Photo: 69th-Place Finisher Minh Quang Nguyen
Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:
65th: Supakit Anukoolpitaknil - $7,185
66th: Lukas Rutkauskas - $7,185
67th: Ari Kumpumaki - $7,185
68th: Ngoc Khanh Le - $7,185
69th: Minh Quang Nguyen - $7,185
70th: Joshua McSwiney - $7,185
71st: Ngoc Ha Nguyen - $7,185
72nd: Suparerk Totsaponisad - $7,185
Joshua Mccully Knocks Out Masato Yokosawa and Fabian Spielmann to Take the Lead
18: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
Masato Yokosawa
Two players are all-in preflop including Masato Yokosawa and Fabian Spielmann, the latter of which is the shortest stack on 231,000. They are both looked up by Joshua Mccully and the following cards are revealed.
Fabian Spielmann: QJ
Masato Yokosawa: KK
Joshua Mccully: 99
A small crowd gathers around the table and Spielmann loudly asks for a king on the A102 flop as he picks up a gutshot straight draw. Nothing changes with the 4 turn but instead, Mccully spikes the 9 river and scores the double knockout without any outburst of emotions.
With the elimination of Yokosawa, it is now confirmed that a new WPT Main Tour champion will be crowned.
Joshua Mccully - 2,010,000 (168 bb)
Masato Yokosawa - Eliminated in 63rd Place ($7,892
Fabian Spielmann - Eliminated in 64th Place ($7,892)
Fabian Spielmann
