Levi Berger Wins Event No. 11 ($473,019)
Jun 07, '13
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 924
Players Eliminated:
2nd: Scott Clements – $292,339
Live Updates:
Levi Berger Takes a Big Lead
Levi Berger raised to 100,000 preflop on the button and Scott Clements called. The flop was dealt K
J
10
and Clements checked. Berger bet 90,000 and Clements called.
The turn brought the 9 and Clements led with a bet of 150,000. Berger raised to 400,000 and Clements called. The river was the 3 and Clements checked. Berger bet 525,000 and Clements went into the tank. He eventually called but Berger revealed AQ
for a flopped Broadway straight. Clements mucked his cards and he was down to 2.5 million. Berger held the chip lead with 4.4 million.
Levi Berger Wins Event No. 11 ($473,019) — Scott Clements Eliminated in Second Place ($292,339)
Levi Berger raised to 100,000 on the button and Scott Clements called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 872 and Clements checked. Berger bet 90,000 and Clements raised to 245,000. Berger decided to reraise to 580,000 and Clements moved all in for 2.4 million. Berger called and they revealed their hands.
Berger: KK
Clements: 109
Turn and River: 45
Clements didn’t make his open-ended straight draw so that made Berger the champion of the tournament. Clements took home $292,339 in prize money as the runner up. Berger was awarded the top prize worth $473,019 and a gold bracelet.
Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.
Player Tags: Scott Clements, Levi Berger
Level 27 Update: Ben Palmer Eliminated in Third Place
Jun 06, '13
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 924
Average Chip Count: 3,465,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 2: Scott Clements – 3,345,000
Seat 3: Levi Berger – 3,535,000
Players Eliminated:
3rd: Ben Palmer – $185,426
Live Updates:
Levi Berger Doubles Up Through Ben Palmer
Ben Palmer raised to 80,000 on the button and Scott Clements called on the small blind. Levi Berger called on the big blind and the flop was dealt 943. Palmer was the first to act with a bet worth 105,000. Clements folded his hand and Berger raised to 355,000. Palmer reraised to 615,000 and Berger reraised to 905,000. Palmer reraised all in and Berger called all in.
Palmer held K9 and Berger flipped up 43. The turn and river were dealt 5J and Berger’s two pair took the pot. He doubled up to survive and Palmer was absolutely crippled with just 5,000 remaining.
Ben Palmer Eliminated in Third Place ($185,426)
Scott Clements limped on the button and Levi Berger completed on the small blind. Ben Palmer was all in for 5,000 on the big blind. Clements and Berger then checked down a board reading K423. Berger bet 40,000 and Clements folded.
Berger turned over KQ and Palmer showed down A8. The river was the 10 and Palmer was eliminated in third place. Berger was up to 3.5 million for a slight lead going into the heads-up final against 3.3 million.
Player Tags: Scott Clements, Levi Berger
Level 25 Update: Ben Palmer Doubles Up
Jun 06, '13
Level: 25
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 924
Average Chip Count: 1,386,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Jacob Bazeley – 590,000
Seat 2: Scott Clements – 2,600,000
Seat 3: Levi Berger – 550,000
Seat 4: Eddy Sabat – 870,000
Seat 6: Ben Palmer – 2,200,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Ben Palmer Doubles Through Levi Berger
Palmer raised to 48,000 from under the gun and Scott Clements made the call from the button. Levi Berger called from the small blind and the flop came down J 4 3. Berger checked and Palmer bet 77,000. Clements folded and Berger check raised to 235,000.
Palmer then moved all in for 989,000 and Berger made the call. Palmer showed K 9 and Berger showed A J. Palmer needed a king or a club and he hit when the turn and river fell Q 5.
After the hand, Berger was left with 560,000 while Palmer chipped up above 2 million, challenging Clements for the chip lead.
Player Tags: Scott Clements, Benjamin Palmer, Levi Berger
Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 11 ($2,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em)
Jun 06, '13
The final table of Event No. 11 ($2,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
With the elimination of Clifford Goldkind in seventh place ($41,011), the six-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 24 with blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:
Seat 1: Jacob Bazely – 861,000
Seat 2: Scott Clements – 2,675,000
Seat 3: Levi Berger – 1,331,000
Seat 4: Eddy Sabat – 734,000
Seat 5: David Gonia – 461,000
Seat 6: Ben Palmer – 889,000
While only 6 remain, this event attracted a field of 924 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,102,100, and the top 108 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:
1st Place: $473,019
2nd Place: $292,339
3rd Place: $185,426
4th Place: $121,711
5th Place: $82,297
6th Place: $57,282
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
Player Tags: Scott Clements, Edward Sabat, Jacob Bazeley
Scott Clements is a two-time 
We got the details second hand, but according to Ryan Hohner, Scott Clements raised to 50,000 and he three-bet to 170,000 from the small blind.
9
7
. Hohner continued for 140,000, and Clements raised to 400,000. Hohner called, and the turn was the 6
.
Shannon Shorr was all in holding pocket nines, Scott Clements was all in holding A-Q and Chris Oliver had both players covered and the best hand with pocket kings.
Scott Clements raised to 1,300 from the cutoff and Tommy Chen three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind. Clements called with only about 4,000 behind and Chen bet all-in from the dark.
We caught Scott Clements on his way out of the tournament and he was kind enough to explain how he met his demise.
With 22 players remaining in the $2,500 pot-limit hold’em/Omaha event, the plan is to play down to a champion. If a winner isn’t determined by the end of ten levels, however, play will finish up on Saturday afternoon.