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

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.

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Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 565

Angelo Castaldi moved all in from middle position for about 60,000 and was called by Bob Tanner in the small blind and Alfredo Fernandez in the big blind.

The two blinds check it down and fail to create a side pot on a runout of .

Fernandez showed and nobody could beat it. Castaldi hit the rail in 10th place and earned $881, while Fernandez crossed the million chip mark.

Alfredo Fernandez – 1,050,000
Bob Tanner – 580,000
Angelo Castaldi – Eliminated 

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End of Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Players are currently on a ten minute break. Here’s how they stack up:

Faraz Jaka – 13,950,000 (56 bb) – 8 Time Chips
Scott Margereson  – 13,750,000 (55 bb) – 5 Time Chips
Brian Hastings – 11,575,000 (46 bb) – 3 Time Chips

Remaining payouts:

1st: $696,740*
2nd: $454,496
3rd: $336,466
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

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Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 565

Daniel Saffer hit the rail in 12th place, followed closely behind by Homero Molina in 11th place.

The final 10 players are redrawing for seats at the unofficial final table. With one more elimination, the final nine players will be credited with making the official final table.

Here is a look at the seat map for the final 10 players;

Seat 1: Antonio Colon – 265,000
Seat 2: George Navarro – 800,000
Seat 3: Manuel Jo – 520,000
Seat 4: Angelo Castaldi – 234,000
Seat 5: Claudio Piedrabuena – 268,000
Seat 6: Chris Zito – 860,000
Seat 7: James Scott – 190,000
Seat 8: Bob Tanner – 850,000
Seat 9: Alfredo Fernandez  800,000
Seat 10: Joaquin Sosa – 580,000

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Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 565

Bob Tanner raised from the small blind and Daniel Saffer moved all in from the big blind. Tanner called, was all in for 253,000 and showed . He was in dominating shape against Saffer’s .

The board ran out and Tanner doubled up.

While Tanner was doubling up, Chris Zito scored a knockout when his pocket aces held up against Ariel Rosello Quintana’s .

With 12 players left, they are just a couple eliminations away from a final table redraw.

Bob Tanner – 524,000
Chris Zito – 650,000
Daniel Saffer – 140,000
Ariel Rosello Quintana – Eliminated