Ivey, Brunson, Monnette at $5K Stud 8/OB Final TableFollow This Stacked Finale With Card Player's Live Updates |
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Make sure to follow Card Player’s live updates as today’s final table of the WSOP $5,000 seven-card stud eight-or-better event answers a lot of critical questions:
Can Phil Ivey capture his ninth bracelet after not playing any events in 2011?
Can Todd Brunson capture his second bracelet in a split-pot variant?
Can one of poker’s young stars in Bryn Kenney capture his first major live title?
Can John Monnette establish his dominance by winning back-to-back stud events?
A total of 212 players entered this event, but now only eight remain to fight for the title, the bracelet and the first-place prize of $269,037. The winner will also capture 720 Card Player POY points.
Here is a look at the chip counts at the start of the final table:
Rank | Player | Chip Count |
1 | Adam Friedman | 707,000 |
2 | John Monnette | 686,000 |
3 | Sven Arntzen | 549,000 |
4 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 343,000 |
5 | Todd Brunson | 259,000 |
6 | Phil Ivey | 230,000 |
7 | Bryn Kenney | 207,000 |
8 | Zimnan Ziyard | 203,000 |