The final nine players redraw for seats at the official final table with blinds still at 100,000-200,000 and a 25,000 ante.

The average chip stack is about 9.4 million (47 big blinds).

Seat 1.  Wendy Freedman  –  4,900,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Johnny Miller  –  11,700,000  (58 bb)
Seat 3.  Darren Rabinowitz  –  8,900,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Neville Darrell  –  12,900,000  (64 bb)
Seat 5.  Ben Zamani  –  7,150,000  (35 bb)
Seat 6.  Jon Cohen  –  15,400,000  (77 bb)
Seat 7.  Ray Piccin  –  6,400,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  Bryan Campanello  –  17,200,000  (86 bb)
Seat 9.  Sam Barnhart  –  775,000  (3 bb)

And here’s the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $291,087
2nd:  $190,125
3rd:  $124,630
4th:  $104,635
5th:  $85,150
6th:  $66,935
7th:  $49,140
8th:  $33,045
9th:  $23,725

9 left at final table have chip lead with ~18mil playing 100k/200k @Darren_Rabbi here too #leggo

— Bryan Campanello (@b_campanello45) August 19, 2013

GL @Darren_Rabbi at FT of this 1mil gtd. 1st person I’ve ever swapped with who’s actually gonna make me $

— Justin Zaki (@Justin_Zaki) August 19, 2013

Level 35 begins with 11 players remaining, and increased blinds of 100,000-200,000 with a 25,000 ante.

Ben Zamani raises from the button to 430,000, and Johnny Miller calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Miller checks, Zamani bets 480,000, and Miller calls. The turn is the , and both players check.

The river is the , Miller checks, Zamani bets 885,000, and Miller calls. Zamani shows for a pair of fours, but Miller turns over to win the pot with a pair of jacks.

Johnny Miller  –  11,700,000  (58 bb)
Ben Zamani  –  7,150,000  (35 bb)

Joe Cohen raises from the hijack to 425,000, Ty Reiman moves all in from the small blind for 3,120,000, and Cohen calls with . Reiman turns over , and he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the pocket eights hold up for Cohen to win the pot and eliminate Reiman in 11th place.

Joe Cohen  –  15,200,000  (76 bb)
Ty Reiman  –  Out in 11th Place  ($15,250)

As Reiman busts, there is a hand already in progress at Table 1.

Nicolas Cardyn moves all in under the gun for about 2.1 million, and chipleader Bryan Campanello calls from the small blind with . Cardyn turns over , and he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Cardyn rivers a king-high straight. Unfortunately for him, Campanello rivers an ace-high flush. Cardyn is eliminated in 10th place.

Bryan Campanello  –  17,200,000 (86 bb)
Nicolas Cardyn  –  Out in 10th Place  ($15,250)

The final nine players redraw for seats at the official final table, and we will be posting updated chip counts and seating positions in a few minutes.

Ashton Griffin bubbles AK to KK and we are in the money! #shrpo #$2200

— Danny Noseworthy (@DannyN13) August 19, 2013

Back at the final two tables of Event 7 ($560 NLHE), where the action continues at a steady clip.

At Table 2, Andjelko Andrejevic moves all in from the button for 1.1 million, and Wendy Freedman calls from the small blind with . Andrejevic turns over , and he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the pocket kings hold up for Freedman to win the pot and eliminate Andrejevic in 13th place.

Wendy Freedman  –  6,400,000  (42 bb)
Andjelko Andrejevic  –  Out in 13th Place  ($11,014)

A short while later at the same table, Mike Malin tries to raise from the hijack to 250,000, but since the blinds are 75k-150k, he’s forced to min-raise to 300,000. Wendy Freedman calls from the big blind.

The flop comes , Freedman checks, and Malin starts talking to her, telling her that he’s enjoyed playing with her and things like that, and he checks behind.

The turn card pairs the board with the , and Freedman bets 475,000. Malin moves all in for about 1.55 million, and Freedman calls with for trip eights. Malin turns over for a double-gutshot straight draw with a diamond flush draw, and he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the , and Freedman wins the pot with her trip eights to eliminate Malin in 12th place.

Wendy Freedman  –  7,800,000  (52 bb)
Mike Malin  –  Out in 12th Place  ($15,250)

At Table 1, chipleader Bryan Campanello min-raises to 300,000, Ray Piccin moves all in from the big blind for 3,160,000, and Campanello tanks for a while before he calls with . Piccin turns over , and it’s a race situation.

The board comes , and the pocket jacks hold up for Piccin to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ray Piccin  –  6,515,000  (43 bb)
Bryan Campanello  –  16,300,000  (108 bb)

Level 34 comes to an end, and the remaining 11 players take a 15-minute break that includes a color-up.

As soon as one more player is eliminated, they will redraw for new seats at a single 10-handed table and continue playing down to a winner.

On the other side of the room, Event 11 ($2,200 NLHE) has reached their final table of 10 players. Here are the updated chip counts with the blinds at 1,000-2,000 and a 300 ante:

Seat 1.  Danny Noseworthy  –  85,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Elsarelli  –  91,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Conley  –  130,000  (65 bb)
Seat 4.  Zachary Kessler  –  200,000  (100 bb)
Seat 5.  John O’Shea  –  190,000  (95 bb)
Seat 6.  Ashton Griffin  –  97,000  (48 bb)
Seat 7.  Marina Koles  –  31,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8.  Jake Schindler  –  193,000  (96 bb)
Seat 9.  Dermot Blaine  –  145,000  (72 bb)
Seat 10.  John Gordon  –  180,000  (90 bb)

Our primary coverage is going to stick with Event 7 ($560 NLHE), but we’ll occasionally check in on the situation at this final table as well.

Level 34 is now in progress with increased blinds of 75,000-150,000 and a 20,000 ante.

Kyle Fleischmann min-raises from the hijack to 300,000, and chipleader Bryan Campanello calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Campanello checks, Fleischmann bets 325,000, and Campanello check-raises to 740,000.

Fleischmann moves all in for about 2.2 million, and Campanello calls with for bottom two pair. Fleischmann turns over for an overpair, but he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The turn is the , the river is the , and Campanello wins the pot with a full house, fives full of fours, to eliminate Fleischmann in 15th place and build his stack even closer to 20 million.

Bryan Campanello  –  18,500,000  (123 bb)
Kyle Fleischmann  –  Out in 15th Place  ($11,014)

Joe Cohen raises UTG+1, John Pendl moves all in for about 1.4 million, and Cohen calls with . Pendl turns over , and he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Cohen wins the pot with jacks and nines to eliminate Pendl in 14th place.

Joe Cohen  –  7,950,000
John Pendl  –  Out in 14th Place  ($11,014)

The action is moving quickly, but the blind structure is actually slowing down a bit at this late stage of the tournament with a couple extra levels mixed in. With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6.5 million (43 big blinds).

The action is moving quickly in Event 7 as they are steadily losing players.

At Table 2, Panagiotis Nifakos moves all in from the cutoff for about 2.6 million, and Johnny Miller moves all in over the top from the button. Both blinds fold.

Nifakos turns over , but he’ll need to improve to stay alive against Miller’s .

The board comes , and Miller wins the pot with a full house (tens full of eights) to eliminate Nifakos in 17th place.

Johnny Miller  –  9,300,000  (77 bb)
Panagiotis Nifakos  –  Out in 17th Place  ($8,642)

There is a brief period of calm until a three-way all-in situation develops on Table 1.

Short stack Ronald Brown moves all in from the cutoff for 865,000 (7 big blinds), and Kyle Fleischmann reraises from the small blind to 2,060,000. Ben Zamani tanks for about four minutes in the big blind before he moves all in. Fleischmann calls, and they turn over their cards.

Kyle Fleischman:  
Ben Zamani:  
Ronald Brown:  

The board comes — Brown turns an open-ended straight draw while Fleischman turns a gutshot straight draw with a diamond flush draw. But they miss all their outs, and Zamani takes the pot with his ace-jack high.

Ben Zamani  –  7,350,000  (61 bb)
Kyle Fleischmann  –  1,175,000  (9 bb)
Ronald Brown  –  Out in 16th Place  ($8,642)

Fleischmann moves all in from the button on the next hand for 1,155,000, and Ray Piccin calls from the big blind with . Fleischmann turns over , and he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Fleischmann pairs his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Kyle Fleischmann  –  2,525,000  (21 bb)
Ray Piccin  –  3,750,000  (31 bb)

That end came near the end of the level, and the blinds have just increased to 75,000-150,000 with a 20,000 ante.

While our primary coverage is focused on the final two tables of Event 7 ($560 NLHE w/ $1 Million Guarantee), there are still four other events underway in other parts of the room.

They are down to 11 players in Event 11 ($2,200 NLHE), with the blinds at 800-1,600 and a 200 ante. The average stack has about 116,000 (72 big blinds).

There are still quite a few notables knocking on the door of this final table, including Tommy Vedes, Blaine Dermot, Ashton Griffin, Justin Conley, John Gordon, and Zachary Kessler.

Event 14 ($150 NLHE) ended last night with 19 players remaining, and they are just about to resume play at 3:00 pm.

The Seniors Event got underway at 12:00 noon (Event 15 – $240 Seniors NLHE), and attracted a field of 192 players. That number is unofficial, as we are still waiting for the prizepool to be announced. There are currently about 108 players remaining.

Event 16 ($350 NLHE 6-Max) kicked off at 1:00 pm, and the field is up to 161 players. Registration remains open a little while longer, and the prizepool information should be released a little later this afternoon.