One year ago, Tyler Patterson collected the biggest score of a $2 million live poker career, winning $375,270 and a World Poker Tour title at WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble in Jacksonville, Fla.
Now, he's got a shot to be the first player in the long and prestigious history of the WPT to win the same event twice in a row. After three days of play, the Washington native has punched a ticket to the televised final table of six, where he will be fourth in chips when the event resumes Tuesday afternoon.