The tournament directors have just announced the final player count, prize pool, and payouts.
A total of 693 players entered the tournament, generating a prize pool of $3,187,800. A min-cash is worth $10,000 and a spot at the final table guarantees a payout of $44,018. However, all eyes will be locked onto the champion's purse of $582,008.
Ran Koller raised in middle position to 12,000, immediately to his left, Brock Wilson three-bet for almost all of his chips to 37,000 and Brandon Hamlet four-bet to 70,000 from the big blind. Koller made the fold and Wilson called for his last 2,000.
Brock Wilson: A♦J♥ 
Brandon Hamlet: K♥K♣
Hamlet dodged the ace with the board running out Q♦8♥9♦8♣7♥.
Wilson stated, "Nice hand" and exited the tournament area as Hamlet scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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640,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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270,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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Busted | |
Hugues Girard raised to 12,000 from late position. Carlos Leiva in the cutoff, and Phil Hellmuth in the small blind made the call.
Three players saw a flop of K♠8♣6♠, Hugues lead out for 11,000. Leiva and Hellmuth made the call.
The turn brought the J♥ and the action. Hellmuth checked, Leiva bet 32,000. Hellmuth took a short moment and moved all in for 64,000. Girard folded. Leiva made the call and the hands were revealed.
Phil Hellmuth: A♣8♠
Carlos Leiva: K♣Q♣
The river was the 2♣ Leiva's pair of Kings took down the pot and Hellmuth exited the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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406,000
156,000
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156,000 |
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232,000
12,200
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12,200 |
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Busted | |
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With around 70,000 in the pot in a blind versus blind confrontation, Joey Weissman bet 27,000 on a flop of 8♣2♦7♥ and Frank Lagodich called.
The turn was the A♦ and Weissman bet another 75,000. Lagodich again called and the 4♠ fell on the river. Weissman then moved all in.
Lagodich tanked for several minutes on the money bubble before calling for his last 194,000. Weissman could only show 10♥6♠ for a missed straight draw, while Lagodich turned over A♥9♦ for a pair of aces to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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660,000
417,000
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417,000 |
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140,000
255,000
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255,000 |
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Action was picked up as Artur Martirosian was all in for 60,000 chips from the button, Jun Obara, who covered Martirosian, called in the big blind.
Artur Martirosian: A♥K♣
Jun Obara: 7♣7♠
The flop was all Martirosian on A♣3♠4♥, and the K♦ was no help to Obara.
Players screamed "the seven of diamonds!" and the poker gods obliged when the 7♦ hit the river and Martirosian was eliminated in brutal fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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Busted | |
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Jesse Lonis bet 43,000 from under the gun on a flop of 7♦K♣8♠ and Uri Reichenstein called in the cutoff, while Jason Daly folded in the big blind.
The turn was the J♣ and Lonis bet another 125,000. Reichenstein again called and the K♥ fell on the river. Lonis then slid forward 290,000, sending Reichenstein deep into the tank.
Reichenstein considered the decision for several minutes. "Show if I fold?" he asked Lonis, who remained silent throughout the hand. Reichenstein eventually folded and Lonis took the pot without showing.
"Very weird hand," Reichenstein said.
"Guerrilla warfare," tablemate Paul Snead added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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950,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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850,000
141,000
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141,000 |
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280,000
103,000
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103,000 |
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Heads-up on a board of 8♥9♣8♣7♣, Chris Moorman led out for 25,000 from the big blind and Shiva Dudani called on the button.
The river was the 6♦ and Moorman slid forward a tower of red 5,000 chips, enough to put Dudani all in. Dudani only took a few seconds before calling for his last 70,000.
Moorman turned over J♦10♣ for a turned straight and Dudani flung A♣A♦ into the muck on his way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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380,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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Busted | |
Jack Sinclair moved all in from early position for his last 65,000. Paul Hizer called and the remaining players all folded.
Jack Sinclair: 7♥7♦
Paul Hizer: A♣10♠
It didn't look too clever for Sinclair on the flop of A♠10♦8♣ and he needed to spike a seven to stay alive.
No help on the turn of 6♠ nor the Q♥ river and Sinclair was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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330,000
122,000
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122,000 |
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Busted | |
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Virgile Turchi moved all in for 78,000 from early position and Brandon Hamlet called on the button.
Virgile Turchi: A♥10♥
Brandon Hamlet: J♦J♠
Turchi was looking for an ace to stay alive as the flop came Q♠7♠8♦. The 9♥ turn gave him additional outs with a straight draw, but he missed the 10♠ river and Hamlet's jacks stayed in the lead to send Turchi to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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525,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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Busted |
Gaetan Balleur raised to 20,000 in middle position and Daniel Sepiol moved all in for 250,000 on the button. Balleur tanked for a minute but eventually called to put Sepiol at risk.
Daniel Sepiol: A♣J♣
Gaetan Balleur: A♠Q♦
The A♦K♥6♦ flop gave both players top pair, but Balleur remained in the lead with his queen-kicker. The K♦ turn left open the possibility of a chop, but the 7♠ river was no help to Sepiol and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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Busted | |
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