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Sunday, June 24, 2018 1:22 PM Local Time
Hands #44-48: A Lot of Checks
Hand #44: Michael Marder opened the button for 175,000 and big blind Ismael Bojang called. The flop of was checked through and Bojang bet 240,000 on the turn. Marder called and the river went check check again. Bojang showed but was second best as Marder tabled .
Hand #45: Timur Margolin opened the button for 180,000 and Chris Ferguson called from the big blind. Ferguson check-folded to Margolin's 150,000 bet on .
Hand #46: Margolin opened under the gun for 190,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #47: Bojang raised to 180,000 from first position and Margolin called from the big blind. Margolin check-folded to Bojang's 145,000 bet on .
Hand #48: Margolin limped in from the small blind but folded to Bojang's big blind 275,000 raise.
Sunday, June 24, 2018 1:11 PM Local Time
Dylan Linde Eliminated in 5th Place ($117,894)
Hand #43: For the second hand in a row, Dylan Linde moved all in. This time, it was from the under-the-gun position for 1,180,000, and Ismael Bojang reshoved from one seat over in the cutoff to isolate successfully.
Dylan Linde:
Ismael Bojang:
Linde was dominated but improved on the flop. The on the turn didn't change anything, but the on the river improved Bojang to a straight and Linde was eliminated in 5th place. It was his 6th cash at the 2018 WSOP and second final table appearance, he takes home $117,894 for his efforts.
| Ismael Bojang | 3,800,000 | 1,190,000  |
| Dylan Linde | 0 | -1,200,000  |
Sunday, June 24, 2018 1:08 PM Local Time
Hands #40-42: Linde Jams Once
Hand #40: A Walk for Ismael Bojang
Hand #41: Michael Marder raised to 175,000 first to act and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #42: Dylan Linde pushed all in for 1,020 from the cutoff and that got rid of all opponents.
| Dylan Linde | 1,200,000 | -130,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2018 1:05 PM Local Time
Hands #37-39: Marder Doubles Through Ferguson
Hand #37: Ismael Bojang opened the button for 190,000 and big blind Michael Marder called. Marder check-folded to Bojang's 125,000 bet on .
Hand #38: Chris Ferguson opened the button for 190,000 and big blind Timur Margolin three-bet to 725,000. Ferguson called and the two checked down the entire board of . Margolin tabled for bottom pair and Ferguson mucked.
Hand #39: With Dylan Linde short in the big blind, Chris Ferguson opened the cutoff for 160,000. Marder called from the button. Linde contemplated calling for a bit, but eventually folded.
The flop came and Ferguson bet 200,000. Marder raised to 600,000 and Ferguson three-bet to 2.1 million. Marder shoved and Ferguson called, but after the hand it would show that Marder called all in as Ferguson's 2.1 million raise was enough to put him all in.
Michael Marder:
Chris Ferguson:
The on the turn was a blank and so was effectively the on the river.
Marder doubled his 2,040,000 stack, Ferguson down to 2.5 million.
| Timur Margolin | 5,100,000 | 800,000 |
| Michael Marder | 4,570,000 | 2,805,000 |
| Chris Ferguson | 2,500,000 | -3,030,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:59 PM Local Time
Hand #36: A Three-Bet Pot
Hand #36: Michael Marder opened under the gun for 125,000 and his neighbor Timur Margolin three-bet to 320,000. Action folded to Marder and he called. Both players then checked the flop of turn and the turn. The river came the and Marder bet 275,000. Margolin called instantly but mucked when Marder showed him .
Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:44 PM Local Time
Ryan Laplante Eliminated in 6th Place ($87,189)
Hand #35: In the third hand of the extra day, Chris Ferguson made it 120,000 to go first to act and Timur Margolin just called in the cutoff. Ryan Laplante three-bet all in from the small blind for 760,000 and Ferguson gave it some thought before folding, Margolin snap-called.
Ryan Laplante:
Timur Margolin:
"I need a jack," Laplante said to his rail. However, the board of brought no sweat or help for Laplante, who was eliminated in 6th place for $87,189. Laplante will very likely late-register for Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, which gets back underway at 2 p.m. local time for Day 2.
| Chris Ferguson | 5,530,000 | -150,000 |
| Timur Margolin | 4,300,000 | 780,000 |
| Ryan Laplante | 0 | -770,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:40 PM Local Time
Hands #33-34: A Walk for Laplante
Hand #33: Timur Margolin limped in from the small blind and Dylan Linde checked his option in the big blind. The flop fell and Margolin bet, Linde folded.
Hand #34: Ryan Laplante received a walk and showed the . "I won a pot," he joked over to his rail.
| Ryan Laplante | 770,000 | 70,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:33 PM Local Time
Back Underway!
After the bracelet ceremony wrapped up, the cards are now back in the air.
Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:02 PM Local Time
Delayed Start After the Bracelet Ceremony
At the end of the second level of the MONSTER STACK, a bracelet ceremony is scheduled in the Brasilia room and as a result, the cards for the final six in Event #43 will be in the air at approximately 12.30 p.m. local time instead of 12:00.
Sunday, June 24, 2018 9:45 AM Local Time
Will Chris Ferguson Win Bracelet Number 7?
After three days of play, Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em was down to six players. An additional fourth day was needed, and it will be one to remember. It's a stacked final table with one runaway chipleader.
Leading the way is 2017 WSOP Player of the Year and six-time WSOP bracelet winner Chris "Jesus" Ferguson with 5,680,000 in chips, good for 95 big blinds.
While he has the majority of chips in play, Ferguson faces some tough competition when play gets back underway at noon. Here's the line-up:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 5,680,000 | 95 |
| 2 | Michael Marder | United States | 1,765,000 | 29 |
| 3 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 3,520,000 | 59 |
| 4 | Dylan Linde | United States | 1,330,000 | 22 |
| 5 | Ryan Laplante | United States | 700,000 | 12 |
| 6 | Ismael Bojang | Germany | 2,360,000 | 39 |
Timur Margolin came close to winning this event in 2015, finishing runner-up to Matthew O'Donnell for $341,338. Can he battle back and this time earn his first bracelet? Or will it be Ismael Bojang, by some "experts" tipped as a real contender before the Series even started.
Dylan Linde, another longtime grinder with an impressive resume but lacking a bracelet, brings a stack worth 22 big blinds. Bracelet winner Ryan Laplante starts short as well with just 12 big blinds. Michael Marder is one of the middle stacks with 29 big blinds to work with.
The final six players will return to the Brasilia Twitch stage today at noon and play down to a winner. You can watch along, live and for free, via Twitch. We have the live stream embedded as here in the live reporting as soon as it gets underway at the one-hour delay. We will continue our hand-for-hand coverage with Hand #33, with 11 minutes left in level 28 at blinds at 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante) without a delay.
One of these players will take home the $507,274 first-place prize along with the most coveted jewelry in the game. Who will it be?
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | | | $507,274 |
| 2 | | | $313,444 |
| 3 | | | $223,564 |
| 4 | | | $161,371 |
| 5 | | | $117,894 |
| 6 | | | $87,189 |
| 7 | Jeff Hakim | Lebanon | $65,284 |
| 8 | Andre Haneberg | Germany | $49,498 |
| 9 | Josh Bergman | United States | $38,009 |
| Chris Ferguson | 5,680,000 | 0 |
| Timur Margolin | 3,520,000 | 0 |
| Ismael Bojang | 2,610,000 | 0 |
| Michael Marder | 1,765,000 | 0 |
| Dylan Linde | 1,330,000 | 0 |
| Ryan Laplante | 700,000 | 0 |