Jonathan Willis, higher recognized to many in the UK as Jonty, is on cloud 9 proper now having grow to be a World Poker Tour (WPT) champion. Willis was the final participant standing within the WPT500 occasion on the WPT Montreal pageant, taking house CAD$105,860 ($77,384), which features a $10,400 entry to the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
Willis is well-known in the UK due to his work within the poker business and his expertise as a participant. He’s the Director of Product for WPT World, which now has a WPT500 champion on its books.
Some 1,395 gamers purchased into the WPT500 for CAD$590, making a CAD$692,500 ($506,418) prize pool at Playground. By the point the six-handed remaining desk was set, everybody was assured CAD$20,300 ($14,839) for his or her efforts. Willis was second in chips, with fellow poker business insider Harley Stoffmaker main the best way.
WPT500 Montreal Remaining Desk Outcomes
| Rank | Participant | Prize (CAD) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonty Willis | $105,860 | $77,384 |
| 2 | Andryian Rasulufuniryna | $63,000 | $46,053 |
| 3 | Imtiyaz Khan Walizada | $47,000 | $34,357 |
| 4 | Harley Stoffmaker | $35,500 | $25,951 |
| 5 | Zoei-Jou Yuan | $26,500 | $19,372 |
| 6 | James Pillon | $20,300 | $14,839 |
James Pillon‘s time on the remaining desk was restricted as a result of he misplaced all however one massive blind on the third hand of play. Pillon’s ace-queen of spades misplaced to the ace-nine of Andryian Rasulufuniryna after a 9 landed on the flop. Pillon busted two palms later when his suited jack-five misplaced to Rasulufuniryna’s ace-queen.
Fifth place and CAD$26,500 ($19,372) went to Zoei-Jou Yuan. Rasulufuniryna min-raised to 500,000 from beneath the gun with pocket kings, Yuan three-bet all-in for 3,000,000 from the small blind with ace-queen, and Rasulufuniryna known as. Yuan flopped a queen and an ace-high flush draw however the flip and river didn’t assist her, and he or she headed to the cashier’s cage.
Fourteen palms later, Stoffmaker fell by the wayside. After nursing a brief stack for some time, Stoffmaker three-bet all-in for 1,925,000 with king-ten after Willis had opened to 550,000. Willis known as with ace-eight of spade, and claimed the pot with an ace on the flip. Stoffmaker collected CAD$35,500 ($25,951) for his fourth-place end.
WPT World Spring Pageant Options 100% Rakeback and $7M in Ensures
Three-handed play spanned 28 palms, ending with the elimination of Imtiyaz Khan Walizada. Blinds had elevated to 150,000/300,000/300,000a, and Rasulufuniryna raised to 800,000 on the button earlier than calling the 8,200,000 shove from Walizada from the small blind. Walizada turned over ace-seven of diamonds, which wanted assist to beat Rasulufuniryna’s ace-king, however that assist by no means arrived.
Rasulufuniryna held a considerable chip lead over Willis going into heads-up, however that lead solely lasted just a few palms earlier than Willis reversed the deficit. Willis continued making use of strain and was main four-to-one on the time of the ultimate hand.
With blinds now at 200,000/400,000/400,000a, Willis made it 1,000,000 to go together with pocket nines, Rasulufuniryna three-bet jammed for 10,200,000 with king-eight, and Willis known as. Willis flopped a set, turned a ship, and have become the WPT500 Montreal champion.
Motion Comes Thick and Quick at Playground
Willis didn’t spend an excessive amount of time celebrating as a result of he jumped into the $1,100 WPT Prime Montreal. He bagged up 309,000 chips, and goes into Day 2 as one of many 160 survivors. Willis is assured at the very least CAD$2,000 ($1,462) for his efforts however will financial institution CAD$191,300 ($139,840) if he goes back-to-back and turns into the match’s champion.
WPT Prime Montreal High 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Participant | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Guillen | 1,129,000 |
| 2 | Alon Messica | 1,061,000 |
| 3 | Patrick Braga | 1,033,000 |
| 4 | Rayan Chamas | 973,000 |
| 5 | Sebastien Aube | 870,000 |
| 6 | Eric Welsh | 860,000 |
| 7 | Anoop Jugurnath | 740,000 |
| 8 | Sandy Lam | 690,000 |
| 9 | Adrian Brown | 688,000 |
| 10 | Dennis Nguyen | 677,000 |
The CAD$3,500 buy-in WPT Montreal Predominant Occasion shuffles up and offers on Could 16 and runs by means of to Could 22. Playground and the WPT have positioned a CAD$2,000,000 assure on its prize pool. Three flights, every beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET on Could 16-18. Day 2 and Day 3 run on Could 19 and Could 20, respectively, earlier than a televised remaining desk takes place on Could 22.
If you cannot make it to Montreal however nonetheless need some sizzling poker motion, why not head on-line to WPT World, the place the $7 million assured Spring Pageant is in full swing. The sequence continues till Could 26, and comes with 100% rakeback by way of three particular freerolls! The $1,060 buy-in, $750,000 assured WPT Prime has began and runs by means of to Could 19, with the $3,500 buy-in, $1,000,000 assured WPT Championship happening from Could 19-26.
