Neil Willerson had the button and the two limped preflop. The flop was . Vladimir Mefodichev bet out 550,000 and Willerson called.
The turned and Mefodichev shoved 1,400,000 into the center. Willerson thought for a moment before calling and the rivered. Mefodichev checked and Willerson bet out 2,000,000. Mefodichev quickly mucked and Willerson dragged the pot.
In a limped pot Vladimir Mefodichev had the button. Neil Willerson check-called a 225,000 bet on the flop of . Both checked the turn and Willerson fired 475,000 on the river.
Mefodichev tank-called and showed for a pair of eights. Willerson mucked and Mefodichev took the pot.
The pot was limped and checked preflop and the flop came . Vladimir Mefodichev bet 200,000 and Willerson called. The turned and Mefodichev check-called a bet of 525,000. The completed the board and both players checked.
Vladimir Mefodichev had the button. He raised to 350,000.
Neil Willerson replied by three-betting to 850,000. Back on Mefodichev, he opted to four-bet to 1,850,000. Willerson replied by moving all in and Mefodichev quickly folded, awarding Willerson the pot.
In a limped pot preflop, the flop came down . Vladimir Mefodichev checked and Neil Willerson fired 250,000. Mefodichev called and the turned. Mefodichev checked for a second time and Willerson bet 475,000. Mefodichev made it 1,300,000 to go and Willerson looked reluctant but called.
The rivered and Mefodichev fired 1,500,000. Willerson folded and Mefodichev took the pot.
After a full ten levels of play during Day 3, the event reached its climactic heads up battle. Neil Willerson and Vladimir Mefodichev were able to rise above the competition in the largest open field so far at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Twenty-eight players returned for Day 3 of play and a final table was quickly reached. That grueling final table, however, had much room for play with over 14,000,000 chips in play.
After seven eliminations at the final table we have come down to the final two. Willerson and Mefodichev played heads up for about an hour last night and although we came close to crowning a victor twice, neither player was able to seal the deal. Today the two will play until the next WSOP champion is crowned.
Willerson has a slight chip lead with 8,920,000 to Mefodichev's 5,335,000 but these players have traded spots several times and anything can happen in this heads up battle. Cards are about to hit the air in the Amazon room. Stay tuned to PokerNews for the results of the exciting conclusion to this bracelet event.