Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000-120,000

Andy Frankenberger Wins Event no. 17 ($445,899)
Phil Ivey Eliminated in 2nd Place ($275,559)

Andy Frankenberger began heads-up play slightly out chipped but managed to win some big pots off of Phil Ivey in Level 30 to pull out in front. Frankenberger won a 1,750,000 showdown with king-high to take the lead and then took another big pot from Ivey that went to a showdown with the nut straight. That hand gave Frankenberger a sizable chip advantage heading into the final hand of the night.

Andy Frankenberger opened the button for 300,000 and Phil Ivey called from the big blind.

The flop came A54, Ivey checked, Frankenberger bet 130,000, Ivey raised to 600,000, Frankenberger shoved and Ivey called all in.

Ivey was all in for his tournament life and behind with 76 for an open-ended straight draw with a backdoor flush draw against Frankenberger’s top pair with AJ.

The turn and river were the 5 and the 5, giving Frankenberger a full house on the river to win the pot and eliminate Phil Ivey in 2nd place ($275,559). Andy Frankenberger wins Event no. 17, taking home the $445,899 grand prize and the seventeenth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

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Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 179

Average Chip Count: 1,790,000

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Ali Eslami — 1,915,000

Seat no. 3 — Phil Ivey — 2,630,000

Seat no. 6 — Andy Frankenberger — 835,000

Players Eliminated:

Alexander Venovski — 4th Place ($147,345)

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Alexander Venovski Eliminated in 4th Place ($147,345)

Alexander Venovski entered the level as the short stack and managed to double through Phil Ivey to stay alive, but Ivey quickly got all of the chips back a few hands later. Phil Ivey opened the pot for 160,000 from under the gun, Alexander Venovski reraised to 440,000 from the small blind, Ivey shoved and Venovski called all in for around 700,000.

Venovski was all in for his tournament life with AQ against Ivey’s 77.

The board came J6223, offering no help to Alexander Venovski who was eliminated in 4th place ($147,345). Phil Ivey took a huge chip lead going into three-handed play with about 2.6 million.

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Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 179

Average Chip Count: 1,074,000

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Ali Eslami — 1,205,000
Seat no. 3 — Phil Ivey — 945,000
Seat no. 4 — Manuel Bevand — 1,555,000

Seat no. 6 — Andy Frankenberger — 935,000
Seat no. 7 — Alexander Venovski — 730,000

Players Eliminated:

Shaun Deeb — 6th Place ($84,668)
Matt Marafioti — 7th Place ($65,840)
Daniel Weinman — 8th Place ($52,059)

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Shaun Deeb Eliminated in 6th Place ($84,668)

Andy Frankenberger opened the button for 125,000, Shaun Deeb moved all in for 425,000 from the blind and Frankenberger called.

Frankenberger led before the flop with a pair of sixes against Deeb’s AK.

The board came J106QQ

Frankenberger flopped a set, Deeb turned a straight and Frankenberger rivered a full house to win the pot. Shaun Deeb was eliminated in 6th place ($84,668).

Matt Marafioti Eliminated in 7th Place ($65,840)

Matt Marafiot moved all in before the flop for his last 15,000 and got three callers. The flop came KJ6, and Ali Eslami, Shuan Deeb and Alexander Venovski all checked the side pot.

The turn was the Q, Venovski bet 60,000 and both Deeb and Eslami folded.

Venovski was ahead on the turn with A10 for a made straight against Marafiot’s A – 2. Marafioti was drawing dead.

The river was the 7 and Matt Marafioti was eliminated in 7th place ($65,840).

Daniel Weinman Eliminated in 8th Place ($52,059)

Andy Frankenberger opened the button for 125,000, Daniel Weinman moved all in from the big blind and Frankenberger called.

Frankenberger was ahead with QQ against Weinman’s KQ.

The board came A7785, offering no help to Daniel Weinman who was eliminated in 8th place ($52,059). Andy Frankenberger moved up to about 1,000,000 in chips that hand.

The remaining five players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 25 and should return at approximately 9:15pm to resume play.

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The final table of Event no. 17 ($10,000 Pot-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.

Day 3 began with 18 players spread out over two tables, and with the elimination of Ryan Julius in 10th Place ($34,139), the official 9-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 24 with blinds 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 — Ali Eslami — 730,000
Seat no. 2 — Matt Marafioti — 455,000
Seat no. 3 — Phil Ivey — 1,185,000
Seat no. 4 — Manuel Bevand — 1,095,000
Seat no. 5 — Hoyt Corkins — 260,000
Seat no. 6 — Andy Frankenberger — 435,000
Seat no. 7 — Alexander Venovski — 490,000
Seat no. 8 — Daniel Weinman — 390,000
Seat no. 9 — Shaun Deeb — 330,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 179 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,682,600. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $445,899
2nd Place — $275,559
3rd Place — $199,623
4th Place — $147,345
5th Place — $110,731
6th Place — $84,668
7th Place — $65,840
8th Place — $52,059
9th Place — $41,829

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