Level: 28

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 481

Players Eliminated:

4th: Jared Hamby – $154,518
3rd: Darryll Fish – $215,286
2nd: David Vamplew – $342,450

Live Updates:

Jared Hamby Eliminated in Fourth Place ($154,518)

Trevor Pope raised to 100,000 from the small blind and Jared Hamby reraised all in for 1,230,000 from the big blind. Pope called and they flipped over their cards.

Pope: AJ
Hamby: AK

Board: 88595

Hamby was eliminated in fourth place and Pope increased his huge chip stack close to 6 million thanks to a flush.

Darryll Fish Eliminated in Third Place ($215,286)

Darryll Fish moved all in preflop for 375,000 on the button and Trevor Pope called from the small blind. Here are their cards.

Pope: 99
Fish: J8

Board: 633Q4

Fish was eliminated on the hand in third place to set up a heads-up final between Pope (6,665,000) and David Vamplew (550,000).

David Vamplew Doubles Up

Trevor Pope raised to 100,000 preflop from the button and David Vamplew called. The flop was dealt A93 and Vamplew checked. Pope bet 100,000 and Vamplew called. The turn fell J and Vamplew checked. Pope shoved all in and Vamplew called all in.

Vamplew held JJ and Pope turned over A3. The river brought the 9and Vamplew doubled up to 1 million with a set of jacks. Pope still held a commanding lead with 6.2 million.

Trevor Pope Wins Event No. 2 ($553,906) — David Vamplew Eliminated in 2nd Place ($342,450)

David Vamplew raised to 100,000 on the button preflop and Trevor Pope reraised all in. Vamplew called all in for 940,000 and they flipped over their cards.

Pope: 55
Vamplew: A6

Board: QJJ74

Vamplew was eliminated on the hand in second place, good for $342,450, and Pope is the champion of Event No. 2. He took home $553,906 and a gold bracelet.

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Level: 26

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

Players Remaining: 5 out of 481

Average Chip Count: 1,443,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: David Vamplew – 565,000
Seat 2: Jamie Armstrong – 450,000
Seat 5: Darryll Fish – 1,265,000
Seat 7: Trevor Pope – 4,700,000
Seat 8: Jared Hamby – 530,000

Players Eliminated:

7th: Brandon Meyers – $62,915
6th: Dan Kelly – $83,552

Live Updates:

Brandon Meyers Eliminated in Seventh Place ($62,915)

Brandon Meyers shoved all in for 415,000 preflop from early position and Trevor Pope called from the cutoff. Here are their cards.

Pope: AA
Meyers: AQ

Board: 87698

Pope won the hand with pocket aces to grow his stack to 3.9 million and Meyers was eliminated in seventh place.

Dan Kelly Eliminated in Sixth Place ($83,552)

Dan Kelly raised to 60,000 from the cutoff preflop and Trevor Pope reraised to 125,000 on the small blind. Kelly called and the flop was dealt 1076. Pope checked, Kelly bet 65,000, and Pope called.

The turn fell 10 and Pope checked, Kelly moved all in for 250,000, and Pope called with Q7. Kelly flipped over AA and the river delivered the 7. That gave Pope a full house and he grew his chip lead to 4.7 million after the hand. Kelly was eliminated in sixth place.

The final table of Event No. 2 ($5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Rafal Mchalowski in ninth place ($37,391), the official, eight-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 12,000–24,000 with a 4,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: David Vamplew – 629,000
Seat 2: Jamie Armstrong – 451,000
Seat 3: Dan Kelly – 625,000
Seat 4: Brandon Meyers – 595,000
Seat 5: Darryll Fish – 432,000
Seat 6: David Peters – 435,000
Seat 7: Trevor Pope – 3,420,000
Seat 8: Jared Hamby – 629,000

While only 8 remain, this event attracted 481 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,260,700, and the top 56 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $553,906
2nd Place: $342,450
3rd Place: $215,286
4th Place: $112,695
5th Place: $112,695
6th Place: $83,532
7th Place: $62,915
8th Place: $48,130

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