After two long days of poker the enormous 6,761 players field was reduced to only twelve players in the $888 Crazy Eights 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em. They returned for the conclusion, with a $442,790 difference between 12th place finish and the winner. A lot of money to play for. In the end, it was Vietnamese immigrant Hung Le who won the bracelet and the huge amount of money.
The unofficial final table, after Francis Anderson, David Jackson and Chase Johnson were eliminated, started with the following stacks:
Seat 175% Extra + $75 Risk Free Bet! New players only. 175% on 1st Deposit + $75 Risk Free Bet | Player | Chips |
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Seat 1 | Dimitar Danchev 350% or 5BTC + 150 Spins! New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 350% + 150 Free Spins | 3.850.000 (32 bb) |
Seat 2 | Hung Le | 4.980.000 (41 bb) |
Seat 3 | Nils Bardsley 175% Extra + $75 Risk Free Bet! New players only. 175% on 1st Deposit + $75 Risk Free Bet | 1.420.000 (11 bb) |
Seat 4 | Henry Grunzweig | 4.660.000 (38 bb) 350% or 5BTC + 150 Spins! New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 350% + 150 Free Spins |
Seat 5 | Loni Harwood | 4.095.000 (34 bb) |
Seat 6 | Aurelien Guiglini | 6.120.000 (51 bb) |
Seat 7 | Yang Zhang | 2.440.000 (20 bb) |
Seat 8 | Michael Lech | 3.315.000 (27 bb) |
Seat 9 | Rafael Yaraliyev | 2.940.000 (24 bb) |
Leader in Bulgaria’s all-time money list Dimitar Danchev and two-time bracelet winner Loni Harwood were the most noteable names.
Players busted at a pretty quick pace, with Nils Bardsley busting in 9th ($57,605), Yang Zhang 8th ($74,888), French Aurélien Guiglini 7th ($96,888), Loni Harwood in 6th ($126,888), Henry Grunzweig 5th ($167,888) and Rafael Yaraliyev 4th ($222,888).
When three-handed play was reached, it was Dimitar Danchev who was next to leave in a painful way. He had flopped a flush with
Shortly after, all Le’s chips were in the middle and Lech could win the tournament in a preflop all-in situation. Lech had the better hand with
The final hand was quite a bizarre one. Hung Le limped the button, Michael Lech raises to 800,000 in the big blind and Le calls. On a flop of
The turn brings the
These were the results of the final table:
Position | Player | Country | Price |
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1 | Hung Le | USA | $888.888 |
2 | Michael Lech | USA | $401.888 |
3 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | $297.888 |
4 | Rafael Yaraliyev | USA | $222.888 |
5 | Henry Grunzweig | USA | $167.888 |
6 | Loni Harwood | USA | $126.888 |
7 | Aurelien Guiglini | France | $96.888 |
8 | Yang Zhang | China | $74.888 |