Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000-50,000

Austin Scott Wins Event no. 26 ($361,797)
Brett Richey Eliminated in 2nd Place ($223,492)

Austin Scott entered heads-up play with the chip lead and despite an early double up by Brett Richey in level 27, Scott continued to chip away at his opponent until he had him below 1 million in chips. On the final hand of the tournament, Brett Richey opened the button for 100,000 and Scott called from the big blind.

The flop came 862, and both players checked.

The turn was the Q, Scott bet 125,000, Richey reraised to 575,000, Scott shoved and Richey called all in.

Scott: 10764
Richey: KQ72

Richey was all in for his tournament life and ahead on the turn with two pair, but Scott made a straight on the river with the 5 to win hand. Brett Richey was eliminated in 2nd place ($223,492) and Austin Scott wins Event no. 26, taking home the $361,797 grand prize and the twenty-sixth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

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Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 589

Average Chip Count: 1,060,200

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 2 — Scott Stanko — 670,000

Seat no. 4 — Austin Scott — 1,130,000
Seat no. 5 — Vadzim Kursevich — 1,940,000

Seat no. 7 — Brett Richey — 875,000

Seat no. 9 — Khiem Nguyen — 690,000

Players Eliminated:

Tom Chambers — 6th Place ($61,521)

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Tom Chambers Eliminated in 6th Place ($61,521)

Vadzim Kursevich opened the pot to 60,000 from the cutoff and Tom Chambers called from the button.

The flop came Q87, Kursevich checked, Chambers bet 125,000 and Kursevich called.

The turn was the K, Kursevich checked, Chambers bet 415,000, Kursevich shoved and Chambers called all in for 455,000.

Kursevich: AAKQ
Chambers: AQ107

Chambers flopped two pair to take the lead, but Kursevich turned a higher two pair. The river was the 2, and Tom Chambers was eliminated in 6th place ($61,521). Kursevich ended the hand with just under 2 million.

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Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 589

Average Chip Count: 757,285

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 2 — Scott Stanko — 400,000
Seat no. 3 — Romik Vartzar — 258,000
Seat no. 4 — Austin Scott — 1,320,000
Seat no. 5 — Vadzim Kursevich — 1,450,000
Seat no. 6 — Tom Chambers — 455,000
Seat no. 7 — Brett Richey — 753,000

Seat no. 9 — Khiem Nguyen — 615,000

Players Eliminated:

Dutch Boyd — 8th Place (35,038)

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Dutch Boyd Eliminated in 8th Place ($35,038)

Ducth Boyd opened the pot for 50,000 from the cutoff, Scott Stanko reraised to 170,000 from the small blind and Boyd called.

The flop came 10106, Stabko shoved and Boyd called all in.

Stank: AKK7
Boyd: J1098

The turn and river were the K and the 4. Boyd was ahead when the money went in on the flop with trip tens but Stanko spiked a third king on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Dutch Boyd in 8th place ($35,038).

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The final table of Event no. 26 ($3,000 Po-Limit Omaha) 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 2 tables, and with the elimination of Jon Hoellein in 10th Place ($21,016), the official 9-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 22 with blinds of 8,000-16,000, 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 — Thomas Pettersson — 225,000
Seat no. 2 — Scott Stanko — 238,000
Seat no. 3 — Romik Vartzar — 341,000
Seat no. 4 — Austin Scott — 763,000
Seat no. 5 — Vadzim Kursevich — 1,649,000
Seat no. 6 — Tom Chambers — 681,000
Seat no. 7 — Brett Richey — 405,000
Seat no. 8 — Dutch Boyd — 343,000
Seat no. 9 — Khiem Nguyen — 658,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 589 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,607,970. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $361,797
2nd Place — $223,492
3rd Place — $158,530
4th Place — $114,037
5th Place — $83,180
6th Place — $61,521
7th Place — $46,117
8th Place — $35,038
9th Place — $26,966

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