Event 3: Ken Fishman Wins ($21,980); Aaron Thivyanathan – 2nd Place ($14,080)

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players:  1 of 76

Aaron Thivyanathan got all in with KhQs in the hole on a board reading Kc7s3hAdQh, but Ken Fishman had him covered holding Ac7h for a better two-pair.

Thivyanathan was eliminated in second place, good for $14,080, and Fishman won $21,980 as the champion of Event 3. He also took home the WPT trophy.

Stay tuned for a winner photo, an interview with the champion, and full results from the tournament.

Event 3: Jeremy Joseph – 3rd Place ($9,330)

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players:  2 of 76

The flop read 7s6h5h when Jeremy Joseph got all in with 8d7h in the hole, and Ken Fishman had him covered holding AsAd.

The turn and river fell Ah5c, and Joseph was eliminated in third place, good for $9,330. Fishman stacked up 1.1 million after collecting the pot, and he will have a large advantage going into the heads-up final against Aaron Thivyanathan (400,000).

Ken Fishman – 1,100,000 (73 bb)
Jeremy Joseph – Eliminated in Third Place ($9,330)

Event 2: Vinny Monteiro Wins in Three-Way Chop

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,500/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 174

After the elimination of Alex Wiiten in fourth place ($3,640), the final three players decided to chop up the remaining prize pool in Event 2.

Vinny Monteiro was crowned the champion with a commanding chip stack, and he took home the WPT trophy in addition to the largest portion of the prize money.

Here is a look at how things were settled after the decision to chop.

Vinny Monteiro – $13,135 (2,490,000)
Andrew Donabedian – $10,000 (600,000)
John Travers – $8,295 (290,000)

Stay tuned for a winner photo, interview with the champion, and full results for the tournament.

Event 3: Jason Block – 4th Place ($6,400)

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players:  3 of 76

Jason Block called all in for 280,000 from the big blind with 7c7d in the hole after Jeremy Joseph moved all in for 355,000 ahead of him from the small blind holding AcKs.

The board ran out Qh10d3h5hAs, and Block was eliminated in fourth place, good for $6,400. Joseph stacked up 635,000 after collecting the pot.

Jeremy Joseph – 635,000 (42 bb)
Jason Block – Eliminated in Fourth Place ($6,400)

Event 2: Final Table Chip Count Update

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,500/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 174

Here is a look at the updated chip counts at the final table in Event 2. Vinny Monteiro has pulled out to a big lead with over half the chips in play.

Seat 1: Andrew Donabedian – 515,000
Seat 3: Alex Witten – 440,000
Seat 5: John Travers – 530,000
Seat 6: Vinny Monteiro – 2,000,000

Event 3: Jacob Ferro – 5th Place ($4,540)

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players:  5 of 76

Jacob Ferro fell in fifth place when his Ah4c couldn’t hold up against the Ks10h of Aaron Thivyanathan when he had Ferro covered and found a pair of tens on the flop.

Ferro took home $4,540 in prize money, and Thivyanathan increased his chip lead to 670,000 after collecting the pot.

Aaron Thivyanathan – 670,000 (67 bb)
Jacob Ferro – Eliminated in Fifth Place ($4,540) 

Event 3: Final Table Chip Count Update

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players:  5 of 76

Here is a look at the updated chip counts at the final table of Event 3, where play has been stuck at five-handed action for well over an hour now.

Seat 2:  Ken Fishman – 340,000
Seat 3: Aaron Thivyanathan – 470,000
Seat 4:  Jacob Ferro – 164,000
Seat 6: Jeremy Joseph – 320,000
Seat 7: Jason Block – 265,000

Event 3: Final Table Results Update

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players:  5 of 76

The first two players to fall at the final table in Event 3 were Joseph Henry in seventh place ($2,560), and AJ Kelsall in sixth place ($3,530). Play has been stuck at five-handed action for the past half-hour. Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $21,980 + WPT trophy
2nd: $14,080
3rd: $9,330
4th: $6,400
5th: $4,540

Event 3: Final Table Begins

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players:  7 of 76

The players have taken their seats at the final table in Event 3, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Joseph Henry – 70,000
Seat 2:  Ken Fishman – 182,000
Seat 3: Aaron Thivyanathan – 253,000
Seat 4:  Jacob Ferro – 235,000
Seat 5: AJ Kelsall – 65,000
Seat 6: Jeremy Joseph – 210,000
Seat 7: Jason Block – 538,000