Nicolas Chouity has been one of the players of this tournament from the very outset. The 28-year old professional poker player from Beirut is attempting to win his second installment of the famed Triple Crown after winning the EPT Grand Final, back in Apr 2010, for over $2.2m.
With close to $3m in live tournament earnings, Chouity is the number one all-time live tournament money earner in Lebanese poker, and yet despite all of his success he is cashing in his first World Poker Tour event.
Chouity will start the final table as the chip leader, and he was bestowed with that honor after winning a 2m+ pot against the Englishman Oliver Price in Level 23. It was a five-bet button versus big blind spot, with Chouity holding ace-king, and Price holding pocket queens. The flop handed Price a queen, to give him top set, but it also placed a Broadway straight on the board. Chouity would hit that straight on the turn to send a stunned Price out of the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,390,000 |
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