The conclusion of 10 levels happened just 25 hands into heads-up play, with Nikolaus Teichert and Vincent Maglio set to return tomorrow at 1 p.m. They will then finish what they started and determine who will claim the World Series of Poker gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $730,756. Heads-up play began with the players nearly equal in chips, but at the conclusion of the night, Teichert leads with 7,620,000 while Maglio holds 5,415,000.
The day started with 23 players and it took about five hours for the final table to be set, with Sebastien Comel the chipleader as nine-handed play began. The road to the final table saw the following players, whose names you might recognize, making the money: Jonathan Tamayo (23rd) and Owen Crowe (11th), as well as Day 2 chipleader OJ Ojiri (19th).
It took 22 hands before the first elimination from the final table occurred. Nicolas Levi finished ninth, when his ran into the of Teichert. Levi's elimination was followed by that of Sebastien Comel, when his couldn't hold against Josh Arieh's . It took over one hour to lose our seventh-place finisher, Nicolas Faure, when he found his dominated by Teichert's .
Just six hands later, the next elimination came when Kirill Rabtsov couldn't win a race against Sergey Lebedev. Another hour went by before fifth-place finisher, Josh Arieh found himself all in with one pair against the nut straight of Vincent Maglio. Thirty-eight hands went by before the fourth-place finisher, Sergey Lebedev shoved with king-high into Maglio's ace-high. Just three hands and a few minutes later, Dan Owen ran his into Teichert's for a third-place finish.
And that brings you up to date. As mentioned above, play will continue tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Amazon Room. Stay with PokerNews as we continue to cover this final table and all of the action here at the WSOP.
Hand #96: Nikolaus Teichert raised to 200,000 and Dan Owen made the call. Both players checked the flop. Owen led for 275,000 on the and Teichert released his hand.
Hand #97: Vincent Maglio raised to 200,000 and Owen and Teichert both come along. All three players checked the flop. Owen checked the turn, Teichert made it 275,000 and Maglio called. Both players checked the river. Teichert showed and won the pot with a pair of queens.
Hand #98: Owen raised to 350,000 and Teichert made it 600,000. Owen answered by declaring all in and Teichert snap-called.
Owen:
Teichert:
An ace came out right on the flop and held up on the board . Teichert took the pot and eliminated Owen in 3rd place to set up heads up play.
Hand #94: Vincent Maglio raised to 200,000, and Dan Owen made it 600,000 on the button. Maglio pushed all in without much delay, Owen folded after some thought.
Hand #95: Sergey Lebedev moved all in from the small blind, and Maglio called.
Maglio:
Lebedev:
The board came , and Maglio sent Lebedev out of the tournament in fourth.
Hand #64: Josh Arieh raised to 125,000 and Nikolaus Teichert followed by a declaration of an all in by Kirill Rabtsov. Action was on Sergey Lebedev who also moved all in. Arieh and Teichert folded and the hands were tabled.
Rabtsov:
Lebedev:
The board ran out and the tens of Lebedev held to take the pot and eliminate Rabtsov in 6th place.
Hand #53: Josh Arieh completed the blind and Vincent Maglio checked his option. Arieh checked the flop and Maglio bet 60,000. Arieh called the bet and both players checked the turn. Arieh checked the river and Maglio bet 215,000. Arieh folded and Maglio took the pot.
Hand #54: Sergey Lebedev raised to 122,000 and Arieh reraised which prompted Lebedev to fold.
Hand #55: Kirill Rabtsov moved all in and it folded around.
Hand #56: Arieh raised to 125,000 and Dan Owen made the call. Both players checked the flop. Arieh led for 175,000 on the turn and Owen committed to a reraise of 350,000 after not putting enough in the pot for a full raise. Arieh 3-bet to 575,000 and Owen came over the top which was followed by a fold from Arieh.
Hand #57: Nicolas Faure moved all in for 740,000 and that was good enough to win the blinds and antes.
Hand #58: Arieh raised to 125,000 and Teichert made the call. Faure moved all in for 890,000. Arieh released his hand and after a 3-minute tank, Teichert made the call and the hands were tabled.
Teichert:
Faure:
The board ran out to give Teichert the best hand and eliminate Faure in the process.
Hand #24: Vincent Maglio raised to 100,000. Josh Arieh moved all in after it folded to his big blind. Maglio folded.
Hand #25: Sergey Lebedev raised to 100,000, and Maglio was the only caller. The flop came , and Maglio check-called 110,000. Both players checked the turn, and a arrived on the river. Maglio bet 175,000, and Lebedev called. His was good against .
Hand #26: Nicolas Faure moved all in after action folded to him. Nobody called.
Hand #27: Sebastien Comel raised to 100,000, and Faure called him. Arieh raised to 375,000 from the cutoff. Comel shoved all in for 1,090,000, and Arieh called.
Arieh:
Comel:
The board came , and Arieh eliminated the former monster stack.
Hand #21: Nikolaus Teichert raised to 90,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Nicolas Levi who was assessing Teichert's stack. He ended up folding and Teichert won the hand.
Hand #22: Teichert raised to 90,000 and Levi moved all in from the small blind. Teichert made the call and the hands were tabled.
Teichert:
Levi:
Levi was the player all in and at risk with 700,000. The board provided no help to Levi as it ran . Teichert's kicker played to reward him with the pot and the credit for eliminating Levi 9th place.
Alex Dovzhenko shoved all in from the cutoff, and fellow short stack Dan Owen called out of the big blind.
Owen:
Dovzhenko:
Both flopped a pair on the flop, but Owen's was superior. The turn cut down on Dovzhenko's outs, and the river did nothing. Owen doubled through him, leaving Dovzhenko with about six big blinds.
The next hand, Dovzhenko jammed from the hijack, and Owen was once again ready with a call from the blind.
Owen:
Dovzhenko:
The board ran out , and the official final table is set with Dovzhenko as the odd man out in 10th.
Sebastien Comel came back from break with a new outfit.
Sebastien Comel returned from the second break rocking what appears to be a leprechaun costume, featuring a hat and a bright green beard. We'll see if the luck of the Irish is on his side. He certainly hasn't had many problems thus far.
ran into the 
of Teichert. Levi's elimination was followed by that of Sebastien Comel, when his 
couldn't hold against Josh Arieh's 
. It took over one hour to lose our seventh-place finisher, Nicolas Faure, when he found his 
into Teichert's 
for a third-place finish.
flop. Owen led for 275,000 on the 
and Teichert released his hand.
flop. Owen checked the 
turn, Teichert made it 275,000 and Maglio called. Both players checked the 
and won the pot with a pair of queens.
. Teichert took the pot and eliminated Owen in 3rd place to set up heads up play.
, and Maglio sent Lebedev out of the tournament in fourth.
flop, and Dan Owen called. Josh Arieh moved all in, and Maglio did the same without hesitation.
and the river 
, and Maglio's straight held up.
to give Teichert the best hand and eliminate Faure in the process.
turn, and a 
arrived on the river. Maglio bet 175,000, and Lebedev called. His 
was good against 
. Teichert's kicker played to reward him with the pot and the credit for eliminating Levi 9th place.
