Host of Stars Reach the $10,300 NLHE Main Event Final Table; Viacheslav Buldygin Second in Chips
The final table of SCOOP 115-H: $1,300 NLHE Main Event is set, and, as you would expect, it is a star-studded affair. A field of 534 has been cut down to nine, and one of those nine will see their PokerStars account swell by $948,433.
Leading the way going into the final table is "Alister307" on 27,341,420 chips, although "VbV1990" is hot on their heels with 25,466,545 chips. Others who could come out on top and be immortalized in poker's history books include "yurasov1990," (19,803,620), Peter "piataoufmg" Patricio, (9,725,378), Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja (9,562,919), and Juanki "B4NKR0LL3R" Vecino (8,105,033).
Play resumes at 5:30 p.m. BST on May 29 with everyone guaranteed $92,083. Finishing in the top three locks in more than half a million dollars, with the champion scooping almost $950,000.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaz "Alister307" Zhdanov | Belarus | 27,341,420 | 78 |
| 2 | Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin | Kazahkstan | 25,466,545 | 73 |
| 3 | Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov | Belarus | 19,803,620 | 57 |
| 4 | Iago "neverstandard" Savino | Brazil | 19,090,713 | 55 |
| 5 | Peter "pitaoufmg" Patricio | Brazil | 9,725,378 | 28 |
| 6 | Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja | Canada | 9,562,919 | 27 |
| 7 | Fakhish | Mexico | 9,035,776 | 26 |
| 8 | Juanki "B4NKR0LL3R" Vecino | Estonia | 8,105,033 | 23 |
| 9 | krokodil.by | Latvia | 5,368,596 | 15 |