Chuan Shi of Plano, Texas begins today sixth in chips. Shi is just 21 years old, and began playing poker just a couple of years ago. As is the case with some of our other final tablists, marks Shi's first significant cash.
Wenlong Jin hails from Shanghai, China. He begins today's final table as the short stack. Previously an electrical engineer, Jin is now a full-time poker player. He has two cashes at this year's WSOP, plus another from 2008, but wherever he ends up today will be a career best for Jin.
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Following the player introductions, WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla came on to say a few words in tribute of the late Amir Vahedi. In addition to the gold bracelet and first prize money, the winner of this event will be receiving a special box of cigars as a way of recognizing Vahedi's life and career.
Cards are in the air!
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In the very first hand of this final table, Allan Bække opened the pot with a 55,000-chip raise in middle position.
The action folded to Chuan Shi in the bid blind, who popped it to 140,000. Bække called.
The flop ran out 
and Shi fired a 225,000-chip bet. Bække called. The turn card was a 
and Shi check-called a 165,000-chip bet from Bække.
The river brought a 
to the felt and Shi check-folded to a 300,000-chip bet from his opponent.
Bække is now up to 2,200,000 chips and Shi slipped to 350,000.
For the second straight hand, Owen Crowe opened with a raise to 60,000 from middle position. The first time all folded, but this time Chuan Shi announced an all-in reraise from the cutoff seat for his last 350,000 or so.
The button and blinds got out, and Crowe took just a short while before tossing his cards to the dealer as well.
Shi is back up to about 440,000, while Crowe still has 1.17 million.
In early position, Pekka Ikonen opened the pot with a 60,000-chip raise. The action folded to Allan Bække in the small blind, who popped it to an additional 70,000 chips.
In the big blind, Shawn Busse re-popped to 370,000 chips. Ikonen folded and Bække moved all in. Busse snap called.
Showdown
Bække: 
Busse: 
The board ran out 
and Busse doubled up, is now up to 2,400,000 chips. Bække slipped to 990,000.
Chuan Shi opened with a raise to 60,000 from middle position, and Allan Bække called from the button. Shawn Busse took about a minute arranging his newly-big stack of chips in the small blind, then announced a reraise to 200,000.
Owen Crowe quickly folded his big blind, and Shi and Bække both released their hands as well.
Busse increases his stack close to 2.5 million.
The action folded to Owen Crowe on the button and he opened the pot. The small blind released and Adam White called in the big.
The flop came out 
and Crowe called a 85,000-chip bet from White. The turn card brought a 
and action to the felt.
White check-raised to 925,000 a 160,000-chip bet from Crowe. Crowe tanked and than moved all in for about 950,000. White called.
Showdown
White: 
Crowe: 
The river card was the and Crowe doubled up. Crowe is now up to 2,180,000 chips and White slipped to 560,000.
