and the winner is....Joe Bartholdi

Joe Bartholdi who comes from San Diego, Ca and now lives in Las Vegas takes 1st for $3,760,165 and a seat in the 2007 Main Event at the Five Star Poker Classic.

David is on the button. Limp and call A 8 9. with two hearts. David opened for 800K and Joe rasied to 2 mil. David reraised to all in status. Joe called. Joe has the 9 5 and David the Th 4h. The turn is a 2d. The river will seal someones fate....it is the Ad and Joe Bartholdi takes this game, set and match.

	Davidson Matthew

Davidson Matthew, a small business owner from Toronto Canada takes home 2nd for $1,903,950

Joe has been a bit more aggressive without David coming over him. He has made his way back to being a bit higher in chippage than David. Joe is at 18 mil and David at 12 mil.

Im going to let these kinds of hands go now and give you the good one. They seem to have tightened up a bit.

Button on David. He folds.

Button on Joe. Joe raises for another 1.5 mil and wins the pot.

Starting hand 109.

Joe has the button. Limp and check. Ks 4s 7d. David checked and Joe bet 800K. He takes it down.

Button on David. Limp and call. is Ad 8h 6h. Checked. Turn is the Qc. Checked. The river is the Ac. David wins with a T high.

The chip lead has swapped places. David has 17 mil and Joe 13 mil.

Button on Joe. He calls and David checks. 4s 7s 4h. Checked. Turn is the 8c. David checked, Joe bets 1.2 mil and David raised to for 2 mil more and Joe called. 6s on the river. David is all in and Joe folds. David wins a really big pot.

David has 13,800,000 and Joe 16,400,000. Anyone's ballgame.

We move to another level. 100K ante with 400K / 800K blinds.

David has the button. Limp check. Jd Td Jc. Joe bet 700K and David made it 5 million. Joe folds.

David on blind. Limp and a call. As 9c 8s. Joe bets 500K and David raised to 1 mil. Joe called. The turn is the Ac. Scare card. Joe bet 1.5 mil and David folds.

Button on David. He limped. Joe raised to 1.5 million. David folded.

Joe on button, he limps and David checks. Ts 9c 2d. David checkd and Joe bet 500K. Surprise, David rasied and Joe folded.

David is up to 13 million and change and Joe at 17 million.

Button on David. Limps and checks. 6h Jh Ks Checked. Turn 8c Joe bets 700K and David takes it to 2 mil. Joe made it 3.3 million and David pushed all in. Joe folded.

Button on David. David limps and Joe raises plus 1 mil. David folds.

With the board showing the Ad Jd 6d 8s 7h, checked all the way til the river, Joe bets 1 mil and David folds.

Button on David. He limps and Joe checks. After the flop, Joe bets and David folds.

Button on Joe. 7s 5d 4c 6h 2c. Joe has AJ and David Q6 and wins with a pair of sixes.

Button on David. He raised to 1,050,000. Joe rerasied to 1.550,000,. David is all in and Joe folds once again.

Button on Joe. He raised, Joe folds.

Button is on David.  Called.  Jc 4h 4d on the flop.  Joe bets 500K and David calls.  Turn is the Jh. Checked.  RIver is the 2c.  Checked.  Joe showed fours full of jacks and takes the pot.