WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event Down to Final Six

The final table has officially been set at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. WSOP and WPT veteran Anthony Zinno will have a commanding chip lead when the final day of play gets off to a start later today.

The American will enter the final table with a stack of 4,730,000 chips to his name, which is over a third of the total chips in play. Zinno has played excellently so far in the Main Event, and he will be looking to continue that play while taking advantage of his huge stack to win the top prize.

With seven WSOP in-the-money finishes and eight WPT in-the-money finishes to his name, Zinno certainly has the top level experience to do just that when the Main Event resumes.

He is certainly not a lock to win the event, however, with former event chip leader Corey Hochmann also hoping to win the event. The five time WSOP in-the-money finisher will enter the final table with 2,795,000 chips, and a big hand or two in the final would put him well within striking distance in Zinno.

David Cloutier and Mark Harris are next on the final table chip ladder, with 1,655,000 and 1,635,000 chips respectively.

They’re followed by Jeremy Halaska, who will have 1,170,000 when the final table gets underway. While his stack pales in size to Zinno and Hochmann, a double up will do wonders for his confidence and his place on the chip ladder as the day progresses.

With a stack of just 620,000 chips, Eric Cajelais is the last of the final table players on the chip ladder. However, it would be unwise to rule the Canadian out given that he is arguably the most experienced of the final six.

Cajelais has one WSOP Gold Bracelet and 18 WSOP in-the-money finishes to his name, which include two second place efforts. Such accolades show that Cajelais knows what it takes to play in the big league, which will be an asset to him as he aims to play his way out of the short stack and into first place.

Speaking of the first place, the winner of the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event is set to take home a very respectable $314,629, while the runner up will earn $209,759.

The third place player will be the only other play to take home six figures, with $134,677 going to the heads-up bubble. Sixth place (the first player eliminated from the final table) will receive $59,995 for their efforts at the event.

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