Imad Derwiche just keeps playing pots, and this latest decent-sized one went his way, the first of note at the final table.
Ami Barer opened to 25,000 early, Derwiche called on the button, and Mike Watson came along in the big blind. Action checked to Derwiche on the 
, and he bet 40,000. Only Watson called. Two checks on the 
, and Watson checked the 
. Derwiche bet 55,000, and Watson mucked after about 30 seconds.
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Wolff | 74,000 |
| 2 | Ami Barer | 400,000 |
| 3 | Dominykas Karmazinas | 205,000 |
| 4 | Minh Phuc Nguyen | 310,000 |
| 5 | Sampo Ryynanen | 645,000 |
| 6 | Konstantinos Bouloutsos | 145,000 |
| 7 | Imad Derwiche | 542,000 |
| 8 | Sylvain Loosli | 430,000 |
| 9 | Mike Watson | 252,000 |
Bogdan Capitan and Ami Barer got all in with the latter at risk for 147,000 on a 
flop.
Capitan: 
Barer: 
Barer had a pile of outs with two draws and a pair, and while the turn (
) missed him, the 
river did not.
Capitan was left with 21,000. He got that in next hand with 
against the 
of Minh Phuc Nguyen, who made a flush on the 
runout.
At the other table, short stack George Wolff appears to have found a double, and the players are now redrawing for the unofficial final table.
Bogdan Capitan three-bet to 74,000 in the small blind after Imad Derwiche opened cutoff to 21,000. Derwiche slid in calling chips, and 
flopped. Capitan put in his last 24,000 and Derwiche called with a sigh.
Capitan: 
Derwiche: 
It wasn't the flop Capitan wanted, but his kings were still good for the moment. The turn was a 
and the river a , and Capitan nodded in approval after Derwiche missed his numerous outs.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
Mike Watson doesn't seem too afraid to bubble.
He opened cutoff to 15,000 and called a three-bet to what looked like 54,000 from Sampo Ryynanen, who had the button. The flop came 
. Both players checked. On the turn, Watson slid in a tower of chips and got a quick fold.
Bogdan Capitan hasn't been able to gain much traction early, and he just dropped a pot to Imad Derwiche. With the board reading on the turn, Capitan called a bet of 30,000. Both players checked the 
, and Derwiche showed 
for jacks full. Capitan shook his head and mucked.
Three players saw a flop for what looked to be a three-bet, and Minh Phuc Nguyen shoved all in for 198,000. Anthony Zinno called on the button for 86,000, and Imad Derwiche thought a bit before mucking.
Nguyen: 
Zinno: 
"Good luck, brother," Zinno said.
The turn brought a , filling Zinno's flush draw. The river, however, was a 
, and Zinno rapped the table in submission.
Ami Barer opened to 20,000 under the gun and got two calls. On the flop, he put his last 32,000 in, and Imad Derwiche called out of the big blind.
Barer:
Derwiche: 
The top two held up for Barer as it ran out .
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
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