WPT Final Table Begins at 2:00 pm; WPT Live Stream Begins at 2:30 pm; Heng Zhang Leads the Final Six

Photo:  Chip Leader Heng Zhang

From a field of 365 entries, there are six players returning this afternoon to battle for a WPT title and a top prize worth $351,650.

The action begins at 2:00 pm, with the WPT Live Stream following at 2:30 pm EST on a half-hour delay, with hole cards and expert commentary from WPT Commentator Tony Dunst and WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage. To avoid spoilers, our live updates here will be on the same delay as the WPT Live Stream.

There is 5:30 remaining in Level 24, with blinds at 25,000-50,000 and a big blind ante of 50,000. Here is the lineup, along with their official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Michael Frierson  –  3,460,000  (69 bb)
Seat 2.  Heng Zhang  –  5,780,000  (116 bb)
Seat 3.  Frederic Normand  –  5,000,000  (100 bb)
Seat 4.  Brian Senie  –  995,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5.  Ian O’Hara  –  1,055,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Toby Boas  –  1,960,000  (39 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $351,650*
2nd:  $226,700
3rd:  $166,800
4th:  $123,900
5th:  $92,900
6th:  $70,400

Stay tuned to WPT.com to see the conclusion of the WPT bestbet Scramble, and find out who will be adding their name to the one and only Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.

* First-place prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.