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Below you will find the seat draw for the final table, as well as chip counts for each as heads up play begins.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emad Alibsi | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | Michael Tauman | 1,200,000 |
| 3 | Wei Wang | 600,000 |
| 4 | Monro Secor | 1,050,000 |
| 5 | Andy Hwang | 3,270,000 |
| 6 | Mauricio Desilva | 1,250,000 |
| 7 | Nicolas Markatos | 2,800,000 |
| 8 | Greg Wish | 1,950,000 |
| 9 | Mark Rebuck | 3,250,000 |
James Boyle and another player were all in before the flop with a third player tanking. Someone called the clock, and the floor came over and announced a one-minute countdown. Rather than continue to tank, the player decided to leave it up to chance.
"If I pick a gray chip, I'll call you guys," he announced, grabbing roughly equal stacks of purple T500 and gray T5000 chips and mixing them up while looking away. He aimed his pointer finger downward and picked up the chip it landed on: a purple chip. He immediately slid his cards to the dealer.
Boyle: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, meaning Boyle had almost certainly lost out on a chance to get more chips if the player in Seat 5 had grabbed a gray chip. Still, he has around 100,000.
Blinds just went up to 600-1,200 with a 200 ante.
According to a tournament official, Mauricio Desilva shoved for about 800,000 over a raise and a call. Mark Rebuck, who had opened from early position, made the call, and he ended up making a flush with 
against Desilva's 
.
With blinds at 50,000-100,000, Wei Wang pushed his 140,000 stack in from early position. Greg Wish reraised to 300,000 after action folded to his button, and Mark Rebuck made the call from the small blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and a 
turned. Rebuck checked, Wish bet 200,000, and Rebuck folded.
"I have an out," Wang announced. Indeed, he turned over 
for a double-gutshot straight draw. Rebuck held for top-top, and the river was a safe 
for him.
Players are on a 15-minute break.
We didn't see the action, but Emad Alibsi and Nicolas Markatos just got it all in with 
and , respectively. The board ran out 
, leaving Markatos' jacks best, and Alibsi was covered. He rapped the table with some force, wishing his tablemates good luck.
Markatos has about 2.5 million.
The Final Nine in photos.
Jim Governa called a bet of about 20,000 from an opponent on the end with the board reading 
. His opponent rolled over 
for ace-high, while Governa revealed 
for a better ace-high. Governa has about 125,000 with blinds at 800-1,600.
At the same table, Cotton Snuffer recently jammed with on a 
board, and his opponent held for quads. Snuffer's down to 25,000.
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Michael Tauman | 2,075,000 |
| Monro Secor | 3,000,000 |
| Andy Hwang | 3,400,000 |
| Nicolas Markatos | 2,400,000 |
| Greg Wish | 1,900,000 |
| Mark Rebuck | 3,300,000 |
Blinds are now 60,000-120,000 with a 20,000 ante after the break.