Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 20,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 268

Chip Counts:

1. Alexandre Gomes — 16,085,000

Notable Eliminations:

2. Faraz Jaka — $774,870

Elimination Hands:

Alexandre Gomes Wins Bellagio Cup V ($1,187,670); Faraz Jaka Eliminated in Second Place ($774,870)

With Alexandre Gomes holding a 2-1 chip advantage, the Brazilian PokerStars Pro raised to 545,000 preflop, and Faraz Jaka reraised all in for just under 5 million. Gomes made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Gomes: AJ
Jaka: A7

Board: 86269

Gomes won the hand and he started a spirited celebration with his Brazilian comrades that had stuck around to support him at this late hour. Gomes took home $1,187,670 in prize money. He now has a WSOP gold bracelet and a WPT title in his possession. Jaka was eliminated in second place and he took home $774,870.

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 268

Chip Counts:

1. Alexandre Gomes — 8,420,000
2. Faraz Jaka — 6,145,000
3. Justin Smith — 1,520,000

Average Chip Count: 3,216,000

Notable Eliminations:

4. Alec Torelli — $271,165

Elimination Hands:

Alec Torelli Eliminated in Fourth Place ($271,165)

Alexandre Gomes raised under the gun to 250,000 and Alec Torelli reraised from the small blind to 710,000. Gomes then moved all in and Torellie made the all-in call. Their cards:

Gomes: 1010
Torelli: AQ

Board: J86K7

Gomes won the hand to grow his stack to 8,420,000 and Torelli was eliminated in fourth place. He will take home $271,165 in prize money.

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 268

Chip Counts:

1. Faraz Jaka — 7,030,000
2. Justin Smith — 2,920,000
3. Alec Torelli — 2,390,000
4. Alexandre Gomes — 2,240,000
5. Christopher Sonesson — 1,505,000

Average Chip Count: 3,216,000

Notable Eliminations:

6. Erik Seidel – $164,640

Elimination Hands:

Erik Seidel Eliminated in Sixth Place ($164,640)

Justin Smith raised to 145,000 preflop from the cutoff and Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind. Seidel then checked a flop of 853 and Smith bet 225,000. Seidel check-rasied all in and Smith made the call. Their cards:

Smith: 99
Seidel: K9

Turn and River: 42

Smith won the hand to grow his stack to 2,920,000 and Seidel was eliminated in sixth place. He will take home $164,640 in prize money.

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 268

Chip Counts:

1. Faraz Jaka — 5,119,000
2. Erik Seidel — 3,728,000
3. Alexandre Gomes — 2,172,000
4. Christopher Sonesson — 1,958,000
5. Alec Torelli — 1,869,000
6. Justin Smith — 1,237,000

Average Chip Count: 2,680,000

Notable Eliminations:

NONE

Elimination Hands:

The first stretch of play has started very cautiously between the players at this very talented final table. We will bring you all of the elimination hands as they happen, but nothing to report just yet. Justin Smith has taken the biggest hit to his stack during this stretch of play. He has fallen from second chip position to last chip position. Erik Seidel has prospered the most during this stretch, growing his stack to almost 4 million and jumping to second in chips. Chip leader Faraz Jaka has held steady just above 5 million to pace the field.