Niall Farrell in Contention for a Second WSOP Bracelet
Three days of competition brought a field of 1,168 entries to the final five of Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. But out of these five players, only one of them will be crowned as a WSOP champion today and win the gold bracelet that goes along with the top prize of $855,515.
Matthew Zambanini is the closest to the bracelet so far as he ended Day 3 as the chip leader with 20,775,000 chips, twice as much as Triple Crown winner Niall Farrell (10,475,000). In between them is Brandon Sheils, who’ll be back at the final table with 13,900,000.
Final Five Seating and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Sheils | United Kingdom | 13,900,000 | 56 |
| 2 | Matthew Zambanini | United States | 20,775,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 10,475,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Adrien Delmas | France | 8,475,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Andjelko Andrejevic | United States | 4,775,000 | 19 |
The two shortest stacks must not be forgotten as Adrien Delmas (8,475,000) and Andjelko Andrejevic (4,775,000) still have 20 big blinds or more that they will try to grow. Yet, they have already secured a minimum cash prize of $148,548.
Final Table Results/Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | $855,515 |
| 2 | - | - | $570,284 |
| 3 | - | - | $398,409 |
| 4 | - | - | $282,471 |
| 5 | - | - | $203,292 |
| 6 | Marius Gierse | Austria | $148,548 |
Play is set to resume at 1 p.m. local time at Level 31 with blinds at 100,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante. Levels will be 60-minute long and will keep running until the winner lifts the WSOP gold bracelet.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out who the next champion and the next WSOP 5k 6-max champion will be!