A Look At How Each World Series of Poker Main Event Final Tablist Got ThereThe Key Hands That Propelled Each Final Tablist |
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If you didn’t have a chance to watch ESPN’s coverage of this summer’s World Series of Poker main event, don’t worry. We’ve sifted through the footage and picked out only the biggest hands won by the October Nine final tablists so that anyone can catch up on all of the relevant action.
Below, you’ll get a good idea of how each player navigated their way to their current chip count and the final table.
ESPN will be airing the final table on Monday where one of these nine players will take home the $8,531,853 first-place prize.
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Seat 1: Russell Thomas — 24,800,000
Thomas Sniffs Out A Busted Draw
Thomas Picks Off Robbins’ Bluff
Preflop Action On The Final Table Bubble
Seat 2: Jacob Balsiger — 13,115,000
Balsiger Knocks Out His College Roommate
Balsiger Gets Lucky To Bust Somerville
Balsiger Gets Gift With Three Tables Left
Balsiger Slow Plays Aces To Earn Maximum
Seat 3: Jeremy Ausmus — 9,805,000
Ausmus Flops Straight And Holds Against Top Set
Two Outer Gives Ausmus The Knockout
Ausmus Calls Huge River Overbet Bluff For Half His Stack
Ausmus Wins A Crucial Flip For Most Of His Stack
Seat 4: Steven Gee — 16,860,000
Gee’s Top Pair Holds Against Flush Draw
Gee Comes From Behind To Nearly Triple Up
Misdeal Gives Gee Winning Boat Over Abrams
Seat 5: Greg Merson — 28,725,000
Top Two Pair Holds Against Top Pair With A Flush Draw
Merson Wins Huge Flip To Get Big Stack
Merson Doubles Up With Straight Over Straight
Flopped Boat Holds Against Flopped Trips
Seat 6: Jesse Sylvia — 43,875,000
Sylvia Sucks Out To Take A Chunk From Jejelowo
Sylvia’s Aces Fade Straight Flush Draw To Stay Alive
Sylvia’s Set Wins Biggest Pot Of The Tournament
Seat 7: Robert Salaburu — 15,155,000
Peters Implodes And Salaburu Benefits
Salaburu Doubles Up With Kings
Salaburu Makes Disguised Two Pair To Bust Mahatan
Seat 8: Andras Koroknai — 29,375,000
Koroknai Gets Saved By Obscure Ruling After Mucking His Hand
Koroknai Gets Lucky To Stay Alive On Final Table Bubble
Baumann Gets Ironically Knocked Out By Koroknai
Seat 9: Michael Esposito — 16,260,000
Sixes Beat Eights For Esposito To Climb Above Average
Esposito Wins A Key Flip To Stay Alive
Esposito Cracks Aces With Two Tables Left
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