Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Dia 5 Iniciado
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Dia 5 Iniciado
The final day of the historical Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em is finally here which means a new champion is about to be crowned. The gigantic event gathered a record of 28,371 entries after four Day 1 flights. The final day's action gets underway at 12:00 noon local time with the last seven players set to battle it out for the prestigious bracelet and $1.1 million top prize.
Femi Fashakin leads the field with 314,000,000 and is looking for his first career WSOP title. This event will go in the books as Fashakin's biggest live tournament cash and he would love to cap it all off today with a win. Walter Atwood is not far behind Fashakin to start today with 297,000,000, cashing today his first ever WSOP event.Rafi Elharar rounds out the top three with 227,500,000 and will try to capture the 13th bracelet for players from Israel.
Daniel Ghobrial, from Canada, is the second player from this final table not representing the United-States and will battle as the short stack position with 101,000,000.
The seven remaining players have secured a minimum cash of $182,192 but are all desperate to take down the precious title of first ever Big 50 Champion as well as the $1,147,449 top prize.
When the action begins, the blinds will be 4,000,000/8,000,000 with a 8,000,000 ante. The levels will increase every 50-minute with a 15-minute break every two levels. The final table will take place on the main stage to be live streamed.
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Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
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1 | Femi Fashakin | United States | 314,000,000 | 39 |
2 | Paul Cullen | United States | 191,500,000 | 24 |
3 | Adrian Curry | United States | 126,000,000 | 16 |
4 | Daniel Ghobrial | Canada | 101,000,000 | 12 |
5 | Walter Atwood | United States | 297,000,000 | 37 |
6 | Rafi Elharar | Israel | 227,500,000 | 28 |
7 | Nicholas Chow | United States | 170,000,000 | 21 |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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314,000,000 | |
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297,000,000 | |
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227,500,000 | |
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191,500,000 | |
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170,000,000 | |
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126,000,000 | |
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101,000,000 | |
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Nível: 45
Blinds: 4,000,000/8,000,000
Ante: 8,000,000
The tournament's director just announced the shuffle up and deal and cards are now in the air for the first BIG 50 final table!
Hand #44: Daniel Ghobrial shoved from under the gun for 101,000,000 and was called by Femi Fashakin on the button.
Daniel Ghobrial:
Femi Fashakin:
The rail all sighed and giggled as they saw the hole cards. The board ran out for both players to split the pot.
Hand #45: Fashakin raised to 16,000,000 from the cutoff and was called by Adrian Curry in the small blind. The flop came , Curry bet 20,000,000 and Fashakin opted to fold.
Hand #46: Fashakin raised to 16,000,000, Curry called on the button, and so did Ghobrial and Walter Atwood in the blinds. The flop came , Ghobrial and Atwood quickly checked, Fashakin bet 35,000,000 and the rest all folded.
Hand #47: Curry raised to 17,000,000 from the cutoff and got no action.
Hand #48: Fashakin raised to 16,000,000 from under the gun and Curry decided to three-bet to 37,000,000. Action folded back to Fashakin who looked at Curry and his stack before four-betting to put Curry all-in who snap-folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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421,000,000 | 107,000,000 |
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269,000,000 | -28,000,000 |
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208,000,000 | -19,500,000 |
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188,000,000 | -3,500,000 |
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159,000,000 | -11,000,000 |
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94,000,000 | -32,000,000 |
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79,000,000 | -22,000,000 |
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Hand 49#: Walter Atwood raised to 18,000,000 from the cutoff and no one called.
Hand 50#: Rafi Elharar bet 17,000,000 from the cutoff and Femi Fashakin made the call from the small blind, as well as Paul Cullen in the big blind. The flop came and was checked. The turn was the
and Fashakin bet 15,000,000. Only Elharar made the call.
On the river of , Fashakin fired 70,000,000. Elharar tanked for some time and eventually folded his hand.
Hand 51#: Atwood opened to 17,000,000 and it was enough to win the pot.
Hand 52#: Paul Cullen raised on the button to 17,000,000 and Adrian Curry called in the small blind. The flop was and was checked by both players, with the turn
bringing no betting action either. The river was the
and after two more checks, Curry got the pot. Unfortunately, the hole cards weren't shown.
Hand 53#: Atwood got a walk.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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462,000,000 | 41,000,000 |
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251,000,000 | -18,000,000 |
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238,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
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155,000,000 | -4,000,000 |
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142,000,000 | -46,000,000 |
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Hand #54: Walter Atwood raised to 17,000,000 from the small blind and Rafi Elharar defended his big blind. The flop came , Atwood continued with a bet of 17,000,000 and Elharar called. The turn was the
on which they both checked to see the
complete the board. Elharar picked up the pot with
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Hand #55: Daniel Ghobrial shoved from the cutoff for 59,000,000 and picked up the blinds and ante.
Hand #56: Ghobrial shoved again, now from the hijack for 79,000,000 and Atwood called.
Daniel Ghobrial:
Walter Atwood:
The flop came to keep Atwood ahead.
The turn was the to not change the situation but the
on the river meant that Ghobrial hit a pair of kings to double up and stay alive while he ran to his rail to high-five them.
Hand #57: Ghobrial raised to 16,000,000 from middle position and got no action.
Hand #58: Adrian Curry got a walk.
Hand #59: Walter Atwood raised to 17,000,000 under the gun and Daniel Ghobrial called in the big blind. The flop came and Atwood continued for 23,000,000 after Ghobrial checked. The latter folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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442,000,000 | -20,000,000 |
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234,000,000 | -4,000,000 |
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198,000,000 | 119,000,000 |
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172,000,000 | -79,000,000 |
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135,000,000 | -20,000,000 |
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122,000,000 | -20,000,000 |
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115,000,000 | 21,000,000 |
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Hand #60: Rafil Elharar raised under the gun to 17,000,000 and Fashakin three-bet to 46,000,000. Adrian Curry, on the button, reraised all in for 111,000,000 and it came back to Elharar who chose to five-bet all in for 234,000,000.
Fashakin tanked for some time and asked how much more he would have to call. He eventually folded and the players tabled their cards:
Adrian Curry:
Rafi Elharar:
Curry was in desperate shape for a double up and busted in 7th place after the board revealed .
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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396,000,000 | -46,000,000 |
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395,000,000 | 161,000,000 |
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181,000,000 | 9,000,000 |
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169,000,000 | -29,000,000 |
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162,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
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115,000,000 | -20,000,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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Nível: 46
Blinds: 5,000,000/10,000,000
Ante: 10,000,000