Level: 8

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

Players Remaining: 1 out of 477

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Evan Silverstein – $185,487

Live Updates:

Cliff Josephy Wins Event No. 9 ($299,486) — Evan Silverstein Eliminated in Second Place ($185,487)

Cliff Josephy raised to 60,000 from the button and Evan Silverstein reraised all in for 680,000. Josephy called and they flipped over their hands.

Josephy: A2
Silverstein; K10

Board: QJ535

Silverstein missed his flush draw and he was eliminated in second place, good for $185,487. Josephy won the hand and the tournament. He took home $299,486 in prize money and a gold bracelet.

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Level: 6

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 477

Average Chip Count: 715,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Steven Silverman – 886,000
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 2,776,000
Seat 7: Evan Silverstein – 595,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: David “Bakes” Baker – $51,997
5th: Alessandro Longobardi – $68,613
4th: Tim West – $91,428

Live Updates:

David Baker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($51,997)

David Baker moved all in preflop from the small blind for 452,000 and Steven Silverman called from the big blind.

Silverman: AA
Baker: Q9

Board; KQ323

The aces were good for Silverman and he grew his stack to 970,000 while eliminating Baker in sixth place.

Alessandro Longobardi Eliminated in Fifth Place ($68,613)

Steven Silverman raised to 40,000 under the gun and and Cliff Josephy called on the button. Longobardi reraised all in for 216,000 from the small blind and Josephy called. The two players then tabled their hands.

Josephy: 108
Longobardi: AK

Board: 866108

Josephy connected on a full house to grow his chip lead above 2 million and Longobardi was eliminated in fifth place.

Tim West Eliminated in Fourth Place ($91,428)

Steven Silverman raised to 40,000 preflop and Tim West reraised all in for 320,000 on the button. Cliff Josephy moved all in over the top of West from the small blind. Silverman folded his hand and the two remaining players flipped over their cards.

Josephy: JJ
West: 66

Board: K5538

Josephy started the hand with a the leading pocket pair and nothing on the board changed that so he grew his stack to 2.7 million. West was eliminated in fourth place.

Level: 4

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 477

Average Chip Count: 613,286

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Steven Silverman – 765,000
Seat 3: Tim West – 378,000
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 1,360,000
Seat 5: Alessandro Longobardi – 310,000
Seat 6: Max Steinberg – 211,000
Seat 7: Evan Silverstein – 566,000
Seat 9: David “Bakes” Baker – 697,000

Players Eliminated:

8th: Chris Klodnicki – $30,641

Live Updates:

Chris Klodnicki Eliminated in Eighth Place ($30,641)

Cliff Josephy raised to 28,000 and Chris Klodnicki reraised to 65,000. Josephy reraised all in and Klodnicki called all in for 348,000 and they revealed their cards.

Josephy: AQ
Klodnicki: JJ

Board: KQ2A7

Josephy won the hand to grow his stack above 1.3 million and Klodnicki was eliminated in eighth place.

Max Steinberg Doubles Through Tim West

Tim West raised to 30,000 from the hi-jack and Max Steinberg reraised all in for 203,000 from the small blind. West called and they tabled their hands.

Steinberg: A7
West: KJ

Board: A6484

Steinberg doubled up on the hand to 460,000 and West was down to 160,000.

Level: 2

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 477

Average Chip Count: 477,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Steven Silverman – 366,000
Seat 3: Tim West – 455,000
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 345,000
Seat 5: Alessandro Longobardi – 394,000
Seat 6: Max Steinberg – 501,000
Seat 7: Evan Silverstein – 589,000
Seat 8: Ryan Hughes – 335,000
Seat 9: David “Bakes” Baker – 844,000
Seat 10: Chris Klodnicki – 411,000

Players Eliminated:

10th: Simeon Naydenov – $18,609

Live Updates:

Simeon Naydenov Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,609)

Max Steinberg raised to 27,000 from early position and Evan Silverstein called from middle position. Simeon Naydenov then raised all in for an additional 75,000 and Steinberg folded his hand. Silverstein called and the two players then flipped over their cards.

Silverstein: JJ
Naydenov: AQ

Board: QJ369

Naydenov was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and Silverstein was up close to 600,000.

Ryan Hughes Doubles Up

Max Steinberg raised to 24,000 preflop and Ryan Hughes reraised all in for 161,000. Steinberg called and they tabled their hands.

Hughes: KK
Steinberg: AK

Board: 10436Q

Hughes doubled up to survive with 350,000 thanks to a flush, while Steinberg was still cruising with 500,000.

The final table of Event No. 9 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

The 10-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 1 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 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: Steven Silverman – 428,000
Seat 2: Simeon Naydenov – 427,000
Seat 3: Tim West – 428,000
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 419,000
Seat 5: Alessandro Longobardi – 421,000
Seat 6: Max Steinberg – 428,000
Seat 7: Evan Silverstein – 427,000
Seat 8: Ryan Hughes – 422,000
Seat 9: David “Bakes” Baker – 428,000
Seat 10: Chris Klodnicki – 429,000

While only 10 remain, this event attracted a field of 477 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,302,210, and the top 60 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $299,486
2nd Place: $185,487
3rd Place: $123,202
4th Place: $91,428
5th Place: $68,613
6th Place: $51,997
7th Place: $39,756
8th Place: $30.641
9th Place: $23,791
10th Place: $18,609

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