Ten Players Return for the Bracelet Battle in Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
At 2 p.m. local time, the final table of Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship will resume play with ten players remaining to battle it out for a bigger share of the $857,900 prize pool. They have all secured at least $18,506 but are all targeting the first-place prize of $245,680 and the gold WSOP bracelet that comes with it.
Many stars of the poker world came to play but in the end it would beJohn Racener to lead the pack into the final day. He bagged 1,090,000 in chips last night and was the only player to cross the 1-million mark. Following him is Day 1 chip leader Eric Kurtzman with 975,000 while Jason Somerville rounds out the top three with 670,000.
This is a stacked final table, so be sure to follow the action, with Scott Tuttle, Kevin Song, Nate Silver, Terrence Chan, Ray Dekharghani, John Monnette, and Christopher Chung joining the aforementioned chip leaders in today's battle. Silver may be the most well-known player for the general audience, he is a well-known author, statistician, and poker aficionado. The FiveThirtyEight.com founder will be one to watch on the final day.
Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Final Table Seats & Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Tuttle | United States | 650,000 |
| 2 | John Monnette | United States | 270,000 |
| 3 | Ray Dehkharghani | United States | 315,000 |
| 4 | Nate Silver | United States | 440,000 |
| 5 | Jason Somerville | United States | 670,000 |
| 6 | Christopher Chung | United States | 250,000 |
| 7 | Eric Kurtzman | United States | 975,000 |
| 8 | Kevin Song | United States | 515,000 |
| 9 | Terrence Chan | Canada | 350,000 |
| 10 | John Racener | United States | 1,090,000 |
The PokerGO platform will be providing a stream of the final table from 5 p.m. PST and the PokerNews live reporting team will be right here to provide all the live updates throughout the day.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $245,680 | |
| 2 | $151,842 | |
| 3 | $108,747 | |
| 4 | $79,210 | |
| 5 | $58,697 | |
| 6 | $44,263 | |
| 7 | $33,979 | |
| 8 | $26,561 | |
| 9 | $21,149 | |
| 10 | $18,506 |
gave Kurtzman the lead with a pair of kings. The 
on the turn nor the 
on the river would improve Dehkhargahani who became the first casualty at the final table.
and Chung checked again. Song bet, Chung raised, Song went all-in for his last 125,000 which Chung called.
to not help Song as he was sent away in ninth place for $21,149.
on the turn. Racener bet, Chung raised, Racener reraised for Chung to call for his last 105,000 in total. 
on the river didn't matter as he was eliminated in eighth place. 
, Tuttle opted to check and Kurtzman bet. Tuttle raised to see Kurtzman reraise. Tuttle called.
, Tuttle bet and Kurtzman raised. Tuttle called for his last 85,000.
flop. Somerville flopped a straight with a royal flush redraw. The 
on the turn gave Silver a set of sevens and still some hope. The river was the 
which paired the board and Silver came from behind to make a full house and eliminate Somerville.
and the action checked to Monnette who tossed in another bet. Silver called and Kurtzman got out of the way. 
to seal the deal and send Kurtzman out in third place.