Level 15 just began where its now 5,000 chips per point. We are now 14 1/2 hours deep into the tournament with the next break scheduled at 7:00 AM CET.
2015 Tonybet OFC World Championship
Level: 15
Blinds: 5,000/5,000
Ante: 0
With four players left, we have reached the official final table. One player will be sitting out each hand in the four-max format since there are only enough cards for three players to play.
Maxim Panyak has built a decent chip lead during the past 2 blind levels with the remaining three players all around the same amount in chips.
Seat | Player | Nationality | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jason Mercier | USA | 303,000 |
2 | Max Pescatori | Italy | 358,000 |
3 | Evgeny Kocherov | Russia | 690,000 |
4 | Maxim Panyak | Russia | 311,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Evgeny Kocherov |
690,000
435,500
|
435,500 |
Max Pescatori |
358,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
Maxim Panyak |
311,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Jason Mercier |
303,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
Natasha Barbour has just been eliminated in fifth place for €30,410. Players are on a 10 minute break while cameras are being adjusted for a four-handed final table and while chip counts are being calculated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Natasha Barbour | Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/4,000
Ante: 0
It didn't take long for the bubble to break once hand for hand was declared, as Kostiantyn Tupalo has just been eliminated in sixth place. All remaining players are now guaranteed at least a €30,410 payday.
Players were reminded that they can all agree to call it quits for the day and resume tomorrow. Jason Mercier quickly put an end to that conversation before it began stating, "I will go to bed when I either lose all my chips or win all of the chips."
Mercier shared with PokerNews on one of the breaks that he plans on entering the EPT Super High Roller tomorrow, which we imagine why he won't entertain extending the tournament to a two-day event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kostiantyn Tupalo | Busted |
Mercier has been on a run, mostly at the expense of Kostiantyn Tupalo who is now in jeopardy of bubbling now that we are hand for hand with six players left.
The feature table being streaming now includes Maxim Panyak, Evgeny Kocherov, and Natasha Barbour.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Mercier |
260,000
187,500
|
187,500 |
|
||
Kostiantyn Tupalo |
18,000
-211,500
|
-211,500 |
Max Pescatori just eliminated Alexandra Usoltseva in seventh place. There are now six players left with five getting paid. Jason Mercier, who bubbled last year's OFC Championship High Roller is in jeopardy of a repeat performance as he has the lowest stack of the six players remaining.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Max Pescatori |
356,500
46,500
|
46,500 |
|
||
Alexandra Usoltseva | Busted |
With seven left and two away from the bubble, all eyes are currently on the two smallest stacks in Jason Mercier and Alexandra Usoltseva.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Natasha Barbour |
353,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
Maxim Panyak |
344,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Max Pescatori |
310,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
||
Evgeny Kocherov |
254,500
53,400
|
53,400 |
Kostiantyn Tupalo |
229,500
-32,800
|
-32,800 |
Jason Mercier |
72,500
-57,700
|
-57,700 |
|
||
Alexandra Usoltseva |
46,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/3,000
Ante: 0