Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
The final table will be broadcasted with hole cards and will be on a 45-minute delay. The blog will follow along with the stream to remain spoiler-free.
The final table is set! The nine players will be seated as follows.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manuel Bardon | Spain | 1,225,000 |
2 | [Removed:158] | Belgium | 795,000 |
3 | Bhavin Khatri | United Kingdom | 1,360,000 |
4 | Dejan Govedic | Slovenia | 1,525,000 |
5 | Anton Kuznetsov | Russia | 2,620,000 |
6 | Francis Foord-Brown | United Kingdom | 3,135,000 |
7 | Kevin Barden | Germany | 700,000 |
8 | Martin Gallagher | United Kingdom | 555,000 |
9 | Rauno Tahvonen | Estonia | 600,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Francis Foord-Brown |
3,135,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
Anton Kuznetsov |
2,620,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Dejan Govedic |
1,525,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Bhavin Khatri |
1,360,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Manuel Bardon |
1,225,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
[Removed:158] |
795,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
Kevin Barden |
700,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Rauno Tahvonen |
600,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Martin Gallagher |
555,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Krzysztof Jaguscik shoved 330,000 under the gun and Francis Foord-Brown called from the small blind.
Krzysztof Jaguscik:
Francis Foord-Brown:
With an icy stare, Jaguscik calmly awaited his fate as the dealer fanned out on the flop. The on the turn gave the Pole additional outs, as he picked up a flush draw to go with his treys.
The river bricked with the and Jaguscik headed to the payout desk.
The final table is now set and all remaining players will be moved to the feature table. Seating and chip counts follow.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Krzysztof Jaguscik | Busted |
Manuel Bardon open-shoved 605,000 from late position. It was folded to Rauno Tahvonen in the big blind, who snap-called after looking at his cards.
Manuel Bardon:
Rauno Tahvonen:
The board came down . Bardon spiked the eight in the window to score the double-up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Manuel Bardon |
1,250,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Rauno Tahvonen |
435,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Tournament director Kenny Hallaert has enforced a soft hand-over-hand as we play towards the final table. Play will resume as normal, but all-ins will be held off until the other table has completed the action.
If players bust out on two different tables at the same time, they will split the 9th and 10th place prize money.
Dejan Govedic opened to 65,000 from the cutoff. On the button, Xanthopoulos shipped his remaining 430,000 in and Govedic called.
Pavlos Xanthopoulos:
Dejan Govedic:
The Greek WSOPE bracelet winner blanked out on and headed to the rail in 11th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dejan Govedic |
1,500,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
Pavlos Xanthopoulos | Busted |
Martin Gallagher has taken his seat as well, completing the field. A mildly shocked Gallagher noticed just 11 players being left on the leaderboard, and sat down with a wryly smile.
Gallagher's first hand of the day quickly evaporated said smile, as Francis Foord-Brown decimated his stack. In position, Gallagher bet 110,000 on a flop and 170,000 on the turn.
On the river, Foord-Brown led out 275,000 and Gallagher called. Foord-Brown showed for the rivered two pair and Gallagher mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Francis Foord-Brown |
2,650,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Martin Gallagher |
550,000
-820,000
|
-820,000 |
With 335,000 in chips left, Tamer Kamel shoved from early position. Pavlos Xanthopoulos called in the small blind, leaving himself with 650,000 behind.
In the big blind, Anton Kuznetsov moved all in for 1,800,000 total, putting the decision back on Xanthopoulos. The Greek thought long and hard before surrendering his hand, which turned out to be a wise decision.
Anton Kuznetsov:
Tamer Kamel:
Kamel was in a deep hole from the start and couldn't dig his way out of it on . He finished 12th and added £5,470 to his already massive lifetime winnings. Kuznetsov is now the new chipleader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anton Kuznetsov |
2,510,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
Pavlos Xanthopoulos |
650,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
Tamer Kamel | Busted |
Photos by Elena Vareiko/Unibet Open.