Event 1: Akiva Pearlman Takes Third for $45,630

Akiva Pearlman - 3rd place - $45,630

Event #1 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'Em

After a seven hour plus final table, Akiva Pearlman finishes in third place.

In the small blind, Akiva shoves his last 2 million into the middle expecting a call from big blind Joe Gricco who indeed calls for only 1.6 million more.

Pearlman's Qd-4d is ahead of Gricco's 5h-6c.

Gricco gathers a straight draw on a flop of 9d-9c-8h.

5d on the turn pairs up Gricco but gives Pearlman the diamond flush draw.

3-h brick on the river allows Gricco's pair to eliminate Akiva Pearlman.

Gricco's 11 million stack will go against Weiwen Liang's 19 million as the two poker warriors ready-up for heads-up play.

Parting words from third place Pearlman - "I'm very happy that most of my hands held. You need that to happen in any tournament. I avoided a lot of confrontations and coin flips."