Balasubramanian Leads PLO GIANT Final Table; Mizrachi Seeking Fifth Bracelet
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Welcome to PokerNews' Day 3 coverage of Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT Pot-Limit Omaha.
The starting field of 3,250 entries is down to just nine players, each looking to capture the first-place prize of $116,015 and a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Leading the way is Srinivas Balasubramanian, holding nearly a quarter of the chips in play at the final table. Sitting fifth in chips, though, is Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. Already with a bracelet this summer in the Poker Players Championship, there are few players as dangerous after accumulating a stack as Mizrachi is. Seeking his fifth bracelet, Mizrachi will no doubt be mixing it up early and often today.
Here are the official final table seating and chip counts:
| Room | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 1 | Srinivas Balasubramanian | United States | 18,325,000 | 61 |
| Brasilia | 2 | James Sievers | United States | 5,450,000 | 18 |
| Brasilia | 3 | Robert Cicchelli | Canada | 11,055,000 | 37 |
| Brasilia | 4 | Timothy Andrew | Canada | 10,425,000 | 35 |
| Brasilia | 5 | Kevin Nomberto | United States | 7,700,000 | 26 |
| Brasilia | 6 | Raymond Walton | United States | 3,075,000 | 10 |
| Brasilia | 7 | Sandeep Pulusani | United States | 4,375,000 | 15 |
| Brasilia | 8 | Pete Arroyos | United States | 10,550,000 | 35 |
| Brasilia | 9 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 10,150,000 | 34 |
Cards will be in the air at 2 p.m., so keep it here at PokerNews for live updates on the action to see who the next WSOP bracelet winner will be!
and Balasubramanian checked to Nomberto who bet the pot of 2,800,000. Mizrachi folded, Balasubramanian called and the 
turn fell.
, trailing Balasubramanian's 
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landed on the river to give Nomberto queens full of deuces to double up and take the chip lead.
board confirmed his double as he finished with two pair. The dealer counted his stack and Balasubramanian had to concede 4,850,000.
and Pulusani won the hand with ace-king high to eliminate Balasubramanian in ninth place for a $11,093 payday.
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and Arroyos rivered two pair to beat Walton's hand. Wanton bowed out in eighth place while Arroyos continued with 11.5 million in chips.
, leading Arroyos' 
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, taking away a few of Arroyos' outs. However the 
, giving Mizrachi a wheel to score the double elimination.
