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The finale of the second season of the GSOP Live tour would conclude yesterday, with a final table of nine players returning to battle down to a winner who'd finish the day $144,190 richer for their efforts.

Two bwin Team members would be among them, with Zoltan Szabo and Markus Kauper carrying the bwin banner into battle one last time at the Hard Rock Casino in the Dominican Republic.

Kauper would start the day as the short stack and couldn't find the double he needed, bowing out in 9th ($16,320) when his A10 couldn't outrun Shatilov's pocket sixes.

That'd leave Szabo to battle on for the bwin Team and he'd put his big stack he brought into play to maximum effect, taking a lead into heads-up play versus Shatilov when the two were the last men standing but ultimately unable to finish his opponent off, with Szabo settling for second and $93,240 in cash.

Congratulations to all the bwin Team members below who cashed in the event as well as to all the players who enjoyed an amazing week of poker and fun in the Dominican Republic as the second season of the GSOP Live tour wrapped up!

Zoltan Szabo	Hungary	2nd: $83,240
Markus Kauper	Germany	9th: $16,320
Martin Wald	Germany	12th: $10,325
Pavel Pravdukhin	Russia	16th: $7,990
Timm Goempel	Germany	18th: $7,990
Neil Mcfayden	UK	21st: $7,325

 

The final table is now set at GSOP Live Dominican Republic, with an exciting Day 3 quickly trimming the field down from 32 players to just a final table of nine.

The bwin Team continues to power on, with two players making the final table but even more impressive is the fact that one of them is the chip leader, with Zoltan Szabo the chip leader when play resumes on Thursday for the final table!

Six bwin Team members in total made the money, with the last two -- Zoltan Szabo and Markus Kauper -- still alive and in the hunt for the top prize of $144,190 that goes to the winner:

Zoltan Szabo	Hungary	983,000 chips
Markus Kauper	Germany	120,000 chips
Martin Wald	Germany	12th: $10,325
Pavel Pravdukhin	Russia	16th: $7,990
Timm Goempel	Germany	18th: $7,990
Neil Mcfayden	UK	21st: $7,325

94 players would survive the first day of GSOP Live Dominican Republic action, returning for Day 2 to try to play their way into the money -- and hopefully beyond for many bwin Team members.

By the time play wrapped up, the bubble would be burst and all 32 remaining players would be safely in the money and guaranteed at least $6,600 for their efforts.

As always the bwin Team had plenty of players make it to the cash, with the following Team members all still alive to bag up chips at the end of the night:

Zoltan Szabo	Hungary	337500
Martin Wald	Germany	167000
Pavel Pravdukhin	Russia	121500
Timm Goempel	Germany	114000
Markus Kauper	Germany	65500
Neil Mcfayden	UK	62500

Zoltan Szabo finished the day in great shape, sitting third overall in chips and coming back for Day 3 with a very large stack.

While Neil "NeilMc" Mcfayden goes into Day 3 as the Team short stack, he's got tons of tournament experience and results on his side as he returns to try to spin his short stack up.

Here's the cash all the remaining players are chasing:

1	$      144,190
2	$        93,240
3	$        63,270
4	$        49,950
5	$        38,630
6	$        30,630
7	$        24,640
8	$        19,650
9	$        16,320
10	$        13,320
11	$        11,670
12	$        10,325
13	$          8,990
14	$          8,990
15	$          8,990
16	$          7,990
17	$          7,990
18	$          7,990
19	$          7,325
20	$          7,325
21	$          7,325
22	$          7,325
23	$          7,325
24	$          7,325
25	$          7,325
26	$          7,325
27	$          7,325
28	$          6,660
29	$          6,660
30	$          6,660
31	$          6,660
32	$          6,660

Yesterday would see the start of the real poker action in Punta Cana for the season finale of the GSOP Live tour, with a total of 222 runners taking their seats to start their quest for poker riches in the Caribbean.

As has been the case for every GSOP Live event, the bwin Team was out in full force, with more than 50 players (well over 20% of the field) sporting the bwin colors as they took to the tables.

When play wrapped up there'd be 94 players still standing, with several bwin players among the top ten in the chipcounts when they bagged up for the day (bwin Team members bolded below):

Bela Toth	162600
Eric Walfridson	131000
Lars Thomas Schaeffer	124300
Nick Gibson	118400
Patrick Vestlin	110700
Marius Stenfelt	109900
Victor Abas	109500
Aku Joentausta	108100
Timm Gomvel	108000
Oleksandr Sai	100200

As far as other Team notable names, Redmond Toth is still in the mix with 45,200 chips, as is Neil Mcfayden (33,600), Apostolou Anastasios (26,500), Janos Nemeth (23,700), and Andreas Klatt (14,100).

They'll be back at it again for Day 2, where the bwin Team will hopefully continue its strong showing so far on the road to yet more big cashes on the GSOP Live circuit.

Plenty of bwin poker players and their guests have been soaking up all that the Hard Rock Casino and Resort in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic has to offer, with an amazing all-inclusive experience offering a little something for everyone.

While enjoying the fun and sun is a big draw for players who win their trip to any GSOP Live event, it's only half the story, as there's plenty at stake at the poker tables as well, with the winner likely taking home well over $125,000 for their efforts at the tables.

The poker action in the main event gets underway on April 23, with a ton of bwin players trying to follow in the footsteps of kirb18x and add a GSOP Live title to their trophy case!

Stay tuned in coming days to see how the bwin Team is faring, with a recap of the highlights from the action at the end of each day as they play down to a winner at GSOP Live Dominican Republic.

With just one online finals left to win a $6,300 GSOP Live Dominican Republic trip, players had absolutely no margin for error if they wanted the chance to relax on a Caribbean beach and take a shot at a huge poker payday later this month.

The Tuesday online finals would guarantee two trips and saw a very small field of just 31 runners, which meant much better odds for the players making a last-ditch effort at winning their trip.

It'd be hanitz10 and PaulWalter3 who'd prove they could perform under pressure, with each player rising to the challenge and taking down $6,300 GSOP Live Dominican Republic packages.

There's no time to delay any more for players hoping to win their way to the GSOP Live season finale in the Dominican Republic, with just a few shots left to grab $6,300 trip packages.
Thursday night's online finals would feature 39 runners trying to do just that -- chase down one of the few remaining trips for a week of sun, fun, and poker in the Caribbean as the second season of the GSOP Live series draws to a close.

One player who did just that on Tuesday was bwin Team veteran s0923064, who grabbed his $6,300 GSOP Live Dominican Republic trip and was joined by GreenKPV in the winner's circle.

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It's a race to the finish line to snag a GSOP Live Dominican Republic trip for players on the outside still looking in, with just a handful of chances remaining for players to play their way to what promises to be an amazing week of poker action.
Tuesday night's online finals would see 38 players trying to scratch and claw their way to the top two slots, with $6,300 trip packages awaiting the top two finishers.

When the dust settled it'd be wekku1 and wptchamp9 who'd prevail to win their trips, coming through in the clutch to reserve their spots for the big finale of the second season of the GSOP Live tour.

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Register now and win a $6,000 GSOP Live trip package -- and collect a $200 cash bonus as well! .

The Sunday online finals are always one of the best shots each week to score a GSOP Live Dominican Republic trip package, with five or more $6,300 trips typically handed out each and every Sunday.
83 runners would take a crack at winning their way to the GSOP Live season finale in the Sunday online finals, with the top five finishers wrapping up the evening on a very high note with a trip package securely in their pocket and plans for plenty of sun and poker in April on their calendar.

Congratulations to the five winners below who all collected $6,300 GSOP Live Dominican Republic trips:

bmc.100.
beppubeppune
kerber-74
vergitsis21
schwaigi1

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With just a few chances remaining to win GSOP Live Dominican Republic trips it's getting tense in the online finals, which run three times a week at bwin Poker on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Two $6,300 GSOP Live packages would be up for grabs on Thursday night, with 37 players desperately fighting it out to try to be the top two left standing with reservations to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic in hand.

floswetten and UT99player would emerge after a tough fight as the winners, with each laying claim to a GSOP Live trip to enjoy an amazing trip to the Caribbean in April.

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Register now and win a $6,000 GSOP Live trip package -- and collect a $200 cash bonus as well! .