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18 remain at Doyle Brunson Classic

2008-12-18 11:22:17

There are 18 players left in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Doyle Brunson Classic with two days left to go in the competition.

Benjamin Straate is the chip leader, according to the official WPT website, holding an estimated 3,197,000.

This leaves him 1,033,000 chips ahead of second-placed Brett Richey and a further 357,000 in front of Justin Young in third.

Mike Matusow is in the highest position of the remaining big names, sitting in fifth on 1,435,000.

The Mouth, who has three World Series of Poker bracelets, is chasing his first WPT title and will reach his fifth final table should he survive day five's action.

Steve Sung (1,359,000), Robert Mizrachi (1,266,000), Hoyt Corkins (1,251,000), David 'Chino' Rheem (1,200,000) and Clonie Gowen (1,049,000) are also still in the competition.

Some of the last famous faces to be eliminated on day four include John Hennigan (23rd), David Benyamine (25th), Andy Bloch (27th) and Luke Staudenmaier (31st).