He Bags Best on Day 1B; Late Registration Closes on WPT World Championship 

Contents. An additional 224 advance to Day 2. Day 1B Chip Counts for the Top 10 in the WPT World Championship. When the clock reached 8 p.m. On Monday at Wynn Las Vegas, late registration for the $10,400 WPT World Championship officially ended, finalizing the participant numbers for the main event of the World Poker Tour World Championships (WPTWC). Prior to the beginning of the third starting flight, Day 1C, a total of 323,432 entries had been logged, resulting in a prize pool of $14,033,600. After confirming the last-minute entries, the final count reached 2,392, which included 960 additional entries. This increased the prize pool to more than $23.4 million, with payout details to be announced by the WPT later tonight. On Saturday, 751 players participated in Day 13A, where Phillip Lee (1,102,000) and Fabian Gumz (1,013,000) each collected seven-figure stacks, leading their respective groups. Defending champion Dan Sepiol, who chatted with PokerNews during his game, was one of the 252 participants who cleared the initial stage. Additionally, another 224 progressed to Day 2.