Summary
The finale of the Side Event: $2,625 Blade Opener $100K event featured a heads-up battle between Michael Zhang and Arsenii Malinov (hellohellohello). When the final cards were dealt, Michael Zhang earned $27,860.26 for the win, while Arsenii Malinov settled for a consolation prize of $29,510.32.
Quick Hits
- The average cash in this tournament was $20,000.00.
- Members of PokerStake earned $43,335.71 of the $100,000.00 prize pool.
- PokerStakers who reached the money in this tournament made the countries of Russian Federation and Canada proud, just to name a few.
- Non-PokerStakers at the final table combined for a total of $56,664.29.