:00:00","slug":"357","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepropoker.com\/en\/news\/357.html","title":{"rendered":"Day two of the WPT World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the expectations of the organizers <strong>WPT World Championship<\/strong> collect a larger number of players than in the previous year, at the end of the application campaign it turned out that <strong>WPT World Championship 2008<\/strong>  535 people will take part, and the total prize fund will be 13,216,250. the winner of the tournament will receive $3,389,140. Compared to the prize pool of last year (15&#039;000&#039;000), there is a significant decrease in the rating of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>On the second day of the competition, 335 players entered the fight. At the end of the game day, which ended only at 3 o&#039;clock in the morning, the tournament was left <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Phil laak<\/em>, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Allen cunningham<\/em>, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Lee watkinson<\/em>, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Brett faustman<\/em>... A total of 421 athletes made it to the second round, out of all those participating. The first 100 winners are awarded with prize money.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Carlos mortensen<\/em>, defending the WPT title, is currently ranked 5th in stack size.<\/p>\n<p>Leaderboard after the first round:<\/p>\n<p>1. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Jeff king<\/em> &#8212; 211,575<br \/>\n<br \/>2. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Paul chauderson<\/em> &#8212; 200,900<br \/>\n<br \/>3. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Kenny tran<\/em> &#8212; 193,025<br \/>\n<br \/>4. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Robert mizrachi<\/em> &#8212; 173,375<br \/>\n<br \/>5. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Carlos mortensen<\/em> &#8212; 172,075<br \/>\n<br \/>6. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Jordan morgan<\/em> &#8212; 171,750<br \/>\n<br \/>7. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/00.gif\"> <em>David Benyamine<\/em> &#8212; 169,350<br \/>\n<br \/>8. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/00.gif\"> <em>Billy baxter<\/em> &#8212; 167,150<br \/>\n<br \/>9. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/00.gif\"> <em>Darrell &quot;Gigabet&quot; Dicken<\/em> &#8212; 163,675<br \/>\n<br \/>10. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" src=\"..\/img\/flags\/us.gif\"> <em>Steve billirakis<\/em> &#8212; 156,800<br \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u041d\u0435\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043e\u0436\u0438\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432 WPT World Championship \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0438\u0433\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u0447\u0435\u043c \u0432 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u044b\u0434\u0443\u0449\u0435\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443, \u043f\u043e \u043e\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u044f\u0432\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0441\u043d\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432 WPT World Championship 2008 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0435 535 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a, \u0430 \u0441\u0443\u043c\u043c\u0430\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u043d\u0434 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442 13,216,250. \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442 &#36;3,389,140. \u041f\u043e \u0441\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e \u0441 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0432\u044b\u043c \u0444\u043e\u043d\u0434\u043e\u043c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 (15\u2019000\u2019000), \u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0446\u043e \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043d\u0438\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0430 \u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0438\u0440\u0430. \u0412\u043e \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0441\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0432 \u0431\u043e\u0440\u044c\u0431\u0443 \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0438\u043b\u0438 335 \u0438\u0433\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0432. \u041f\u043e \u0438\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0430\u043c \u0438\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0434\u043d\u044f, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043b\u0438\u0448\u044c \u043a 3 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0430\u043c \u0443\u0442\u0440\u0430, \u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0438\u0440 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0438\u043d\u0443\u043b\u0438 Phil Laak, Allen Cunningham, Lee Watkinson, Brett Faustman. \u0412 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u043e \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0439 \u0442\u0443\u0440 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c 421 \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0441\u043c\u0435\u043d, \u0438\u0437 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445 \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0445. \u0417\u0430\u043d\u044f\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0435 100 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0438\u0440\u0443\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0432\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c\u0433\u0430\u043c\u0438. Carlos Mortensen, \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0449\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0438\u0442\u0443\u043b \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f WPT, &#8212; \u0432 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0449\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u0437\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0435\u0442 5- \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043f\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0443 \u0441\u0442\u044d\u043a\u0430. \u0421\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043e\u043a \u043b\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0440\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0443\u043d\u0434\u0430: 1. Jeff King &#8212; 211,575 2. Paul Chauderson &#8212; 200,900 3. Kenny Tran &#8212; 193,025 4. Robert Mizrachi &#8212; 173,375 5. Carlos Mortensen &#8212; 172,075 6. Jordan Morgan &#8212; 171,750 7. David Benyamine &#8212; 169,350 8. Billy Baxter &#8212; 167,150 9. Darrell &quot;Gigabet&quot; Dicken &#8212; 163,675 10. 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