Who Will Win the Record-Breaking Big 50 Title?
The final day of the historical Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em is finally here which means a new champion is about to be crowned. The gigantic event gathered a record of 28,371 entries after four Day 1 flights. The final day's action gets underway at 12:00 noon local time with the last seven players set to battle it out for the prestigious bracelet and $1.1 million top prize.
Femi Fashakin leads the field with 314,000,000 and is looking for his first career WSOP title. This event will go in the books as Fashakin's biggest live tournament cash and he would love to cap it all off today with a win. Walter Atwood is not far behind Fashakin to start today with 297,000,000, cashing today his first ever WSOP event.Rafi Elharar rounds out the top three with 227,500,000 and will try to capture the 13th bracelet for players from Israel.
Daniel Ghobrial, from Canada, is the second player from this final table not representing the United-States and will battle as the short stack position with 101,000,000.
The seven remaining players have secured a minimum cash of $182,192 but are all desperate to take down the precious title of first ever Big 50 Champion as well as the $1,147,449 top prize.
When the action begins, the blinds will be 4,000,000/8,000,000 with a 8,000,000 ante. The levels will increase every 50-minute with a 15-minute break every two levels. The final table will take place on the main stage to be live streamed.
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| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Femi Fashakin | United States | 314,000,000 | 39 |
| 2 | Paul Cullen | United States | 191,500,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Adrian Curry | United States | 126,000,000 | 16 |
| 4 | Daniel Ghobrial | Canada | 101,000,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Walter Atwood | United States | 297,000,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Rafi Elharar | Israel | 227,500,000 | 28 |
| 7 | Nicholas Chow | United States | 170,000,000 | 21 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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314,000,000 | |
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297,000,000 | |
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227,500,000 | |
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191,500,000 | |
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170,000,000 | |
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126,000,000 | |
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101,000,000 |
, Atwood continued with a bet of 17,000,000 and Elharar called. The turn was the 
on which they both checked to see the 
complete the board. Elharar picked up the pot with 
.
to keep Atwood ahead.
to not change the situation but the 
on the river meant that Ghobrial hit a pair of kings to double up and stay alive while he ran to his rail to high-five them.
and Atwood continued for 23,000,000 after Ghobrial checked. The latter folded.
.
, Elharar checked and Chow bet 25,000,000. Elharar folded and the players tabled their cards:
on the turn and the 
, Cullen checked and so did Atwood. Chow continued with a bet of 26,000,000 and Cullen shoved fro 74,000,000. Atwood called and Chow folded.
on the river for Cullen to double up.
for Chow to hit top pair and Atwood to pick up the gutshot to a Broadway.
Chow to improve to two pair, Atwood only had the jacks left to stay alive but the board was completed with the 
for the winning hand. 
and Elharar check-raised all in Chow's bet of 50,000. Chow called.
and Elharar doubled up.
for two pair while Elharar mucked an 
, Cullen and Elharar checked, Fashakin bet 45,000,000 and Elharar shoved for 122,000,000 and Fashakin snap-called.
to pair the board up. Chow now bet 45,000,000 and Fashakin called. The river completed the board with the 
to bring a flush draw on the board. Both players checked for Fashakin to pick up the pot with 
.
, Elharar bet 25,000,000 and that was enough to make Chow fold.