Heads-Up Play Begins

Feb 25, 2019

After the elimination of Andrew Pantling in third place, heads-up play begins between Wing Yeung and Demo Kiriopoulos.

Reminder: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.

Here are the updated chip counts at the start of heads-up play, followed by the final table prizepool:

Demo Kiriopoulos  –  16,265,000
Wing Yeung  –  7,805,000

1st:  CAD $517,424*
2nd:  CAD $362,853

3rd:  Andrew Pantling  –  CAD $233,339
4th:  Jake Schwartz  –  CAD $167,388
5th:  James Morgan  –  CAD $128,471
6th:  Noeung Troeung  –  CAD $105,170

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s USD $15,000 seat into the season-ending Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions.

Note: Amounts listed on the Payouts page have been converted to US dollars at the casino’s exchange rate of CAD 1.35 = USD $1.00, for worldwide consistency across all World Poker Tour events.

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