Seven Players Play Down to a WSOP Champion in Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout
Welcome back to the final day of Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em will resume play at Noon local time with seven players out of 720 entries returning to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
All seven players have secured at least $49,238 but will all be looking to grab a bigger share of the $1,922,400 prize pool. The eventual winner at the end of the day will walk away with $371,914 and the WSOP bracelet.
Brandon Caputo will come back in pole position as he bagged 7,280,000 last night which equals 60 big blinds at the start of play. But hot on his heels is someone who is no stranger to WSOP success, Michael Gathy with 6,700,000 in chips while Gabriel Andrade completes the top three with 4,900,000.
Gathy is the only person at this final table who has won a bracelet before, and not just one, he has four in his collection already. He is also the only player not representing the United States as he hails from Belgium. Craig Mason, Harvey Mathews, Girish Apte, and David Lolis will be trying their hardest to keep the win and bracelet here in the US.
Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout NLHE Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvey Mathews | United States | 2,520,000 | 21 |
| 2 | Gabriel Andrade | United States | 4,900,000 | 41 |
| 3 | David Lolis | United States | 2,295,000 | 19 |
| 4 | Girish Apte | United States | 2,425,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Michael Gathy | Belgium | 6,700,000 | 56 |
| 6 | Craig Mason | United States | 2,780,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Brandon Caputo | United States | 7,200,000 | 60 |
The seven remaining players will play down to five of them and then go for a break until 4 p.m. PST. The PokerGO production will then come into action and bring you the coverage through their platform too with a security delay as they'll be displaying the hole cards of the players.
But as always, PokerNews will be right here to bring you all the live updates from the first shuffle until a new WSOP bracelet winner is crowned.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $371,914 |
| 2 | $229,848 |
| 3 | $164,083 |
| 4 | $118,815 |
| 5 | $87,288 |
| 6 | $65,072 |
| 7 | $49,238 |
, Apte continued with a bet of 575,000 which Mason called.
and Apte opted to check. Mason fired out a bet of 650,000. Apte took some time and then decided to shove with the bigger stack. Mason snap-called.
for Apte to hit the Broadway indeed. The stacks were counted again to be sure but Mason had 2,195,000 behind while Apte had 2,795,000 in front of him.
for Mathews to flop top pair and avoid a split pot on the river to eliminate Lolis in sixth place. 
for Mathews to flop two pair immediately to double up.
![[user339872]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
and Caputo led out for 160,000. Mathews called and the 
landed on the turn.
and Mathews made his flush to eliminate Caputo in fifth place.
on the river.
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing as Andrade scored a double-up through the chip leader.
for Mathews to turn top pair and leave Gathy drawing dead while the river gave Gathy the lower pair.
for Mathews to hit the river for two pair and his first WSOP bracelet. Andrade walked away as the runner-up for $229,848.