The end of Dien Le's tournament has come to a halt in dramatic fashion as he exits the door in 9th place. It took two back-to-back hands to silence Le and the first one started like this.
Derrick Huang was in middle position when he shoved all-in for 670,000. Dien Le was in the cut-off seat, where he also shoved all-in, with his stack worth 680,000. The play was then on Greg Mueller in the big blind and he immediately got out of his seat. He seemed sickened by what he was seeing.
"I'm allowed to talk about my hand right?" Mueller said. "I'm last to act, i can show my hand or just say what it is?"
He still looked quite unhappy with the decision he would have to make as he said, "I have ace-king in the big blind."
Eventually Mueller decided to lay it down, showing his as he did so. With Mueller out and two players all in, we would watch the dealer spread five cards on the felt.
Le:
Huang:
By the time the board had run out , Huang had even more outs and when the hit the river, he had made his straight to stay alive and prosper. Le however, was down to just 10,000 in chips.
The very next hand, half of Le's stack was all-in with the ante and it would end up being the last hand of his tournament. That hand started with Derrick Huang opening to 85,000. Dien Le then flicked in his last 5,000 and Ashkan Razavi made the call in the big blind.
On the flop, Razavi checked and Huang bet 105,000. It was enough to get Razavi out of the hand and the two remaining players would turn their hands over. Le's was in trouble against the of Huang and despite the on the turn giving Le some hope, the on the river would end his tournament life in 9th place.
Here we are, just hours away from crowning another World Series of Poker champion. Who will take home the gold bracelet, $791,398 and all the glory to go along with it?
It all started four days ago when 3,404 players dished out the $1,500 entry fee, all with a dream of making it here today. Unfortunately a huge majority of those players were left disappointed, as only nine players are still in contention.
Of those players it is Ryan Olisar who arguably has the best chance of taking down the victory. Regardless of how today goes down, this will be Olisar's biggest live tournament score to date. Olisar starts the day with 3,715,000 in chips - over 1 million more chips than his nearest competitor.
Speaking of nearest competitor, his name is Brian Rast and it is a name to be feared. Rast showed tremendous aggression to build his stack on Day 2 and it didn't stop on Day 3 as he will head into the final table with the second largest chip stack. Rast is probably best known for taking down the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship 8-Game event at last year's WSOP. We think that says enough about his skills on the felt.
The player right on Rast's heels is Amanda Musumeci and it's a name we are familiar with. Last year Musumeci burst onto the scene with a super deep run in the WSOP Main Event, finishing in 62nd place and picking up $130,997. Since then Musumeci has been picking up scores all around the WSOP Circuit and now her poker chops have been proven with a final table here.
He might not have as many chips as his competitors, but it is hard to rule out Greg Mueller. With more than $1.8 million in tournament scores to his name, including two gold bracelets, Mueller is going to be a tough competitor today.
Even though the above four aren't going to be easy to contend with, none of the other players at the final table should be forgotten. They have all worked hard to get here today and we are sure it's going to be a very exciting final table.
Final Table Lineup
Seat
Player
Chips
1
Amanda Musumeci
2,040,000
2
Benjamin Reinhart
1,800,000
3
Greg Mueller
820,000
4
Ashkan Razavi
985,000
5
Brian Rast
2,415,000
6
Derrick Huang
760,000
7
Ryan Olisar
3,715,000
8
Duy Ho
1,990,000
9
Dien Le
775,000
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team are going to be in the Rio all day long, bringing you all the action and all the excitement on our way to crowning another WSOP champion. It kicks off in just over half an hour at 1:00 PM, so don't miss it!
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as he did so. With Mueller out and two players all in, we would watch the dealer spread five cards on the felt.
, Huang had even more outs and when the 
hit the river, he had made his straight to stay alive and prosper. Le however, was down to just 10,000 in chips.
flop, Razavi checked and Huang bet 105,000. It was enough to get Razavi out of the hand and the two remaining players would turn their hands over. Le's 
was in trouble against the 
on the turn giving Le some hope, the 
on the river would end his tournament life in 9th place.
