La nuit de vendredi à samedi n'a pas été favorable aux tricolores. Romain Lewis et Ivan Deyra se sont rapidement inclinés aux Rio All-Suite Hotel&Casino de Las Vegas lors du Final Day de l'Event WSOP #42 Championship 6-Max à 10.000$ l'entrée. Les deux membres du Team Winamax ont rendu les armes en 20e (Ivan Deyra - 25 139$) et 16e position (Romain Lewis - 30 922$).
Les jeunes français ont laissé le champs libre au Russe Dmitry Yurasov qui encaisse presque 800 000$ pour son succès sur un field de 332 entrants. Yurasov capture la plus grosse partie du prizepool de 3,1 millions de dollars après un head's up de 9 mains contre Tommy Chen, qu'il a terminé avec les .
Yurasov a laminé la finale en dominant la partie terminale du tournoi en 58 mains. Double gagnante aux WSOP, la Canadienne Kristen Bicknell prend la sixième place (96 823$), c'est l'unique finaliste non éliminé par Yurasov. Le Libanais Albert Daher, dauphin de Carrel en début de journée, termine lui 5e pour 138 644$.
Chipleader à l'entame de la journée, l'Anglais Charlie Carrel est rapidement tombé dans le rail (15e - 30 922$). "Gagner ce bracelet c'est un accomplissement très spécial", a indiqué le Russe qui a déroulé. "Easy game" a-t-il lâché quand on lui a demandé de caractériser son run en fin de tournoi.
Dario Sammartino (8e - 69,578$), Connor Drinan (9e - 51,494$), Eric Wasserson (11e - 39,284$), Goran Mandic (18e - 30 922$), Joseph Elpayaa (21e - 25 139$) et l'Autrichien Thomas Muehloecker (22e - 25 139$) étaient aussi présents au Jour 3 qui avait rassemblé 24 survivants.
Hand #58: Tommy Chen called on the button and Dmitry Yurasov raised to 400,000. Chen called and they saw a flop of . Yurasov bet out 475,000 and Chen called. The turn was the . Yurasov bet 1,150,000 and Chen moved all in for 2,750,000. Yurasov called and Chen was at risk and behind.
Tommy Chen:
Dmitry Yurasov:
The players were on their feet waiting for the river card. It was the and Chen's day was done. Chen is the 2nd place finisher, taking home a payday of $479,561.
Hand #48: Dmitry Yurasov raised to 160,000 on the button and Jacob Powers moved all in from the big blind. Yurasov called.
Powers was at risk with but he was well ahead of Yurasov's .
The flop came and Yurasov's hot streak continued as he out-flopped Powers to take the lead. The turn was the and the river was the , sending Powers to the rail in third place.
Hand #36: Dmitry Yurasov raised to 180,000 under the gun and Artem Metalidi went all in for around 1,680,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Yurasov called, putting Metalidi at risk. It was a coin flip.
Metaldi:
Yurasov:
The flop was , giving Yurasov a pair of queens to take the lead. The turn and the river changed nothing and Metalidi was eliminated in 4th place, taking home $204,128.
Hand #28: Dmitry Yurasov raised to 180,000 under the gun and Albert Daher called in the big blind. The flop came and Daher checked. Yurasov continuation bet and Daher called.
The turn was the and Daher checked again. This time, Yurasov bet 350,000 and Daher called. The river was the and Daher checked once more. Yurasov moved all in, putting Daher to a decision for the rest of his stack which was around 1,230,000. After a brief pause, Daher called.
Yurasov turned over for threes full of kings and Daher's for a flush was no good. Daher was eliminated in 5th place for a payout of $138,644.
Hand #27: Tommy Chen moved all in on the button and Kristen Bicknell tank-called from the big blind for her last 550,000.
Bicknell was at risk with while Chen tabled .
The flop came and both players flopped a pair, with Chen continuing to have the best of it. The turn was the and the river was the , sending Bicknell to the rail in sixth place.
Dmitry Yurasov raised to 110,000 on the button and Grayson Ramage moved all in for his last 600,000 in the big blind. Yurasov quickly called to put Ramage at risk and had him in bad shape.
Ramage:
Yurasov:
The board ran out and Yurasov won with kings and sixes with an ace kicker. Ramage was eliminated in seventh place for a payout of $69,578 and the official final table of six is set.
Dario Sammartino completed in the small blind and Artem Metalidi raised to 160,000 in the big blind. Sammartino moved all in for 875,000 and Metalidi called to put Sammartino at risk.
Sammartino:
Metalidi:
Sammartino's tens were ahead, but the board ran out . The fourth club on the turn gave Metalidi a flush and Sammartino was drawing dead. He splashed his chips into the middle and made a quick exit.
Sammartino takes home $69,578 for his eighth-place finish in the event, and the final seven players are moving to the main feature table which will be livestreamed on a 30-minute delay.
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. Yurasov bet out 475,000 and Chen called. The turn was the 
. Yurasov bet 1,150,000 and Chen moved all in for 2,750,000. Yurasov called and Chen was at risk and behind.
and Chen's day was done. Chen is the 2nd place finisher, taking home a payday of $479,561.
but he was well ahead of Yurasov's 
and Yurasov's hot streak continued as he out-flopped Powers to take the lead. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, sending Powers to the rail in third place.
, giving Yurasov a pair of queens to take the lead. The 
turn and the 
and Daher checked again. This time, Yurasov bet 350,000 and Daher called. The river was the 
and Daher checked once more. Yurasov moved all in, putting Daher to a decision for the rest of his stack which was around 1,230,000. After a brief pause, Daher called. 
for threes full of kings and Daher's 
for a flush was no good. Daher was eliminated in 5th place for a payout of $138,644.
and both players flopped a pair, with Chen continuing to have the best of it. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, sending Bicknell to the rail in sixth place.
