Level: 7

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

Players Remaining: 1 out of 1,194

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Andrew Kloc – $126,250
2nd: Jake Schwartz – $202,035

Live Updates:

Andrew Kloc Eliminated in Third Place ($126,250)

Jake Schwartz raised to 60,000 on the button and Simeon Naydenov reraised to 165,000. Andrew Kloc reraised all in and Schwartz folded. Naydenov called and they flipped over their cards.

Naydenov: AJ
Kloc: A9

Board: J95AA

Kloc made aces over nines but he was behind the aces over jacks held by Naydenov. Kloc was eliminated in third place and Naydenov held a commanding lead with 4,075,000 going into a heads-up final against Schwartz (1.3 million).

Simeon Naydenov Wins Event No. 36 ($326,440) — Jake Schwartz Eliminated in Second Place ($202,035)

Jake Schwartz raised to 60,000 preflop and Simeon Naydenov called. The flop was dealt A94 and Naydenov checked. Schwartz bet 55,000 and Naydenov raised to 150,000. Schwartz reraised to 455,000. Naydenov reraised all in and Schwartz called. The two players then tabled their hands.

Naydenov: K8
Schwartz: A9

Turn and River: 72

Naydenov won the pot and the tournament with a flopped flush. Schwartz was eliminated in second place and took home $202,035. Naydenov was awarded a gold bracelet and the top prize worth $326,440.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Level: 5

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,194

Average Chip Count: 833,333

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Andrew Kloc – 665,000
Seat 2: Jose Barbero – 650,000
Seat 4: Tobias Wenker – 1,280,000
Seat 5: Jake Schwartz – 1,055,000
Seat 9: Simeon Naydenov – 930,000
Seat 10: Michael Watson – 1,115,000

Players Eliminated:

8th: Salman Behbehani – $29,771
7th: Jan Kropacek – $38,621

Live Updates:

Salman Behbehani Eliminated in Eighth Place ($29,771)

Jake Schwartz raised to 40,000 and Salman Behbehani reraised all in for 327,000. Schwartz called and they flipped over their cards.

Schwartz: AQ
Behbehani: KK

Board: J75A5

Behbehani was eliminated in eighth place and Schwartz grew his stack to 1 million thanks to a pair of aces.

Jan Kropacek Eliminated in Seventh Place ($38,621)

Tobias Wenker raised to 40,000 preflop and Jan Kropacek reraised all in. Andre Kloc reraised all in over the top and Wenker folded. The two remaining players revealed their hands.

Kloc: 1010
Kropacek: 88

Board: 9423A

Kropacek was eliminated in seventh place and Kloc grew his stack to 665,000 thanks to a pair of tens.

The final table of Event No. 36 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

The 10-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 3 with blinds of 6,000-12,000 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: Andrew Kloc – 316,000
Seat 2: Jose Barbero – 270,000
Seat 3: Noah Bronstein – 303,000
Seat 4: Tobias Wenker – 442,000
Seat 5: Jake Schwartz – 936,000
Seat 6: Salman Behbehani – 794,000
Seat 7: Jan Kropacek – 572,000
Seat 8: Sumanth Reddy – 156,000
Seat 9: Simeon Naydenov – 731,000
Seat 10: Michael Watson – 829,000

While only 10 remain, this event attracted a field of 1,194 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,611,900, and the top 120 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $326,440
2nd Place: $202,035
3rd Place: $126,250
4th Place: $91,749
5th Place: $67,732
6th Place: $50,774
7th Place: $38,621
8th Place: $29,771
9th Place: $23,259
10th Place: $18,609

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.