Event 27 - $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max)
It was just as well that they didn’t try to get this final match completed on day 3 as it turned out to be yet another protracted heads up match for Isaac Hagerling as he took on Max Steinberg. Starting over 200 big blinds deep, the two exchanged relatively minor pots for three hours until the decisive pot of the match saw both make top pair on a flop of 
. The 
turn was benign enough for both to get it all in and Steinberg's 
was well ahead of Hagerling's 
. With Steinberg slightly ahead in chips this would be the final hand unless the river was a ten but somehow Hagerling managed to hit the 
to take a pot worth 97% of the chips in play.
. The turn was benign enough for both to get it all in and Steinberg's was well ahead of Hagerling's . With Steinberg slightly ahead in chips this would be the final hand unless the river was a ten but somehow Hagerling managed to hit the to take a pot worth 97% of the chips in play.
Steinberg managed to stick around for a while after a couple of double ups but it was asking too much to completely come back from such a position. Eventually a dominating 
for Hagerling held against 
and the match was brought to an end. It was a horrible finish for Steinberg but he does at least collect $231,501 for his trouble, whilst Isaac Hagerling picks up $372,387 for the win.
for Hagerling held against and the match was brought to an end. It was a horrible finish for Steinberg but he does at least collect $231,501 for his trouble, whilst Isaac Hagerling picks up $372,387 for the win.Event 28 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
An early double for TJ Cloutier was not enough to prevent him just missing out on yet another WSOP final table as his 
failed to find any help in a race against Tommy Townsend's
, and it was a 13th place finish for Cloutier.
failed to find any help in a race against Tommy Townsend's, and it was a 13th place finish for Cloutier.
The man who had originally doubled up Cloutier was day 2 chip leader Masayuki Nagata who was having an up and down day throughout the course of day 3. On the verge of elimination in 6th place, Nagata managed to pull a two outer with 
against the of Dan "Wretchy" Martin and instead it was Martin who lost a big pot and was eliminated soon afterwards.
against the of Dan "Wretchy" Martin and instead it was Martin who lost a big pot and was eliminated soon afterwards.
Nagata eventually departed in third place after he shipped it all in with top two pair on a board of 
, only to find that Jason Duval had 
for the straight.
, only to find that Jason Duval had for the straight.
That left Duval playing Majid Yahyaei heads up and it was a confrontation that Duval dominated. Perhaps that got to Yahyaei as when the end came it was a bit of a strange one. Having seen a flop of 
, Duval's bet was check raised by Yahyaei but then Duval shipped it all in. After plenty of thought Yahyaei eventually made the hero call and showed 
for no pair no draw. If he thought that Duval was on a flush draw then he was right, but it actually turned out to be a flush draw that had his hand crushed. Duval's 
went on to pair the river and Yahyaei's backfired gamble saw Duval claim a big win.
, Duval's bet was check raised by Yahyaei but then Duval shipped it all in. After plenty of thought Yahyaei eventually made the hero call and showed for no pair no draw. If he thought that Duval was on a flush draw then he was right, but it actually turned out to be a flush draw that had his hand crushed. Duval's went on to pair the river and Yahyaei's backfired gamble saw Duval claim a big win.
Final table payouts were:
1 Jason Duval $521,202
2 Majid Yahyaei $324,442
3 Masayuki Nagata $225,521
4 James Lee $162,420
5 Tommy Townsend $118,707
6 Dan Martin $87,813
7 Stephen Bartlett $65,813
8 Daniel Bishop $49,952
9 Joseph Cappuccio $38,360
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