Jamison Leads 10 Players Into Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed Finale
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Gregory Jamison scooped a giant pot near the end of Day 2 to sky-rocket towards the chip lead after knocking out two players in the same hand. Jamison is closer to the bracelet than any other contender, with only 10 from the initial 472 runners left in the hunt for the title and a $145,577 first-place prize.
Jamison is yet to wear that famous gold on his forearm. He has one ring from the WSOP Circuit to his name but the closest he's been to winning a bracelet was back in 2008 when he finished second to David Benyamine in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.
Jamison eliminated Vinicius Collaco and Joseph Couden in a No-Limit Hold'em hand, sending them to the rail in 12th and 11th place, respectively. All chips went in preflop with Jamison holding pocket jacks while Collaco had ace-jack and Couden pocket tens. Jamison hit a set on the flop, which also brought an open-ended straight draw for Couden. The turn and river were, however, blanks.
Second in chips is Ron Ware, who has a résumé similar to Jamison's. He also has a ring but a goose egg in the bracket showing number of WSOP bracelets. Ware will return to 511,000 chips and a solid chance to make it to the poker pedestal. The overnight top five also features Sachin Bhargava (470,000), Ryan Himes (410,000) and French player Fabrice Soulier (346,000), who already has one WSOP title under his belt. Another player looking for joining the multiple bracelet winner club is Day 1 chip leader Christopher Vitch, albeit short stacked with 148,000.
Daniel Negreanu was aiming for his seventh WSOP triumph but the all-time winningest live tournament player couldn't make it further than to the last three tables. In his final hand, Negreanu clashed with Christopher Sensoli in pot-limit Omaha. They were all-in on a queen-high flop with Negreanu holding double suited aces in his hand while Sensoli had flopped a middle pair, along with a gutshot and flush draw. Negreanu was screaming for deuces to complete the board and hold him in front but he only got one on the turn. The river brought Sensoli a flush to eliminate Negreanu in 15th place.
Joshua Beckley (2015 WSOP Main Event runner-up) bubbled the $1,500 8-Game. Beckley's assassin was Georgii Belianin in a Seven Card Stud hand when Buckley had two pair and a flush draw on the sixth street, trailing to Belianin's trip threes. Buckley missed his outs on the river and left the tournament empty-handed.
The final day will kick off Monday at 2 p.m. PDT in the Brasilia Room. PokerNews live reporters will be on-site to bring you the live coverage from start to finish.
Final Day chip counts and seat assignments:
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Himes | United States | 410,000 |
| 2 | - | ||
| 3 | Ron Ware | United States | 511,000 |
| 4 | Fabrice Soulier | France | 346,000 |
| 5 | Michael Ross | United States | 118,500 |
| 6 | Christopher Sensoli | United States | 345,000 |
| 1 | Sachin Bhargava | United States | 470,000 |
| 2 | Gregory Jamison | United States | 714,500 |
| 3 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 148,000 |
| 4 | Georgii Belianin | Russia | 168,000 |
| 5 | - | ||
| 6 | Alexandre Luneau | France | 310,500 |