Keven Stammen Leads the Season XII WPT World Championship Final Table
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Good afternoon, and welcome back to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa for the exciting conclusion of the Season XII WPT World Championship!
Five days ago this $5 million guaranteed, superstar-filled event kicked off with 328 entries, and now only six players have a shot at the $1.35 million top prize. Leading the final table is Keven "Stammdogg" Stammen, who's amassed over $2.2 million in career live tournament earnings and over $5.5 million in earnings on the virtual felt. Stammen, who enters the final day with 5.65 million chips (over a third of the chips in play), tied the record for cashes in a single WPT season with six in this event.
Also with six cashes in Season XII is Byron Kaverman. Kaverman is second in chips with 4.07 million, but unfortunately for him, Stammen is on his direct left. We will see if Kaverman can overcome this discernible disadvantage and capture his first major title.
Sitting third in chips is 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Champion Abraham Korotki. Korotki earned a quarter of a million dollars and his fourth trophy at Borgata a week ago, but there is a bit of controversy surrounding the local grinder. In 2009, he not only entered the Borgata Poker Open Ladies Event, - he won it.
Curt Kohlman, Ryan D'Angelo, and Tony Dunst are the three short stacks entering the final table, but have plenty of experience between them. Dunst, host of the WPT Raw Deal, became a member of the WPT Champions Club this season, winning in St. Maarten; D'Angelo bubbled the WPT Rolling Thunder final table; and Kohlman has three WPT final tables under his belt already.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Korotki | 2,560,000 |
| 2 | Byron Kaverman | 4,070,000 |
| 3 | Keven Stammen | 5,650,000 |
| 4 | Ryan D'Angelo | 1,220,000 |
| 5 | Tony Dunst | 1,330,000 |
| 6 | Curt Kohlberg | 1,580,000 |
The cards are scheduled to be in the air at 4 p.m. EST, and PokerNews will be bringing you hand-for-hand coverage of the entire final table, so be sure to stay tuned in as we march toward the finale of the Season XII WPT World Championship!