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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,309

Scott Margereson  raised to 600,000 and Faraz Jaka called.

The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought the , Jaka bet 775,000 and Margereson  called.

The river brought the , Jaka checked, and Margereson  bet 2,500,000. Jaka used his first time chip of the final table before folding.

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Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 565

Manuel Jo raised from the hijack and Bob Tanner moved all in for about 370,000 from the big blind. Jo called.

Jo showed and needed to dodge an ace against Tanner’s .

The board came and Jo’s kings held up to eliminate Tanner in ninth place.

Manuel Jo – 1,100,000
Bob Tanner – Eliminated 

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Scott Margereson raised to 500,000 and Faraz Jaka called.

Both players checked the flop. The turn brought the , Jaka checked, and Margereson bet 700,000. Jaka check-raised to 2,100,000 winning himself the pot.

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Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 565

Alfredo Fernandez raised to 90,000 from the hijack and George Navarro three-bet to 190,000 out of the small blind. Fernandez called and they were heads-up to a flop of .

Navarro moved all in and Fernandez snap-called. Fernandez was in the lead with his against Navarro’s .

The turn was the and the river was the . Fernandez won the pot and doubled up.

Alfredo Fernandez – 1,435,000
George Navarro – 205,000

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Scott Margereson raised to 500,000 and Faraz Jaka called.

The flop came , Jaka checked and Margereson bet 750,000. Jaka called.

The turn brought the , Jaka checked and Margereson bet 1,650,000. Jaka called.

The river was the , and they both checked. Margereson turned over and was good against Jaka’s .

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Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 565

Chris Zito raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Joaquin Sosa moved all in from the hijack for 295,000. Action folded back to Zito, who called.

It was a flip with Zito’s against Sosa’s .

The board ran out and Sosa doubled up with a full house.

Joaquin Sosa – 680,000
Chris Zito – 425,000

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It’s down to the final two players battling for the trophy. Here’s how they stack up:

Scott Margereson  – 28,450,000 (114 bb) – 5 Time Chips
Faraz Jaka – 10,825,000 (43 bb) – 8 Time Chips

Remaining payouts:

1st: $696,740*
2nd: $454,496
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

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Scott Margereson raised to 500,000 from the button and Brian Hastings raised to 1,800,000 from the small blind. Margereson called.

The flop came , Hastings checked, Margereson  bet 1,200,000 and Hastings raised to 3,800,000. Margereson  moved all in and Hastings called all in for 9,825,000

Hastings turned over for top pair and needed to hold against Margereson’s flush draw.

The turn was the , clean for Hastings but the river was the , giving Margereson the winning flush to eliminate Hastings in third place ($336,466)

Brian Hastings – Eliminated in 3rd place ($336,466)

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Brian Hastings raised to 750,000 from the small blind and Faraz Jaka called from the big blind.

The flop came , Hastings bet 550,000 and Jaka called.

The turn brought the , and both players checked. The river was the , and both players checked again.

Jaka’s pair of eights take the pot.

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Faraz Jaka opened to 550,000 from the button and Scott Margereson raised to 2,000,000 from the small blind. Jaka called.

The flop came , Margereson checked, and Jaka bet 1,400,000. Margereson called.

The turn brought the and both players checked. The river brought the , Margereson checked and Jaka checked as well.

Margereson  turned over for the winning full house and Jaka mucked.