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The event started with 687 players, but now it\u2019s down to six, who will compete at the final table.<\/p>\n<p>And the old saying \u201cOld age and treachery will overcome youth and skill\u201d seems to be truth for the event this year.<\/p>\n<p>Local William Vo, 77-years old and Pat \u201cFlying Lyon, slightly younger than Vo, are the two favorites to win the $615,346 first-place prize. Recently, Lyons won a career-high $241,700 at the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Arizona State Poker Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The two players have the biggest stacks, but they will encounter some stiff competition at the final table, \u00a0including Upeshka De Silva and Bejamin Zamani. In the WPT Choctaw Main Event, back in July, Zamani finished in runner-up to James Mackey and in 2015 De Silva won a WSOP bracelet.<\/p>\n<p>Zamani is also in the lead for the Hublot WPT Season 15 Player of the Year race.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"day-four\">Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>At the beginning of Day Four 13 players were still in the hunt, but seven of them were eliminated before the end of the day. Among the ones who hit the rail were: Jeremy Kottler (7<sup>th<\/sup> ), Garret Greer (8<sup>th<\/sup>), David \u201c The Dragon\u201d Pham (9<sup>th<\/sup>) and WSOP Europe champ Baryy Schulman (12<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<p>David \u201cThe Dragon\u201d Pham used to be a familiar face on the WPT, but in the last four years the player had not cashed on the tour. In the 2007 Legends of Poker, Pham finished runner-up to Dan Harrington. While Pham didn\u2019t make the televised finale, this time was the 17<sup>th<\/sup> WPT cash for him.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday at 4 pm PT, the final six players will compete for the title on the televised WPT Final Table. Players will return to action in Level 28 (30,000\/60,000\/10,000)<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"final-table\">Final Table<\/h3>\n<p>5,260,000 \u2013 William Vo<\/p>\n<p>4,980,000 \u2013 Pat Lyons<\/p>\n<p>3,210,000 \u2013 Benjamin Zamani<\/p>\n<p>1,940,000 \u2013 Todd Peterson<\/p>\n<p>4,475,000 \u2013 Upeshka De Silva<\/p>\n<p>780,000 \u2013 Rafael Ferreira de Oliveira<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Los Angeles, the 2016 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker is taking place at the Bicycle Casino. The event started with 687 players, but now it\u2019s down to six, who will compete at the final table. 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