A marathon Hearts Bracket first round is finally over. Michael Mizrachi was the first to advance, dispatching Vanessa Rousso early on when both flopped top pair. Phil Laak soon joined Mizrachi by flopping a set against Daniel Negreanu's top pair.

The next three matches to end took a bit longer: Andrew Robl knocked out Kara Scott, Gavin Smith handled Gus Hansen, and James Bord rivered a flush against Frank Kassela.

The last three matches took a very, very long time. David Benyamine had Phil Hellmuth on the ropes early but needed the full allotment of blind levels to finally beat him. Don Cheadle give Tom Dwan a tough time before knuckling under. And in the biggest surprise of the first round, former NFL star Emmitt Smith came from behind to knock off David Williams.

The tournament is on a short break while we prepare for the Spades Bracket, the last round of matches for the night. Here are the match-ups:

Spades Bracket

Doyle Brunson v. Jennifer Tilly
Erick Lindgren v. Dennis Phillips
Daniel Cates v. Phil Ivey
John Racener v. Chris Moneymaker
Carlos Mortensen v. Sam Trickett
Eric Baldwin v. David Oppenheim
Patrik Antonius v. Sorel Mizzi
Eugene Katchalov v. Faraz Jaka

There's plenty of action to come. Stick around!