Final results of the 2006 US Poker Championship Main Event:

	Alex Jacob - Winner!

Jordan raised to 75K on the button and Alex moved all in. Jordan called, showing KQ off. Alex showed A5 off. Board came A 9 7 2 J and its over!

Alex Jacob finished in 1^st place, earning $878,500.

	Jordan Morgan - 2nd place

Jordan Morgan finished in 2^nd place, earning $405,072.

Play has resumed.

Chip counts:

Alex and Jordan are taking a short break as they color up some of the chips and prepare the table for heads-up play.

Play will resume shortly.

	Michael DeMichele - 3rd place

Alex raised to 75K from the button and Michael re-raised. Alex moved all-in and Michael went into the tank for about 5 minutes. He finally called, showing pocket 8s. Alex held KQ suited and it was basically a coin-flip. Board came 9 5 K A 6 and Alex wins with a pair of Kings.

Michael DeMichele finished in 3^rd place, earning $215,194.

Alex limped on the button, then Michael raised from the small blind. Jordan moved all in from the big blind. Alex folded, then Michael called, showing KT offsuit. Jordan was ahead with A4 offsuit. Board came 8 Q 4 7 J and Jordan doubled up.

Michael made it 50K to go from the button. Alex moved it on up to 200K from the big blind and Michael called. Flop was 9 3 K rainbow. Alex lead out for 325K; Michael boosted it on up to 900K. After about a minute’s thought, Alex moved all in. Michael folded. With that pot, Alex took over 1.1 million from Michael and is now the chip leader.

Level 24: Blinds 12K/24K with 4K ante.

Play has resumed.

End of level 23 and players are on a 15 minute break.

Here are the chip counts:

	Dan Shak - 4th place

Dan raised to 80K and all folded to Michael in the big blind. He asked Dan for a count, then moved all in. After a moment’s thought, Dan called, showing A 3 . Michael was ahead with AK offsuit. Board came 4  Q  7  8  2  and Dan was done.

Dan Shak finished in 4^th place, earning $151,902.

About 15 minutes left in this level.

On a flop of J Q 8, Alex and Jordan get all in. Jordan held JT (pair and gushot) but Alex had flopped the nuts with T9 for the straight. Last two cards were T and A and Alex doubled up to about 1.6 million. Jordan was left with about 1 million.

	Stephen Feraca - 5th place

On a flop of 6  Q  5 , Stephen and Michael get all in. Stephen held K 5  for bottom pair. Michael was ahead with Q T  for top pair. Last two cards were 8  9  and Michael took the pot with the pair of Queens.

Stephen Feraca finished in 5^th place, earning $113,926.

Michael raised to 5K and Jordan called from the big blind. Flop was J 7 6. Jordan check-called Michael’s 80K bet. Turn was a 3 and both checked. River was a 6 and they checked it down. Jordan had 98 (busted straight-draw) and Michael won the pot with K9 (King-high).

	Dale Pinchot - 6th place

Dale Pinchot pushed all in on the first hand after dinner and got no callers.

On the next hand, Michael raised on the button and Dale moved all in from the small blind. After a few moments consideration, Michael called, showing J8 suited. Dale had A6 offsuit. Board came 8 Q 9 3 Q and Michael’s paired 8 was good to win the pot.

Dale Pinchot finished in 6^th place, earning $88,610.

Level 23: Blinds 10K/20K with 3K ante.

Play has resumed.

Here are the chip counts:

	Jeff King - 7th place

Jordan raised to 48K and Jeff pushed it on up to 173K. Jordan moved all in and after a couple of moments, Jeff called, showing AK offsuit. Jordan had pocket 9s. Board came Q 7 4 3 5 and Jordan takes the pot.

Jeff King finished in 7^th place, earning $63,293.

End of level 22 and players are on a 1 hour dinner break. Play should resume about 7:30.

	Augustin Mendez - 8th place

Augustin moved all in with pocket Kings and got called by Jordan, who held AJ suited. Board came 8 6 6 A T and Jordan took the pot with the pair of Aces.

Augustin Mendez finished in 8^th place, earning $50,634.

About 10 minutes left in this level.

Jordan made it 48K to play and Stephen called from the button. Flop was Q 8 6 rainbow and Jordan bet 75K. Stephen immediately moved all in. After a few seconds, Jordan mucked, showing a Queen.

Michael raised and then Dan moved all in from the button. Back to Michael, who stood up and shook his head in frustration. He sat down again, still shaking his head, tried getting a read on Dan, looked back at his cards, and finally kicked them in, showing AT. Dan showed AJ.

Stephen raised from early position and it folded around to Jeff in the small blind, who moved all in. Stephen thought for a moment, then called, showing A7. Jeff held pocket Jacks. Board came 6 5 T K 7 and no Ace for Stephen this time. Jeff doubled up.

Michael made it 48K to go from the cutoff and Jordan called from the big blind. Flop was A 6 2 rainbow and both checked. Turn was a Ten and Jordan lead with 70K; Michael called. River was another Ten and they checked it down. Jordan held KQ and surrendered the pot to Michael, who held A7 for Aces up.

Level 22: Blinds 8K/16K with 2K ante.

Play has resumed.

End of level 21 and players are on a 15 minute break.

Here are the chip counts:

	Shane "Shaniac" Schleger - 9th place

Stephen raised and Shane moved all in from the button. All folded back to Stephen who called, showing AJ of spades. Shane held pocket Tens and the lead. Board was Q 3 Q 5 A and that Ace on the river spelled disaster for Shane, who was eliminated.

Shane "Shaniac" Schleger finished in 9^th place, earning $40,508.

Play has resumed. Here are some estimated chip counts:

About one hour left in this level.

On a flop of A Q T, Akio bet 75K, Alex moved all in, and Akio called, showing AQ for top two pair. Alex showed pocket Tens for the set and the lead. Akio needed an Ace or a Queen or two cards to make a straight, but the last two were 2 and 9 and Akio was busted. After that hand, Alex had 796,000 in chips.

Akio Ishige finished in 10^th place, earning $32,912.

The clock is paused as they reposition the final 9 players at the table.

With blinds and antes, there’s 38K in the pot before any action. On the last 3 hands, a single raise has taken the pot uncontested.

Alex raised to 40K from the cutoff and Michael came over the top for 125K total from the small blind. Alex called and the flop was 3c 9c 4c. Michael led with 175K and Alex thought for a couple of minutes, then mucked.

Level 21: Blinds 6K/12K with 2K ante. Play has resumed.

Alex raised to 35K and then Dan pushed out another 80K. All folded back to Alex, who went into the tank. He eventually folded, showing AK.

End of level 20 and players are on 15 minute break.

Here are the chip counts:

Augustin raised to 35K from the small blind and Stephen came over the top from the big, for 75K. Augustin wasted no time moving all his chips in. Stephen folded and Augustin showing his pocket Aces.

Augustin made it 35K to go and Shane called from the small blind, as did Michael in the big. Flop was 9 5 2; checked to Augustin who bet 45K. Shane pushed in 120K, Michael called, and Augustin folded. Turn was an 8 and Shane checked. Michael moved all in. Shane folded and Michael dragged the pot.

Stephen bumped it to 35K, then Alex made it 90K, and Michael pushed out 275K. All folded to Michael who dragged another pot.

Jordan raised to 31K and Akio called behind him. Flop came 7 5 4 rainbow and Jordan bet 55K, which Akio called. Turn was a 4 pairing the board and both checked. River was a 6, putting 4 straight cards on the board, and both checked. Jordan showed pocket Aces and Akio mucked his hand.

Dan Shak has rejoined the table as his penalty time is up.

Cards are in the air. Dan Shak is in the penalty box for showing his hand while action was still pending on the last hand yesterday. Just a few hands in and we haven't seen a flop yet.

Still haven't started. Should get getting underway soon.

Level 20: Blinds 5K/10K with 1K antes. 56:19 remains in this level.

Each round of the button will cost the players 25K if they don’t play a hand. Which means even the shortest stack could last for ten rounds (100 hands) before going broke. It will be interesting to see if this final table starts out tight or if the shorter stacks are willing to gamble in order to have a shot to win rather than just moving up the money ladder.

Here’s a reminder of what they are playing for:

They are still a few minutes from getting started as there are some delays associated with the filming of this final table by ESPN. Cards should be flying in about 15 minutes.

	Jordan Morgan @ The 2006 WSOP

	Alex Jacob @ the 2006 WSOP