Buy-In: | $5,000 |
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Prize Pool: | $799,000 |
Entrants: | 170 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Players Remaining: 1 out of 170
Players Eliminated:
2nd: Gabriel Nassif – $130,852
Live Updates:
Michael Moore Takes a Huge Lead
Michael Moore raised on the button preflop and Gabriel Nassif reraised. Moore called and the flop was dealt 732. Nassif bet and Moore called. The turn brought the 9 and Nassif bet. Moore called and the river delivered the 2. Nassif checked and Moore bet. Nassif raised and Moore reraised. Nassif tank-called and Moore flipped over A2. Nassif mucked and he was down to 580,000. Moore had a large lead at that point with 1.97 million.
Michael Moore Wins Event No. 37 ($211,743) — Gabriel Nassif Eliminated in Second Place ($130,852)
Gabriel Nassif raised on the button and Michael Moore reraised. Nassif reraised again and action continued until Nassif was all-in for his tournament life. The two players then tabled their hands.
Moore: 104
Nassif: QJ
Board: J108102
Moore won the pot and the tournament with trip tens. Nassif was eliminated in second place and took home $130,852 in prize money. Moore was awarded a gold bracelet and the top prize worth $211,743.
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Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 1,275,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 7: Gabriel Nassif – 1,600,000
Seat 9: Michael Moore – 950,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Michael Moore Takes the Lead Heads-Up
Gabriel Nassif raised and Michael Moore reraised preflop. Nassif called and the flop was dealt A98. Moore bet and Nassif called. The 7 fell on the turn and Moore bet. Nassif raised and Moore called before the Q fell on the river. Moore checked and Nassif bet. Moore called and turned over A9. Nassif mucked his cards and in doing so relinquished the chip lead to Moore as the heads-up final played late into the night.
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 1,275,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 7: Gabriel Nassif – 1,090,000
Seat 9: Michael Moore – 690,000
Players Eliminated:
3rd: Ronnie Bardah – $94,793
Live Updates:
Ronnie Bardah Eliminated in Third Place ($94,793)
Ronnie Bardah raised on the button preflop and Gabriel Nassif called on the small blind. The flop was dealt A83 and Nassif checked. Bardah bet and Nassif check-raised. Bardah called all in for 33,000 and the two players tabled their cards.
Nassif: K3
Bardah: K9
Turn and River: 710
Bardah was eliminated in third place and thanks to a flush Nassif grew his stack to 1,680,000 in advance of the heads-up final against Michael Moore (870,000).
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 850,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 6: Ronnie Bardah – 820,000
Seat 7: Gabriel Nassif – 1,090,000
Seat 9: Michael Moore – 690,000
Players Eliminated:
6th: Dom Denotaristefani – $40,205
5th: Todd Witteles – $52,582
4th: Brian Aleska – $69,968
Live Updates:
Dom Denotaristefani Eliminated in Sixth Place ($40,205)
Dom Denotaristefani moved all in for 48,000 and Ronnie Bardah called with the flop reading 1083. The two players then flipped up their cards.
Bardah: 88
Dom: A9
Turn and River: 24
Dom was eliminated in sixth place and Bardah was up close to a million thanks to a set of eights.
Todd Witteles Eliminated in Fifth Place ($52,582)
Brian Aleska raised preflop on the cutoff and Todd Witteles reraised on the button. Aleska then reraised and Witteles five-bet all in. Aleska called and the two players tabled their hands.
Aleska: KQ
Witteles: 77
Board: J84Q3
Witteles was eliminated in fifth place and Aleska grew his stack to 350,000 thanks to a pair of queens.
Brian Aleska Eliminated in Fourth Place ($69,968)
Brian Aleska raised all in preflop and Ronnie Bardah called. Gabriel Nassif also called and the two active players checked down a board reading K10542.
Aleska held J8 and Bardah was behind with 9-7, but Nassif was ahead with Q3. Aleska was eliminated on the hand and Nassif won the pot to grow his stack to a chip-leading 1,090,000.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 425,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Brian Aleska – 347,000
Seat 3: Todd Witteles – 182,000
Seat 5: Dom Denotaristefani – 297,000
Seat 6: Ronnie Bardah – 770,000
Seat 7: Gabriel Nassif – 498,000
Seat 9: Michael Moore – 455,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Gabriel Nassif Doubles Up Again
Gabriel Nassif raised preflop and Todd Witteles reraised. Nassif then reraised all in for 49,000 and Witteles called before they turned up their hands.
Nassif: AQ
Witteles: A2
Board: 1075K9
Nassif doubled up with a queen-kicker and he held 500,000 by the time the dinner break hit. Witteles was a lot lower at 200,000.
Michael Moore Doubles Up Through Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah raised preflop and Michael Moore reraised all in. Bardah called and the two players tabled their cards.
Moore: A4
Bardah: AJ
Board: 542410
Moore won the hand with trip fours to double to 450,000 and Bardah was still cruising with the chip lead before dinner.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 425,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Brian Aleska – 700,000
Seat 3: Todd Witteles – 400,000
Seat 5: Dom Denotaristefani – 540,000
Seat 6: Ronnie Bardah – 500,000
Seat 7: Gabriel Nassif – 150,000
Seat 9: Michael Moore – 450,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Gabriel Nassif Doubles Up Through Brian Aleska
Gabriel Nassif raised preflop and Brian Aleska reraised. The flop was dealt 877 and Aleska bet. Nassif called and the turn fell 6. Nassif moved all in for 7,000 with pocket threes and Aleska called holding KQ. The river delivered the 5 and Nassif won the hand to double up with 150,000. Aleska was still in control of the chip lead with 700,000.
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 425,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Brian Aleska – 715,000
Seat 3: Todd Witteles – 587,000
Seat 5: Dom Denotaristefani – 405,000
Seat 6: Ronnie Bardah – 483,000
Seat 7: Gabriel Nassif – 136,000
Seat 9: Michael Moore – 225,000
Players Eliminated:
9th: Justin Bonomo – $19.863
8th: Greg Mueller – $24,721
7th: Ben Yu – $31,264
Live Updates:
Justin Bonomo Eliminated in Ninth Place ($19,863)
Greg Mueller raised preflop and Justin Bonomo reraised all in. Mueller called and the two players tabled their hands.
Mueller: A6
Bonomo: J9
Board: K8510A
Bonomo was eliminated in ninth place and Mueller grew his stack to 250,000 thanks to a pair of aces.
Greg Mueller Eliminated in Eighth Place ($24,721)
Gabriel Nassif raised preflop and Greg Mueller reraised all in. Nassif called to cover him and they turned over their cards.
Nassif: AJ
Mueller: A4
Board: KK852
Mueller was eliminated in eighth place and Nassif grew his stack to 150,000 thanks to a jack-kicker.
Ben Yu Eliminated in Seventh Place ($31,264)
Todd Witteles raised preflop and Ben Yu called. The first three cards hit 753 and Yu raised. Witteles raised and Yu called all in. The two players then revealed their hands.
Witteles: J7
Yu: J4
Turn and River: A10
Yu was eliminated in seventh place and Witteles was up to 600,000 thanks to a pair of sevens.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 283,333
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Brian Aleska – 720,000
Seat 2: Greg Mueller – 260,000
Seat 3: Todd Witteles – 400,000
Seat 4: Ben Yu – 170,000
Seat 5: Dom Denotaristefani – 400,000
Seat 6: Ronnie Bardah – 310,000
Seat 7: Gabriel Nassif – 150,000
Seat 8: Justin Bonomo – 75,000
Seat 9: Michael Moore – 120,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Gabriel Nassif Doubles Through Greg Mueller
Gabriel Nassif raised preflop and Greg Mueller called. The first three cards were dealt A74 and Mueller bet. Nassif raised and Mueller reraised. Nassif called and the turn fell Q.
Mueller bet with 65 in the hole and Nassif called all in holding pocket eights. The river brought the 9 and Nassif was able to double up to 110,000 with a pair of eights. Mueller held 220,000 after the hand.
Justin Bonomo Doubles Through Greg Mueller
Justin Bonomo raised and Greg Mueller reraised preflop. Bonomo called all in with AJ and Mueller held KJ. The board was dealt Q755K and Bonomo doubled up to 75,000. Mueller was down to 160,000 after the hand.
The final table of Event No. 37 ($5,000 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 Steve Landfish in tenth place ($16,211), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 20 with limits of 8,000-16,000, 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: Brian Aleska – 325,000
Seat 2: Greg Mueller – 292,000
Seat 3: Todd Witteles – 316,000
Seat 4: Ben Yu – 149,000
Seat 5: Dom Denotaristefani – 399,000
Seat 6: Ronnie Bardah – 420,000
Seat 7: Gabriel Nassif – 75,000
Seat 8: Justin Bonomo – 185,000
Seat 9: Michael Moore – 363,000
While only 9 remain, this event attracted a field of 170 players, creating a total prize pool of $799,000, and the top 18 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:
1st Place: $211,743
2nd Place: $130,852
3rd Place: $94,793
4th Place: $69,968
5th Place: $52,582
6th Place: $40,205
7th Place: $31,264
8th Place: $24,721
9th Place: $19,863
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.
The final day of Event No. 37 ($5,000 Limit Hold’em) begins with 12 players from the initial field of 170 and they will be playing down to a champion tonight. Cards get into the air at 2 p.m. PT and that’s when the remaining field will begin to march down to the final table. Notables still in the hunt include Todd Witteles, Ronnie Bardah, Gabriel Nassif, Justin Bonomo, and Greg Mueller.
Card Player will bring you level-by-level updates with chip counts and payouts once the official final table begins with the final nine players in the event. Tune back in at that time to see which player will walk away with the top prize of $211,743 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.