What started with 213 entries is down to only nine players after 23 levels of play. The last two players to exit the field – Zahir Gilani and John Cayler – were eliminated in back-to-back hands and will each collect $1,750 for their efforts.

The nine finalists are Pinto S, Em Brand, Francois Goulet, Chrishan Sivasundaram, Jason Hallee, Adam Mateus, Martin Kozlov, Fadi Haddad and Jean-Serge Baril. Jason Hallee currently has the chip lead, but with blinds at 12K/24K that could change at any moment.