The WPT Rolling Thunder competition is in full swing at Thunder Valley On line casino Resort in Lincoln, with motion persevering with every day via April 1 and a packed schedule already producing loads of winners.
9 champions have already been topped, with the largest prize to date going to Matthew Patterson, who topped the huge 1,165-entry subject within the $600 Launch (Occasion #4) to gather $62,795. The consequence stands as the biggest payout awarded on the competition up to now.
Patterson Pulls Off a Breakthrough Win
Patterson entered the sequence with solely a handful of recorded cashes, primarily in decrease buy-in occasions, however discovered his rhythm in one of many largest fields of the competition.
His victory accounts for almost all of his $67,708 in complete dwell earnings, in keeping with The Hendon Mob, and immediately locations him among the many standout performers of the sequence to date.
There have additionally been sturdy outcomes from girls gamers within the early levels of the competition. Angela Liu captured the $300 No Restrict Maintain’em (Occasion #7) after defeating an 88-entry subject to earn $6,065.
Christina Ouyang-Hung adopted that efficiency with a win within the $500 Restrict Omaha 8 or Higher (Occasion #8), banking $9,135 after outlasting 68 entrants.
WPT Rolling Thunder Winners So Far
No Restrict Maintain’em – $300 Opening Night time (Occasion #1)284$71,000Tom Narkiss$11,074**
No Restrict Maintain’em – $400 Seniors (50+) (Occasion #2)106$36,040Glenn Sullivan$7,770
No Restrict Maintain’em -$300 30/30/30 (Occasion #3)238$59,500Thomas Phillips$11,840*
No Restrict Maintain’em – $600 Launch (Occasion #4)1,165$599,975Matthew Patterson$62,795
No Restrict Maintain’em – $500 One Day 100K (Occasion #5)291$123,675Garrett Eckerling$17,750
No Restrict Maintain’em $300 (Occasion #7)88$25,000Angela Liu$6,065
$500 Restrict Omaha 8 or Higher (Occasion #8)68$28,900Christoina Ouyang-Hung$9,135
No Restrict Maintain’em – $300 Knockout (Occasion #9)87$21,750Cuong Truong$3,391
$500 Restrict T.O.E. (Occasion #10)TBCTBCJoe Ricardo$6,120
*signifies heads-up deal**signifies three-way deal
Championship Occasion Looms Giant
The centerpiece of the sequence, the $3,500 WPT Rolling Thunder Championship, will get underway Sunday, March 29 at 11 a.m., with gamers beginning with 50,000 chips and late registration remaining open into Day 2.
Earlier than the principle attaction shuffles up and offers, the $10,000 Excessive Curler kicks off proceedings on Friday, March 27 4 p.m. at 4 p.m. earlier than crowning it is champion on the next day. Among the many different highlights nonetheless to return is the $2,000 Bounty Confidential, which begins Monday, March 30.
The $400 NorCal Jacked Stack additionally stays a serious attraction, that includes a $100,000 assured prize pool throughout a number of beginning flights earlier than enjoying all the way down to a winner within the closing days of the sequence.
WPT Rolling Thunder Remaining Schedule
Photograph’s courtesy of Thunder Valley On line casino Resort
Calum Grant
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Calum has written for varied poker retailers however discovered his residence at PokerNews, the place he has contributed to varied articles and dwell updates, offering insights and reporting on main poker occasions, together with the World Collection of Poker (WSOP).
