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Marino and Shorr soon followed suit, with Marino losing to Zhang and Shorr to Lynskey.<\/p>\n<p>As the field narrowed down to five, Dimitrov\u2019s pocket queens were outdone by Zhang\u2019s pocket kings, while Normand met an unfortunate river card against Lynskey. The following games were marked by numerous eliminations and recoveries, but Zhang managed to maintain his lead.<\/p>\n<p>It took over three hours to move from four to three players, with Van Fleet being the next to exit. Lynskey managed to snatch the lead from Zhang briefly, but Zhang fought back and took control.<\/p>\n<p>The final head-to-head battle with Oganyan was intense. However, Zhang managed to maintain his hefty chip lead, eventually securing victory. The tournament ended with Oganyan unable to convert a straight draw, and Zhang\u2019s fans erupting in celebration.<\/p>\n<h3>Final Table Results<\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 192pt; box-sizing: border-box; border-spacing: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" border=\"0\" width=\"256\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\" height=\"20\">Result<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\">Player<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\">Country<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\">Prize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\" height=\"20\">1st<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Yang Zhang<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">China<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">$717,879<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\" height=\"20\">2nd<\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Aram Oganyan<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">United States<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">$443,680<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\" height=\"20\">3rd<\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Alex Lynskey<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Australia<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">$323,610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\" height=\"20\">4th<\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Jon Van Fleet<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">United States<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">$238,546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\" height=\"20\">5th<\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Frederic Normand<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Canada<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">$177,732<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\" height=\"20\">6th<\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Aleks Dimitrov<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">$133,862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\" height=\"20\">7th<\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">Shannon Shorr<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">United States<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">$101,928<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\" height=\"20\">8th<\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">John Marino<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">United States<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: var(--grey-300);\">$78,475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" height=\"20\">9th<\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\">Levente Szabo<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl66\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 8px; 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