2016 WSOP: Robert Mizrachi Leads Six Finalists in Stud Championship
Written by
Teemu - Monday, June 6, 2016,
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The $10,000 buy-in Stud Championship at the 2016 World Series of Poker is now down to final six players from the original 87 players that started the event.
Three-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi leads the Stud Championship final table with over 1,3 million in chips. In addition to Mizrachi, Matt Grapenthien is the only other player to start the final table today with over 1 million in chips. Grapenthien won this event in 2014 and will be looking to repeat his victory now two years later.
The final table features also players like Ted Forrest, George Danzer and David Benyamine, who all fell to the bottom of the counts by the end of the night.
All of the remaining players have guaranteed at least $39,611 for making it this far, while the eventual winner will take home $242,662 and a gold bracelet.
Here's the full lineup for Monday's finale (courtesy of WSOP.com):
Seat 1: George Danzer - 340,000
Seat 2: Robert Mizrachi - 1,371,000
Seat 3: Ted Forrest - 447,000
Seat 4: David Benyamine - 373,000
Seat 5: Matt Grapenthien - 1,157,000
Seat 6: Steve Weiss - 682,000
Elsewhere, the final 77 players remain in the $565 Colossus II No-Limit Hold'em event, that ended up attracting 21,613 entries this year. All remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,289 for their efforts, with the first place finisher earning $1 million.
Some notables still in contention include bracelet winners Amir Lehavot (1,545,000), David "ODB" Baker (890,000), Marco Johnson (815,000), and Ylon Schwartz (860,000).