Nicola Diaco opened in middle position to 150,000 with J♥10♣ and was called by Hermann Schweiger in the small blind with K♦Q♥ and Stefan Fink in the big blind.
On the Q♦10♦7♥ flop action was checked to Diaco who continued with a bet of 175,000, which Schweiger called.
On the J♦ turn Schweiger led out with a bet of 150,000 and Diaco called.
On the 6♥ river, Schweiger fired out a bet of 400,000 and Diaco called, his two pair being good against Schweiger's pair of queens.
Daniel Schwitter opened to 120,000 from the hijack with A♠J♣ before Nicola Diaco produced a three-bet on the button to 360,000 with A♥A♦. Schwitter called.
On the 6♦5♣8♠ flop Schwitter checked to Diaco, who continued with a bet of 220,000. Schwitter called.
On the 3♥ turn Schwitter again checked and Diaco fired out a bet of 375,000. After a period of deliberation Schwitter folded, sending the pot to Diaco.
Excitement is in the air here at the Grand Casino, Liechtenstein as we move into the last day of the The Hendon Mob Winter Championships Festival by Unibet Deepstack Open, featuring the final table of the 350 CHF buy-in Main Event.
The Main Event attracted a total of 506 entries across eight starting flights, gaining a total prize pool of 156,860 CHF, beating the ambitious 150,000 CHF guarantee.
Only 9 players remain, with Day 2 chip leader Nicola Diaco still leading the way on 5,200,000 (104 big blinds), followed by Stefan Fink (4,385,000) and Boro Skalonja (3,890,000).
Daniel Schwitter (2,665,000) will be aiming to improve upon his fourth place finish in this event last year, while Zita Farkas (845,000) begins as the shortest stacked player.
Schwitter and Hao Liu appear to be the most experienced players heading into the final table, both with live tournament earnings of over $60,000, according to The Hendon Mob.
THMWC Main Event Final Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Michele Falcone
Italy
1,080,000
21
2
Daniel Schwitter
Switzerland
2,665,000
53
3
Boro Skalonja
Switzerland
3,890,000
77
4
Nicola Diaco
Italy
5,200,000
104
5
Hao Liu
Switzerland
2,900,000
58
6
Marius Wolf
Germany
1,050,000
21
7
Zita Farkas
Hungary
845,000
16
8
Hermann Schweiger
Germany
3,185,000
63
9
Stefan Fink
Austria
4,385,000
87
All the players are guaranteed a minimum payout of 2,860 CFH, with the pay jumps steadily increasing to the first place prize of 30,900 CFH.
THMWC Main Event Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize (in CFH)
1
30,900 + THMC Cape Town 2024 package
2
19,400
3
13,880
4
10,970
5
8,570
6
6,760
7
5,060
8
3,580
9
2,860
THMWC Main Event Trophy
The players will be returning to three minutes of the 25,000/50,000, 50,000 big blind ante level and the final table will feature 45-minute levels thereafter.
The final table begins at 6 p.m. local time, so stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be a tense and action-packed day.
