Event #36 $5k Omaha H/L finished up as John Guth defeated Robert Stovanovski in heads-up play.

They earned:

John Guth  $363,216

Robert Stovanovski  $218,456

Event #36 $5k Omaha H/L is now heads-up for the championship.  Robert Stevanovski currently has a big lead over John Guth.  The players are battling for the bracelet and the first prize of $363,216.  The consolation prize of $218,456 will go to the runnerup.

3rd  David Flores  $148,708

4th  Max Reynard  $101,332

5th  Greg Jameson  $75,012

6th  Randy Jensen  $59,220

7th  Michael Pollowitz  $44,744

8th  Bart Hanson  $32,900

9th  Jim Grove  $23,688

Event #35 $1500 No Limit has concluded as Ryan Young defeated Dustin Dirksen heads-up.  The final table payouts were:

1. Ryan Young  $615,955
2. Dustin Dirksen  $381,381
3. Nam Le  $239,230
4. John Esposito  $156,020
5. Michael Trimby  $109,214
6. Paul Cheung  $79,743
7. Raj Jain  $62,048
8. Darren Glenn  $46,806
9. Joe Holmes  $36,751

Event #35 $1500 No Limit Hold'em has reached the final 9.  Play will continue today at 2pm PDT.  The final counts are:

• Ryan Young  2.5m
• Dustin Dirksen  1.68m
• John Esposito  890k
• Raj Jain  810k
• Michael Trimby  655k
• Paul Cheung  550k
• Nam Le  450k
• Joe Holmes  415k
• Darren Glenn  320k

Event #33 $1500 PLO with rebuys has finally ended after a long heads-up match.  Alan Smurfit took home the first prize of $464,867 and the bracelet.  The final table payouts were:

1. Alan Smurfit  $464,867
2. Qushqar Morad  $279,595
3. Van Marcus  $190,326
4. Chris Bjorin  $129,691
5. Chau Giang  $96,005
6. Brandon Adams  $75,794
7. Robert Fellner  $57,266
8. Sunny Nijran  $42,108
9. Hilbert Shirey  $30,317

Event #33 $1500 PLO with rebuys is now heads-up for the championship.  Qushqar Morad currently has a fairly large lead over Alan Smurfit.  They are playing for the first prize of $464,867 and the bracelet.  The runnerup will receive $279,595.

Event #35 $1500 No Limit Hold'em has reached the dinner break.  They are down to the final 3 tables.  The top stacks are:

• Ryan Young  800k
• Steve Cohn  650k
• Michael Trimby  525k
• Dustin Dirksen  450k
• Aaron Kanter  450k
• James Boltin  400k
• Richard Washinsky  400k
• Joe Holmes  350k

Also hanging on are Nam Le and John Esposito.

Event #34 $3k Limit Hold'em tourney has finished up as Alexander Borteh defeated Brandon Wong heads-up.  The final table payouts were:

1. Alexander Borteh  $225,483
2. Brandon Wong  $135,615
3. Shawn Keller  $92,316
4. David Pham  $62,906
5. Matt Kelly  $46,567
6. Vivek Rajkumar  $36,763
7. Michael Byrne  $27,777
8. Marco Johnson  $20,424
9. Petri Pollanen  $14,795

Event #32 $2k Seven Card Stud title was taken down by Jeff Lisandro.  He outlasted 213 players to win $118,426 and the bracelet.  The final table payouts were:

1. Jeff Lisandro  $118,426
2. Nick Frangos  $65,902
3. Nesbitt Coburn  $42,643
4. Severin Walser  $28,105
5. Daniel Negreanu  $21,321
6. Greg Pappas  $16,282
7. David Brody  $12,405
8. Ben Cohen  $8,916