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The final table of the WSOP Main Event has been reached and after a thrilling six hours at felt, 15 players managed to see six of their number eliminated. A final nine was confirmed early in the biggest World Championship in history, with three Americans topping the leaderboard. They are followed by a German, Spanish, Ukrainian and Italian with two British players in the bottom three to complete the set. On a day where a mammoth 10 bracelet events took place over the day, Friday night in Las Vegas set fire to the Strip!
Walton Leads World Championship after Weinman Miracle
The final nine players are set, and as the glitz and glamor of the world’s biggest Main Event is set in place, the nine men who will battle it out of glory on Sunday and Monday have a day off to contemplate their forthcoming fate. It’s that magical time of year again where poker fans around the world pick a favorite or two and prepare to root for their heroes in the cauldron of the Thunderdome.
After a tumultuous day at the felt, poker’s finest gathered on the rail to support their peers. At the close of play, the three surviving American players topped the nine-man leaderboard, with each man coming to their position of prominence via very different paths. Adam Walton was the most dominant player on the last day before the final, piling up a big lead with his stack of 143.8 million the only one in nine figures.
Behind Walton, Steven Jones (90.3m) got things done quietly as continued his placid yet no-less-impressive performance in the Main Event to head into the final second in chips. Finally, Daniel Weinman made it in third place on the leaderboard with 81.7 million chips after hitting a two-outer miracle card to triple up back into contention.
Behind the home country heroes, German player Jan-Peter Jachtmann (74.6 million) is the other player behind Weinman in the final who has won a WSOP bracelet before. More experienced in mixed game, Jachtmann’s vast knowledge of adapting to change has stood him in good stead so far.
The middle-ranking players all have great stories to tell should they prevail. Overnight leader Juan Maceiras (68m) lost some chips but remains a big threat. Ukrainian player Ruslan Prydryk (50.7m) will be doing everything to make his war-torn home country’s poker fans proud, while Italian farmer Daniel Holzner (31.9m) will be making the most of an amazing gift from his family.
Coming in short, two British players have experience to make any comeback hopes possible with one double-up. Dean Hutchinson (41.7m) still has 35 big blinds and Toby Lewis (19.8m) is one double away from that amount, arguably with more experience that anyone at the final table. Lewis has Weinman to his left at the table but before any of the drama begins, all nine players have a rare and deserved day to prepare.
One of them will become world champion in two days’ time, winning the biggest-ever prize of $12.1 million.
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WSOP 2023 Event #76 $10,000 Main Event World Championship Final Table: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Chips |
Big Blinds |
|
1st |
Adam Walton |
United States |
143,800,000 |
120 |
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2nd |
Steven Jones |
United States |
90,300,000 |
75 |
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3rd |
Daniel Weinman |
United States |
81,700,000 |
68 |
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4th |
Jan-Peter Jachtmann |
Germany |
74,600,000 |
62 |
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5th |
Juan Maceiras |
Spain |
68,000,000 |
57 |
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6th |
Ruslan Prydryk |
Ukraine |
50,700,000 |
42 |
|
7th |
Dean Hutchison |
United Kingdom |
41,700,000 |
35 |
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8th |
Daniel Holzner |
Italy |
31,900,000 |
27 |
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9th |
Toby Lewis |
United Kingdom |
19,800,000 |
17 |
Alex Kulev the King in $50,000 High Roller Event
Heading into the final day as chip leader, Bulgarian player Alex Kulev conquered the $50,000-entry High Roller Event #84, winning a top prize of $2.08 million as he celebrated what is easily the biggest victory of his career.
It was the German former world champion Koray Aldemir who busted first, eliminated in fifth place for $533,561 when his middle pair and flush draw failed to improve against Gergely Kulcsar’s set of nines. Out next was the shortest stack coming into play, as Aldemir’s fellow German Daniel Smiljkovic busted in fourth for $713,413, after losing unluckily to the Hungarian Kulcsar, whose ace-ten triumphed against Smiljkovic’s ace-jack.
Out in third place was Jake Schindler, and that left Kulev heading into play heads-up with a big lead. He sealed the deal with ace-nine against Kulcsar’s ace-five and in doing so won his first-ever WSOP bracelet and a signature win in his poker career, along with the top prize of $2,087,073. Kulcsar’s $1,289,909 runner-up result still counts as the biggest win of his career.
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WSOP 2023 Event #84 $50,000 NLHE High Roller Results: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
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1st |
Alex Kulev |
Bulgaria |
$2,087,073 |
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2nd |
Gergely Kulcsar |
Hungary |
$1,289,909 |
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3rd |
Jake Schindler |
United States |
$957,491 |
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4th |
Daniel Smiljkovic |
Germany |
$713,413 |
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5th |
Koray Aldemir |
Germany |
$533,561 |
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6th |
Johannes Straver |
Netherlands |
$400,562 |
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7th |
Brandon Wittmeyer |
United States |
$301,859 |
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8th |
Moshe Refaelowitz |
Israel |
$228,347 |
Roh Wins First Bracelet Aged 55 in Ultra Stack Drama
A thrilling final table in the 81st event of the 2023 World Series of Poker saw American player Joseph Roh beat a previously dominant Denny Lee to the title for the top prize of $401,250. Lee had taken out plenty of the competition by the time the final two players remained and led for the most time during the nine-handed final table.
Players such as overnight leader John Fagg, who ran pocket queens into the pocket kings of Lee, lost their stacks, but Roh hung in there and heads-up managed to grind his way into the lead. Having done so, Roh was able to get all the chips into the middle pre-flop when his ace-queen was dominating Lee’s ace-five and he held to win his first-ever WSOP bracelet aged 55.
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WSOP 2023 Event #81 $600 NLHE Ultra Stack Results: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
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1st |
Joseph Roh |
United States |
$401,250 |
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2nd |
Denny Lee |
United States |
$250,120 |
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3rd |
John Fagg |
United States |
$184,720 |
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4th |
Peyton Ethridge |
United States |
$139,360 |
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5th |
William Fisher |
United States |
$105,890 |
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6th |
Logan Moon |
United States |
$81,030 |
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7th |
Min Sung Lee |
South Korea |
$62,450 |
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8th |
Lucas Tae |
United States |
$48,480 |
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9th |
Schuyler Thornton |
United States |
$37,910 |
Matthew Parry Wins PLO 6-Max Event for $480k
Matt Parry closed out the 82nd event of the WSOP as he won the 6-Max PLO event for a top prize of $480,122 and his first bracelet event. Denying WSOP Player of the Year leader Ian Matakis the victory, Parry also kept that race more than alive, with previous overnight leader Dustin Goldklang taking second place for $296,746.
The five-handed final table said goodbye to Lawrence Wayne and Cuba Levenberry first, as three-handed play threw up the possibility of the current WSOP POY leader winning his second bracelet and leading the WSOP Player of the Year race by such a margin that the final stages of that race might have been a formality. With players such as Shaun Deeb and Josh Arieh chasing Matakis down, the race is not a formality now.
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WSOP 2023 Event #82 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Max Results: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
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1st |
Matthew Parry |
United States |
$480,122 |
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2nd |
Dustin Goldklang |
United States |
$296,746 |
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3rd |
Ian Matakis |
United States |
$205,696 |
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4th |
Cuba Levenberry |
United States |
$144,890 |
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5th |
Lawrence Wayne |
United States |
$103,738 |
Shootout Finale Includes Dzivielevski, Friedman and Jaka
The final ten players have been reached in the exciting $1,500-entry Shootout Event #85. With everyone winning their second table of the event, Adam Friedman, Faraz Jaka and Yuri Dzivlievski all made the ten-handed showdown for the bracelet. Up top is $237,367 and the bracelet, with others such as Mo Zhou and Matteo Cavalier from France also present in the final Shootout battle.
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WSOP 2023 Event #85 $1,500 NLHE Shootout Leaderboard: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Chips |
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1st |
Mo Zhou |
China |
2,465,000 |
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2nd |
Ao Chen |
United States |
2,465,000 |
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3rd |
Adam Friedman |
United States |
2,415,000 |
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4th |
Faraz Jaka |
United States |
2,450,000 |
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5th |
Matteo Cavelier |
France |
2,420,000 |
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6th |
Olga Iermolcheva |
United States |
2,450,000 |
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7th |
Yuri Dzivielevski |
Brazil |
2,415,000 |
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8th |
Michael Finstein |
United States |
2,415,000 |
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9th |
Edward Mroczkowski |
United States |
2,440,000 |
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10th |
Allan Mello |
United States |
2,420,000 |
Ventura On Top into Poker Hall of Fame Bounty Final
Peruvian superstar Diego Ventura leads the final table of the $1,979-entry Poker Hall of Fame Bounty Event #86. On a day when Phil Hellmuth busted, it was Ventura who piled up by far the biggest chips stack, amassing 13.35 million chips, a considerable lead over second-placed Thomas Kysar (8,925,000).
Jason James of Canada slid into the final nine with 4,675,000, but everyone else has less than a third of Ventura’s stack as the Peruvian looks to win his first-ever WSOP bracelet. The only former bracelet winner in the final nine is the 2014 world champion Martin Jacobson, who has 3,275,000 chips and the chance at his second WSOP title nine years after his dramatic first.
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WSOP 2023 Event #86 $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Leaderboard: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Chips |
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1st |
Diego Ventura |
Peru |
13,350,000 |
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2nd |
Thomas Kysar |
United States |
8,925,000 |
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3rd |
Jason James |
Canada |
4,675,000 |
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4th |
Louie Torres |
United States |
3,400,000 |
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5th |
Martin Jacobson |
Sweden |
3,275,000 |
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6th |
Jose Nadal |
Mexico |
2,825,000 |
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7th |
Jimmy Setna |
Canada |
2,600,000 |
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8th |
Leonid Yanovski |
Israel |
1,850,000 |
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9th |
Francis Anderson |
United States |
1,625,000 |
Schwedt Sweeps Away Rivals on Day 1 of NLHE Championship
Austrian player Tobias Schwedt assembled the biggest chip stack by the close of Day 1 in the $10,000-entry NLHE Championship. The poker powerhouse totted up 546,000 by the end of the opening day of action in this Championship event, with bracelet winners Justin Liberto (500,500), Thomas Cazayous (435,500) and Cliff Josephy (428,000) all making the top 10.
Elsewhere, there were bags to fill for poker legends such as Andre Akkari (303,000), Espen Jorstad (223,000) and Danny Tang (217,500), with Jeremy Ausmus (206,500) joining those luminaries in the top 40 of the remaining 197 players.
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WSOP 2023 Event #90 $10,000 6-Max NLHE Championship: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Chips |
|
1st |
Tobias Schwecht |
Austria |
546,000 |
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2nd |
Frank Lagodich |
United States |
535,500 |
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3rd |
Justin Liberto |
United States |
500,500 |
|
4th |
Alberto Meran |
Dominican Republic |
475,000 |
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5th |
Andrey Pateychuk |
Russia |
462,000 |
|
6th |
Julian Milliard-Feral |
France |
445,000 |
|
7th |
Thomas Cazayous |
France |
435,500 |
|
8th |
Cliff Josephy |
United States |
428,000 |
|
9th |
Jamie O'Connor |
United Kingdom |
413,000 |
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10th |
Jack Corrigan |
United States |
364,500 |
Tang Chasing Glory in The Closer
Benson Tang led the Day 1A field in The Closer, which this year doesn’t close the WSOP, but still attracted 1,141 players, creating a $1.5 million prize pool so far. Tang’s stack of 2,185,000 was a huge one, especially considering that his nearest challenger, Alan Hamza, bagged up 1,910,000 yet doesn’t lead.
With Jason Wheeler (1,360,000) also making the Day 1A top ten chipcounts, 76 players remained in the hunt for glory – and that all-important bracelet – as Day 2 – or Day 1B or anyone who didn’t make it - looms.
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WSOP 2023 Event #88 $1,500 The Closer Leaderboard: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Chips |
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1st |
Benson Tang |
United States |
2,185,000 |
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2nd |
Alan Hamza |
United States |
1,910,000 |
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3rd |
Jeffrey Tanouye |
United States |
1,865,000 |
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4th |
Lisa Hamilton |
United States |
1,605,000 |
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5th |
Faizal Khoja |
United States |
1,580,000 |
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6th |
Mohommed Khan |
United States |
1,475,000 |
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7th |
Yann Perron |
France |
1,445,000 |
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8th |
Renmei Liu |
Canada |
1,445,000 |
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9th |
Jason Wheeler |
United States |
1,360,000 |
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10th |
Michael Noori |
United States |
1,355,000 |
Pupillo Leads Event #87 as Leonard and Engel Challenge
Nick Pupillo has been in pole position for a bracelet on several occasions and shoots for number two on Saturday leading the final 37 players in Event #87, the $2,500-entry Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud event. Pupillo’s stack of 1,298,000 is marginally ahead of Yuval Bronshtein’s 1,260,000, with Jeffrey Trudeau (1,106,000) the only other player with a seven-figure stack.
Behind those three crushers, legends lie in wait. Ari Engel (663,000) and Patrick Leonard (651,000) both made the top 10, with a top prize of $221,733 on the line tomorrow.
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WSOP 2023 Event #87 $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Leaderboard: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Chips |
|
1st |
Nick Pupillo |
United States |
1,298,000 |
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2nd |
Yuval Bronshtein |
Israel |
1,260,000 |
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3rd |
Jeffrey Trudeau |
United States |
1,106,000 |
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4th |
Blaz Zerjav |
Slovenia |
762,000 |
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5th |
Chris Chung |
United States |
743,000 |
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6th |
Gary Bolden |
United States |
670,000 |
|
7th |
Ari Engel |
Canada |
663,000 |
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8th |
Patrick Leonard |
United Kingdom |
651,000 |
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9th |
Timothy Frazin |
634,000 |
634,000 |
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10th |
Bradley Smith |
Canada |
600,000 |
Chen in Charge as Flip & Go Nears Bracelet
Just 18 players survived to the final day of the $1,000-entry Event #89, the GGPoker-sponsored Flip & Go event. Leading the way is Pete Chen (2,990,000), who has a huge amount more than even his closest challenger James Bullimore (1,840,000) as well as other top 10 players Jack Salter (1,675,000) and Jesse Lonis (1,120,000) to name just two.
A total of 128 players make it through to the ‘Go’ stage, where flips give way to poker, and a total prize pool of $1,182,810 will see someone win the top prize of $160,490.
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WSOP 2023 Event #89 $1,000 GGPoker Flip & Go Leaderboard: |
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Rank |
Player |
Country |
Chips |
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1st |
Pete Chen |
Taiwan |
2,990,000 |
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2nd |
James Bullimore |
United Kingdom |
1,840,000 |
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3rd |
Mason Vieth |
United States |
1,715,000 |
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4th |
Jack Salter |
United Kingdom |
1,675,000 |
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5th |
Dong Meng |
United States |
1,420,000 |
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6th |
Xizhe Yuan |
United Kingdom |
1,245,000 |
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7th |
Eric Wasserson |
United States |
1,200,000 |
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8th |
Jesse Lonis |
United States |
1,120,000 |
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9th |
Drew Gonzalez |
United States |
960,000 |
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10th |
Brady Hinnegan |
Canada |
945,000 |
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