Nick Schulman, who entered the final table with a reasonable stack and the most experience of the group was next to go, as his dwindled stack forced him into a coin flip with pocket Fours, which he could not survive. The very first hand of the final table saw one of his six opponents leave the premises, as the two pair of Sandeep Pallampati was no good against a flopped set of Tens of Sergio Aido, which allowed the Spanish pro to immediately take over the chip lead.
The French-born former poker dealer, who currently resides in California, entered the final table as a sizable chip leader, with more than 10,000,000 chips to his name and blinds standing at 50k/100k. We often see big live poker events end with one player dominating the final table and never really being in doubt for the title, but that was certainly not the case this time around, as Sami Bechahed faced much adversity on his path to glory. Bechahed Overcomes Obstacles on Path to Glory If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800 GAMBLER.
