Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 2,798

Average Chip Count: 3,147,750

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 3 — Donald Vogel — 1,600,000
Seat no. 4 — David Borg — 3,600,000
Seat no. 5 — Peter Eastgate — 3,100,000

Seat no. 8 — Tomas Junek — 6,000,000

Players Eliminated:

Eliyahu Levy — 5th Place ($152,867)

Live Updates:

Eliyahu Levy Eliminated in 5th Place ($152,867)

Eliyahu Levy moved all in before the flop and Donald Vogel called.

Levy was all in for his tournament life and trailing before the flop with A3 against Vogel’s AK.

The board came Q8589, offering no help to Eliyahu Levy who was eliminated in 5th place ($152,867). Vogel ended the hand with about 2 million in chips.

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Level: 26

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

Players Remaining: 5 out of 2,798

Average Chip Count: 2,098,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 3 — Donald Vogel — 2,300,000
Seat no. 4 — David Borg — 2,600,000
Seat no. 5 — Peter Eastgate — 2,600,000

Seat no. 7 — Eliyahu Levy — 3,700,000
Seat no. 8 — Tomas Junek — 1,800,000

Players Eliminated:

Andrew Taylor — 6th Place ($113,092)
Steven Goldberg — 7th Place ($84,649)
Tomas Trampota — 8th Place ($64,101)
Bassel Moussa — 9th Place ($49,105)

Live Updates:

Bassel Moussa Eliminated in 9th Place ($49,105)

Tomas Trampota opened the pot for 60,000 before the flop, Eliyahu Levy called, Bassel Moussa moved all in for 175,000, Trampota re-shoved ad Levy called all in.

Levy: AQ
Moussa: J9
Trampota: 88

Board: AQ646

Trampota was ahead before the flop and had both opponents covered, but Levy flopped top two pair to win the pot and more than double up. Bassel Moussa was eliminated in 9th place ($49,105) while Trampota was left on the short stack with just about 150,000 in chips.

Tomas Trampota Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,101)

Trampota moved all in before the flop for about 150,000 and Donal Vogel called.

Vogel was ahead before the flop with QQ against Trampota’s 87.

The board came KQJ24, giving Vogel middle set on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Tomas Trampota in 8th place ($64,101). Voegel ended the hand with about 1,250,000.

Steven Goldberg Eliminated in 7th Place ($84,649)

Steven Goldberg opened the small blind for 95,000 and Donald Vogel called from the big blind.

The flop came 533, Goldberg bet 75,000 and Vogel called.

The turn was the A, Goldberg bet 145,000, Vogel shoved and Goldberg called all in.

Vogel was ahead on the turn with A5 for top two pair against Goldberg’s A2.

The river was the 9, and Steven Goldberg was eliminated in 7th place ($84,649). Vogel moved up to about 2.5 million after the hand.

Andrew Taylor Eliminated in 6th Place ($113,092)

David Borg opened the pot for 90,000 before the flop, Peter Eastgate called, Eliyahu Levy called from the cutoff and Andrew Taylor called from the big blind.

The flop came J73, Levy bet 200,000, Taylor raised to 565,000, Borg folded, Eastgate folded and Levy called.

The turn was the 10, Taylor moved all in and Levy called. Levy was ahead on the turn with 98 for a nine-high flush against Taylor’s lower flush with 65.

The river was the 8, and Andrew Taylor was eliminated in 6th place ($113,092). Levy ended the hand with about 3.7 million in chips.

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The final table of Event no. 56 ($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 22 players spread out over 3 tables, and with the elimination of Gianluca Mattia in 10th Place ($38,037), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 24 with blinds of 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 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 — Andrew Taylor — 799,000
Seat no. 2 — Steven Goldberg — 1,212,000
Seat no. 3 — Donald Vogel — 1,664,000
Seat no. 4 — David Borg — 773,000
Seat no. 5 — Peter Eastgate — 1,246,000
Seat no. 6 — Tomas Trampota — 2,241,000
Seat no. 7 — Eliyahu Levy — 1,148,000
Seat no. 8 — Tomas Junek — 2,445,000
Seat no. 9 — Bassel Moussa — 779,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 2,798 players, creating a total prize pool of $3,777,300. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $661,022
2nd Place — $410,517
3rd Place — $289,530
4th Place — $209,111
5th Place — $152,867
6th Place — $113,092
7th Place — $84,649
8th Place — $64,101
9th Place — $49,105

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