Others were not so fortunate, as both Alex and Kristen Foxen busted, the former in 39th place for $132,500, with wife Kristen out in 33rd for the same amount. Others in that top ten feature former WPT Main Event winners, with John Richards (26.4m/44 BB), Ben Heath (22.3m/36BB), Chris Moorman (21.2m/35BB), and Andrew ‘Chewy’ Lichtenberger (19.5m/33BB) all still in the hunt for yet another major title in their glittering poker careers. Russian player Artur Martirosian (36.2 million/60 bb) isn’t far back, with British former poker player Carl Shaw (29m/47 bb) and Daniel Sepiol (27.9m/46BB) complete the top five chipcounts in full. The top ten stacks left in the event belong to some of the best players to enter the event and bona fide poker legends. With 38.2 million, French player Maxime Chilaud isn’t far behind on 64 big blinds.

He ended play with 46.4 million chips, the equivalent of 77 big blinds. With the top prize of $5,678,000 now just 15 eliminations away from the remaining players, the chip leader after the close of play Ben Jacobs. On a day where British stars Chris Moorman, Carl Shaw and Ben Heath all made the top 10 places, two high-profile American players at the top of their game bit the dust within just a few places of each other.Īfter a mammoth Day 5, the total field of 3,835 players was reduced to just 16 survivors. An exciting Day 5 full of action saw the World Poker Tour’s flagship World Championship whittle the field down to just 16 players as both Alex Foxen and Kristen Foxen lost their tournament lives.

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