World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table: Nguyen Leads Final Five as Pons, Wong, Benger and Hallaert Bust

The World Series of Poker Main Event final table got underway at 5 p.m. local time after a 103-day hiatus. The nine players were all ready, and after the shuffle up and deal by Poker Hall of Fame inductees Todd Brunson and Carlos Mortensen, the action was fierce. Play got underway witht he following line-up and respective chip stacks:

With all guaranteed $1,000,000 and a first place prize of $8,000,000 at stake, Qui Nguyen wasted no time getting involved in pots, tangling with start-of-day chip leader Cliff Josephy during the first hand. Nguyen four-bet right away, forcing a fold by Josephy.

While the two big stacks did get involved in the action, most others waited while Fernando Pons, the short stack, was holding on for dear life. Pons laid low for a few hands himself, pushing all in early only once – a shove that went unanswered.

Pons, despite seemingly as cool and collective as ever, eventually busted in the 16th hand of play. Just after the blinds had gone up, Pons shoved all in from the button for 4,625,000, the equivalent of almost eight big blinds. The small blind folded but big blind Josephy made the call.

Pons showed and was in front against the of Josephy. The flop, however, turned things around in a major way and Pons was in need of some help. The on the turn …

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