Vasili Firsau Wins Event #46 ($437,575)
After three days of play, four players remained locked in contention for the gold bracelet and $437,575 in Event #46: $3,000 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha. They returned Thursday for a 50-hand sprint to the finish, and Belarus' Vasili Firsau made the moment his by capturing his first bracelet.
Numit Agrawal fell early in the day, and three-handed play lasted a few hours before Andreas Freund exited in third as his 
proved no match for Firsau's 
as the latter his a gutshot straight on the river.
Firsau entered heads-up play only slightly behind Day 3 chip leader Nipun Java, who was also seeking his first bracelet, but he won a big pot just a few hands in with nines full of fives and never looked back, denying Java his first bracelet.
Daniel Idema also made a final table appearance, busting in sixth.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasili Firsau | Minsk, Belarus | $437,575 |
| 2 | Nipun Java | Northridge, CA | $270,509 |
| 3 | Andreas Freund | Vienna, Austria | $171,626 |
| 4 | Numit Agrawal | West Lafayette, IN | $112,717 |
| 5 | Vadzim Markushevski | Minsk, Belarus | $76,373 |
| 6 | Daniel Idema | Vancouver, Canada | $53,342 |