Level: 24

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Stephen Su Eliminated in 3rd Place ($50,332)

Stephen Su entered Level 24 on the short stack with just over 10 big bets and lost a big pot to Andy Bloch right at the beginning of the level to put him down to just over 300,000. Bloch took a a big cheap lead that hand with about 925,000 and finally got the rest of Su’s chips a short while later.

Barry Greenstein brought in the 3 for 5,000, Andy Bloch completed the bet to 20,000 with the A, Stephen Su raised to 40,000 with the 7, Grenstein folded and Bloch called. Bloch checked his ace high on fourth street and called a bet from Su. Bloch bet 40,000 on fifth street, Su raised all in and Bloch called.

Bloch: A10Q10 — J65
Su: 734-10 — J75

Su was ahead on fifth street, when the money went in with a split pair of sevens against Bloch’s high-card straight draw. Bloch paired tens on sixth street to take the lead and Su bricked on the river, failing to improve. Stephen Su was eliminated in 3rd place ($50,332) as Andy Bloch took a big chip lead going into heads-up play.

With the elimination of Stephen Su in 3rd place ($50,332), Andy Bloch took the chip lead going into heads-up play with about 1,280,000 to Barry Greenstein’s 375,000.

Andy Bloch Wins Event no. 7 ($126,363)
Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 2nd Place ($78,038)

Andy Bloch took a commanding lead going into heads-up play as a more than 3:1 chip favorite over Barry Greenstein. Greenstein lost a big pot right out of the gate, knocking him down to the 4 big bet range before finally getting it all in on fifth street with a made straight against Andy Bloch’s two pair.

Barry Greenstein brought in the 5 for 5,000, Andy Bloch completed the bet to 20,000 with the J and Greenstein called. Bloch bet his jack-high on fourth street and Greenstein called. Bloch open-paired tens and bet 40,000 on fifth street and Greenstein got it all in with a made straight.

Bloch: J1010A — KQQ
Greenstein: 5482 — A76

Greenstein was out in front when the money went in on fifth street with a made eight-high straight against Bloch’s two pair. Bloch caught an ace on sixth street and a king on the river to make a broadway straight and win his first gold bracelet. Barry Greenstein was eliminated in 2nd place ($78,038) while Andy Bloch wins event no. 7, taking home the $126,363 grand prize and the 7th gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

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Level: 22

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 367

Average Chip Count: 550,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 2 — Andy Bloch — 230,000

Seat no. 6 — Stephen Su — 734,000

Seat no. 9 — Barry Greenstein — 680,000

Players Eliminated:

David Williams — 4th Place ($36,470)

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David Williams Eliminated in 4th Place ($36,470)

David Williams entered Level 22 as the short stack with just 140,000 (5 big bets) after losing some key pots back in Level 21. Andy Bloch took a chunk of his chips one hand after open-pairing on fifth street and causing Williams to fold by betting the pair. A few hands later he lost even more chips to Huu Vinh before he went bust after a showdown where Vinh made two pair against Williams’ split pair of kings. Williams failed to improve on the river that hand and was knocked down to under 200,000 by the time the level came to end.

The other three chip stacks seemed to really even out by the end of the previous level where they each went into four-handed play with 17 to 20 big bets. Williams on the other hand was down to just 5 big bets and was eliminated shortly after Level 22 began. Down to his last few bets, Williams finally got the rest of his chips in the middle with a straight draw against Stephen Su’s made two pair. Su ended up making a full house, eliminating David Williams in 4th place ($36,470). Su took the chip lead that hand and managed to snag some more from Andy Bloch who will return from the dinner break on the short stack with just 230,000 (7 big bets).

The remaining three players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 22 and will return at approximately 7:40pm local time to resume play.

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Level: 19

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 367

Average Chip Count: 330,300

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 2 — Andy Bloch — 371,000

Seat no. 4 — David Williams — 430,000

Seat no. 6 — Stephen Su — 358,000
Seat no. 7 — Huu Vinh — 117,000

Seat no. 9 — Barry Greenstein — 375,000

Players Eliminated:

Lee Goldman — 6th Place ($20,001)

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Lee Goldman Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,001)

Lee Goldman entered Level 20 towards the middle of the pack with 173,000 (10 big bets), but lost a bg pot to Barry Greenstein early in the level which cost him half of his chips and put him on the short stack.

In his final hand, Lee Goldman three-bet to 24,000 on third street and David Williams called. Williams checked his ace high on forth street and Goldman bet his K-J. Williams called and led out on fifth street for 16,000 when made an open pair of fives. Goldman called all in and Williams was in the lead.

Williams: 5A55 — A1010
Goldman: KJQ7 — AQ3

Williams was way out in front on fifth street with two pair when the money went in. Goldman paired his queen on sixth street, but Williams picked up another five to make a full house. Lee Goldman was drawing dead on the river and was eliminated in 6th place ($20,001) while David Williams extended his chip lead with just under 650,000.

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The final table of Event no. 7 ($1,500 – Seven Card Stud) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Day 2 concluded with the elimination of Fabrice Soulier in 10th Place ($9,046), setting the 9-handed final table. Action resumes here on Day 3 where players will begin in Level 19 with limits of 6,000-12,000 and a 1,500 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:

Seat no. 1 — Scott Abrams — 130,000
Seat no. 2 — Andy Bloch — 296,500
Seat no. 3 — Joseph Ranciato — 35,000
Seat no. 4 — David Williams — 493,500
Seat no. 5 — Lee Goldman — 175,500
Seat no. 6 — Stephen Su — 180,000
Seat no. 7 — Huu Vinh — 26,500
Seat no. 8 — Caroline Hermesh — 61,500
Seat no. 9 — Barry Greenstein — 254,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 367 players, creating a total prize pool of $494,450. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $126,363
2nd Place — $78,038
3rd Place — $50,332
4th Place — $36,470
5th Place — $26,813
6th Place — $20,001
7th Place — $15,135
8th Place — $11,618
9th Place — $9,406

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