Level: 27

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Live Updates:

Arsht Pulls Away With the Chip Lead

David Arsht entered the level as the chipleader with 925,000 but quickly extend his lead over the field after winning a 650,000 showdown against Stephen Hung with A8 on an 884 flop. Arsht moved up to about 1,2000,000 that hand while knocking Hung down to just about 500,000 (12 bbs). Arsht then went on to win another 600,000 showdown with J10 after flopping a ten and turning a jack to crack Donald Auger’s KK with two pair. Arsht continued to widen the gap that hand where the ended with about 1.9 million, leaving Auger on the short stack with just 6 big blinds.

Arsht made quick work of his last three opponents as he began to dominate the field as the level came to an end. He first busted both Al Barbieri and Donald Auger on the same hand when his pocket sevens held up to best Auger’s pocket sixes and Barbieri’s J-10.

Al Barbieri Elimianted in 3rd Place ($84,388)
Donald Auger Eliminated in 4th Place ($61,820)

David Arsht opened the pot for 80,000, Donald Auger moved all in, Al Barbieri called, Arsht reraised enough to put Barbieri all in and Barbieri called. Both Barbieri and Auger were all in for their tournament life and behind Arsht’s pocket pair with two overs and an under pair.

Arsht: 77
Barbieri: J10
Auger: 66

Board: 64258

Auger flopped top set to take the lead, but Arsht went runner-runner to make a straight on the river and eliminate both players in the very same hand. Donald Auger was eliminated in 4th place ($61,820) and Al Barbieri was eliminated in 3rd place ($84,388) while David Arsht took a commanding lead going into heads-up play with roughly 2,750,000 to Stephen Hung’s 550,000

David Arsht Wins Event no. 13 ($211,921)
Stephen Hung Eliminated in 2nd Place ($130,903)

Stephen Hung entered heads-up play severely out chipped by by 5:1 and with only 13 big blinds. On the final hand of the night, David Arsht opened the pot for 80,000 from the button and Stephen Hung called from the big blind.

The flop came QJ6, Hung checked, Arsht bet 40,000 and Hung called.

The turn was the Q, Hung moved all in after a series of raises and Arsht called.

Hung was all in for his tournament life and behind on the turn with Q3 for trip queens against Arsht’s Q10 for trip queens with a higher kicker. The river was the 4 and Arsht’s kicker played to win the pot and eliminate Stephen Hung in 2nd place ($130,903). David Arsht wins Event no.13, taking home the $211,921 grand prize and the thirtieth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

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Level: 25

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 730

Average Chip Count: 657,000

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Al Barbieri — 1,200,000

Seat no. 4 — Stephen Hung — 440,000
Seat no. 5 — David Arsht — 920,000
Seat no. 6 — Glenn Engelbert — 245,000
Seat no. 7 — Donald Auger — 510,000

Players Eliminated:

Ben Landowski — 6th Place ($34,620)

Live Updates:

Ben Landowski Eliminated in 6th Place ($34,620)

Ben Landowski opened the pot for 50,000 before the flop, Stephen Hung three-bet to 75,000 from the big blind and Landowski called.

The flop came J33, Hung bet 25,000, Landowski raised all in and Hung called.

Hung led on the flop with QQ for an overpair against Landowski’s top pair with J8.

The turn and river were the 5 and the 7, offering no help to Ben Landowski who was eliminated in 6th place ($34,620).

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The final table of Event no. 13 ($1,500 Limit Hold’em) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

With the elimination of Roland Israelahvili in 10th Place ($12,535), the official, 9-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-15,000 and limits of 15,000-30,000, 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 — Al Barbieri — 471,000
Seat no. 2 — Alexander Queen — 265,000
Seat no. 3 — Lori Kirgan — 105,000
Seat no. 4 — Stephen Hung — 218,000
Seat no. 5 — David Arsht — 531,000
Seat no. 6 — Glenn Engelbert — 564,000
Seat no. 7 — Donald Auger — 378,000
Seat no. 8 — Ben Landowski — 574,000
Seat no. 9 — Jeff Weiss — 178,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 730 players, creating a total prize pool of $985,500. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $211,921
2nd Place — $130,903
3rd Place — $84,388
4th Place — $61,820
5th Place — $45,953
6th Place — $34,620
7th Place — $26,401
8th Place — $20,370
9th Place — $15,886

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