Firmino came back with 185.2 million chips, around 93 big blinds, giving him a useful cushion but hardly a runaway lead.
Narmontas was already sitting on 77 big blinds, while Carlo Delafuente had 56 and Vengrin 55. Schemion, with 24 big blinds, was further down the order but carried the obvious threat of a player who had already won two bracelets.
Unfortunately, Schemion never got the chance to turn that shorter stack into a serious run. Firmino accounted for his elimination in eighth place, ending the German pro’s bid for bracelet number three. Schemion collected $121,968.
Vengrin lasted considerably longer. The American had won his first bracelet at the 2025 WSOP after a string of near-misses and reached four-handed play with another one within reach. This time it was Narmontas who stopped him.
Vengrin went out fourth for $344,876, and Narmontas briefly emerged as the player applying the pressure at the top of the counts.
On the next hand, Firmino got all the chips in before the flop against Delafuente. Four diamonds on the board gave Firmino a runner-runner flush, sending Delafuente out in third for $447,233 and setting the heads-up match.