| Buy-In: | $2,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $1,041,900 |
| Entrants: | 453 |
Limit Games: 25,000-50,000 blinds; 50,000-100,000 limits
Stud Games: 10,000 ante; 20,000 bring-in; 50,000-100,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 6,000 ante; 12,000-24,000 blinds
Players Remaining: 1 out of 453
Notable Eliminations:
2. Steve Sung — $160,952
Big Hands:
No Limit Hold’em
Sigurd Eskeland Wins Event No. 48 ($260,497), Steve Sung Eliminated In Second Place ($160,952)
Sigurd Eskeland raised to 80,000 from the button. Steve Sung then made it 260,000 to go. Eskeland responded by moving all in and Sung snap-called.
Eskeland turned over A
9
and was hurting against Sung’s Q
Q.
The flop came down 943, giving Eskeland a top paiir on the board with backdoor flush possibilities. The turn was the J, giving Eskeland more outs to his flush.
The river then brought the 2, completing the miracle for Eskeland as he won the hand. The stacks were so close between the two players that they needed a count to see whether Eskeland had Sung covered. Finally, it was confirmed that Eskeland had just a few more chips and he took home his first bracelet.
Limit Games: 20,000-40,000 blinds; 40,000-80,000 limits
Stud Games: 10,000 ante; 10,000 bring-in; 40,000-80,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 5,000 ante; 10,000-20,000 blinds
Players Remaining: 2 out of 453
Average Chip Count: 1,698,750
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Sigurd Eskeland – 2,263,000
2. Steve Sung – 1,134,000
Notable Eliminations:
3. Alexander Wice — $102,314
Big Hands:
2-7 Triple Draw
Alexander Wice Eliminated In Third Place ($102,314)
Steve Sung raised to 80,000 from the button and Sigurd Eskeland made the call from the small blind. Alexander Wice then three-bet to 120,000 from the big blind and Sung put in another raise to 160,000. Both opponents called, Wice putting himself all in.
All three players took one card on the first draw. Sung and Eskeland both checked and all three players took another card on the second draw.
Sung then bet 80,000 with Eskeland making the call. Eskeland and Sung then drew another card on the last draw while Wice stood pat.
Eskeland then led out for 80,000 and Sung let his hand go. Eskeland then tabled 7-6-4-3-2 to better Wice’s 8-7 low and Wice hit the rail in third place.
Limit Games: 13,000-25,000 blinds; 25,000-50,000 limits
Stud Games: 5,000 ante; 7,000 bring-in; 25,000-50,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 3,000 ante; 6,000-12,000 blinds
Players Remaining: 3 out of 453
Average Chip Count: 1,132,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Sigurd Eskeland – 1,971,000
2. Steve Sung – 854,000
3. Alexander Wice – 558,000
Notable Eliminations:
5. Stephen Su — $54,032
4. Nikolai Yakovenko — $73,776
Big Hands:
Pot Limit Omaha
Stephen Su Eliminated In Fifth Place ($54,032)
Steve Sung raised the pot from the small blind and Stephen Su moved all in from the big blind. Sung made the call and Su was at risk.
Sung: AQ
96
Su: KK86
The board ran out J8592 and Sung made a heart-flush to eliminated Su from the tournament.
Limit Hold’em
Nikolai Yakovenko Eliminated In Fourth Place ($73,776)
Steve Sung raised to 50,000 from the button and Nikolai Yakovenko three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. Sung raised one more time to 100,000 and Yakovenko moved in for the rest of his chips. Sung made the call to put Yakovenko at risk.
Sung: 1010
Yakovenko: A6
Sung was ahead with his pair and the board ran out 44368 and Sung’s pair held to eliminate Yakovenko.
Limit Games: 10,000-20,000 blinds; 20,000-40,000 limits
Stud Games: 5,000 ante; 5,000 bring-in; 20,000-40,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 3,000 ante; 5,000-10,000 blinds
Players Remaining: 5 out of 453
Average Chip Count: 679,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Steve Sung – 967,000
2. Alexander Wice – 830,000
3. Nikolai Yakovenko – 640,000
4. Sigurd Eskeland – 581,000
5. Stephen Su – 370,000
Notable Eliminations:
6. Scott Seiver — $40,175
Big Hands:
Omaha/8
Scott Seiver Eliminated In Sixth Place ($40,175)
Scott Seiver found himself all in against chip leader Steve Sung. Here were their hands:
Seiver: AAK6
Sung: AJ83
Seiver’s pocket aces were ahead but the board ran out Q436J, giving Sung two pair and the best low to scoop the pot and eliminate Seiver from the tournament.
Limit Games: 8,000-15,000 blinds; 15,000-30,000 limits
Stud Games: 3,000 ante; 5,000 bring-in; 15,000-30,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 2,000 ante; 4,000-8,000 blinds
Players Remaining: 6 out of 453
Average Chip Count: 566,250
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Steve Sung – 977,000
2. Nikolai Yakovenko – 665,000
3. Alexander Wice – 630,000
4. Stephen Su – 544,000
5. Scott Seiver – 400,000
6. Sigurd Eskeland – 346,000
Notable Eliminations:
8. Kirill Rabstov — $23,223
7. Jared Jaffee — $30,319
Big Hands:
2-7 Triple Draw
Kirill Rabtsov Eliminated In Eighth Place ($23,223)
Scott Seiver raised before the first draw and Kirill Rabtsov three-bet it to 45,000. Seiver made the call and each player took one card.
Seiver led out for 15,000 and Rabstov raised to 30,000. Seiver made the call and Seiver stood pat.
Rabtsov took one card and Seiver led out for 30,000. Rabtsov made the call and he was all in. Seiver stood pat again and Rabstov drew one last card. Seiver then showed an 8-7 while Rabtsov paired fours and he was eliminated.
Jared Jaffee Eliminated In Seventh Place ($30,319)
Jared Jaffee, Steve Sung and Nikolai Yakovenko were each involved in a hand that saw the action raised multiple times.
By the time the second draw came around, Jaffee was all in and Sung had gotten out of the way, leaving Yakovenko alone to deal with Jaffee.
Yakovenko stood pat the rest of the way while Jaffee took one card on the second draw and another on the third draw.
Yakovenko tabled an 8-7 low after the last draw while Jaffee could only squeeze out a 10-6 low and he was eliminated.
After almost eight hours, the final table is set. Here are their seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Alexander Wice – 360,000
Seat 2: Steve Sung – 900,000
Seat 3: Scott Seiver – 229,000
Seat 4: Kirill Rabstov – 125,000
Seat 5: Jared Jaffee – 210,000
Seat 6: Stephen Su – 544,000
Seat 7: Nikolai Yakovenko – 575,000
Seat 8: Sigured Eskeland – 346,000
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you all of the elimination hands from the final table.
The final day of event No. 48 is set to take off at 3 p.m.
Of the 20 remaining players, Nikolai Yakovenko is the current chip leader with 310,000 in chips.
Second in chips is Matthew Vengrin, and he’s joined by stars including Bill Chen, John D’Agostino, Dario Minieri, Scott Seiver, Jared Jaffee, Kirk Morrison, Todd Brunson and several other top players.
They’re all playing for the WSOP bracelet and $260,496 first-place prize. Everyone who returns for the final day will earn at least $7,585.
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for final table coverage.
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Here are the chip counts of the 20 players heading to the final day of play:
| 1 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 310,000 |
| 2 | Matt Vengrin | 276,600 |
| 3 | Adam Spiegelberg | 229,500 |
| 4 | Jesse Martin | 217,600 |
| 5 | Kirk Morrison | 214,900 |
| 6 | Stephen Su | 209,700 |
| 7 | Scott Seiver | 197,700 |
| 8 | Steve Sung | 196,000 |
| 9 | Jose Barbero | 183,200 |
| 10 | Jared Jaffee | 181,000 |
| 11 | Alexander Kravchenko | 178,100 |
| 12 | Sigurd Eskeland | 167,200 |
| 13 | Alexander Wice | 149,800 |
| 14 | Dario Minieri | 145,600 |
| 15 | Bill Chen | 135,360 |
| 16 | Todd Brunson | 101,400 |
| 17 | Chris Dombrowski | 87,200 |
| 18 | Kirill Rabtsov | 72,500 |
| 19 | Bryn Kenney | 72,400 |
| 20 | John D’Agostino | 60,600 |
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