WPT500 Champion Jonathan Willis Moves Up the Leaderboard
May 17, 2024
Photo: Four days ago, WPT Global Ambassador Jonathan Willis outlasted a field of 1,385 to win WPT500 Montreal, earning CAD $105,860.
With just over 30,000 in the middle on a completed board of 
, Jonathan Willis is in the hijack, facing a bet of 30,000 from Giovanni Mazzaferro in the big blind.
Willis flicks in a call and sees Mazzaferro show 
for a missed straight draw. Willis reveals his 
for third pair, which is good.
The win vaults Willis among the Day 1B leaders as he begins his march toward a second trophy here in Montreal.
Jonathan Willis – 275,000 (183 bb)
Giovanni Mazzaferro – 61,000 (40 bb)
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