Brett Shaffer Wins Event No. 53 ($665,397)
Jul 02, '13
Level: 33
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 2,816
Players Eliminated:
3rd: Arttu Raekorpi – $291,392
2nd: David Vamplew – $413,157
Live Updates:
Arttu Raekorpi Eliminated in Third Place ($291,392)
Arttu Raekorpi raised all in for 1,635,000 and Brett Shaffer called. The two players then tabled their hands.
Shaffer: K
Q
Raekorpi: Q
J
Board: 98435
Raekorpi was eliminated in third place and Shaffer grew his stack to 6,375,000 in advance of the heads-up final against David Vamplew (6,295,000).
Brett Shaffer Wins Event No. 53 ($665,397) — David Vamplew Eliminated in Second Place ($413,157)
David Vamplew raised to 400,000 preflop on the button and Brett Shaffer reraised all in for 8.3 million. Vamplew called all in for 4 million and the final two players revealed their cards one last time.
Shaffer: A9
Vamplew: QQ
Board: A93710
Shaffer won the pot and the tournament with two pair, aces and nines. Vamplew was eliminated in second place and took home $413,157. Shaffer was awarded the gold bracelet and top prize worth $665,397.
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Player Tags: David Vamplew, Brett Shaffer
Level 31 Update: Day 3 Ends with 3 Final Players
Jul 02, '13
NOTE: Day 3 has ended with the final three players locked in a stalemate and they will return Tuesday, July 2 at 1 p.m. PT to play down to a champion. Updates will continue at 2 p.m.
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,816
Average Chip Count: 4,224,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 2: David Vamplew – 5,345,000
Seat 5: Arttu Raekorpi – 2,055,000
Seat 9: Brett Shaffer – 5,285,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
David Vamplew Doubles Up
David Vamplew raised to 285,000 and Arttu Raekorpi reraised to 620,000. Vamplew reraised to 1,085,000 and Raekorpi reraised all in. Vamplew called all in for 3,680,000 and the two players tabled their hands.
Vamplew: AQ
Raekorpi: AK
Board: Q63A10
Vamplew doubled up to 7.3 million and Raekorpi was down to 2.42 million.
Brett Shaffer Doubles Up
David Vamplew raised to 240,000 on the button and Brett Shaffer reraised all in for 2.35 million. Vamplew called and the two players revealed their hands.
Shaffer: Q9
Vamplew: AA
Board: J992Q
Shaffer doubled up to survive with 4.8 million and Vamplew dropped to 6 million.
Player Tags: David Vamplew, Brett Shaffer
Level 27 Update: Slow Stretch of Play Before Dinner
Jul 01, '13
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 2,816
Average Chip Count: 2,534,400
Chip Counts:
Seat 2: David Vamplew – 2,975,000
Seat 4: Michael Watson – 3,485,000
Seat 5: Arttu Raekorpi – 1,990,000
Seat 7: Loni Harwood – 1,485,000
Seat 9: Brett Shaffer – 2,750,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Arttu Raekorpi Doubles Up
Arttu Raekorpi raised to 80,000 and Brett Shaffer reraised all in. Raekorpi called all in and the two players tabled their hands.
Raekorpi: 77
Shaffer: 1010
Board: J7445
Raekorpi doubled up to survive with 1.7 million and Shaffer was down to under 3 million.
Player Tags: Brett Shaffer
