Level: 30

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

Players Remaining: 1 out of 516

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Lee Markholt – $374,960

Live Updates:

Erick Lindgren Wins Event No. 32 ($606,317) — Lee Markholt Eliminated in Second Place ($374,960)

Erick Lindgren limped preflop on the button and Lee Markholt checked his option. The flop was dealt AJ9 and Markholt bet 110,000. Lindgren raised to 275,000 and Markholt reraised all in for 915,000. Lindgren called and the two players then tabled their cards.

Lindgren: AA
Markholt: J9

Turn and River: 75

Lindgren won the pot and the tournament with a set of aces. Markholt was eliminated in second place and he took home $374,960. Lindgren was awarded his second gold bracelet and the top prize worth $606,317.

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Level: 28

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

Players Remaining: 2 out of 516

Average Chip Count: 3,870,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Lee Markholt – 1,600,000
Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 6,150,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Jonathan Little – $238,833

Live Updates:

Jonathan Little Eliminated in Third Place ($238,833)

Lee Markholt raised to 100,000 on the button and Jonathan Little reraised all in for 935,000. Lindgren reraised all in over the top of Little and Markholt folded. The two remaining players then folded.

Lindgren: JJ
Little: A5

Board: 7542K

Little was eliminated in third place and Lindgren grew his stack to 6.15 million in advance of the heads-up final with Markholt (1.6 million).

Level: 26

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 516

Average Chip Count: 1,935,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Lee Markholt – 1,890,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Little – 1,005,000
Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 2,745,000
Seat 4: Connor Drinan – 2,110,000

Players Eliminated:

5th: Vasile Buboi – $106,830

Live Updates:

Vasile Buboi Eliminated in Fifth Place ($106,830)

Connor Drinan raised to 54,000 preflop from the button and Vasile Buboi reraised all in on the small blind for three-quarters of a million. Drinan called and they flipped over their hands.

Drinan: 88
Buboi: AK

Board: QJJ92

Drinan won the hand with two pair, jacks and eights, and Buboi was eliminated in fifth place. Drinan was up to 2.2 million after the hand.

The final table of Event No. 32 ($5,000 Six-Handed 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 Andrew Robl in seventh place ($53,863), the official, six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 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: Lee Markholt – 1,812,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Little – 1,039,000
Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 2,317,000
Seat 4: Connor Drinan – 748,000
Seat 5: Ryan D’Angelo – 370,000
Seat 6: Vasile Buboi – 1,462,000

While only 6 remain, this event attracted 516 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,425,200, and the top 54 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $606,317
2nd Place: $374,960
3rd Place: $238,833
4th Place: $157,274
5th Place: $106,830
6th Place: $74,768

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