Anatoly Filatov Dominates WSOP Ring Final Table on Way to Career High Payday
The final table of Event #2: Super MILLION$ Main Event, $10,300 [Day 2, WSOP Ring] had all kinds of big names contending, yet despite the stacked lineup, it ended up being a one man show. Anatoly Filatov came into the day third in chips, but he quickly took the chip lead, and only lost it for a brief moment during heads up play. For his efforts, Filatov earned a career best payday of $1,193,333, along with his first WSOP ring, this for besting a massive field of 748 players, which had created a prizepool of $7,480,000. Check out how the star studded final table played out below.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoly FIlatov | Russia | $1,271,218 |
| 2 | Marius Gierse | Austria | $885,747 |
| 3 | Markus Leikkonen | Finland | $617,164 |
| 4 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | $547,145 |
| 5 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | $421,907 |
| 6 | Mark Radoja | Canada | $325,334 |
| 7 | Isaac Baron | United States | $250,867 |
| 8 | Ole Schemion | Germany | $193,445 |
| 9 | Graf Tekkel | Russia | $149,167 |
Final Table Action
Filatov showed early that he was going to be a force to be recokened with, as he knocked out Graf Tekkel in 9th. Filatov had to get lucky for this knockout, as Tekkel shoved with jacks, and Filatov called with Ace-Eight. An ace came right on the flop, and Filatov scored the first of a few knockouts there.
Next to leave was Ole Schemion, who was one of the biggest threats at the final table, despite starting short stacked. The German lost a big flip to Markus Leikkonen, having to settle for a payday of $193,445.
Filatov would then take a big pot off of the start of day chip leader Mark Radoja to jump up to 20 million in chips, and from there, the Russian would never look back. Filatov raised over half of the pots, showing off the experience that he has gained in big spots like this in the past.
The next huge name to bust out was high roller regular Isaac Baron. He was the short stack for a while before he shoved 15 bigs on the button. Unfortunately for him, eventual runner up Marius Gierse woke up with pocket nines, and sent the experienced American to the rail in seventh.
Filatov was already starting to take control when he won what was undoubtedly the most important pot of the entire final table. After a raise from Gierse, FiIatov and Christian Rudolph would both call with big pairs. Radoja then moved all in for 35 big blinds with Ace-Queen, and Filatov called with tens. Rudolph folded pocket jacks, which would have won the monster pot, but instead, Filatov took it down, giving him half of the chips in play five handed.
Filatov scored the next knockout, Pedro Garagnani, before Gierse got back into the action, busting Rudolph in fourth place.
Gierse would then bust Markus Leikkonen, and suddenly, him and Filatov were now close to even in chips. Gierse would even take the lead for a brief moment in heads up, but in the end, Filatov would play pocket aces masterfully to win the tournament.
Filatov would raise with the aces preflop, but only called the three bet from Gierse. Gierse would flop top pair, but Filatov still played it slow with a call. The two got the chips in on the turn, and the rockets held to give Filatov a dream ending to what has already been an incredible summer for FIlatov.
FIlatov had already made a final table in September at this Super Million$ series. Two weeks ago, he finished in third place for $250,052. Well today, he bested that, earning a payday of nearly $1,200,000.
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