WPT Prime Cambodia ($1,100)

HAND #233: Khorshad Sagor folds, giving Alexander Puchalski a walk in the big blind.

HAND #234 - Khorshad Sagor moves all in for 14,200,000, and Alexander Puchalski waits for a count before he calls with A♣ 2♣ .

Sagor turns over Q♥ 8♣ , and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes A♥ K♣ 4♦ 5♠ K♦ , and Puchalski wins the pot -- and the WPT Prime title -- with two pair, aces and kings.

Khorshad Sagor finishes as the runner-up, earning $150,000.

Alexander Puchalski wins WPT Prime Cambodia, earning $233,680 and a WPT Prime trophy. Puchalski's prize amount includes his $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Congratulations to Alexander Puchalski!

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #230: Alexander Puchalski gets a walk.

HAND #231: Alexander Puchalski limps in then bets 1,600,000 on the flop K♣ 2♦ 3♥ to win the pot.

HAND #232: Khorshad Sagor raises 3,200,000 and Alexander Puchalski calls to bring the flop 3♠ 3♣ 5♥ . Sagor barrels 3,600,000 and Puchalski continues to call. Sagor barrels again on the turn 9♠ for 5,000,000, Puchalski check-raises all in and successfully pushes out Sagor to seize a massive pot.

HAND #227: A walk for Khorshad Sagor.

HAND #228: Sagor jams the button and Alexander Puchalski folds.

HAND #229: Puchalski limps the button and instantly calls when Sagor moves all-in.

Khorshad Sagor: Q♥ 5♥

Alexander Puchalski: A♣ K♠

The preflop trap has Puchalski way out in front and he makes top pair with the A♠ 7♥ 6♥ flop. However, the 4♥ turn instantly secures the double of Sagor for 13,800,000 even before the meaningless Q♠ river completes the board.

Both players are now within one big blind.

Level 38 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break. Here are their official chip counts, followed by the final table payouts:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #221 - Alexander Puchalski limps for 1,200,000, and Khorshad Sagor checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes Q♠ J♥ 5♦ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 1,200,000, and Sagor folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #222 - Khorshad Sagor raises to 3,000,000, and Alexander Puchalski folds his big blind.

HAND #223 - Alexander Puchalski limps for 1,200,000, and Khorshad Sagor checks his big blind. The flop comes A♠ 5♥ 5♣ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets1,200,000, and Sagor check-raises to 3,100,000. Puchalski calls.

The turn card is the A♥ , and both players check. The river card is the 8♠ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 5,000,000, and Sagor folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #224 - Khorshad Sagor folds, giving Alexander Puchalski a walk in the big blind.

HAND #225 - Alexander Puchalski moves all in, and Khorshad Sagor folds his big blind.

HAND #226 - Khorshad Sagor moves all in for 9,000,000, and Alexander Puchalski folds his big blind.

HAND #215: Khorshad Sagor goes all in to deny limper Alexander Puchalski a peek at the flop.

HAND #216: Khorshad Sagor jams from the button and wins the pot again.

HAND #217: Following a limp from Alexander Puchalski, big blind Khorshad Sagor raises to 4,000,000, Puchalski calls. They proceed to check it to the river Q♠ 7♠ 3♦ 3♣ 5♠ . Sagor moves all in to win three in a row.

HAND #218: Alexander Puchalski walks.

HAND #219: Alexander Puchalski limps then sees a flop 5♦ 2♦ 2♣ after Khorshad Sagor checks. Sagor checks again then folds to Puchalski's 1,200,000 bet.

HAND #220: Alexander Puchalski gets another walk.

HAND #214: Korshad Sagor raises to 3,000,000 and Alexander Puchalski calls to see the J♥ 8♥ 4♦ flop. Both players check to the K♠ turn on which Puchalski checks, Sagor bets 5,000,000 and Puchalski calls.

The Canadian also checks the 9♣ river and Sagor repeats his 5,000,000 sizing. Puchalski uses one time bank extension and moves all-in, his opponent reluctantly folds.

HAND #211: Alexander Puchalski limps in and then calls a raise to 4,000,000 by Khorshad Sagor. The A♥ 4♣ 3♣ flop produces a continuation bet worth 4,000,000 by Sagor and Puchalski folds.

HAND #212: A walk for Puchalski.

HAND #213: Puchalski limps and Sagor moves all-in with the covering stack. The Canadian is ahead with A♥ 8♦ versus J♥ 7♠ and needs it to hold to survive.

On a board of K♥ Q♠ 2♦ 5♠ A♦ , Puchalski doubles for 15,800,000 and retakes a narrow lead.

Level 37 comes to an end, and Level 38 begins with increased blinds of 600,000-1,200,000 and a 1,200,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 29,675,000 (25 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #204 - Khorshad Sagor raises to 3,000,000 and Alexander Puchalski folds his big blind.

HAND #205 - Alexander Puchalski limps for 1,000,000, and Khorshad Sagor checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes Q♠ T♦ 9♥ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 2,000,000, and Sagor folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #206 - Khorshad Sagor raises to 3,000,000, and Alexander Puchalski folds his big blind.

HAND #207 - Alexander Puchalski limps for 1,000,000, Khorshad Sagor raises from the big blind, and Puchalski quickly folds. Sagor takes the pot.

HAND #208 - Khorshad Sagor raises to 3,000,000, and Alexander Puchalski folds his big blind.

HAND #209 - Alexander Puchalski limps for 1,000,000, and Khorshad Sagor checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes Q♠ 7♥ 3♥ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 1,000,000, and Sagor calls. The turn card is the A♦ , and both players check.

The river card is the 5♦ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 3,000,000, and Sagor folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #210 - Khorshad Sagor raises to 3,000,000, and Alexander Puchalski quickly folds his big blind.

HAND #199: On a limped pot, Khorshad Sagor check-raises at the flop 5♥ T♥ 5♣ to make it 3,200,000 to continue. Alexander Puchalski folds, giving up his 1,500,000 bet.

HAND #200: Limped pot again, both players check down the board J♠ 3♠ 6♥ T♣ 9♥ . Alexander Puchalski takes the pot with K♦ 5♥ .

HAND #201: Alexander Puchalski limps again, big blind Khorshad Sagor checks then checks again when the flop lands A♥ 5♦ 5♣ . Puchalski bets 1,000,000, and Sagor calls. They check the turn 7♣ to bring the river 9♥ . Sagor checks once more, Puchalski bets 2,000,000, Sagor pays to see then mucks to the A♣ 6♣ top pair.

HAND #202: Khorshad Sagor leads out with a 3,000,000 raise and Alexander Puchalski let's him have it.

HAND 203: Limped pot brings a flop 3♠ 2♣ 8♦ that both players check. On the turn T♦ , Alexander Puchalski bets 2,000,000, Khorshad Sagor folds.

HAND #193: Alexander Puchalski raises to 2,200,000 and Khorshad Sagor calls. They check the 8♦ 5♣ 4♠ flop to the 8♣ turn. Sagor bets 2,200,000 and Puchalski calls. Both check again the J♥ river and Sagor takes the pot with 5♦ 4♦ .

HAND #194: Sagor raises to 3,000,000, Puchalski folds.

HAND #195: Puchalski limps in and Sagor checks ahead of the J♦ 8♠ 2♠ flop. They check through to the 9♠ turn to the T♠ river. Sagor check-calls for 1,200,000 and Puchalski shows a bluff with 5♣ 4♥ , Sagor has Q♠ 8♥ for the queen-high straight.

HAND #196: Sagor limps in and folds to a shove by Puchalski.

Hand #197: Puchalski raises to 2,000,000 and Sagor folds.

HAND #198: Sagor makes it 2,000,000 to go, Puchalski three-bets to 6,500,000 and that shuts down his opponent.

Level 36 comes to an end, and Level 37 begins with increased blinds of 500,000-1,000,000 and a 1,000,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 29,675,000 (30 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #192 - Khorshad Sagor raises to 3,000,000, Alexander Puchalski moves all in, and Sagor quickly calls all in for 17,600,000 with J♠ J♥ .

Puchalski turns over T♥ T♣ , and Sagor needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes A♠ A♥ Q♦ 9♣ 2♦ , and the pocket jacks hold up for Sagor to win the pot and double up in chips.

HAND #189 - Alexander Puchalski limps for 800,000, Khorshad Sagor raises from the big blind to 3,000,000, and Puchalski limp-reraises to 8,000,000. Sagor thinks for a while before he calls.

The flop comes K♠ 4♥ 2♥ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 3,000,000, and Sagor folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #190 - Khorshad Sagor limps for 800,000, and Alexander Puchalski checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes 8♠ 8♣ 4♦ , Puchalski checks, Sagor bets 1,000,000, and Puchalski folds. Sagor takes the pot.

HAND #191 - Alexander Puchalski limps for 800,000, Khorshad Sagor raises from the big blind to 2,500,000, and Puchalski folds. Sagor takes the pot.

HAND #188: Khorshad Sagor opens 2,200,000 on the button and Alexander Puchalski is there to defend which he does once more at the flop Q♦ 3♠ 5♦ by calling Sagor's 3,000,000 continuation bet. On the turn 4♠ and river 2♥ , no more bets land on the felt. Puchalski flips over 4♥ 4♦ set that wins the pot.

HAND #183: Khorshad Sagor puts the heat on for 3,000,000, limper Alex Puchalski heats things up further with a three-bet of 8,500,000, Sagor pushes to win the pot without showdown.

HAND #184: Alexander Puchalski raises 2,000,000 from the button and Alexander Puchalski calls. They then check down to the river 8♦ 6♣ J♣ 5♠ 4♣ where Puchalski fires 1,200,000 and wins the pot with no call.

HAND #185: Not much action on the next hand with Khorshad Sagor folding to Alexander Puchalski's raise of 1,000,000.

HAND #186: On a limped pot, Khorshad Sagor bets the flop 6♦ 7♠ 2♠ for 1,400,000 and wins the pot.

HAND #187: Alexander Puchalski raises 2,000,000 from the button and wins the pot.

HAND #178: Khorshad Sagor raises to 1,600,000 and Alexander Puchalski calls. On the K♣ 5♠ 2♥ flop, Puchalski check-calls for 2,000,000 and they check the A♦ turn.

Puchalski check-calls another 3,900,000 on the 9♦ river and Sagor wins the pot with K♠ 9♥ for two pair, kings and nines.

HAND #179: Puchalski raises to 2,000,000 and Sagor folds.

HAND #180: Sagor opens to 2,300,000 for Puchalski to defend. On the Q♠ 4♥ 2♥ flop, Puchalski checks and then folds when facing a bet of 3,100,000.

HAND #181: Puchalski raises to 2,000,000, Sagor calls. They check down the T♥ 8♦ 7♠ A♣ K♥ board and Sagor shows 8♠ 5♠ , Puchalski has the superior pair with T♥ 2♥ .

HAND #182: Sagor raises to 2,500,000 and Puchalski folds.

Level 35 comes to an end, and Level 36 begins with increased blinds of 400,000-800,000 and an 800,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 29,675,000 (37 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #172 - Khorshad Sagor limps for 600,000, and Alexander Puchalski checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes J♠ T♣ 9♠ , Puchalski checks, Sagor bets 1,000,000, and Puchalski folds. Sagor takes the pot.

HAND #173 - Alexander Puchalski raises to 1,500,000, and Khorshad Sagor calls from the big blind. Both players check to the river on a board of Q♦ T♠ 3♥ 9♠ 2♦ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 1,500,000, and Sagor folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #174 - Khorshad Sagor limps for 600,000, Alexander Puchalski reraises from the big blind to 2,000,000, and Sagor limp-shoves all in for 12,900,000. Puchalski thinks for a while before he folds, and Sagor takes the pot.

HAND #175 - Alexander Puchalski raises to 1,500,000, and Khorshad Sagor folds.

HAND #176 - Khorshad Sagor limps for 600,000, Alexander Puchalski reraises from the big blind to 2,000,000, and Sagor calls. Both players check to the river on a board of A♠ 8♥ 6♣ 2♣ 8♠ , Puchalski checks, Sagor bets 4,500,000, and Puchalski folds. Sagor takes the pot.

HAND #177 - Alexander Puchalski limps for 600,000, and Khorshad Sagor checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes K♠ 4♣ 3♠ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 600,000, and Sagor folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #166: A walk for Alexander Puchalski.

HAND #167: Puchalski raises to 1,500,000 on the button and Khorshad Sagor calls in the big blind. Sagor checks the K♦ 8♥ 3♣ flop, Puchalski bets 1,000,000 and wins the pot.

HAND #168: Sagor opens to 1,500,000 and Puchalski is the one to defend. The K♦ 8♥ 3♣ flop is checked by Puchalski, Sagor bets 2,000,000 and he calls. They check the 7♣ turn and Puchalski bets the 2♦ river for 2,500,000.

Sagor calls but mucks when he is shown K♠ 4♠ .

HAND #169: Puchalski raises to 1,500,000 and receives a call to see the K♠ 9♣ 6♣ flop. Sagor check-raises from 1,500,000 to 3,000,000 and Puchalski gives up.

HAND #170: Another walk for Puchalski.

HAND #171: Puchalski raises the button to 1,500,000 and Sagor comes along. They check all the way on the A♣ J♣ T♣ 2♥ 4♥ board and Sagor shows Q♠ 6♦ , which Puchalski beats with the T♦ 5♥ .

HAND #164: Since coming back from the break, the players have kicked up the aggression. The first hand of the new level opens with a raise of 1,500,000 from Khorshad Sagor that Alexander Puchalski calls. Sagor fires another 1,500,000 on the flop Q♦ Q♥ K♣ , and again Puchalski calls. On the river 9♠ , Sagor triple barrels 3,000,000, Puchalski folds.

HAND #165: Alexander Puchalski limps holding Q♠ J♦ , big blind Khorshad Sagor with A♥ T♦ raises 2,600,000, Puchalski calls. At the flop A♦ 9♠ J♣ , Sagor bets 3,000,000 for d his top pair, and Puchalski calls. On the turn Q♥ , Puchalski jumps ahead with two pair and bets 4,000,000 after Sagor checks. The bet is called and again it switches up with Sagor sending out 4,000,000 on the river 6♦ , Puchalski flats, Sagor sees the bad news and pays up. Puchalski has taken the lead.

Level 34 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break. Here are the official chip counts from the table:

And here are the final table payouts:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #159 - Alexander Puchalski raises to 1,250,000, and Khorshad Sagor calls from the big blind. The flop comes K♦ 9♣ 3♠ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets1,000,000, and Sagor calls.

The turn card is the 4♣ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 3,500,000, and Sagor thinks for a while before he folds.

HAND #160 - Khorshad Sagor limps for 500,000, Alexander Puchalski raises from the big blind to 1,750,000, and Sagor calls. The flop comes A♣ K♣ 3♥ , Puchalski bets 1,500,000, and Sagor calls. The turn card is the 4♥ , and both players check.

The river card is the A♥ , and they check again. Puchalski shows T♣ 9♠ , but Sagor turns over K♠ 5♥ to win the pot with two pair, aces and kings.

HAND #161 - Alexander Puchalski raises to 1,250,000, Khorshad Sagor reraises from the big blind to 4,000,000, and Puchalski folds. Sagor takes the pot.

HAND #162 - Khorshad Sagor raises to 1,500,000, Alexander Puchalski reraises from the big blind to 5,500,000, and Sagor four-bets it to 12,500,000. Puchalski folds, and Sagor takes the pot.

HAND #163 - Alexander Puchalski limps for 500,000, and Khorshad Sagor checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of 9♥ 6♥ 5♣ A♥ , Sagor bets 500,000, and Puchalski calls.

The river card is the K♦ , and both players check. Sagor shows J♥ 9♣ to win the pot with a pair of nines, and Puchalski mucks.

Level 34 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break. Here are the official chip counts:

HAND #158 - Khorshad Sagor limps for 500,000, Alexander Puchalski raises from the big blind to 1,750,000, and Sagor calls.

The flop comes K♠ Q♦ 4♠ , Puchalski bets 1,500,000, and Sagor calls.

The turn card is the 8♥ , Puchalski bets 4,400,000, and Sagor calls.

The river card is the 5♠ , Puchalski moves all in for 10,300,000, and Sagor thinks for a while before he calls with K♦ 3♠ for a pair of kings. But Puchalski turns over T♠ 2♠ to win the pot with a spade flush and double up in chips.

HAND #152: Khorshad Sagor raises to 1,500,000 and wins the pot.

HAND #153: Alexander Puchalski limps in and Sagor checks. They check to the K♣ 8♦ 5♣ 4♦ Q♣ river on which Sagor check-folds to a bet of 500,000.

HAND #154: A walk for Puchalski.

HAND #155: Puchalski limps in again and Sagor checks to the J♠ 9♣ 8♥ flop. Sagor check-calls for 1,000,000 and does so again for 2,200,000 on the K♠ turn. They check it down on the 6♣ river and Sagor wins the pot with T♥ 8♠ for a pair of eights.

HAND #156: Sagor opens the button to 1,500,000 and wins the pot.

HAND #157: Puchalski limps the third button in a row and Sagor checks to the T♠ T♦ 3♦ flop. Sagor check-calls for 500,000 and then leads the 7♣ turn for 1,200,000, Puchalski calls.

Following the K♠ river, Sagor check-calls for 1,800,000 and mucks when Puchalski flips over 7♥ 6♦ .

The final two players return to the table to play down to a winner. Here are their official chip counts:

Reminder: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.

Here are the final table payouts:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #151 - Patrik Demus moves all in from the small blind for about 3,500,000, and Khorshad Sagor calls from the big blind with J♣ 6♣ .

Demus turns over J♠ 2♣ , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes K♥ T♠ T♣ 3♥ 4♠ , and Sagor wins the pot with his jack-six to eliminate Demus in third place.

There will be a short break before heads-up play begins. Here are the official chip counts:

HAND #142: Alexander Puchalski opens from the button and goes to the flop A♦ T♥ Q♥ with big blind Khorshad Sagor. Just as Puchalski is about to fire a bet, Sagor folds.

HAND #143: Small blind Khorshad Sagor opens 2,000,000, big blind Alexander Puchalski calls then both players check to the river 4♣ T♠ 3♥ 9♦ Q♠ . Sagor takes a chance for 3,000,000, Puchalski tank-folds.

HAND #144: From the button, Khorshad Sagor raises 1,000,000 and wins the blinds and ante.

HAND #145: Alexander Puchalski raises 1,000,000, Khorshad Sagor defends his big blind then they check to the turn 7♦ 8♥ Q♦ 8♣ . Sagor leads out 2,000,000, Puchalski calls, the board completes K♣ . Sagor fires again, this time for 6,000,000 and wins the pot without further challenge.

HAND #146: Patrik Demus raises 1,000,000 from the button then folds Khorshad Sagor's 3,250,000 three-bet.

HAND #147: After four consecutive wins for Khorshad Sagor, he folds on the button. Small blind Alexander Puchalski shoves and short stacked Patrik Demus folds to drop further into danger.

HAND #136: Alexander Puchalski raises to 1,000,000 on the button and wins the pot.

HAND #137: Patrik Demus opens to 1,000 on the button and Puchalski calls from the big blind, subsequently check-folds the Q♥ 9♦ 4♠ flop when Demus bets 650,000.

HAND #138: Puchalski limps the small blind and Demus checks. They check to the A♣ 9♥ 7♣ 6♦ turn on which Puchalski check-calls 500,000. They check the 2♣ river and Puchalski shows 7♥ 4♣ , Demus wins the hand with 9♠ 8♠ .

HAND #139: Puchalski opens the next button for 1,000,000 and Khorshad Sagor calls in the big blind. Sagor checks the A♣ 4♣ 2♦ flop and Puchalski takes it down with a bet.

HAND #140: A walk for Puchalski.

HAND #141: Sagor raises to 1,000,000 and both blinds call. The K♣ T♥ 4♦ flop is checked to the preflop raiser and he bets 1,500,000. Only Puchalski calls and the 9♠ turn goes check, check.

Puchalski leads the 3♦ river for 4,500,000 and Sagor calls to get shown T♣ 9♣ for two pair. Sagor flips over K♥ K♦ for a set of kings and takes over the lead.

After the elimination of Yannick Jobin in fourth place, the final three players take a 10-minute break. Here are the official chip counts from the table:

And here are the final table payouts:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #128: Yannick Jobin gets a walk.

HAND #129: Alexander Puchalski opens from under the gun the wins the blinds and ante.

HAND #130: Yannick Jobin raises from the button and the blinds fold.

HAND #131: Small blind Alexander Puchalski raises 1,200,000 and big blind Patrik Demus folds.

HAND #132: Third consecutive raise by Alexander Puchalski is again met with folds.

HAND #133: For the fourth consecutive hand, Alexander Puchalski raises and again he claims the blinds and ante.

HAND #134: Yannick Jobin opens from the button, small blind Patrik Demus folds, big blind Alexander Puchalski shoves to deny Jobin the steal.

HAND #124 - Everyone folds to Yannick Jobin, giving him a walk in the big blind.

HAND #125 - Alexander Puchalski raises from the cutoff to 800,000, Patrik Demus moves all in from the button for about 8,700,000, and Puchalski folds. Demus takes the pot.

HAND #126 - Khorshad Sagor completes the small blind to 400,000, and Alexander Puchalski checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of Q♥ 7♣ 4♥ Q♠ , Sagor bets 400,000, and Puchalski folds. Sagor takes the pot.

HAND #127 - Alexander Puchalski completes the small blind to 400,000, and Patrik Demus checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes K♣ J♣ 3♥ , Puchalski bets 800,000, and Demus folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #118 - Yannick Jobin raises from the dead button to 800,000, and Alexander Puchalski calls from the big blind. The flop comes J♠ J♥ 9♦ , Puchalski checks, Jobin bets 550,000, and Puchalski calls. The turn card is the T♣ , and both players check.

The river card is the 6♦ , and they check again. Puchalski shows 9♠ 8♠ to win the pot with two pair, jacks and nines, and Jobin mucks.

HAND #119 - Khorshad Sagor raises from the button to 850,000, Alexander Puchalski reraises from the small blind to 3,200,000, and Sagor thinks for a while before he calls.

The flop comes K♥ 9♠ 5♦ , Puchalski bets 1,800,000, and Sagor calls.

The turn card is the J♠ , Puchalski checks, Sagor bets 2,100,000, and Puchalski uses a Time Chip to tank for a while before he moves all in for about 10,400,000.

Sagor thinks for a bit before he folds, and Puchalski takes the pot worth 15 million in chips.

HAND #111: Khorshad Sagor raises to 800,000 in the hijack and Alexander Puchalski calls in the cutoff. Patrik Demus three-bet jams for 7,050,000 and forces two folds.

HAND #112: Yita Choong raises to 1,300,000 from the small blind and Sagor comes along in the big blind. On a flop of J♣ 7♥ 4♠ , Choong's continuation bet of1,200,000 is called and he then bets another 2,700,000 on the Q♠ turn.

Sagor calls but only after the 30 seconds shot clock runs down, and he has to forfeit one time bank. Choong checks the Q♦ river and Sagor checks behind, taking the pot with A♦ 4♦ as Choong has whiffed the board with the A♠ 9♦ .

HAND #113: Demus opens to 800,000 and folds when Yannick Jobin three-bets to2,100,000.

HAND #105 - Patrik Demus completes the small blind to 400,000, and Yannick Jobin checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes 4♣ 3♣ 2♥ , Demus checks, Jobin bets 400,000, and Demus folds. Jobin takes the pot.

HAND #106 - Khorshad Sagor raises from the hijack to 800,000, and Alexander Puchalski calls from the cutoff. The flop comes 8♣ 6♦ 2♠ , Sagor bets 950,000, and Puchalski calls. The turn card pairs the board with the 8♠ , Sagor bets2,000,000, and Puchalski calls.

The river card is the J♦ , Sagor bets 2,900,000, and Puchalski thinks for a while before he folds. Sagor takes the pot.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #104: Yita Choong raises it up to 600,000 in the cutoff and Alexander Puchalski three-bets to 2,400,000 in the small blind. The action folds back to Choong and he calls.

Puchalski continues for 1,800,000 on the 9♣ 5♠ 2♦ flop, which Choong calls. The second barrel on the 9♥ turn is worth 2,000,000 and another call by Choong with one time bank used leads to the 3♣ river.

Puchalski now moves all-in and Choong asks for a count. The shove is for 5,825,000 and Choong places his last three time banks out in front. Upon using all of them, Choong folds and they are heading out of the feature stage for the next break.

HAND #91: Patrik Demus raises 600,000 from the button then folds to Yannick Jobin's 1,200,000 three-bet.

HAND #92: The blinds defend from Patrik Demus's 600,000 button raise and head to the flop 9♦ 5♣ 6♥ . From the big blind, Khorshad Sagor takes charge for850,000 and wins the pot outright.

HAND 93: Facing a raise from button player Yita Choong, big blind Alexander Puchalski three-bets 2,000,000 and wins the pot.

HAND #94: Alexander Puchalski wins back to back pots. Now at small blind, he limps then bets 300,000 at the flop A♥ 7♠ 4♣ . Big blind Patrik Demus calls then they proceed to check the turn Q♦ and river 7♥ . Puchalski's 3♥ 4♦ bottom pair is good.

HAND #95: Patrik Demus denies Alexander Puchalski the next hand by three-betting all in for 5,900,000. Puchalski gives up his cards and his 600,000 raise.

HAND #96: Following a raise again from Alexander Puchalski, button player Patrik Demus does a repeat shove but this time with a much larger 7,100,000 stack. No takers.

HAND #97: Battle of the blinds with Khorshad Sagor and big blind Alexander Puchalski in a limped pot. At the flop A♦ 4♥ Q♥ , Puchalski bets 500,000 then heads to the turn K♠ after Sagor calls. Puchalski fires again, this time for 1,500,000. Sagor gives up his hand.

HAND #98: Yannick Jobin opens from cutoff, Khorshad Sagor three-bets 1,800,000, Jobin answers with a four-bet shove of 2,400,000. Sagor quickly folds.

HAND #90: From cutoff, Khorshad Sagor raises 600,000, Alexander Puchalksi takes it up several notches to 1,500,000 to push out the blinds while Sagor defends. Puchalski fires again at the flop 7♦ T♠ Q♥ and Sagor check-calls. After they both pass on the turn 2♣ , Sagor leads out for 2,500,000 on the river 5♠ . Puchalski tosses his hand to the muck.

HAND #87: Patrik Demus raises to 600,000 and collects the blinds.

HAND #88: Yita Choong opens to 600,000 on the button and Alexander Puchalski calls from the big blind ahead of the Q♦ 4♠ 2♣ flop. Puchalski checks and Choong takes it down with a bet of 650,000.

HAND #89: Khorshad Sagor raises to 650,000 on the button, Puchalski three-bets to 2,100,000 from the small blind and that finds no resistance.

HAND #83 - Yuan Yu moves all in from the small blind for about 1,500,000, and Alexander Puchalski calls from the big blind with Q♥ J♦ .

Yu shows Q♦ 4♠ , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes K♦ 8♠ 7♥ 6♠ A♣ , and Puchalski wins the pot with his queen-jack to eliminate Yu in sixth place.

HAND #71: Yita Choong opens 500,000 from cutoff then folds to Khorshad Sagor's 1,400,000 three-bet.

HAND #72: Small blind Alexander Puchalski limps in then bets 250,000 at the flop A♠ Q♦ Q♠ . Big blind defender Patrik Demus calls then both players check down the turn Q♥ and river 3♣ . Puchalski wins the pot with 3♠ 2♦ .

HAND #73: Back to back pots for Alexander Puchalski who raises on the button and finds no callers.

HAND #74: Khorshad Sagor raises from under the gun for 550,000 then tosses his hand in the muck following Patrik Demus's shove of 5,175,000.

HAND #75: Yannick Jobin min-raises from the button and Khorshad Sagor calls. Both players check it to the turn 4♦ 9♦ 7♦ Q♦ . With all diamonds showing, Jobin test-bets 700,000 and it's good to claim the pot.

HAND #76: Yannick Jobin opens from cutoff for 500,000 and wins the blinds and ante.

HAND #77: Cutoff player Yita Choong raises 500,000, big blind Alexander Puchalski defends then folds to the 600,000 continuation bet on the flop 2♥ 3♦ 3♠ .

HAND #67: Yita Choong raises to 500,000 first to act and Yannick Jobin calls from the big blind. They check down the 9♥ 8♦ 4♥ J♠ 5♠ board and Jobin wins the pot with A♥ T♥ .

HAND #68: Patrik Demus raises to 500,000 and folds when Jobin three-bets to1,650,000 in the small blind.

HAND #69: Demus raises to 500,000, everyone else folds.

HAND #70: Jobin opens to 500,000 in the cutoff and takes down the pot.

HAND #55 - Khorshad Sagor raises from the hijack to 525,000, taking the blinds and ante.

HAND #56 - Yuan Yu raises from the hijack to 500,000, Alexander Puchalski reraises from the cutoff to 1,300,000, and Yu thinks for a while before he reraises to 3,100,000.

Puchalski five-bets all in, and Yu snap-folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #57 - Alexander Puchalski raises from the hijack to 500,000, and Khorshad Sagor calls from the big blind. The flop comes K♣ 7♠ 7♦ , Sagor checks, Puchalski bets 350,000, and Sagor folds. Puchalski takes the pot.

HAND #52: From under the gun, Alexander Puchalski min-raises and gets action from the small blind Yuan Yu. At the flop 6♥ 4♣ 4♦ , Puchalski continues for400,000 and again Yu defends. The turn 6♣ and river Q♣ are checked by both.

Yu flips open K♠ T♥ , Puchalski claims the pot with A♣ T♦ .

HAND#53: Easy pot for Yita Choong who raises from cutoff and wins the pot with no callers.

HAND #54: Khorshad Sagor makes it 525,000 to go and big blind Patrik Demus defends. After they check the flop 5♠ 2♠ 8♠ , Sagor resumes for 825,000 on the turn 8♥ , Demus folds.

HAND #48: Action folds to the small blind Alexander Puchalski, he limps in and big blind Patrik Demus checks. They proceed to check to the turn 3♣ 5♣ 4♣ 3♥ . Puchalski checks again, Demus tests for 350,000 and wins the pot.

HAND #49: Having just won a pot, small blind Patrik Demus limps in and gets to see a flop 5♥ 7♠ K♥ after big blind Yannick Jobin checks. Demus bets 250,000 and again wins the pot by betting.

HAND #50: From under the gun+1, Yuan Yu opens for 500,000 and is challenged by Alex Puchalski with a three-bet of 1,300,000. Yu surrenders his hand.

HAND #51: Khorshad Sagor gets a walk on the big blind.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the final table payouts:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

HAND #40 - Yita Choong raises from the button to 400,000, and Yuan Yu calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of Q♣ J♥ 2♥ 5♠ , Yu bets 675,000, and Choong calls.

The river card is the 3♥ , Yu bets 1,350,000, and Choong folds. Yu takes the pot.

HAND #41 - Yuan Yu completes the small blind to 200lk, Patrik Demus raises from the big blind to 700,000, and Yu limp-reraises to 1,800,000. Puchalski thinks for a while before he calls.

Both players check to the turn on a board of 8♣ 2♣ 2♦ J♠ , Yu bets 1,100,000, and Puchalski folds. Yu takes the pot.

Hand #39: Alexander Puchalski raises to 400,000 in the hijack and Patrik Demus calls in the cutoff. Yannick Jobin three-bets to 4,000,000 for a large portion of his stack while on the button. Both blinds fold and Puchalski jams, Demus folds and Jobin calls.

Yannick Jobin: K♣ K♦

Alexander Puchalski: Q♣ Q♠

The superior pocket pair holds all the way for Jobin on the 6♥ 4♦ 2♥ 6♦ 3♠ board and he doubles for 5,350,000.

Hand #29: Yannick Jobin raises to 400,000 and Khorshad Sagor calls on the button. Alexander Puchalski three-bets to 2,000,000 in the big blind for both to fold.

Hand #30: Puchalski limps the small blind and Patrik Demus checks from the big blind. They check to the Q♠ 4♥ 2♦ 3♥ 4♦ river, on which Puchalski bets 200,000 and wins the pot.

Hand #31: Sagor raises to 400,000 and wins the blinds.

Hand #32: Puchalski makes it 400,000 to go and Yita Choong calls in the big blind. They check the entire A♠ Q♠ 6♦ 9♥ 3♣ board and Choong flashes the K♣ , Puchalski wins another pot with the J♦ J♠ .

Hand #33: A walk for Sagor.

Hand #34: A walk for Yuan Yu, who shows his 6♠ 6♣ .

Hand #35: Demus raises to 400,000, all other players fold.

Hand #36: Sagor opens to 400,000 and Demus calls in the big blind. The J♦ 5♠ 2♦ flop is checked by Demus, Sagor bets 400,000 and Demus calls. They check the A♣ turn and Demus leads the 5♦ river for 675,000, Sagor folds.

Hand #37: Sagor raises to 400,000 from the cutoff and folds when Yu reraises to1,100,000 from one seat over.

Hand #38: Yu opens to 400,000 and wins the second pot in a row.

HAND #27 - Yita Choong completes the small blind to 200,000, and Khorshad Sagor checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of A♥ K♠ 2♦ 2♣ , Choong checks, Sagor bets 200,000, and Choong calls.

The river card is the 4♦ , Choong checks, Sagor bets 850,000, and Choong calls. Sagor shows J♦ 2♥ to win the pot with trip deuces, and Choong mucks.

HAND #28 - Alexander Puchalski raises under the gun to 400,000, and Yuan Yu calls from the big blind. The flop comes A♣ 5♠ 3♦ , Yu checks, Puchalski bets350,000, and Yu calls.

The turn card is the 7♣ , Yu bets 800,000, and Puchalski calls. The river card is the 9♣ , Yu bets 1,500,000, and Puchalski calls.

Yu shows 3♠ 3♣ for a flopped set of threes, but Puchalski turns over 5♥ 5♣ to win the pot with a flopped set of fives.

Yita Choong smiles and asks, "Where's the rest of the pot?"

Hand #25: Alex Puchalski min-raises from cutoff and Manual Carvalho defends his big blind. They then check it to the turn 4♠ 7♥ 5♦ 3♦ . Carvalho test-bets 350,000 and doesn't shake Puchalski who calls. It's back to checking on the river 8♥ .

Carvalho has Q♦ 4♦ , Puchalski claims the pot with K♦ 8♠ higher pair.

HAND #13 - Xiao Liu moves all in from the small blind for 700,000, and Alexander Puchalski snap-calls from the big blind with A♦ 5♦ .

Liu turns over A♥ 4♦ , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes K♠ 5♥ 3♦ 8♣ 5♠ , and Puchalski wins the pot with trips to eliminate Liu in ninth place.

HAND #6 - Yuan Yu raises from the hijack to 300,000, and Patrik Demus calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of Q♥ 7♦ 2♥ Q♦ , Demus checks, Yu bets 475,000, and Demus calls.

The river card is the J♦ , and both players check. Demus shows 5♦ 5♣ , but Yu turns over 8♠ 8♦ to win the pot.

HAND #7 - Alexander Puchalski raises from the cutoff to 300,000, and Tom Maguire calls from the button. The flop comes Q♥ 8♠ 5♠ , Puchalski checks, Maguire bets 325,000, and Puchalski calls. The turn card is the A♥ , and both players check.

The river card is the 3♠ , Puchalski checks, and Maguire uses a Time Chip to tank for a while before he bets 1,300,000. Puchalski thinks for a while before he calls, and Maguire shows 4♦ 4♣ .

Puchalski turns over Q♠ T♠ to win the pot with a queen-high flush.

HAND #1 - Yuan Yu raises under the gun to 300,000, and Khorshad Sagor calls from the big blind. The flop comes T♣ T♥ 5♥ , Sagor checks, Yu bets 225,000, and Sagor folds. Yu takes the pot.

HAND #2 - Patrik Demus raises from middle position to 300,000, and Yuan Yu calls from the big blind. Both players check to the river on a board of T♥ 8♥ 7♥ K♥ K♠ , and Yu shows Q♠ 6♦ for queen high.

Demus turns over A♠ As to win the pot.

HAND #3 - Manuel Carvalho raises from the hijack to 300,000, Yita Choong reraises from the cutoff to 850,000, and Carvalho four-bets it to 1,550,000.

Choong folds, and Carvalho shows one card -- the 6♥ -- as he takes the pot.

HAND #4 - Patrik Demus raises UTG+1 to 300,000, and Alexander Puchalski calls from the big blind. The flop comes T♥ 9♠ 2♥ , Puchalski checks, Demus bets 250,000, and Puchalski calls.

The turn card is the 5♥ , and both players check. The river card is the 3♠ , and they check again. Puchalski shows 9♦ 7♦ to win the pot with a pair of nines, and Demus mucks.

HAND #5 - Manuel Carvalho raises from middle position to 300,000, taking the blinds and ante.

After the elimination of Nariman Yaghmai in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with official chip counts:

And here are the final table payouts:

The players are taking a short break, but when action resumes, we will begin providing hand-for-hand coverage the rest of the way as they play down to a winner.

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

From under the gun+1, Alex Puchalski kicks it off with a min-raise that's called by small blind Yuan Yu. On the big blind, Manuel Carvalho defends by driving it up to1,200,000, Puchalski shoves and wins the pot after fast-folds from both opponents.

From hijack, Yuan Yu raises 250,000 and finds a caller in the small blind Alex Puchalski and nearly sees a flop until the big blind Tom Maguire challenges with a three-bet of 1,125,000. Action back on Yu, he four-bets 2,750,000 which is enough to push out Puchalski, and after a time-bank, Maguire folds as well.