Event #11: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

Hand #25: Niel Mittelman opened for 35,000 on the button and saw no resistance.

Hand #26: Daniel Strelitz opened for 35,000 and Justin Bonomo called in the big blind. The flop was     and a check from Bonomo saw Strelitz bet 42,000. Bonomo called and they saw a turn card  . Bonomo now check-called a bet of 114,000 to see a river card  . They both checked and the    full house of Bonomo was good.

Hand #27: Lance Harris got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #28: Bonomo opened for 38,000 and took the blinds and antes.

Hand #29: Strelitz got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #30: Mittelman opened for 35,000 and took it down.

Hand #18: Niel Mittelman opened and took it down.

Hand #19: Lance Harris opened for 36,000 and Niel Mittelman called in the small blind. The flop was    . Mittleman checked, Harris bet 41,000 and Mittelman called. The turn was the  . There was another check from Mittelman and Harris bet 86,000. Mittelman called and the river was the  . The two players checked and the    of Mittelman was good with his pair.

Hand #20: Mike Sowers got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #13: Justin Bonomo opened for 38,000 and Lance Harris called in the small blind to see a flop of    . Harris checked, Bonomo bet 60,000 and Harris called. The   on the turn was checked by both, then the river was the   which was also checked down. Harris showed   , but Bonomo won with   .

Hand #14: Strelitz called in the big blind after an open from Bonomo. The flop was     and a bet of 60,000 from Bonomo took it down.

Hand #15: Mike Sowers got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #9: Justin Bonomo opened for 38,000, and from the button Niel Mittelman called. Daniel Strelitz raised to 132,000 from the small blind. Taylor Paur then made it 238,000 from the big blind. Bonomo folded as did Mittelman. Strelitz thought about it a while and moved all in and Paur called. Paur was at risk all in for 1,830,000

Strelitz showed    against the    of Paur.

The cards ran out      , that river king giving Strelitz the better pair. With Paur's elimination, they are down to five players.

Taylor Paur

0

-1,125,000

Hand #1: Daniel Strelitz opened it up for 36,000 and took the blinds down.

Hand #2: Justin Bonomo raised it up top 38,000, Daniel Strelitz called in the big blind and they went heads-up to a     flop. They both checked to the  turn where Strelitz made it 44,000. Bonomo called and the   river was turned over. Strelitz bet 78,000, Bonomo folded, and the pot was pushed to Seat 1.

Hand #3: Niel Mittelman made it 35,000 on the button, Daniel Strelitz upped it to 96,000 from the small blind, and Mittelman released.

Hand #4: Justin Bonomo opened to 38,000 and took down the blinds.

Hand #5: Mike Sowers made it 40,000 from the small blind, Justin Bonomo called in the big, and they went heads-up to the     flop. Sowers led out for 50,000 and Bonomo flatted, but when Sowers fired 110,000 at the   turn, he let it go.

There is a short break while the final table is being set.

Niel Mittelman opened for 35,000 and Viet Vo moved all in.

Mittelman called and showed    and was racing against the pair    of Mittelman.

The cards came down      . Mittelman flopped a set to leave Vo drawing super thin, and no miracle appeared to send another player crashing out in the early stages.

Viet Vo

0

-322,000

In just the first hand of play, Frank Debus decided to ship it in over a Mike Sowers opening raise to 32,000. Sowers made the call with    and found he was up against Debus'   .

The board ran out       and just like that, we are down to nine.

Mike Sowers	1,700,000	287,000
Frank Debus	0	-279,000

There are just 10 players left from a starting field of 1,587 in Event #11: $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em - smashing the 1,069 who entered this event last year - and today, they are ready to play down to a winner.

Mike Sowers is the chip leader to start today's final day with 1,413,000. Sowers cashed four times at the 2013 WSOP including a ninth-place finish in the $5k six-max event. He also finished sixth in the $10k six-max event in 2011, so it would be fair to say he has form in this event. He'll be desperate to get his hands on his first bracelet.

Justin Bonomo is second in the counts with 1,294,000. Bonomo has $7,513,864 in live tournament winnings including an impressive 25 cashes at WSOP events. Bonomo is also chasing his first bracelet - having finished runner-up three different times - including just last week in the Event #5: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship.

Behind those two is Taylor Paur who is third in chips with 1,120,000. Paur does have a bracelet to his name, taking down the 2013 $1,000 Event #18 No-Limit Hold'em event, winning $340,260.

Another player to look out for is Heartland Poker Tour founder Todd Anderson, who is currently involved with Nolan Dalla on the TV show Poker Night in America. Anderson returns as the short stack with 222,000.

Germany has emerged as a growing force in world poker over the last few years and the final 10 in this event sees two of them. Sebastian Pauli and Frank Debus are trying to best the other eight U.S. players.

The next player to be eliminated is guaranteed $29,351. The winner will take home $449,980, along with the all-important WSOP gold bracelet.

Play resumes at level 22 with the blinds at 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante.

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