2009 WSOP bracelet winner Eric Baldwin, who had earned over $4.3M on the live tournament circuit, is just a few chips shy of the chip lead and should be considered the favorite coming into final table play. The final table also includes recent WPT Fallsview Classic winner Matthew Lapossie.
MORE: Schemion Back on Top of GPI World Rankings | Poker Pro Chad Brown Succumbs to Cancer | Colman Defeats Negreanu, Wins $15M
Final table participants were able to breathe a sigh of relief late in the tournament and some heavyweights were eliminated from competition. They include WPT Champion Club member Kevin Eyster, former EPT Champ Michael Tureniec and Maurice Hawkins, who enjoyed a deep run in the Millionaire Maker event earlier in the Series.
The winner walks away with $637,539 and the One Drop Foundation will receive just under $500,000 as a portion of the buy-in was donated to the charitable organization.
45th WORLD SERIES OF POKERLITTLE ONE FOR ONE DROP$1,111 Buy-In | 4,496 Entries | $4,046,400 Prize Pool Final Table Chip Counts
1. Jackduyph Duong (USA) 3,180,000 2. Eric Baldwin (USA) 3,140,000 3. Vimy Ha (USA) 2,825,000 4. Shai Zurr (ISR) 2,265,000 5. Brandon Eisen (USA) 2,155,000 6. Matthew Lapossie (CAN) 1,960,000 7. Theodore Driscoll (USA) 1,100,000 8. Igor Dubinsky (USA) 770,000 9. Bao Nugyen (USA) 585,000
