Level: 8

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 587

Average Chip Count: 2,641,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 3,620,000

Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 1,610,000

Players Eliminated:

Antonio Esfandiari — 3rd Place ($151,613)

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Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in 3rd Place ($151,613))

Antonio Esfandiari

Antonio Esfandiari started the level as the chip leader but was knocked down to the short stack after losing two huge pots to Jeremiah Fitzpatrick and Craig McCorkell. Fitzpatrick doubled through Esfandiairi to take the chip lead after getting it all in before the flop with 77 against Esfandiari’s 99. The board came K74J5, giving Fitzpatrick middle set on the flop to win the pot and double up. Fitzpatrick took the chip lead that hand with just under 3.5 million while Esfandiari was left with just about 1 million in chips.

On the next hand, Esfandiari was doubled through by Craig McCorkell after getting it all in before the flop with AJ against McCorkell’s AK. The board came Q95A9, giving both players top pair on the turn, but McCorkell’s king-kicker played and he won the pot. McCorkell doubled up to about 1.3 million that hand while Esfandiari was left on the short stack with just over 300,000.

On his final hand, Esfandiari got it all in before the flop with K9 against Craig McCorkell’s K10.

The board came J836A, offering no help for Antonio Esfandiari who was eliminated in 3rd place ($151,613). Jeremiah Fitzpatrick took the chip lead over Craig McCorkell going into heads-up play with 3,630,000 to 1,610,000.

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Level: 6

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 587

Average Chip Count: 1,320,750

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 2,370,000

Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 540,000

Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 1,580,000

Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 770,000

Players Eliminated:

Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 5th Place ($84,436)
Alessandro Longobardi — 6th Place ($63,988)

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Alessandro Longobardi — 6th Place ($63,988)

Alessandro Longobardi

Antonio Esfandiari opened the pot for 65,000 from under the gun, Alessandro Longobardi moved all in from the button, Jonathan Lane re-shoved the small blind and Esfandiari folded.

Lane was ahead before the flop with AK against Longobardi’s AJ.

The board came 106557, offering no help for Alessandro Longobardi who was eliminated in 6th place ($63,988). Lane moved up to about 2 million that hand.

Athanasios Polychronopoulos Eliminated in 5th Place ($84,436)

Athanasios Polychronopoulos

Athanasios Polychronopoulos open-shoved before the flop and Antonio Esfandiari called.

Esfandiari was ahead before the flop with JJ against Polychronopoulos’ AK.

The board came Q9289, offering no help for Athanasios Polychronopoulos who was eliminated in 5th place ($84,436). Esfandiari ended the hand with just under 1.7 million in chips.

The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 6 and will return at approximately 9:00pm local time to resume play.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 587

Average Chip Count: 754,714

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 1,215,000

Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 710,000
Seat no. 4 — Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 260,000
Seat no. 5 — Alessandro Longobardi — 775,000
Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 1,090,000

Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 420,000
Seat no. 9 — Roberto Romanello — 620,000

Players Eliminated:

Thiago Nishijima — 8th Place ($37,707)

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Thiago Nishijima Eliminated in 8th Place ($37,707)

Thiago Nishijima

Jonathan Lane raised to 50,000 before the flop, Thiago Nishijima moved all in and Lane called.

Lane had him covered and was ahead before the flop with JJ against Nishijima’s AJ.

The board came Q883Q, offering no help to Thiago Nishijima who was eliminated in 8th place ($37,707). Lane re-took the chip lead that hand with about 1,250,000.

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Level: 2

Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 587

Average Chip Count: 660,375

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 538,000

Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 710,000
Seat no. 4 — Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 529,000
Seat no. 5 — Alessandro Longobardi — 512,000
Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 1,140,000

Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 610,000
Seat no. 9 — Roberto Romanello — 530,000
Seat no. 10 — Thiago Nishijima — 430,000

Players Eliminated:

Joe Tehan — 9th Place ($29,277)

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Joe Tehan Eliminated in 9th Place ($29,277)

Joe Tehan

Joe Tehan raised to 22,000 before the flop, Jonathan Lane three-bet the button to 67,00, Tehan four-bet shoved for 307,000 and Lane called.

Tehan was all in for his tournament life and was drawing with AK against Lane’s JJ.

The board came Q65Q7, offering no help to Joe Tehan who was eliminated in 9th place ($29,277). Lane secured the chip lead that hand with a little over 1.1 million.

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The final table of Event no. 36 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

The Shootout tournament features a different format than a traditional No-Limit Hold’em event in that players must win their table before moving on. As players win their individual tables, they take those chips with them to the next round where they must win another table and so on, until the final table is reached. Day 2 ended with the elimination of Mickey Petersen in 11th Place ($9,086), and the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 1 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 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 — Antonio Esfandiari — 538,000
Seat no. 2 — Joe Tehan — 529,000
Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 539,000
Seat no. 4 — Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 528,000
Seat no. 5 — Alessandro Longobardi — 512,000
Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 509,000
Seat no. 7 — Sardor Gaziev — 527,000
Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 539,000
Seat no. 9 — Roberto Romanello — 530,000
Seat no. 10 — Thiago Nishijima — 510,000

While only 10 remain, this event gathered 587 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,602,510. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $368,593
2nd Place — $228,261
3rd Place — $151,613
4th Place — $112,512
5th Place — $84,436
6th Place — $63,988
7th Place — $48,924
8th Place — $37,707
9th Place — $29,277
10th Place — $22,899

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