Harrison Beach Leads Event #6: $1,000 Hyper No-Limit Hold'em Final Table
Event #6: $1,000 Hyper No-Limit Hold'em kicked off at 11 a.m. Sunday and attracted 1,436 players. Eleven hours later, the final table of nine was set. That's because the tournament feature an accelerated format that increased blinds every 20 minutes. As a result, nearly 90 percent of the field eliminated after just six hours.
Among those to fall in the money were reigning PCA champ Kevin Schulz (91st – $2,416), three-time bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche (76th - $2,985), Canada's Sorel Mizzi (40th - $5,324), Hollywood actor James Woods (37th - $5,324), and 2012 Main Event champ Greg Merson (35th - $6,319).
Here's a look at the final table standings according to WSOP.com:
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Beach | 2,280,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Julius | 930,000 |
| 3 | Robert Suer | 765,000 |
| 4 | Matt Woodward | 710,000 |
| 5 | Marc Macdonnell | 655,000 |
| 6 | Kenneth Johnson | 650,000 |
| 7 | John Reading | 610,000 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Gofman | 435,000 |
| 9 | Wayne Boyd | 175,000 |
Action came to a halt for the night with 1:56 remaining in Level 27 (20,000/40,000/5,000)The final nine players will return at 1:00 p.m. local time to play down to a champion, who will take home $252,068 and a gold bracelet.