Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Champion Will be Crowned Today
The final day of the Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha gets underway at 2 p.m. local time.
Yesterday's Day 2 saw 126 players return to the felt and after 10 levels of play, only eight remained. Rafael Mota goes into the day as chip leader and leads the pack by a large margin with 7,515,000 chips.
GGPoker qualifier Motoyoshi Okamura bagged the second highest stack with a total of 3,835,000 chips whilst Nick Yunis is not far behind his 3,190,000 chip stack. Okamura isn't the only GGPoker qualifier remaining, Leonid Yanovski bagged 2,070,000 with both qualifiers looking to capture their first WSOP gold bracelet.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 414 | 1 | Nick Yunis | Chile | 3,190,000 | 53 |
| Amazon | 414 | 2 | Leonid Yanovski | Isreal | 2,070,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 414 | 3 | Marc Lange | Germany | 535,000 | 9 |
| Amazon | 414 | 4 | Rafael Mota | Brazil | 7,515,000 | 125 |
| Amazon | 414 | 5 | Tim Grau | Austria | 360,000 | 6 |
| Amazon | 414 | 6 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | 1,740,000 | 29 |
| Amazon | 414 | 7 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 1,900,000 | 32 |
| Amazon | 414 | 8 | Motoyoshi Okamura | Japan | 3,835,000 | 64 |
The final eight players will return today at 2 p.m. local time to the Amazon Gold section at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino to play down to a winner. The event resumes on Level 26 where blinds are 30,000/60,000/60,000.
All eight players have secured $20,737, but of course, all eyes will be on the $209,716 first-place prize that the eventual champion will be taking home as well as the much sought after WSOP bracelet.
Final Table Payouts
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $209,716 |
| 2 | $129,621 |
| 3 | $91,989 |
| 4 | $66,249 |
| 5 | $48,428 |
| 6 | $35,942 |
| 7 | $27,088 |
| 8 | $20,737 |
Stay tuned here as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all of the action as the day unfolds.
, giving Grau a pair of sixes but Mota two pair. The 
hit the turn and the 
landed on the river for Mota to make a full house and eliminate Grau in eighth place.
runout gave no help to Lange and he was eliminated in 7th place.
runout and Spurlin saw his run end in 6th place.
, eliminating him in fifth place.
did not improve Yanovski. It took Mota a second to realize he had turned a flush but when he realized it and clapped, the Brazilian rail exploded in cheers. Yanovski wished his tablemates good luck and left the tournament in 4th place.