Anthony Ruberto Leads WPT Jacksonville Final Table

Anthony Ruberto leads the way heading into the World Poker Tour Jacksonville final table, holding the overwhelming lead with a stack of 4.5 million chips. That gives Ruberto the edge heading into a fascinating final table, where the final six players will all be gunning for the $325,928 first prize.

Ruberto may be the leader in the clubhouse, but perhaps the most consistent performer thusfar in the tournament has been Vitor Coelho. He’ll head into the final table in second place with just over 2.5 million in chips. Coelho was the chip leader heading into Day 3, and remained among the leaders most of the day to stay in contention for the title.

In third place is Lisa Hamilton, the last remaining female in the field. Hamilton’s biggest accomplishment of her career so far is winning the $1,000 buy-in Ladies No Limit Hold’em World Championship at the World Series of Poker in 2009. She has about $363,000 in career live tournament winnings.

Perhaps the biggest name at the final table is attached to the shortest stack. Darryll Fish has just 641,000 chips, but has a long history of strong finishes at major poker tournaments. He has over $613,000 in career winnings, including 14 cashes at the World Series of Poker and two on the World Poker Tour, including a final table appearance at the L.A. Poker Classic earlier this year.

Several notables cashed on Day 3, but came up short of the final table. There were 42 players heading into action on Monday, but only 40 would make the money, with Jacob Naquin and Deshun Boone being the unlucky two to bubble out. Several strong players made deep runs in the event, including Dwyte Pilgrim, who finished 16^th ($17,524) and Dan Buzgon, who snuck into the money in 40^th.

Final table play commences on Tuesday. The play at the final table will be taped for a future WPT television broadcast.