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Event 3: Steven Roth – 3rd Place ($5,970)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 of 153

Steven Roth – 3rd Place

Hold’em

Steven Roth raised from the small blind, Barak Zaken three-bet from the big blind and Roth called all in for 130,000.

Roth: AsJs
Zaken: 6d4c

The board ran out 4h2c9d9s3c, giving Zaken nines and fours to eliminate Roth in third place.

Barak Zaken – 995,000 (10 big bets)
Steven Roth – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($5,970)

Event 3: Robert Leff – 4th Place ($4,355)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 3 of 153

Robert Leff – 4th Place

Omaha 8

Robert Leff was all in for about 130,000 from under the gun against Michael Lee in the small blind.

Leff: AdQhJh7s
Lee: As10h6c4c

The board ran out Ks4s3s2s5h, giving Lee a wheel to eliminate Leff in fourth place.

Michael Lee – 940,000 (12 big bets)
Robert Leff – Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,355)

Event 3: Thomas Williamson – 5th Place ($3,245)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 153

Thomas Williamson – 5th Place

Stud 8

Robert Leff: XxXx / 2s
Thomas Williamson: Xx Xx / 9d
Steven Roth: XxXx / 7h

A short-stacked Thomas Williamson was all in on third street.

Robert Leff: XxXx / 2s10s8d4c / Xx
Thomas Williamson: Xx Xx / 9d8h9cJc / Xx
Steven Roth: XxXx / 7h3s9sJd / Xx

The rest of the action was checked down between Robert Leff and Steven Roth.

Robert Leff: XxXx / 2s10s8d4c / Xx
Thomas Williamson: Xx Xx / 9d8h9cJc / Xx
Steven Roth: XxXx / 7h3s9sJd / Xx

Leff showed 5cAhAc for a pair of aces with an eight-five low. Roth had Kh4h3h for a pair of threes, while Williamson turned up 7c2c4s] for just a pair of nines, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Robert Leff – 520,000 (9 big bets)
Thomas Williamson – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,245)

Event 3: George Kraynak – 6th Place ($2,470)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 153

George Kraynak – 6th Place

Hold’em

George Kraynak raised all in for about 40,000 from the hijack and Barak Zaken called from the big blind.

Kraynak: 9h3d
Zaken: KsJh

The board came down 4sJc4c6cAd, no help to Kraynak, ending his run in sixth place.

Barak Zaken – 310,000 (8 big bets)
George Kraynak – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,470)

Event 3: Michael Wang – 7th Place ($1,925)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 153

Stud

Michael Wang: XxXx / 5cQc8s
George Kraynak: XxXx / 6hKd3h

Michael Wang was all in on fifth street against George Kraynak.

Wang: JsJc / 5cQc8s
Kraynak: QdQh / 6hKd3h

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Wang: JsJc / 5cQc8sAh / 9s
Kraynak: QdQh / 6hKd3h10s / 6d

Kraynak made queens and sixes on seventh street, and Wang was unable to catch better to bust in seventh place.

George Kraynak – 180,000 (6 big bets)
Michael Wang – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,925)

Event 3: Dustin Bryan – 8th Place ($1,450)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 7 of 153

Dustin Bryan – 8th Place

Stud

George Kraynak: XxXx / Kh5s7h6d / Xx
Dustin Bryan: XxXx / 4s3d8c9h / Xx
Robert Leff: XxXx / 9cQdJc9s / Xx

George Kraynak completed on third street, Dustin Bryan raised, Robert Leff called and Kraynak called.

Kraynak checked on fourth street with the on-board lead, Bryan bet his remaining 15,000 and both Leff and Kronyak called.

The rest of the action was checked down.

Leff showed 8h8dAd for nines and eights, Kraynak mucked, and the all-in Bryan showed 7c7dAs for a second-best pair of sevens, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Robert Leff – 610,000 (20 big bets)
George Kraynak – 100,000 (3 big bets)
Dustin Bryan – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,450)

Event 3: Final Table Lineup

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 153

Seat 1: Robert Leff – 580,000 (24 big bets)
Seat 2: Michael Wang – 70,000 (3 big bets)
Seat 3: Thomas Williamson – 205,000 (8 big bets)
Seat 4: Barak Zaken – 200,000 (8 big bets)
Seat 5: Michael Lee – 335,000 (14 big bets)
Seat 6: George Kraynak – 180,000 (7 big bets)
Seat 7: Steven Roth – 155,000 (6 big bets)
Seat 8: Dustin Bryan – 100,000 (4 big bets)

Remaining Payouts
1st: $12,545 + Trophy
2nd: $8,260
3rd: $5,970
4th: $4,355
5th: $3,245
6th: $2,470
7th: $1,925
8th: $1,450

Results Thus Far
9th:  Jason Rivkin – $1,450
10th: Chad Gallimore – $1,115
11th: Chris Tryba – $1,115
12th: Aleksandr Denisov – $1,115
13th: Jordan Chizick – $900
14th: Donald Maloney – $900
15th: Michael Rosenberg – $790
16th: Zhen Cai – $790
17th: Harold Mahaffey – $715
18th: Gregory Gillman – $715
19th: Richard Shtrax – $715
20th: Philip Stickles – $715

Event 1 Flight D: Registration Closed

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries: 633

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Thursday at 10 a.m.A62579
Thursday at 6 p.m.B62078
Friday at 10 a.m.C65983
Friday at 6 p.m.D633TBD
Saturday at 10 a.m.E——
Saturday at 6 p.m.F——
Total2,537240

Flight D of Event 1 drew 633 entries, bringing the total field size to 2,537 entries and the current prize pool to $1,331,925.

The Flight D field will reach the money when 80 players remain. Players must make Day 2 in order to cash.