After about two hours of heads-up play, Jason Duval defeated Majid Yahyaei on this hand, when Yahyaei, perhaps sensing his opponent held a flush draw, called off his stack with queen-high. Unfortunately for Yahyaei, his opponent had a queen-high flush draw with a higher kicker, and Yahyaei didn't improve.
Duval claimed the World Series of Poker gold bracelet and more than half a million dollars in prize money after outlasting a field of 2,115, while Yahyaei's consolation prize was $324,442. Duval, who recorded his second career six-figure cash after placing third in a WPT event for just under $200,000 this spring, pulled off the rare feat of winning a tournament after being the Day 1 chipleader.
Sixteen players survived to Day 3, and the biggest name by far was TJ Cloutier, who fell short of his 40th career WSOP final table when he busted in 13th. Pace of play was fast, as it took just over three hours for the field to be whittled down to the final table. Once there, well-known online player Dan "Wretchy" Martin busted in sixth shortly after being crippled by a huge two-outer courtesy of Day 2 chipleader Masayuki Nagata. Nagata wound up finishing third.
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Hand #174: Jason Duval raised to 200,000, and Majid Yahyaei called. The flop was , and Yahyaei check-raised to 675,000 over Duval's 250,000 bet. Duval moved all in, and Yahyaei went deep into the tank. Finally, he called off.
Yahyaei:
Duval:
A murmur spread through the rail as Yahyaei's hand was moved into the camera view. Both had just queen-high, though Duval had a flush draw. The turn came , opening up chop outs. The river was the , and Duval ran towards his rail with his fists in the air.
Hand #105: Jason Duval raised to 125,000 from the button. Masayuki Nagata called from the big blind. Nagata checked the flop, and he raised a 135,000 bet to 285,000. Duval called. A turn completed the four-straight, and Nagata fired out 300,000. Duval raised, and Nagata shipped all in. He was called immediately.
Duval:
Nagata:
Nagata needed a five or an ace to win the pot, and a deuce would give him a chop. The river brought a , and Duval's rail let out a cheer.
Hand #106: Nagata was left with just over 100,000 chips, and he got them all in the next hand against Duval.
Hand #104: James Lee open-shipped all in for his last 845,000 from under the gun and Masayuki Nagata flat called. The rest of the table folded and the cards were turned up.
Nagata:
Lee:
Nagata threw his hands up in the air victoriously before the community cards were even dealt. Lee dejectedly walked over to his rail. The board ran out and Lee was eliminated in 4th place. He will collect $162,420
Hand #81: Majid Yahyaei raised to 125,000 and took the pot.
Hand #82: Jason Duval raised to 100,000, and Yahyaei called. Duval fired 120,000 on the flop, and Yahyaei called. Duval came out with another bullet of 230,000 on the turn. Yahyaei relented.
Hand #83: Tommy Townsend raised to 125,000 and found no callers.
Hand #84: Townsend opened to 125,000 from the cutoff, and Duval and Yahyaei called from the blinds. The flop came , and Duval checked. Yahyaei decided to grab the betting lead with a 200,000 wager. Townsend moved all in, Duval folded and Yahyaei immediately called.
Yahyaei:
Townsend:
Yahyaei was far ahead, but a turn brought some extra outs for Townsend. The river was a , completing Yahyaei's flush and sending Townsend out in fifth.
Hand #73: Dan Martin moved all in under the gun, and Jason Duval called from the big blind.
Duval:
Martin:
The flop came , and Martin got out of his seat. He turned some chopping outs with the , but the river was a , and he fell in sixth.
Hand #74: James Lee raised to 115,000 under the gun, and Tommy Townsend called. Majid Yahyaei three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind, and both players called. He thought for a minute before open shoving the flop, and both opponents folded.
Hand #41: James Lee raised to 90,000 and the rest of the table folded.
Hand #42: Stephen Bartlett shipped all in for his last roughly 400,000 from the cutoff. Majid Yahyaei called from the small blind and Lee folded his big blind.
Bartlett:
Yahyaei:
The board ran out and Bartlett was sent packing in 7th place. He will take home $65,813 for his efforts. Yahyaei is now up to around 2.85 million in chips.
Hand #7: Steve Bartlett raised to 60,000 from the button. Both blinds folded.
Hand #8: Dan Martin raised to 60,000 from the button. Daniel Bishop jammed from the small blind. Martin called with against . The flop came . The turn was . The river was , and Bishop was eliminated.
Hand #6: James Lee opened with a raise to 70,000 from early position and Joseph Cappuccio three-bet all in from the next seat over for about 355,000. Tommy Townsend was next to act from the hijack and he announced an all in over the top for about 1.16 million. It folded back to Lee who looked distraught and finally folded his hand.
Cappuccio:
Townsend:
The flop brought and Townsend stayed in the lead.
"Put a ten out there!" shouted Matt Stout from Cappuccio's rail.
The dealer obliged, as the hit the turn. It wasn't enough, however, as the finished the board and Cappuccio was eliminated in 9th place.
Tim Stickradt opened for 80,000 from the cutoff, and James Lee put him all in from the big blind. Stickradt made the call.
Stickradt:
Lee:
Stickradt was dominated by Lee's tens, and nothing changed on the flop. The turn came , and Stickradt needed to spike a two-outer to survive. The river was a though, and Stickradt was the unfortunate victim of the final table bubble.
, and Yahyaei check-raised to 675,000 over Duval's 250,000 bet. Duval moved all in, and Yahyaei went deep into the tank. Finally, he called off.
, opening up chop outs. The river was the 
, and Duval ran towards his rail with his fists in the air.
flop, and he raised a 135,000 bet to 285,000. Duval called. A 
turn completed the four-straight, and Nagata fired out 300,000. Duval raised, and Nagata shipped all in. He was called immediately.
, and Duval's rail let out a cheer.
, and Nagata was done.
turn brought some extra outs for Townsend. The river was a 
, and Martin got out of his seat. He turned some chopping outs with the 
, and he fell in sixth.
and Bartlett was sent packing in 7th place. He will take home $65,813 for his efforts. Yahyaei is now up to around 2.85 million in chips.
against 
, and Bishop was eliminated.
and Townsend stayed in the lead.
, and Stickradt needed to spike a two-outer to survive. The river was a