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The winner of the NLH main event, Wai Kin Yong is five-spots away from a back-to-back victory.
The Short Deck Main Event of the Series created another massive prize pool of £10.37 million, with a total of 108 entries (including 55 re-entries).
With the top fifteen places paid, some of the prizes have already been handed out. Co-founder of the series, Richard Yong earned £177,000 with his 15th place, just like Elton Tsang for finishing 14th.
They were joined on the rail by Cary Katz and Tom Dwan, who both added £191,900 to their earnings after finishing 13th and 12th respectively. Russia's Furkat Rakhimov and partypoker [2] pro, Jason Koon both booked a £217,700 score, while Stephen Chidwick continued his incredible run with a £269,600 reward this time. Winner of the £25,000 Short Deck Event, David Benefield exited in 8th place for £368,100.
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With the departure of Ming Zhong Liu's in 7th place (£482,200) all of the remaining six are now guaranteed for at least a £611,900 payday. However, the £2,670,000 top prize and the trophy will ensure an exciting final table.
Current chip counts
Justin Bonomo 218 antes 8,700,000
Wai Kin Yong 210 antes 8,390,000
Liang Xu 125 antes 5,005,000
Rui Cao 107 antes 4,295,000
Paul Phua 78 antes 3,120,000
Isaac Haxton 73 antes 2,900,000