Event 41 - $5,000 Shootout No Limit Hold'em
 Stupid event! Just kidding, I'll explain. Raszi was destroying his 2nd round table in this event when all of a sudden he loses the chip lead and it's all over. Ok, enough from that. Let's talk about the final table now, which was 5-handed because of the structure of the tournament. Each player started out with a 1.5mi chip stack. If you take a look at the live-updates, you'll see that Nasr El Nasr looked pretty good early on. However, the unexpected happened. He engaged in an all-in battle holding Aces. Unfortunately for him the board decided to favor Lichtenberger, who won the hand with two pairs, Tens and Nines.
From top to bottom, El Nasr was eliminated in 5th place. Danny Wong and Maxim Lykov (Raszi's executor!) were the next to be sent to rail. In the heads-up, Hungarian Peter Traply defeated Andrew Lichtenberger and claimed the gold bracelet. He receives a good looking $348,728 first place prize for his win. I'm quite sure this victory will warm the hearts of many Hungarian poker players, as this is the first ever Hungarian bracelet.
Payouts and standings: 1. Peter Traply – $348,728
2. Andrew Lichtenberger – $215,403
3. Maxim Lykov – $145,063
4. Danny Wong – $165,063
5. Nasr El Nasr – $82,697
 Event 42 - $2,500 Mixed Event
This was one of those events where players needed to take the maximum out of their good games and reduce the losses on their "bad" ones. The tournament would switch games every now and then, obviously following a schedulled structure. The games were: Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Lo Eight-or-Better, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo Eight-or-Better, No-Limit Hold'em, and Pot-Limit Omaha.
Fourteen players remained in the game when the final day started. We could spot some sick players at the tables, such as Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke and Jon "Pearljammer" Turner. These two guys finished in 9th and 5th places respectively. The champion is Jerrod Ankenman, who finally collected his first bracelet. He has had good chances of doing it in the past, as he has two runner-up finishes in WSOP events in his tournament record. Ankenman earned $241,637 for his win.
Fun fact: Ankenman is the co-writer of the book The Mathematics of Poker. This win will probably help boost the sells of the book.
Payouts and standings:
1. Jerrod Ankenman – $241,367
2. Sergey Altbregin – $149,342
3. Chris Klodnicki – $97,897
4. Jeff Tims – $67,848
5. Jon Turner – $49,569
6. Eric Crain – $38,075
7. Layne Flack – $30,674
8. Dario Alioto – $25,860
By Raidern
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