WSOP Updates – And Then There Were Nine – The Final Table is Set.
Talk about a marathon. The nine men left standing in the World Series of Poker have truly outlasted the field. Having been a starter in the field myself, I'm not sure I can imagine still playing in the tournament I played in nearly two weeks ago.
But, this is poker, and that means somebody has to make the final table, and these nine guys have certainly earned their keep. A player can slide his way through a one day tournament, maybe even two or three days. But, if you play six and a half full days of poker, and are still standing, you're doing something right.
When the tournament started, many people including myself remarked at how bad the poker was overall. But, over the last few days, there has been some pretty darn good poker being played, and generally these nine deserve to be here.
Not only are each of these nine guaranteed at least 1.5 million dollars in prize money, they are guaranteed a type of fame that can only come with being shown on ESPN over….and…over….and….over for the next nine months or so.
Speaking of ESPN, today is an off day so the players can rest, and ESPN can conduct the interviews, and background segments with plenty of time to do so.
As has been the case for the last few days, Jamie Gold is the clear chip leader. However, the days of him having the rest of the field covered two to one are over. Jamie stands at 25 million and change, and Allen Cunningham is catching up at just under 18 million in chips. Another player to watch for is Sweden's Erik Friberg. Friberg stands at just under 10 million, and has played really well, most notably having arguably the best day seven of any of the competitors.
The final nine with chip counts are below. Here is what they will earn.
1st $12,000,000
2nd $6,102,499
3rd $4,123,310
4th $3,628,513
5th $3,216,182
6th $2,803,851
7th $2,391,520
8th $1,979,189
9th $1,566,858
Final Table Chip Counts
Jamie Gold $25,650,000
Allen Cunningham $17,770,000
Richard Lee $11,820,000
Erik Friberg $9,605,000
Paul Wasicka $7,970,000
Douglas Kim $6,770,000
Rhett Butler $4,815,000
Michael Binger $3,140,000
Dan Nassif $2,600,000
Players that busted out on day seven, and their payouts.
10th Fred Goldberg $1,154,527
11th Leif Force $1,154,527
12th John Magill $1,154,527
13th William Thorson $907,128
14th Luke Chung $907,128
15th Kevin Aaronson $907,128
16th Sirous Jamshidi $659,730
17th Jeffery Lisandro $659,730
18th David Einhorn $659,730
19th Dustin Holmes $494,797
20th Prahlad Friedman $494,797
21st Kevin O'Donnell $494,797
22nd Lee Kort $494,797
23rd Rob Roseman $494,797
24th Erick Lynch $494,797
25th Mark Garner $494,797
26th Siddharth Jain $494,797
27th Richard Wyrick $494,797
