Blinds: 25,000-50,000

Players Remaining: 2 of 320

Chip Counts:

Layne Flack: 4,305,000
Daniel Makowsky: 705,000

Eliminations:

Dario Alioto: 4th Place ($180,534)
Jacobo Fernandez: 3rd Place ($144,428)

Big Hands/Storylines:

Dario Alioto Eliminated in Fourth Place ($180,534)

Dario Alioto got all of his chips (1 million) into the middle preflop and Layne Flack called him down. Their cards:

Alioto: 6543
Flack: AA65

Board: Q87JQ

Alioto was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $180,534 in prize money. Flack jumped back into the chip lead with over 2.5 million.

Jacobo Fernandez Eliminated in Third Place ($222,659)

Jacobo Fernandez raised to 200,000 preflop and Layne Flack made the call. The flop was dealt 10106 and Flack bet the pot. Fernandez raised all in and Flack made the call. Their cards:

Flack: 6642
Fernandez: AA8K

Turn and River: 4K

Fernandez was eliminated in third place ($222,659) and Flack took a dominating chip lead into the heads-up match. He now held over 4 million in chips.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 6 of 320

Chip Counts:

Dario Alioto: 1,403,000
Layne Flack: 1,388,000
Daniel Makowsky: 688,000
Ted Forrest: 597,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 570,000
Kyle Kloeckner: 370,000

Eliminations:

Michael Guzzardi: 7th Place ($90,267)

Big Hands/Storylines:

Daniel Makowsky Doubles Up

Daniel Makowsky moved all in preflop for 284,000 and Kyle Kloeckner reraised all in for 756,000. Everyone else folded and the two opponents flipped up their cards:

Makowsky: AQ73
Kloeckner: AQQ7

Board: 76394

Makowsky overcame a monster hand for Kloeckner and doubled up to survive.

Michael Guzzardi Eliminated in Seventh Place ($90,267)

Michael Guzzardi got it all in on a flop of  752 against Layne Flack and they turned up their hands:

Guzzardi: QJ98
Flack: KQ64

Turn and River: 6A

Guzzardi was eliminated in seventh place, and he took home $90,267 in prize money.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining:

Chip Counts:

Dario Alioto: 883,000
Layne Flack: 844,000
Kyle Kloeckner: 813,000
Daniel Makowsky: 733,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 654,000
Ted Forrest: 641,000
Michael Guzzardi: 342,000
Tim West: 258,00

Eliminations:

Frank Vizza: 9th Place ($54,160)

Big Hands/Storylines:

Frank Vizza Eliminated in Ninth Place ($54,160)

Dario Alioto raised to 79,000 preflop and Frank Vizza made the call. The flop was dealt 1092 and Vizza moved all in for 149,000. Alioto made the call and they turned up their hands:

Alioto: KJ93
Vizza: 6443

The turn and river were dealt AA and although both players made a flush, Alioto held the superior flush and Vizza was eliminated in ninth place. He was awarded $54,160 in prize money.