Level: 27

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Tim Adams Wins Event no. 28 ($392,476)
Brendon Rubie Eliminated in 2nd Place ($242,458)

Brendon Rubie opened the button for 80,000, Tim Adams reriased to 225,000 from the big blind and Rubie called.

The flop came Q108, Adams bet 255,000 and Rubie called.

The turn was the 5, Adams moved all in and Rubie called.

Rubie was all in for his tournament life with KQ for top pair but was behind Adams’ top pair, top kicker with AQ.

The river was the A and Tim Adams wins the the gold bracelet. Brendon Rubie was eliminated in 2nd place while Tim Adams wins Event no. 28, taking home the $392,476 grand prize and the twenty-eighth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

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Level: 25

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 750

Average Chip Count: 2,812,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Brendon Rubie — 750,000

Seat no. 4 — Timothy Adams — 4,890,000

Players Eliminated:

James Schaaf — 3rd Place ($164,823)

Live Updates:

James Schaaf Eliminated in 3rd Place ($164,823)

Timothy Adams came into the last level right in the middle of the chip counts and found a huge double up through then chipleader Brendon Rubie to take the chip lead. Adams moved all in on a rag flop with AK and Rubie called with 109. Neither player connected with the board and Adams doubled up to over 3.6 million that hand, taking the chip lead and knocking Rubie down to a distant second place with just about 1.1 million. Adams took a chunk out of Schaaf’s stack this level as well, and despite finding a double up late in the level, James Schaaf was the next player eliminated.

Timothy Adams opened the button for 48,000 and James Schaaf called from the big blind.

The flop came Q22, Schaff checked, Adams bet 57,000 and Schaaf called.

The turn was the Q, and both players checked.

The river was the Q, Schaaf bet 175,000, Adams shoved and Schaaf called all in for around 900,000. Schaaf showed 44 for a full house but Adams turned over 1010 for a better full house. James Schaaf was eliminated in 3rd place ($164,823) while Timothy Adams took a huge chip lead going into heads-up play with almost 4.9 million to Brendan Rubie’s 750,000

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The final table of Event no. 28 ($2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Four Handed) 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 8 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Greg Merson in 5th Place ($70,280), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 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 — Brendon Rubie — 2,693,000
Seat no. 2 — Anthony Gregg — 367,000
Seat no. 3 — James Schaaf — 1,656,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Adams — 892,000

While only 4 remain, this event gathered 750 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,706,250. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $392,476
2nd Place — $242,458
3rd Place — $164,823
4th Place — $114,711

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