Jonathan Duhamel has the button.

He folds, and John Racener limps in from the small blind. Big blind Joseph Cheong raises to 3.2 million, Racener folds without a hitch, and Cheong steals the pot.

Joseph Cheong has the button.

He opens for 2.5 million. Chip leader Jonathan Duhamel three-bets the small blind to 6,850,000. After John Racener folds the big blind, Cheong puts in a re-raise of his own, to 16,250,000 total. Duhamel postures for about 20 seconds before folding.

John Racener has the button.

Jonathan Duhamel gets a walk in the big blind.

Jonathan Duhamel has the button.

He raises to what looked like 2.8 million, and Joseph Cheong calls out of the big blind.

Heads up, they take a flop of , and Duhamel continues out with 2.75 million chips. Cheong promptly announces a check-raise to 6.75 million, and nobody is more interested in the proceedings than John Racener. Duhamel makes the call.

Turn: . Cheong keeps the betting lead with a small wager of 5.5 million, and Duhamel wastes no time calling. Racener is really into this pot now.

River: . Cheong is not slowing down now, and he fires 13.5 million more chips at the pot. Duhamel finally takes some time to think it over, shooting occasional glances at his neighbor. Finally, he calls.

Cheong waits to see Duhamel's before spinning his cards into the muck. With that big swing, Duhamel has taken a commanding chip lead in this battle. He's up over 110 million now, while Cheong drops under 80 million.

Jospeh Cheong has the button.

John Racener gets a walk.

John Racener has the button.

Joseph Cheong completes from the small blind after Racener folds and Jonathan Duhamel checks in the big blind. The flop comes down and Cheong fires 1.3 million. Duhamel raises to 3.75 million and Cheong folds.

Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 2.

He raises to 2.5 million, but John Racener is having none of that. From the small blind, he makes it 6.85 million total, and he's quickly rewarded with the pot to chip him back up over 30 million.

Joseph Cheong has the button.

He makes it 2.5 million to go and takes down the blinds and antes.

John Racener has the button.

Racener raises to 2.8 million and both his opponents call to see the flop come down . Joseph Cheong is up first and bets 4.25 million. Jonathan Duhamel is next and he calls. Racener, the preflop aggressor, folds.

The turn brings the . Cheong fires out again and makes it 8.25 million. Duhamel folds and Cheong wins the pot to extend his lead. He's also the first player over 100 million in chips.

Jonathan Duhamel has the button.

He opens to 2.75 million. John Racener moves all in from the small blind and gets two quick folds from his opponents.

Joseph Cheong has the button.

Jonathan Duhamel makes it 3 million straight, and he wins it without incident.

There is a dead button in Seat 8.

Joseph Cheong raises to 2.5 million and wins the first pot of three-handed play.

John Racener has the button in Seat 7.

Filippo Candio open-shoves from the small blind. Joseph Cheong quickly calls and the theater rises to its feet again.

Showdown

Candio:

Cheong:

is "not a bad flop" for Cheong and utter disaster for Candio. Cheong pairs his ace and leaves Candio looking for running cards. The that falls on the turn is not one of those runners. Candio is drawing dead going to the river . That card gives Cheong an unnecessary wheel.

Candio is the fourth-place finisher and leaves the stage to chants of "Filippo! Filippo" from his rail.

There is a dead button for this hand; Jonathan Duhamel is the beneficiary.

When it folds to him, he raises to 2.5 million and takes it down.

Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 4 and there is a dead small blind.

After Joseph Cheong raises to 2.5 million, John Racener moves all in and wins the pot.

Things have slowed down here. There was first a break for Michael Mizrachi's bust-out interviews, then another break so that they first-place money could be brought on stage. Hopefully we'll be back underway shortly.

Joseph Cheong has the button in Seat 2.

Action folds to Jonathan Duhamel in the small blind. He limps in. Michael Mizrachi declines his option in the big blind. On a flop of , Duhamel checks. Grinder takes a stab with a bet of 2 million. Duhamel check-raises, Mizrachi moves all in and Duhamel calls! It all happens so fast it takes everyone by surprise.

Showdown

Duhamel:

Mizrachi:

It's a crafty play of aces by Duhamel that neatly ensnares Mizrachi's top pair. Mizrachi is at risk and is going to need some help to avoid elimination. He is standing over the table, waiting for the turn. The is no help. He's down to his last card.

The river is another face card, but it's not the queen Mizrachi needs. It's the . Duhamel's rail is ecstatic as their man stacks up the Grinder's chips and knocks Mizrachi out in 5th place.

With Mizrachi's elimination in 5th place, Frank Kassela has (finally!) wrapped up the title of 2010 WSOP Player of the Year.

Filippo Candio has the button in Seat 8.

The action folds around to the blinds where Joseph Cheong completes and Jonathan Duhamel knocks the table for a free flop.

It comes , and Cheong check-calls a bet of 1.5 million. That brings the to the party on fourth street, and Cheong now leads out with a bet of 2.5 million. Duhamel is the caller this time, and there's something brewing as we head to the last card.

River: . Cheong loads up another bet and fires, but we couldn't even eyeball the amount before Duhamel's cards were in the muck.

John Racener has the button in Seat 7.

Jonathan Duhamel raises to 2.75 million from under the gun. Everyone folds and Duhamel wins the pot.

The last hand with a flop was Hand #170. It's been a while boys, bring it back.

Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 5.

Jonathan Duhamel gets in there for 2,750,000. Everyone else folds.

Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 4.

John Racener gets a walk.