The final table is still sitting on seven players on the money bubble and Shaan Siddiqui still leads with about 1,225,000 chips.
After the next elimination, players are guaranteed a payout of $12,000, with first place taking home $81,000!
Level: 16
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Action folded around to Thomas Lefort in the small blind and Thomas Cemm, in the big blind, said "You can let me have a walk ya know." Lefort decided to limp in and Cemm checked his option.
The flop came 
and Lefort led out for 12,000. Cemm moved all-in for 203,000 and Lefort took one last look at his cards before calling.
Cemm was at risk and behind with 
for a pair of queens, up against Lefort's 
for two pair queens and threes. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to send Cemm to the rail in 8th place.
The remaining seven players are now on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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515,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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Busted | |
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The final table has come together with eight players remaining after the back-to-back eliminations of Kristen Bicknell and Pascal Lefrancois.
Shaan Siddiqui holds the chip lead with about 30% of the chips in play, sitting on 1,225,000 chips. Close behind him is 2017 World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker champion Pablo Mariz with 977,000 with Chanracy Khun rounding out the top three with 600,000.
Here is a look at how everyone stacks up:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Chien | 331,000 |
| 2 | Chanracy Khun | 600,000 |
| 3 | Shaan Siddiqui | 1,225,000 |
| 4 | Pablo Mariz | 977,000 |
| 5 | Douglas Watson | 260,000 |
| 6 | Francois Billard | 270,000 |
| 7 | Thomas Lefort | 270,000 |
| 8 | Thomas Cemm | 235,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,225,000 | |
|
977,000 | |
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600,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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331,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
270,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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270,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
260,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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235,000 | |
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Pablo Mariz opened to 27,000 from the cutoff and Pascal Lefrancois three-bet jammed all-in for about 150,000 on the button. The players in the blinds folded and Mariz snap-called.
Lefrancois: 
Mariz: 
Lefrancois was dominated and didn't receive any help from the 
board. With Kristen Bicknell busting just before, the official final table is set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
977,000
607,000
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607,000 |
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|
Busted | |
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Shaan Siddiqui raised to 25,000 from under the gun and Thomas Cemm moved all-in for 71,000 from the cutoff. Team partypoker Pro Kristen Bicknell was in the small blind and moved all-in for 320,000 and Siddiqui snap-called.
Thomas Cemm: 
Kristen Bicknell: 
Shaan Siddiqui: 
Cemm was the first player at risk, with Bicknell next. Siddiqui had both players covered by a lot and held the best of it.
The board ran out 
and Cemm hit an ace on the river to stay alive, but Bicknell was unable to improve and headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,225,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
|
235,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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Busted | |
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Action folded to start-of-day chip leader Thomas Cemm on the button and he moved all-in for about 165,000. Francois Billard re-shoved from the small blind for 204,000 and Kristen Bicknell asked for a count from the big blind before calling.
Thomas Cemm:
Francois Billard: 
Kristen Bicknell: 
Cemm was behind and Billard and Bicknell were both in a good position to chop up his chips and send the remaining players to the final table.
The flop came 
and Cemm paired his five but both Billard and Bicknell paired their kings. The turn was the and now Cemm had some outs to chop. The river was the to give Cemm the card he needed to survive and all three players chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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333,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
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|
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210,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
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175,000
-135,500
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-135,500 |
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Kristen Bicknell and Parker Talbot were both getting short stacked when action folded around to them in the blinds. Bicknell moved all-in from the small blind and Talbot called off for less out of the big blind.
Bicknell:
Talbot: 
The board ran out 
and Bicknell spiked a queen on the turn to send Talbot to the rail.
The event now sits on the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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362,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
