Nine Players Remain; Who Takes Home the Gold?
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After three days of play in Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em, nine players will come back today at 1 p.m. local time to play it out for $618,285 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Andres Korn from Argentina leads the way with 4,040,000. Korn holds a small lead over his nearest rival, Thomas Boivin, who finished the day with 3,190,000. Hungarian Marton Czuczor sits in third with 1,750,000, followed by Americans Mike Sowers (1,630,000) and Mark Zullo (975,000). Pete Chen, from Taiwan, has 910,000, and Spain's Sergio Cabrera has 890,000. Rounding out the final table is the third American, Andy Spears, who will start the final table with 740,000 in chips, or 15 big blinds.
There are roughly 52 minutes left in Level 27: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | 910,000 | 18 |
| 2 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 4,040,000 | 81 |
| 3 | Mike Sowers | United States | 1,630,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 3,190,000 | 64 |
| 5 | Andy Spears | United States | 740,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Sergio Cabrera | Spain | 890,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Mark Zullo | United States | 975,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Simon Lam | United States | 1,450,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Marton Czuczor | Hungary | 1,750,000 | 35 |
All 9 players at the final table are guaranteed $41,031 at this point but are gunning for more.
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $618,285 |
| 2 | $382,122 |
| 3 | $264,306 |
| 4 | $185,794 |
| 5 | $132,767 |
| 6 | $96,472 |
| 7 | $71,300 |
| 8 | $53,615 |
| 9 | $41,031 |
Action will resume at 1 p.m. local time and the PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on the floor to provide live updates until a new WSOP bracelet winner is crowned.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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4,040,000 | |
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3,190,000 | |
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1,750,000 | |
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1,630,000 | |
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1,450,000 | |
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975,000 | |
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910,000 | |
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890,000 | |
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740,000 | |