Hand #25: Mark Lillge raised to 300,000 and Anthony Licastro reraised to 750,000. Lillge folded and Licastro showed .
Hand #26: Licastro opened to 350,000 under the gun and everyone folded. He showed an ace and collected the pot.
Hand #27: Lillge raised to 225,000 from the small blind and Licastro folded the big blind.
Hand #28: Licastro made it 375,000 from the small blind and William Murray reraised to 900,000 from the big bind. Licastro folded.
Hand #29: Lillge raised to 230,000 from middle position and Frank Maggio called from the big blind. The flop came and Maggio checked. Lillge checked behind and the turn came the . Maggio led for 375,000 and Lillge folded.
Hand #23: Dieter Dechant raised to 375,000 from under the gun and all opponents folded.
Hand #24: William Murray raised to 240,000 on the button and Frank Maggio called in the small blind. The flop came and both players checked. The appeared on the turn and Maggio bet 470,000 to claim the pot without further resistance.
Hand #16: Lewis LeClair raised to 340,000 in the small blind and William Murray called in the big blind. The duo headed to the flop and LeClair continued for 800,000 and Murray quickly called.
After the turn, LeClair moved all in for 1,630,000 and Murray contemplated his decision before ultimately calling it off.
Lewis LeClair:
William Murray:
LeClair needed to dodge an ace or seven to score a huge double, but the cruel showed up on the river to send the third player to the rail in just 16 hands on this final table. LeClair takes home $90,594 for his efforts, and the remaining six players are guaranteed $118,923.
Hand #11: William Murray opened to 220,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #12: Frank Maggio raised to 325,000 on the button and everyone folded.
Hand #13: Anthony Licastro raised from under the gun to 400,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #14: William Murray raised to 300,000 from middle position and Frank Maggio three-bet to 900,000. Murray folded and Maggio won the pot.
Hand #15: Dietrich Dechant raised to 375,000 from the cutoff. Lewis Leclair raised all in from the big blind for 2,260,000 and after spending about a minute in the tank Dechant folded two jacks face up.
Hand #10: Dieter Dechant opened to 330,000 from under the gun. Spitzberg moved all in and Dechant asked for a count. Spitzberg was all in for 1,300,000 and Dechant called.
Paul Spitzberg:
Dieter Dechant:
The board ran out and Spitzberg failed to improve, joining the rail in eighth place for $69,552. He shook hands with all opponents and left the feature table while the rail was still applauding.
Hand #7: Mark Lillge raised to 215,000 from the button and Paul Spitzberg moved all in from the small blind to force a fold and claim the pot uncontested.
Hand #8: Anthony Licastro raised to 375,000 from the small blind and won the pot.
Hand #9: Licastro raised to 350,000 on the button and William Murray called out of the big blind.
The flop fell and Murray checked. Licastro continued for 450,000 and won the pot, showing a king.
Hand #1: Anthony Licastro raised to 280,000 from under the gun and William Murray announced a raise, making it 700,000 to go out of the small blind. Dan Heimiller moved all in from the big blind and Licastro folded, while Murray snap-called.
Dan Heimiller:
William Murray:
The board ran out and Heimiller hit the rail in the very first hand on this final table, earning $53,817 for his efforts. This also means that a new WSOP champion will be crowned.