The Final Day of Event #53: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Kicks Off at 1 p.m.
Out of a bumper field of 3,759 players, just ten are left standing on the final day of Event #53: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 8-Handed. At 1 p.m., they'll all return to the Amazon outer feature tables to continue their quest until a bracelet winner has been decided. Action will be live streamed from 7 p.m. onwards on CBS All Access.
Amir Lehavot, third in the 2013 WSOP Main Event behind Ryan Riess and Jay Farber and 2011 bracelet winner, is among the final ten and sits third in chips with 20,175,000 to capture his second bracelet. Leading the way is Santiago Soriano with 28,300,000 in chips. Daniele D'Angelo is second with 21,415,000). Benjamin Underwood (11,350,000) made the final table of two Deepstack events earlier this summer, and once again made his way through an enormous field for his third deep run of the series.
Blinds will resume in level 36 with blinds at 250,000/500,000 and a big blind ante of 500,000, while levels will be 40 minutes throughout the day. While each of them has already parlayed their $800 investment into a fantastic payday of $31,399, all eyes are on the coveted wristband and first place prize of $371,203 that awaits the winner at the end of the night. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to capture every hand and all the excitement from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino as a new bracelet winner is crowned.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 1 | 1 | Joao Valli | Brazil | 9,900,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 1 | 4 | Daniele D'Angelo | Germany | 21,425,000 | 43 |
| Amazon | 1 | 6 | Santiago Soriano | Spain | 28,300,000 | 55 |
| Amazon | 1 | 7 | Nick Blackburn | United States | 14,675,000 | 29 |
| Amazon | 1 | 8 | Ori Hasson | Israel | 13,100,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 2 | 2 | Jeff Tahler | United States | 9,650,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 2 | 3 | Samuel Gagnon | Canada | 15,200,000 | 30 |
| Amazon | 2 | 4 | Gustavo Hess | United States | 6,350,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 2 | 6 | Amir Lehavot | Israel | 20,175,000 | 40 |
| Amazon | 2 | 7 | Benjamin Underwood | Canada | 11,350,000 | 23 |
board. With Hess' elimination, the unofficial final table of nine is set.
board for the early double at the unofficial final table.
and river 
brought a heart and Tahler was eliminated in 9th place.
flop, Blackburn checked - as he was to do on all subsequent streets - and Hasson bet 1,450,000. Hasson called, as he did on the 
turn when Hasson bet 2,250,000. The pairing 
on the river slowed Hasson's roll, and he checked behind, mucking when Blackburn showed 
with what can only be described as his characteristic victory squawk, adding, "Hillbilly wins another one. It's crazy!"
popped up instead to oust him in 7th place.
flop was dealt, giving Soriano a straight. The 
on the river even improved him further to a flush, and Gagnon was eliminated just like that.
