863 players entered the 59th event of the World Series of Poker: the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em, creating a total prizepool of a little of $4 million. 47 players returned on the third day, the plan was to come to a conclusion, but they didn’t succeed in this. Six players had to return on the fourth and final day, all chasing the bracelet and the big bucks. In the end, it was Chinese Yue Du who drew the longest straw, earning his second WSOP-cash and first bracelet.
At the beginning of the final day, these were the chipstacks the players had to play with:
Place 177% up to 5BTC + 77 Free Spins! New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 177% + 77 Free Spins | Player | Chips |
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1 | Yue Du 5BTC or 111% + 111 Free Spins! New players only. Exclusive 111% Welcome Bonus + 111 Free Spins | 11.730.000 |
2 | Dominik Nitsche | 3.665.000 |
3 | Natasha Barbour Get 125% / $2,500 on 1st deposit! New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of up to $2,500 | 2.455.000 |
4 | Ismael Bojang | 1.785.000 |
5 | Michael Gentili | 1.415.000 |
6 | Marius Gierse | 730.000 |
Du had the commanding chiplead, with over 50% of all the chips. In the second hand Marius Gierse had all his chips in the middle preflop. He was slightly ahead with
Nitsche decided to knock another player out, his
Despite knocking two players out, Nitsche couldn’t help busting in fourth himself. On a board of
Natasha Barbour didn’t make it to heads-up play either. Her
The results of the final table of nine:
Place | Player | Country | Price |
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1 | Yue Du | China | $800.586 |
2 | Michael Gentili | Canada | $494.797 |
3 | Natasha Barbour | USA | $348.374 |
4 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | $248.640 |
5 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | $179.923 |
6 | Marius Gierse | Germany | $132.030 |
7 | Matt O’Donnell | USA | $98.269 |
8 | Sertac Turker | Turkey | $74.201 |
9 | Arne Coulier | Belgium | $56.851 |