Krasimir Yankov leads the final table of Event #6: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha. After a strong showing on Day 2, Yankov managed to overtake Day 1 chip leader Liran Twito. Yankov bagged 1,680,000 and ended just ahead of the 1,654,000 of Twito. Pim van Holsteyn rounds out the top three with 1,300,000. Yankov entered Day 2 with 305,000 and had a great run on Day 2 to bag the big stack heading into the final table.
Allen Kessler comes into the day in seventh position seeking his first WSOP gold bracelet after 107 previous cashes. He will enter the day with 336,000.
Another player to watch is Sergej Barbarez, who is a retired footballer with 47 international appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina National team. He has $133,527 in live tournament earnings and will enter the day with 721,000.
The final table will be live streamed on a 30-minute delay on WSOP.com.
Below is the seating chart for the final table. Cards are in the air at 2 p.m. local time and PokerNews will have updates all day until a winner is crowned.
Georgios Koliofotis raised to 55,000 with and Willm Engelke called in position with . Liran Twito called as well with .
The flop came and Koliofotis checked. Engelke went all in for 61,000 more and both Twito and Koliofotis called.
The turn was the and both remaining players checked. The river was the and they checked again. Twito won the hand and Engelke was eliminated in eighth place. He will take home €9,076.
Georgios Koliofotis opened for 75,000 in middle position and called a three-bet from Liran Twito on his left to 261,000.
Koliofotis:
Twito:
Koliofotis checked the flop and Twito bet 400,000. With only about 290,000 more, Koliofotis called. The turn was a and they got the rest in. Twito had the best of it and held up as the hit the river.
Liran Twito raised on the button with . Allen Kessler called in the small blind with and Lukas Zaskodny made it three way with .
The flop came and Twito bet 145,000 with his straight. Kessler jammed for 407,000. Zaskodny wasted little time before calling with the nut flush draw, and Twito thought a bit before jamming for 1,709,000. Zaskodny got the count and then called with a shrug.
The hit on the turn, and Kessler filled up with the river, much to his shock. He scooped the smaller main pot while Zaskodny eliminated Twito in the side pot.
Pim van Holsteyn raised to 80,000 with and Lukas Zaskodny reraised with in the small blind. Van Holsteyn potted all in for 834,000 and Zaskodny tanked a bit and called.
The flop helped Zaskodny a bit by bringing a straight draw. Allen Kessler asked for the and it hit on the turn. The river was the last card for van Holsteyn.
Krasimir Yankov raised to 240,000 on the button with . Allen Kessler potted in the small blind with . Yankov called and the flop brought . Kessler jammed for 1,045,000 and Yankov snap-called.
Kessler asked for a red card. A black one fell but it was a , pairing Kessler. The river kept his kings up best.
and Willm Engelke called in position with 
. Liran Twito called as well with 
.
and Koliofotis checked. Engelke went all in for 61,000 more and both Twito and Koliofotis called.
and both remaining players checked. The river was the 
and they checked again. Twito won the hand and Engelke was eliminated in eighth place. He will take home €9,076.
flop and Twito bet 400,000. With only about 290,000 more, Koliofotis called. The turn was a 
and they got the rest in. Twito had the best of it and held up as the 
hit the river.
. Allen Kessler called in the small blind with 
and Lukas Zaskodny made it three way with 
.
of Yankov. The turn was the 
and Krasimir Yankov reraised to 450,000 with 
. Allen Kessler potted in the small blind with 
. Kessler jammed for 1,045,000 and Yankov snap-called.
and Krasimir Yankov called from the big blind with 
, giving Kessler the win and eliminating Yankov in third place.
on a 
which sent Kessler home in second place with his fourth runner-up finish in a WSOP bracelet event.