Opening Event Final Table Draw
With 15 players left at the start of the day, all that was needed was six more eliminations before the final table of nine was confirmed.
Alan Schubert started the day with just four big blinds and was first out. Danny Ayoub and Vishal Maini both started the day with under 30 big blinds and were also eliminated, taking home A$14,545.
Artur Koren was a surprising elimination in 12th place for $17,419. The chip leader at the start of both Day 2 and Day 3 was eliminated after shoving ace-jack suited into the pocket sevens of Didrik Manton.
Josh McCully was next to go in 11th place for A$17,419 before the tournament went hand for hand on the final table bubble. Sean Eichendorf was chip leader at the end of the third starting flight, and he would bust in 10th place bringing the tournament to a final table of nine.
Here's how the remaining nine players are seated at the final table:
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didrik Mantok | Norway | 2,500,000 | 50 |
| 2 | Justin Bernstein | Australia | 1,400,000 | 28 |
| 3 | Kim Macnaught | Australia | 3,250,000 | 65 |
| 4 | Ning Zhang | Australia | 600,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Pierce McKellar | United States | 2,300,000 | 46 |
| 6 | Jason Pritchard | Australia | 4,100,000 | 82 |
| 7 | Matt Edwards | United Kingdom | 1,100,000 | 22 |
| 8 | Tou Ta Wei | Taiwan | 875,000 | 18 |
| 9 | Muhammad Asad | Australia | 2,000,000 | 40 |
The tournament plays down to a winner today so stay tuned to PokerNews for a full recap of the action at the final table later this evening.