Stephane Tayar is from Canada though currently lives in Paris, France. He's enjoyed numerous cashes over the last half-dozen years in France, with his biggest score being a runner-up finish in a no-limit hold'em event at Paris' famed Aviation Club, enabling him to turn a €1,000 buy-in into €25,770. Today marks Tayar's fourth WSOP cash and second final table. He finished ninth in the 2008 $2,000 no-limit hold's event.
Trevor Pope of Florida has a couple of cashes at the World Series of Poker already this summer, his best finish thus far coming in Event No. 8, a $1,000 no-limit hold'em event in which he finished 89th for $4,866. Pope also one other PLO final table to his credit as well, having finished fifth in a PLO event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure earlier this year.
The final nine are back in their seats and the player introductions have been delivered. The first hand of Event No. 28's final table is now being dealt.
As play gets underway, let us present our own introductions of our remaining players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
870,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
869,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
|
855,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
761,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
425,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
366,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
137,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
126,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
||
|
78,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Players are now on a 20 minute break. When we return we will have the official final table.
Preflop action built a pot of about 140,000 between Joerg Engels and Dilyan Kovachev. The flop came 
and Engels bet 95,000. Kovachev wanted to reraised all in but because of the size of the pot he wasn't able to; however, he did raise the pot, leaving himself 40,000 behind.
Engels rereaised enough to put Kovachev all in and of course he called.
Kovachev: 
Engels: 
Kovachev was in the lead, but Engels had an open-ended straight draw. The 
hit on the turn and changed nothing.
When the 
came on the river it gave Engels a set and the best hand. Kovachev was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for which he will take home $19,588.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
890,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
850,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
740,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
|
555,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
435,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
205,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
135,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
125,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
|
85,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Now that players have been moved to the feature table, a crowd has gathered to watch the action. Among them is none other than Annette Obrestad, although who she is supporting isn't exactly clear.
Action folded to Trevor Pope who raised to 40,000 on the button. Joerg Engels called from the big blind and then checked the 
flop.
Pope bet 60,000 and Engel made the call. Once again, Engel checked when the 
came on the turn. Pope moved all in for his remaining 145,000. Engels decided to fold, which prompted a large cheer from Pope's supporters.
Tommy Le responded by saying, "That kind of makes me want to bust you." Pope simply laughed.
