Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 210

Average Chip Count: 1,575,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Matthew Ashton – 2,100,000
Seat 2: Mike Matusow – 775,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Mike Leah – $108,412

Live Updates

Mike Leah Doubles Up Through Matthew Ashton

Mike Leah: (32) QA79 (4)
Matthew Ashton: (53) 10K24 (9)

Matthew Ashton posted the bring-in and Mike Leah completed. Ashton raised and Leah called. Fourth street went out and Leah bet. Ashton raised and Leah called all in. After seventh street Leah held a solid seven-four low to take the bottom half of the pot, and his ace-high was good enough to take the high as well. The scoop doubled Leah up to 370,000 but Ashton was still well in the lead with close to 2 million.

Mike Leah Eliminated in Third Place ($108,412)

Mike Matusow: (K5) 3444 (10)
Mike Leah: (A7) KA93 (J)

Mike Matusow posted the bring-in and Mike Leah completed. Matusow raised and Leah called all in. Matusow received three fours in a row and made trips to win the high. Neither player qualified low so Matusow scooped the pot and Leah was eliminated in third place. Matusow held 800,000 after the hand and that put him behind the 2.3 million of Matthew Ashton before the heads-up final began.

Level: 25

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

Players Remaining: 4 out of 210

Average Chip Count: 787,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Matthew Ashton – 692,000
Seat 2: Mike Matusow – 405,000
Seat 7: David “Bakes” Baker – 885,000
Seat 8: Mike Leah – 520,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Tony Cousineau – $44,543
5th: Yuval Bronshtein – $58,835

Live Updates:

Tony Cousineau Eliminated in Sixth Place ($44,543)

Mike Leah: (54) 73A6 (7)
Tony Cousineau: (A5) A74Q (muck)

Tony Cousineau completed and Mike Leah called. Cousineau bet on fourth street and Leah called. The same thing happened on fifth street until Leah switched the script and raised. Cousineau reraised all in and Leah called. Cousineau had the high when the money went in with aces, but that all changed when Leah made a straight to go with his six-five low to scoop the pot. Cousineau was eliminated in sixth place.

Yuval Bronshtein Eliminated in Fifth Place ($58,835)

Mike Leah: (88) 6Q87 (Q)
Matthew Ashton: (A2) 44510 (3)
Yuval Bronshtein: (A4) 31029 (6)

Yuval Bronshtein completed and Mike Leah called. Matthew Ashton raised and Bronshtein reraised. Both Leah and Ashton called and then Ashton was the first to act on fourth street. Bronshtein and Leah called and on fifth street it was Ashton who led out again. Leah raised this time and then Bronshtein called all in. Ashton and Leah continued to bet and raise through sixth and seventh street but when the cards were revealed it was clear they were chasing different sides of the pot. Leah had a full house for the high and Ashton made a wheel for the low. That left nothing for Bronshtein, who was eliminated in fifth place.

The final table of Event No. 13 ($5,000 Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better) 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 Tuan Vo in ninth place ($21,190), the eight-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 23 with blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 3,000 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: Matthew Ashton – 171,000
Seat 2: Mike Matusow – 405,000
Seat 3: Vladimir Shchemelev – 41,000
Seat 4: Yuval Bronshtein – 354,000
Seat 5: Tony Cousineau – 260,000
Seat 6: Gavin Smith – 221,000
Seat 7: David “Bakes” Baker – 801,000
Seat 8: Mike Leah – 354,000

While only 8 remain, this event attracted a field of 210 players, creating a total prize pool of $987,000, and the top 24 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $266,503
2nd Place: $164,700
3rd Place: $108,412
4th Place: $79,078
5th Place: $58,835
6th Place: $44,543
7th Place: $34,268
8th Place: $26,757

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.