Level: 26

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

Players Remaining: 1 out of 3,164

Players Eliminated:

3rd: William Guerrero – $215,107
2nd: Seth Berger – $303,952

Live Updates:

William Guerrero Eliminated in Third Place (215,107)

Charles Sylvestre raised to 100,000 on the button preflop and William Guerrero reraised all in from the small blind for close to 1 million. Sylvestre called and they flipped over their cards.

Guerrero was in the lead with pocket nines and he was ahead of the A4 held by Sylvestre. The board was dealt A6455 and Sylvestre won the hand with a higher two pair than Guerrero, who was eliminated in third place. This set up a heads-up final between Sylvestre (4,600,000) and Seth Berger (4,892,000).

Charles Sylvestre Wins Event No. 3 ($491,360) — Seth Berger Eliminated in Second Place ($303,952)

Early in the heads-up final Charles Sylvestre raised to 150,000 from the button and Seth Berger called. The flop was dealt AK3 and Sylvestre bet 225,000. Berger called and then he checked a brick on the turn. Sylvestre fired out 500,000 and Berger called once more.

The river delivered the 8 and Sylvestre moved all in. Berger called all in but he mucked his cards when Sylvestre flipped over AJ. Berger was eliminated in second place, good for $303,952. That made Sylvestre the champion of Event No. 3 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Re-entry) and he was awarded $491,360 and a gold bracelet.

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Level: 25

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

Players Remaining: 7 out of 3,164

Average Chip Count: 1,356,000

Chip Counts:

Charles Sylvestre – 2,700,000
Michael Cooper – 2,400,000
Seth Berger – 2,300,000
William Guerrero – 1,100,000
Binh Ta – 1,035,000
Ryan Olisar – 750,000
Darren Rabinowitz – 225,000

Players Eliminated:

8th: Ruben Ybarra – $47,925

Live Updates:

Binh Ta Doubles Up

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 60,000 and Binh Ta reraised all in preflop for 470,000. Rabinowitz quickly called and they flipped over their cards.

Ta: A5
Rabinowitz: AK

Board: A52J5

Ta made a full house to double up and survive with more than 1 million. Rabinowitz was down close to 200,000 after the hand.

Ryan Olisar Doubles Up

Charles Sylvestre raised to 60,000 preflop and Ryan Olisar reraised all in for 335,000. Sylvestre called and they flipped over their cards.

Olisar: 1010
Sylvestre: 77

Board: 1085KA

Olisar made a set on the flop and it held up for him to survive with 750,000. Sylvestre was down to 1.2 million after the hand.

Ruben Ybarra Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,925)

Seth Berger raised to 60,000 preflop and Ruben Ybarra called from the big blind. The flop was dealt KQ4 and Ybarra checked. Berger bet 65,000 and Ybarra called.

The turn fell 5 and Ybarra checked. Berger bet 100,000 and Ybarra check-raised to 500,000. Berger called and the river brought the J. Ybarra moved all in and Berger called. Ybarra held K9 but that was not enough to top the A2 of Berger. Ybarra was eliminated in eighth place by the flush of his opponent.

The final table of Event No. 3 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry) 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 Seth Baker in 10th Place ($28,419), the official, nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 24 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:

Ruben Ybarra – 2,400,000
Seth Berger – 1,480,000
Charles Sylvestre – 1,270,000
William Guerrero – 1,110,000
Michael Cooper – 870,000
Binh Ta – 700,000
Darren Rabinowitz – 656,000
Ryan Olisar – 650,000
Ping Liu – 550,000

While only 9 remain, this event attracted 3,164 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,847,600, and the top 56 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $491,360
2nd Place: $303,952
3rd Place: $215,107
4th Place: $155,706
5th Place: $114,017
6th Place: $84,459
7th Place: $63,273
8th Place: $47,925
9th Place: $36,705

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