Jeremy Becker has made a name for himself dominating the daily tournaments at Wynn, but now he’s on a bigger stage.
As PokerNews reports, Becker heads into Day 5 of the $10,400 WPT World Championship with the chip lead, having surged late to overtake Soheb Porbandarwala, who had led most of the day.
The field is down to just 16 players from the original 1,865, and the stakes have ramped up. As PokerNews notes, “Each player left in the field has a guaranteed minimum payout of $145,000, and a maximum cash of $2,528,200. Reaching the final table of six is worth at least $540,000.”
Porbandarwala, who at one point had a commanding chip lead, slipped to third after losing a crucial hand to Konstantin Held. Meanwhile, Becker, who started the day ninth in chips, made his late move to bag 24,300,000. Jeremy Brown is also in the hunt with 21,350,000. Day 5 promises some serious pay jumps and, for Becker, a shot at the biggest win of his career.
