Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Dung Nguyen Wins Event no. 38 ($607,200)
Theo Tran Eliminated in 2nd Place ($377,565)

Dung Nguyen

Dung Nguyen entered heads-up play with a more than 2:1 chip lead over Theo Tran and had extended that lead to more than 6:1 by the start of the last level. On the the final hand of the night, Theo Tran moved all in before the flop with AK against Nguyen’s Q10.

The board came 84310J, giving Nguyen top pair on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Theo Tran in 2nd place ($377,565). Dung Nguyen wins Event no. 38, taking home the $607,200 grand prize and the thirty-eighth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

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Level: 28

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

Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,534

Average Chip Count: 3,801,000

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Dung Nguyen — 6,120,000

Seat no. 3 — Theo Tran — 2,800,000

Seat no. 9 — Bahman Jahanguiri — 1,500,000

Players Eliminated:

Blair Hinkle — 4th Place ($192,734)
David Pham — 5th Place ($140,736)

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David Pham Eliminated in 5th Place ($140,736)

David Pham

Bahman Jahanguiri opened the pot for 150,000 before the flop, David Pham moved all in and Jahanguiri called.

Pham was all in for his tournament life and behind with 77 against Jahanguiri’s KK.

The board came A10453, offering no help to David Pham who was eliminated in 5th Place ($140,736). Jahanguiri ended the hand with about 2 million in chips.

Blair Hinkle Eliminated in 4th Place ($192,734)

Blair Hinkle

Blair Hinkle open-shoved the short stack from the small blind and Bahman Jahanguiri called from the big blind.

Jahanguiri was ahead with K3 against Hinkle’s J9.

The board came Q744K, giving Jahanguiri top pair on the river to win the pot and eliminate Blair Hinkle in 4th place ($192,734).

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Level: 26

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

Players Remaining: 5 out of 2,534

Average Chip Count: 2,280,600

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Dung Nguyen — 6,250,000

Seat no. 3 — Theo Tran — 1,900,000
Seat no. 4 — Blair Hinkle — 1,500,000

Seat no. 8 — David Pham — 550,000
Seat no. 9 — Bahman Jahanguiri — 1,000,000

Players Eliminated:

Kristijonas Andrulis — 6th Place ($103,995)
Zachary Korik — 7th Place ($77,791)

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Zachary Korik Eliminated in 7th Place ($77,791)

Zachary Korik

Zachary Korik was all in before the flop with 99 against Blair Hinkle’s QQ.

The board came 532QK, giving Hinkle top set on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Zachary Korik in 7th place ($77,791). Hinkle moved up to about 1.5 million that hand.

Kristijonas Andrulis Eliminated in 6th Place ($103,995)

Kristijonas Andrulis

Dunh Nguyen opened the button for 100,000, Kristijonas Andrulis moved all in from the small blind and Nguyen called.

Nguyen was ahead before the flop with AK against Andrulis’ KQ.

The board came 962K3, giving Nguyen top pair, top kicker on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Kristijonas Andrulis in 6th place ($103,995).

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The final table of Event no. 38 ($1,500 No-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 21 players spread out over 3 tables, and with the elimination of Scott Clements in 10th Place ($34,927), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 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 — Dung Nguyen — 3,270,000
Seat no. 2 — Kristos Andrulis — 1,295,000
Seat no. 3 — Theo Tran — 1,910,000
Seat no. 4 — Blair Hinkle — 325,000
Seat no. 5 — Zachary Korik — 580,000
Seat no. 6 — Tyler Patterson — 400,000
Seat no. 7 — Jeffrey Manza — 1,735,000
Seat no. 8 — David Pham — 1,350,000
Seat no. 9 — Bahman Jahanguiri — 870,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 2,534 players, creating a total prize pool of $3,420,900. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $607,200
2nd Place — $377,565
3rd Place — $267,241
4th Place — $192,734
5th Place — $140,736
6th Place — $103,995
7th Place — $77,791
8th Place — $58,874
9th Place — $45,087

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