Dzivielevski Leads Final Nine in the PLOSSUS
Welcome to the final day of WSOP Event #42 $400 PLOSSUS at GGPoker.
Today will be a big day is the once 4,356 entrants that generated a hefty $1,637,856 prize pool to crush the $1 million guarantee is down to just a final table of nine players.
All remaining players are guaranteed to take home at least the ninth-place price of $14,597 with everyone on their eyes on the $221,557 top prize and a coveted gold bracelet. In addition, the winner will be rewarded with an added WSOP Europe package valued at $15,000.
Brazil's Yuri Dzivielevski is in the driver's seat in an attempt to secure his second WSOP gold bracelet with a healthy stack of 51,590,103.
Dzivielevski's first taste of WSOP gold came last year live in Las Vegas after shipping WSOP Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better for $213,750.
Read more: Brazil's Yuri Martins Dzivielevski Captures First Bracelet for $213,750.
Closest on Dzivielevski's tail are Gabi "kidrurim" Livshitz (second - 38,927,193), Tautydas "GuliGul" Jokubauskas (third - 24,393,060), Samuel "vivaegipto" Bernabeu (fourth - 20,357,958), and Chad "ThefastLayne" Layne (fifth - 21,793,958).
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 51,590,103 | 57 |
| 2 | Gabi "kidrurim" Livshitz | Israel | 38,927,193 | 43 |
| 3 | Tautydas "GuliGul" Jokubauskas | Argentina | 24,393,060 | 27 |
| 4 | Samuel "vivaegipto" Bernabeu | Spain | 20,357,958 | 23 |
| 5 | Chad "ThefastLayne" Layne | United States | 21,793,740 | 24 |
| 6 | Dustin "JohnSmiley1" Dirksen | United States | 16,719,743 | 19 |
| 7 | Matt "DNSFD" Vengrin | United States | 17,046,432 | 19 |
| 8 | Marcus "Phil Kessel" Cara | Canada | 14,015,112 | 16 |
| 9 | Juan "Darth Vador" Perez | Mexico | 12,500,374 | 14 |
The action will be live streamed at GGPoker.tv and resume at 7 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. EDT. Blinds begin at 450,000/900,000 and will increase every 30 hands until a winner is crowned.
Stay tuned at PokerNews to see how the action unfolds and who wins the gold bracelet in the WSOP PLOSSUS.