Very little action occurred during the first hands of the final table, and the 8 finalists are on a 10-minute break.
Very little action occurred during the first hands of the final table, and the 8 finalists are on a 10-minute break.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano Kovalski | Brazil | 2,675,000 | 5 |
| 2 | Adrian Lopez | United States | 5,900,000 | 12 |
| 3 | Netanel Stern | Israel | 5,875,000 | 12 |
| 4 | Zheyu Weng | China | 2,400,000 | 5 |
| 5 | Viktor Ustimov | Russian Federation | 5,225,000 | 10 |
| 6 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 23,200,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Tamer Kamel | United Kingdom | 15,400,000 | 31 |
| 8 | Fabian Bernhauser | Austria | 3300000 | 7 |
Pedro Marques raised to 2,750,000 from the small blind, and left only a 100,000 chip behind. Rostyslav Sabishchenko opted to go all-in to force Marques to throw in his final chip as the two went to a showdown with Marques at risk.
Pedro Marques: K♠6♥
Rostyslav Sabishchenko: K♦10♥
Sabishchenko held the better king high, and that proved to be the difference maker as Marques was unable to find any magic on the Q♣4♦7♣2♥Q♦ board.
Marques earned $51,266 for his ninth-place finish. His elimination caused the two tables to combine into the official final table.
Tamer Kamel raised and made the quick call when Yuan Yu moved all in on his left.
Yuan Yu: A♠10♥
Tamer Kamel: K♠5♠
Yu hit a pair on the 3♦4♣A♦ flop, with Kamel asking the dealer for a deuce. The 7♦ turn was safe for Yu, but the dealer delivered Kamel his 2♠ river to make a straight. The table reacted as Yu was sent out in 10th place.
Rostyslav Sabishchenko raised to 1,000,000 from the small blind, which was enough to put Ruslan Nazarenko all-in. Nazarenko was called to be at risk for his tournament.
Ruslan Nazarenko: 10♣10♥
Rostyslav Sabishchenko: 9♠8♦
Sabischenko needed to suckout in order to topple the pocket tens of Nazarenko, and that was precisely what he did when the flop came 8♠6♣9♥ to improve to two pair, while Nazarenko could still win with a set or a straight.
The 9♣ turn eliminated the straight outs of Nazarenko, making the 7♦ river useless as Nazarenko finished in 11th place.
Nazarenko earned $40,139 for his finish.
Heads-up on a flop of 9♣K♥J♣, Rostyslav Sabishchenko on the button bet 1,250,000 and Fabian Bernhauser in the big blind check-called.
Both players checked the 7♠ turn leading to the 9♥ river where Bernhauser led out for 2,500,000.
Sabishchenko went into the tank and called with 9♠6♠ for trips. Bernhauser had K♠J♠ for two pair.
Zheyu Weng moved all in from under the gun for 1,000,000, and Netanel Stern told the table that he didn't need to look to make the call.
Zheyu Weng: 9♠8♠
Netanel Stern: 10♣10♦
Stern found pocket tens, but Weng picked up outs on the J♥3♣9♣ flop. The 5♥ turn changed nothing, but Weng caught two pair on the 8♣ river to double up.
One hand later, Weng was all in again from the big blind after Stern raised in the small blind.
Zheyu Weng: A♣2♦
Netanel Stern: Q♦10♥
Weng survived again after catching the only pair on the 3♣2♣J♠7♠A♠ runout.
A few hands later, it was Stern all in for 2,350,000 in the cutoff, at risk against Weng on the button.
Netanel Stern: K♥J♠
Zheyu Weng: 8♠8♣
Stern found the help he needed on the 5♦A♥A♦K♦J♥ board, besting Weng's pocket pair to get some chips back.
Tamer Kamel jammed from the button and Yuan Yu called off his last 900,000 from the big blind.
Yuan Yu: Q♥6♠
Tamer Kamel: Q♣8♣
The dealer fanned a board of 9♥K♣5♣7♠4♠ and Yu doubled up.
Tamer Kamel chose to go all-in from the small blind and was called by Vitalijs Zavorotnijs in the big blind. Zavorotnijs was at risk for his final 3,800,000.
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs: A♦7♦
Tamer Kamel: K♥8♠
Zavorotnijs held the slight lead, but the 10♣8♦2♠ flop changed that as it gave Kamel a pair of eights.
The turn was a sweat as it came the 10♦ to give Zavorotnijs a flush draw, but it was not meant to be on the 10♠ river, which sent Zavorotnijs out in 12th place.
Zavorotnijs earned $31,864 for his finish.
Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000