Event #63: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em

There were 1,750 hopeful players who entered but only one man survived Event #63: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em. Rulah Divine won his first bracelet and $262,501 — by far his largest cash. Not too bad for a $60 investment; Divine won the seat in a WSOP.com qualifier.

The day began with 20 players returning during Level 21 to play down to a winner. With the elimination of Andy Frankenberger in 10th Place ($16,074) players were at the final table in level 24.

Jeffery Silverstein was sent home in ninth place ($20,640) after his    couldn't hold to Fabio Felice Cudia's   .

Action was slow with small pots being picked up here and there and hardly any flops seen. Eddy Sabat shoved his last chips with    and ran into    of Patrick Truong. Sabat went home in eighth place ($26,806).

John Monnette was all in for his life shortly after Sabat's elimination but managed to double when his    beat the    of Cudia. Cudia was down to one blind and eliminated the next hand in seventh place ($35,207).

Only four hands after the massive double up, Monnette was eliminated in sixth place ($46,758). He lost most of his stack with kings to Michael Amato with ace-queen when Amato hit his ace on the turn.

Five-handed, the players took an hour dinner break and returned to move to the Amazon Room. Ryan Hughes was the first player sent home from the new final table in fifth place ($62,785).

Divine got a rush of chips at the final table when he eliminated Yunsheng Sun with ace-five against Sun's ace-queen The flop came     and Divine paired his five. The turn was the   and paired the queen for Sun, and the river was the   to give Divine the flush eliminating Sun in 4th place ($85,226).

The third place finisher Michael Amato ($116,940) got his chips in over a raise from Patrick Truong but was called by Divine and Truong folded. Amato held    and Divine held   . The ace on the river sealed it for Divine and propelled him as a chip leader into heads up play. Truong announced to the table he folded    and would've ended the tournament right there.

Heads up lasted 23 hands and Truong was eliminated when his two pair couldn't beat the higher two pair of Divine. Truong went home with ($162,170).

This won't be the last we see of Rulah Divine. He explained he will be playing the Main Event now as he was unsure before, but this win helps his bankroll and his motivation. Divine's first call was to his wife whom he said was "freaking out" on the other end of the line. He explained this win solidifies everything he has been playing for since he was six years old playing poker for nickels and dimes on his dad's bar.

Hand #182: Rulah Divine raised and won the pot pre flop.

Hand #183: Patrick Truong completed and Rulah Divine checked.

The flop came     and Divine check-folded to a bet from Truong.

Hand #163: Patrick Truong got a walk.

Hand #164: Truong made it 190,000 and folded to a shove from Rulah Divine.

Hand #165: Divine made it 175,000, and Truong called. The flop was    , and a continuation bet from Devine won the pot.

Hand #166: Truong bet 190,000, and Devine called. The flop was    , and Devine bet 250,000. Truong called. The turn was the  , which was checked around, and the   completed the board. Devine bet 375,000 and took the pot.

Hand #167: Devine opened for 175,000, and Truong called. They got to the turn of the board reading     , where Truong bet 200,000 and Devine raised to 475,000. Truong called. The river was the  , and a check from Truong saw Devine move all in. Truong folded.

Hand #168: Truong opened for 190,000 and folded to a shove from Devine.

Hand #161: Patrick Truong raised to 160,000 under the gun, and Michael Amato moved all in for over two million from the small blind. Rulah Divine called in the big blind, and Truong folded.

Amato:   
Divine:   

The board ran out      , and the ace on the river eliminated Amato.

Truong claimed to have folded   , which would've ended the tournament had he called.

Hand 153: Patrick Truong got a walk.

Hand #154: Truong completed the small blind, and Michael Amato checked. The flop was    , and Truong bet 80,000. Amato called, and they both checked the   on the turn. The river was the  , and Truong check-folded to a bet of 125,000 from Amato.

Hand #155: Truong opened for 160,000, and Amato moved all in for 2,275,000. Divine folded, and so did Truong.

Hand #156: Divine opened for 165,000 from the small blind, and Truong, in the big blind, called. The flop was    , and Divine bet 175,000. That won the pot.

Hand #157: Truong completed the small blind, and Michael Amato checked. The flop was    , and a bet of 80,000 from Truong got a call from Amato. The   on the turn saw a bet of 130,000 from Amato, and that took the pot.

Hand #158: Amato opened for a larger 260,000, and Divine called. The flop was    , and a bet of 280,000 from Amato took the pot.

Hand #150: Patrick Truong raised to 160,000, and Michael Amato made it 450,000. Truong folded.

Hand #151: Rulah Devine raised to 175,000, and Truong called from the big blind.

The flop came    . Devine bet 275,000, and Truong folded.

Hand #142: Michael Amato opened from the button, and both Rulah Divine and Patrick Truong called. It was checked to the turn of the board reading    , where Truong bet 140,000, and only Amato called. The river was the  , and a bet of 320,000 from Truong took the pot.

Hand #143: Divine made it 135,000 from the button and won the antes and blinds.

Hand #138: Yunsheng Sun raised to 125,000, and Michael Amato made it 275,000. Sun folded.

Hand #139: Patrick Truong completed from small blind, and Sun checked.

The flop came    , and both players checked. The turn was the  , Truong bet 60,000, and Sun called. The river was the  , and Truong bet 105,000. Sun made it 270,000, and Truong called.

Sun:   
Truong:   

Hand #140: Rulah Divine raised, and everyone folded.

Patrick Truong	2,800,000	400,000
Yunsheng Sun	950,000	-950,000