Level: 29

Players Remaining: 1 out of 862

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Viatcheslav Ortynskiy – $108,701
2nd: Owais Ahmed – $159,950

Live Updates:

Viatcheslav Ortynskiy Eliminated in Third Place ($108,701)

Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better

Tom Schneider: (Q4) J4210 (10)
Ortynskiy: (84) K738 (10)

In the major action of the hand Viatcheslav Ortynskiy bet fifth street and Tom Schneider raised. Ortynskiy was then forced to call all in. Schneider won the high pot with two pair and neither player qualified for the low so Ortynskiy was eliminated in third place. Schneider would take 2.8 million into the heads-up final against Owais Ahmed (810,000).

Tom Schneider Wins Event No. 15 ($258,960) — Owais Ahmed Eliminated in Second Place ($159,950)

Razz

Tom Schneider completed and Owais Ahmed called. The same betting action took place on fourth street. On fifth street Schneider checked and Ahmed bet. Schneider then check-raised and Ahmed called. Schneider bet on sixth street and Ahmed called. On seventh street Schneider bet again and Ahmed called all in. Schneider held a 7-5-4-2-A and Ahmed mucked his cards. Ahmed was eliminated in second place, good for $159,650, and Schneider was the champion of the tournament. Schneider was awarded $258,960 and his third gold bracelet for the win.

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Level: 27

Players Remaining: 4 out of 862

Average Chip Count: 900,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 2: Owais Ahmed – 725,000
Seat 5: Rep Porter – 300,000
Seat 6: Tom Schneider – 1,850,000
Seat 8: Viatcheslav Ortynskiy – 1,400,000

Players Eliminated:

5th: Frankie O’Dell – $53,739

Live Updates:

Owais Ahmed Doubles Up — Frankie O’Dell Crippled

Seven Card Stud

Owais Ahmed: (A-K) 9JK3 (4)
Frankie O’Dell: (A7) A224 (10)

Frankie O’Dell completed and Owais Ahmed raised. O’Dell called and then Ahmed bet on each and every street. O’Dell called until Ahmed was all in for his tournament life on seventh street. Ahmed made two pair and that was enough to beat O’Dell and put him on a dangerously short stack.

Frankie O’Dell Eliminated in Fifth Place ($53,739)

Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better

Frankie O’Dell made a complete bet and Viatcheslav Ortynskiy called. A series of bets and raises led to O’Dell getting all in on fifth street. The final hand for Ortynskiy was an eight-high straight that took the high, and a seven-low that defeated O’Dells’ eight low for the low pot. O’Dell was eliminated on the hand in fifth place and Ortynskiy was up to 900,000.

Level: 25

Players Remaining: 6 out of 862

Average Chip Count: 600,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Frankie O’Dell – 575,000
Seat 2: Owais Ahmed – 365,000
Seat 4: Scott Bohlman – 410,000
Seat 5: Rep Porter – 510,000
Seat 6: Tom Schneider – 1,285,000
Seat 8: Viatcheslav Ortynskiy – 1,050,000

Players Eliminated:

7th: Eddie Blumenthal – $28,778

Live Updates:

Eddie Blumenthal Eliminated in Seventh Place ($28,778)

Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better

Rep Porter: (73) A772 (Q)
Eddie Blumenthal: (64) 8QQ5 (8)

Eddie Blumenthal completed and Rep Porter raised. Blumenthal called all in, and then the rest of the cards were dealt. Porter made trip sevens to win the high and since neither player qualified low that was enough to scoop the pot. Blumenthal was eliminated in seventh place and Porter was up to 800,000.

The final table of Event No. 15 ($1,500 HORSE) 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 George Rechnitzer in ninth place ($16,629), the eight-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23, 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: Frankie O’Dell – 545,000
Seat 2: Owais Ahmed – 320,000
Seat 3: Mack Klecan – 375,000
Seat 4: Scott Bohlman – 390,000
Seat 5: Rep Porter – 580,000
Seat 6: Tom Schneider – 880,000
Seat 7: Eddie Blumenthal – 485,000
Seat 8: Viatchheslav Ortynskiy – 515,000

While only 8 remain, this event attracted a field of 862 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,163,700, and the top 96 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $258,960
2nd Place: $159,950
3rd Place: $108,701
4th Place: $75,652
5th Place: $53,739
6th Place: $38,949
7th Place: $28,778
8th Place: $21,679

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