The blinds are now 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante for the start of level 26.

D.J. Blanchard raised preflop from the button and Tim West reraised all in from the small blind. Ali Eslami got out of the way and Blanchard made the all-in call. Their cards:

Blanchard: A J
West: 5 5

Board: 9 8 4 K K

Blanchard was eliminated in third place and he will take home $124,204 in prize money.

Here is a look at the chip counts between the three finalists:

Ali Eslami — 1,726,000
Tim West — 785,000
D.J. Blanchard — 429,000

Ali Eslami, Tim West, and Steve Brecher saw a limped and checked flop of K 9 4. West then checked on the small blind and Brecher checked the big blind. Eslami bet 30,000 under the gun and West mucked. Brecher then check-raised all in for 155,000. Eslami made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Eslami: K Q
Brecher: K 8

Turn and River: 9 and 2

Brecher was eliminated in fourth place and he will take home $90,223 in prize money.

We have hit another slow stretch of play at the final table so here is a video with seventh-place finisher Dwyte Pilgrim to tide you over: