The Final Table
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Two days ago, 358 players entered the Pavilion Room at the Rio to play Event #6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. The objective was simple; win two tables and you're at the final table.
Day 1, the first obstacle was a ten-handed table. Most of them were stacked with the best live and online players in the world, and after over twelve hours of play the field dwindled from 36 tables to 36 players.
Day 2, six tables produced six winners. Before dinner break, Brent Hanks was the first to advance and then moments later Neil Channing won his table as well. The other four tables dragged past the break.
The next to advance was Nicolas Levi who ousted Blair Hinkle is a tough heads up match. Stuart Rutter and Josh Tieman defeated Julien Nuijten and Danny Estes respectively. Then finally, after a more than five our heads up match, Joe "bigegypt" Elpayaa busted Cary Katz to lock up the last seat at the final table.
Today the six return for a shot at WSOP gold and $441,692.
The cards are scheduled to be in the air at 2:30 PST and we will be providing all your live updates right here at PokerNews.com!