Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000-100,000

Players Remaining: 1 out of 386

Players Eliminated:

4th: Tom Marchese – $278,298
3rd: James Wiese – $380,836
2nd: Jared Bleznick – $526,625

Live Updates:

Tom Marchese Eliminated in Fourth Place ($278,298)

Jared Bleznick and Tom Marchese got into a preflop raising battle before the flop fell 1052. Bleznick bet 500,000 and Marchese called all in. The two players then tabled their hands.

Bleznick: 9875
Marchese: AK73

Turn and River: QQ

Marchese was eliminated in fourth place and Bleznick won the pot to grow his stack to 2 million thanks to two pair, queens and fives.

James Wiese Eliminated in Third Place ($380,836)

James Wiese raised to 200,000 preflop and Jared Bleznick reraised to 650,000. Wiese called and the flop was dealt 1062. Wiese then got the last of his chips into the middle against Bleznick. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Bleznick: K987
Wiese: QJ106

Turn and River: 54

Bleznick won the pot with a straight to grow his stack to 4.9 million in advance of the heads-up final against Daniel Alaei (6.6 million), and Wiese was eliminated in third place.

Daniel Alaei Wins Event No. 61 ($852,692) — Jared Bleznick Eliminated in Second Place ($526,625)

The first hand of the heads-up match saw Daniel Alaei raise to 200,000 preflop and Jared Bleznick called. The flop was dealt 742 and Bleznick checked. Alaei bet 275,000 and Bleznick raised to 1.25 million. Alaei called and the turn fell 10. Bleznick bet the pot and Alaei raised all in. Bleznick called all in and the final two players revealed their hands one last time.

Alaei: 101043
Bleznick: K765

River: 2

Alaei won the pot and the tournament with a full house. Bleznick was eliminated in second place and took home $526,625 in prize money. Alaei was awarded his fourth gold bracelet and the top prize worth $852,692.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of the live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos from the Main Event, which will conclude on July 15 when the November Nine is set.

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 386

Average Chip Count: 1,930,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Gjergj Sinishtaj – 550,000
Seat 2: Numit Agrawal – 960,000
Seat 4: Daniel Alaei – 4,700,000
Seat 5: Jared Bleznick – 2,650,000
Seat 6: Tom Marchese – 1,000,000
Seat 7: James Wiese – 1,750,000

Players Eliminated:

7th: Sean Dempsey – $115,637

Live Updates:

Sean Dempsey Eliminated in Seventh Place ($115,637)

Numit Agrawal raised to 210,000 and Sean Dempsey reraised the pot. Agrawal reraised and Dempsey called all in. The two players then tabled their hands.

Agrawal: KJ109
Dempsey: 10872

Board: Q85A10

Dempsey was eliminated in seventh place and Agrawal was up to 1.1 million after the hand thanks to a Broadway straight.

Tom Marchese Doubles Up

James Wiese limped and Daniel Alaei called preflop. Jared Bleznick completed on the small blind and Tom Marchese checked his option on the big blind. The flop was dealt 962 and Bleznick checked. Marchese bet 240,000 and Wiese raised. Alaei and Bleznick folded and Marchese called all in for 495,000. The two remaining players then revealed their hands.

Marchese: 8663
Wiese: KK33

Turn and River: 10A

Marchese doubled up to survive with 1.2 million thanks to a set of sixes.

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 386

Average Chip Count: 1,447,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Gjergj Sinishtaj – 1,975,000
Seat 2: Numit Agrawal – 675,000
Seat 3: Rory Rees Brennan – 740,000
Seat 4: Daniel Alaei – 850,000
Seat 5: Jared Bleznick – 2,200,000
Seat 6: Tom Marchese – 1,350,000
Seat 7: James Wiese – 2,650,000
Seat 9: Sean Dempsey – 1,225,000

Players Eliminated:

9th: Alexander Kravchenko – $67,742

Live Updates:

Alexander Kravchenko Eliminated in Ninth Place ($67,742)

James Wiese raised to 100,000 preflop and Alexander Kravchenko reraised all in for 300,000. Sean Dempsey then reraised the pot and Wiese folded. The two remaining players then revealed their hands.

Dempsey: AK87
Kravchenko: A973

Board: 65465

Kravchenko was eliminated in ninth place and Dempsey grew his stack to 1.2 million thanks to a straight.

Rory Brennan Doubles Up With Quads

Numit Agrawal raised to 90,000 and Rory Brennan reraised all in. Agrawal called and the two players tabled their hands.

Brennan: AA53
Agrawal: AKQ6

Board: J333A

Brennan made quad threes and that was more than enough for him to double up to 740,000 and survive. Agrawal held 675,000 after the hand.

The final day of Event No. 61 ($10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) begins with 32 players from the initial field of 386 and they will be playing down to a champion tonight. Cards get into the air at 2 p.m. PT and that’s when the remaining field will begin to march down to the final table. Notables still in the hunt include Michael Watson, Jonathan Duhamel, Tom Marchese, Tony Cousineau, Joseph Cheong, Stephen Chidwick, Daniel Alaei, Jose Barbero, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko.

Card Player will bring you level-by-level updates with chip counts and payouts once the official final table begins with the final nine players in the event. Tune back in at that time to see which player will walk away with the top prize of $852,692 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.