With the elimination of John Kulish in fourth place, Adam Hui has officially won the Casino Champion title and earned his way into the $1,000,000 National Championship freeroll. We'll see him at the end of May.
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Big stacks Brian England and Chris Johnson have little choice but to go after each other now that play is three-handed. England raised his last button to 70,000, then called Johnson's small blind three-bet to 225,000. Johnson fired 250,000 on a flop of 
and 500,000 on the 
turn. England wasted little time calling both bets. On the 
river, Johnson tank-checked. England quickly checked behind and was none-too-thrilled to see Johnson's 
, a nine-high straight.
"Nice hand," said England after mucking.
"Thank you," Johnson replied. "Good check."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
2,500,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
1,500,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
Chris Johnson has gotten the best of Brian England several times today. It may be starting to get under England's skin. England opened to 90,000 pre-flop from the small blind and Johnson called. Both players checked a king-high flop, 
. England tried a bet of 80,000 on the 
turn; Johnson called. Down the river 
, England bet 140,000. Johnson eyed the 140,000, then announced a raise and started cutting out chips. Before he could even complete the raise, England flipped his cards into the muck.
Chris Johnson keeps winning every pot. After a stretch of about 15 minutes of raise-it-and-take-it pots, Johnson opened the small blind to 120,000. Jon Seaman called in the big blind, then called another 120,000 on a highly coordinated flop, 
. Both players checked the turn. When the 
hit the river, Johnson fired another quarter million into the pot. Seaman didn't look happy, but called. He was even less happy to see Johnson's 
, a pair of aces. He mucked and dropped to 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
500,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
From the button, Chris Johnson raised to 90,000. Brian England reraised to 240,000 from the big blind and Johnson made the call.
The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the pair the board on the turn. England fired 145,000 and Johnson folded.
After Brian England folded the button, Chris Johnson jammed on Jon Seaman's big blind. Seaman had about 575,000 and made the call for all of his chips with the 
. Johnson held the 
.
The board ran out 
and Johnson's ace high stayed in the lead to give him the win. Seaman was eliminated in third place and took home $69,360 for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,250,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
For a final table that was on a break-neck pace from the very beginning, it seemed fitting that heads-up play didn't last even five minutes. Third-place finisher Jon Seaman was still being processed at the payout desk when Brian England opened the button to 100,000. Chris Johnson, in the big blind, three-bet to 240,000. England quickly announced he was all-in for 1.5 million and Johnson snap-called!
Showdown
England:
Johnson: 
"Sick," said England in disgust. "Even with ace-queen." He was referencing the fact that his intended second card -- the 
-- would have given him but was inadvertently exposed by the dealer and became the burn card. Even with ace-queen suited, England would have been dominated.
The flop paired each player, 
.
"Ace-queen would have been good now," noted Johnson. Indeed -- ace-queen would have flopped the joint! Instead of a double-up to 3.0 million, England hit the rail in 2nd place after the turn and river.
The dealer was absolutely beside himself at the magnitude of the dealing error that led to the final hand. He profusely apologized to England at the payout desk, but England was completely non-plussed. "No worries, man," he said as he shook the dealer's proferred hand.He collected his $94,944 and went on his way.
