Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,731

Average Chip Count: 3,894,750

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Daniel Cascado – 5,600,000
Seat 9: Corey Harrison – 2,100,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Salvatore Dicarlo – $184,914

Live Updates:

A Trio of Doubles

First, Corey Harrison doubled up through Salvatore Dicarlo when Harrison’s A-Q had the A-J of Dicarlo dominated on a board reading A-5-2-4-K. The money had got in preflop and after the hand hand Harrison was up to 2.4 million. Dicarlo was down to 400,000.

One hand later Dicarlo was all in with Q3 and Harrison called with 105. The board fell QQ62K and Dicarlo repaid the favor by doubling up through Harrison.

Three hands after that Dicarlo was all in again preflop, this time holding K8 against the Q8 of Daniel Cascado. The board was dealt 765KQ and Dicarlo was up to a million after the hand. Cascado was at 4.1 million.

Salvatore Dicarlo Eliminated in Third Place ($184,914)

Salvatore Dicarlo raised all in preflop and Corey Harrison made the call. The two players then flipped up their cards.

Harrison: A6
Dicarlo: Q4

Board: 7639J

Dicarlo was eliminated on the hand in third place and Harrison took 3.44 million into the heads-up final against Daniel Cascado (4.35 million).

Level: 27

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

Players Remaining: 4 out of 1,731

Average Chip Count: 1,557,900

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Daniel Cascado – 2,100,000
Seat 5: Salvatore Dicarlo – 1,900,000
Seat 7: Paul Spitzberg – 665,000
Seat 9: Corey Harrison – 1,200,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Mohsin Charania – $72,208
7th: Gregory Josifovski – $97,493

Live Updates:

Mohsin Charania Eliminated in Sixth Place ($72,208)

Daniel Cascado raised to 100,000 and Mohsin Charania reraised all in for 605,000. Cascado called to cover him and they tabled their hands.

Cascado: KQ
Charania: A10

Board: Q886J

Cascado won the hand to grow his stack to 2.6 million thanks to a pair of queens. Charania was eliminated in sixth place.

Gregory Josifovski Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,493)

Corey Harrison raised to 115,000 under the gun and Paul Spitzberg called on the small blind. Gregory Josifovski then reraised all in for 400,000 on the big blind. Corey Harrison reraised all in over the top of him and Spitzberg folded. The two final players in the hand then flipped over their cards.

Harrison: 44
Josifovski: Q7

Board: JJ89K

Harrison won the hand with two pair to grow his stack to 1.2 million and Josifovski was eliminated in fifth place just before the dinner break began.

Level: 25

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

Players Remaining: 8 out of 1,731

Average Chip Count: 973,688

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Daniel Cascado – 2,300,000
Seat 2: Zimnan Ziyard – 700,000
Seat 3: Gareth Teatum – 840,000
Seat 4: Mohsin Charania – 945,000
Seat 5: Salvatore Dicarlo – 430,000
Seat 7: Paul Spitzberg – 665,000
Seat 8: Gregory Josifovski – 1,200,000
Seat 9: Corey Harrison – 640,000

Players Eliminated:

None

Live Updates:

Two Double Ups for Zimnan Ziyard

On the first double-up hand for Zimnan Ziyard, Mohsin Charania raised to 50,000 under the gun and Ziyard reraised all in for 208,000 on the small blind. Charania called with J10 and Ziyard held QJ. The board was dealt Q8675 and Ziyard doubled up with a pair of queens to grow his stack to 750,000.

On the second double up Daniel Cascado opened the action with a raise to 60,000 preflop under the gun. Ziyard reraised to 125,000 and Cascado reraised all in. Ziyard called all in and they flipped over their cards.

Ziyard: AA
Cascado: AK

Board: K935J

Ziyard doubled up to 700,000 on the hand and Cascado was still quite fine with 2.3 million for the chip lead.

The final table of Event No. 24 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em) 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 Ryan Franklin in tenth place ($24,723), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 23 with blinds of 10,000-20,000 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: Daniel Cascado – 2,190,000
Seat 2: Zimnan Ziyard – 869,000
Seat 3: Gareth Teatum – 800,000
Seat 4: Mohsin Charania – 361,000
Seat 5: Salvatore Dicarlo – 652,000
Seat 6: Robert Brewer – 339,000
Seat 7: Paul Spitzberg – 1,139,000
Seat 8: Gregory Josifovski – 304,000
Seat 9: Corey Harrison – 1,014,000

While only 9 remain, this event attracted a field of 1,731 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,336,850, and the top 198 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $432,411
2nd Place: $267,452
3rd Place: $184,914
4th Place: $133,364
5th Place: $97,493
6th Place: $72,208
7th Place: $54,191
8th Place: $41,198
9th Place: $31,711

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.