The week-long marathon of the best players at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker is at its peak, and we are only two days away of the coronation of this year's champion, who will get a beautiful bracelet and an 8 million bonus. Of the 6,650 players, the field was gradually reduced to the last 36, who returned to the tables on the seventh day last night.
The more than 10-hour competition tested the abilities of even the best players but since there are only 9 seats at the final table, the game continued until this group was formed. For example, three-time WSOP champion Chance Kornuth, who had a great tournament, did not fit in, because his 40-blind setup with A K versus A A was fatal for the last two tables, after which he finished at 16th place with a reward of $305,000.
The PSPC champion and fifth-day chip leader Ramon Colillas, who risked his 11bb with a Q T, was on his way to the counter as well as he was significantly behind against the K Q in the hands of Ozgur Secilmis. Everything was confirmed by K right in the window, after which Colillas finished at 14th place with a reward of $380,050.
After the QsQh crash against AhTh, Sean Ragozzini ($585,000) finished at 11. place, and the players settled for the unofficial 10-max final table. It didn´t take long and the 7-blind Canadian Demosthenes Kiriopoulos quick elimination definitively formed the official final nine of the 52nd WSOP Event and ended the day.
Source: PokerNews.com, WSOP.com
