Level: 32

Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 4,407

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Dana Ott – $390,601

Live Updates:

Kenneth Lind Wins Event No. 26 ($634,809) — Dana Ott Eliminated in Second Place ($390,601)

Kenneth Lind limped preflop and Dana Ott checked his option. The flop was dealt 1087 and Ott bet 400,000. Lind called and the turn fell 7.

Ott checked and Lind bet 1 million. Ott raised all in holding J7 and Lind called with J9 for a straight. The river delivered the K and Lind won the pot and the tournament.

Ott was eliminated in second place and took home $390,601. Lind was the champion and he was awarded a gold bracelet along with the top prize worth $634,809.

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Level: 29

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

Players Remaining: 3 out of 4,407

Average Chip Count: 4,407,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 3: Kenneth Lind – 7,200,000
Seat 8: John Holley – 2,500,000
Seat 9: Dana Ott – 2,750,000

Players Eliminated:

None

Live Updates:

Dana Ott Doubles Up Through Kenneth Lind

Dana Ott moved all in on the button preflop and Kenneth Lind called. Ott held Q4 but Lind was ahead with AK. The board ran out Q9337 though, and Ott made a pair of queens to double up and survive.

Level: 27

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

Players Remaining: 5 out of 4,407

Average Chip Count: 2,644,200

Chip Counts:

Seat 3: Kenneth Lind – 6,800,000
Seat 5: Randolph Spain – 3,550,000
Seat 7: Barry Bashist – 1,200,000
Seat 8: John Holley – 1,900,000
Seat 9: Dana Ott – 2,100,000

Players Eliminated:

9th: Fernando Halac – $52,474
8th: Jack Ernest Ward – $68,180
7th: James Miller – $89,281
6th: Michel Bouskila – $117,799

Live Updates:

Fernando Halac Eliminated in Ninth Place ($52,474)

Kenneth Lind raised preflop to 105,000 and Jack Ward called. Fernando Halac also called and the flop fell KQ4. Lind bet 335,000 and Ward folded. Halac reraised all in with 85 and Lind called with Q10. The turn and river fell 1010 and Lind won the hand with a full house to increase his chip lead to 5.5 million. Halac was eliminated in ninth place.

Jack Ernest Ward Eliminated in Eighth Place ($68,180)

Kenneth Lind raised to 115,000 preflop and Jack Ward reraised all in for 670,000. Lind called with pocket tens and Ward was behind with pocket threes. The board ran out Q-9-7-2-7 and Lind’s hand held to win the pot and grow his stack to 6.5 million. Ward was eliminated in eighth place.

James Miller Eliminated in Seventh Place ($89,281)

Randolph Spain raised to 125,000 preflop and James Miller reraised all in for 650,000. Spain called with AK and Miller held A10. The board was dealt 97358 and Spain won the hand to grow his stack to 3.5 million. Miller was eliminated in seventh place.

Michel Bouskila Eliminated in Sixth Place ($117,709)

Kenneth Lind raised to 180,000 preflop and Michel Bouskila reraised to 475,000. Lind then four-bet all-in with pocket queens and Bouskila called all in holding A-Q. The board ran out K-10-5-6-6 and Lind won yet another pot to grow his stack to 6.8 million. Bouskila was eliminated in sixth place a short time before the dinner break.

The final table of Event No. 26 ($1,000 Seniors 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 Stephen Lutz in tenth place ($40,694), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 25 with blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 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: Fernando Halac – 1,250,000
Seat 2: James Miller – 420,000
Seat 3: Kenneth Lind – 1,900,000
Seat 4: Micheal Bouskila – 710,000
Seat 5: Randolph Spain – 1,900,000
Seat 6: Jack Ernest Ward – 1,100,000
Seat 7: Barry Bashist – 1,800,000
Seat 8: John Holley – 1,900,000
Seat 9: Dana Ott – 2,100,000

While only 9 remain, this event attracted a large field of 4,407 players, creating a total prize pool of $3,966,300, and the top 441 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $634,809
2nd Place: $390,601
3rd Place: $283,312
4th Place: $209,856
5th Place: $156,629
6th Place: $117,799
7th Place: $89,281
8th Place: $68,180
9th Place: $52,474

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