Final table matchups and payout information:

Berman eliminated.

With his stack short and the blinds high, Lyle Berman had little option but to shove with a marginal hand. Torelli called with a K high, and was able to advance to the final four. Lyle Berman has been eliminated and will earn $54,144 for his many hours of work today.

Round 5 1/2

Yup, Williams and Berman are still at it. After four and half hours of Round 5, the tournament staff decided to start the three Round 6 matches that don't require either Williams or Berman's participation. So Kenny Tran and Jason Adams, Gavin Griffin and Jonathan Jaffe, and Vanessa Selbst and Robert Mizrachi began playing around 11:30. Alec Torelli is getting board waiting on his opponent, and has started playing cards with the dealer.

Staring Contest

David Williams and Lyle Berman are approaching four hours of heads up (in)action, and both seem to be in it for the long haul. We've seen very few hands in the last hour. Instead, it's been a heart-pounding game of pass the blinds. Should these two ever decide to play a hand past the flop, these Round 6 match ups will take to the felt:

Brandon Adams v. Kenny Tran

Gavin Griffin v. Jonathan Jaffe

Robert Mizrachi v. Vanessa Selbst

Alec Torelli v. David Williams/Lyle Berman

Selbst Survives

There will be no Mizrachi v. Mizrachi death match. Vanessa Selbst ground Michael Mizrachi out of the tournament and will look to take out his brother in the next round. Selbst check-raised a flop of Q 6 3 and moved all in after a 4 on the turn. The Grinder called with all of his chips holding Q-5 for top pair and a straight draw. Vanessa held 9-6 for middle pair and was in bad shape until a 9 on the river gave her two pair. Selbst reached the final four in this event last year, and she'd love to go all the way this year to become the first woman to win two WSOP bracelets in the same year.

Kenny Tran defeated Roman Paradiso, and will take on Jason Adams next round. Tran bet out on an A 9 8 flop, and Paradiso shoved. Kenny called with 9-8 for two pair, and Roman's 9-7 wasn't able to runner-runner its way to a win.

A few minutes later, Jonathan Jaffe eliminated opponent Michael McNeil. Jaffe will face Gavin Griffin in the last round of Day 2.

David Williams and Lyle Berman are the only pair still heads up. They took a brief break a few minutes ago and are back to the grind now. The winner gets the right to play Alec Torelli in Round 6.

Patel and Patgorski Punched Out

Brandon Adams bested DeucesCracked poker guru Emil Patel in just over an hour. Vanessa Selbst is now on her own to defend the ducks' honor. Adams called Patel's min-raise to see the flop come 7 4 3. It was check-check before the 5 on the turn. Adams checked again, Patel bet, and Adams raised to 32k. The river brought a J, and Adams bet 50,000. Patel moved in with A-6 for the straight. Tough luck for him, because Adams held 8-6 for the nut straight and the Round 5 W.

Gavin Griffin took out John Patgorski without Patgorski even realizing it in the most neon match of the day. Patgorski check-called Griffin's 24k bet on an A Q T flop. Then he check-called Gavin's 45k bet on the 5 turn. The river was the T, and John checked again. Griffin bet 100,000, and after some thought (but apparently no counting) Patgorski called. Griffin turned over Q T for a full house. Patgorski mucked and then counted out his chips only to discover that he didn't have any left. He does have $36,096 now.

Two Down, Six Still Going

Alec Torelli was the first to move on to the next round. Torelli torpedoed opponent Scott Montgomery in half an hour. Torelli moved all in on a flop of 9 8 2, and Montgomery called, leaving himself 10,000. Scott showed T 9 for top pair, and Torelli, with A Q, was counting on another . The turn was a 7, giving Montgomery an open ended straight draw, but it wasn't to be. The 7 on the river gave Torelli the nut flush. Montgomery lost his remaining 10k in short order, and Torelli scored a spot in the Elite Eight. Montgomery, and everyone else eliminated in Round 5, take home $36,096.

Robert Mizrachi also secured his place in the next round, defeating Jonas Entin. On a T 4 3 flop, Mizrachi bet out and Entin moved all in. All he had was 7-3, but the bottom pair was far behind Robert's K-T for top pair. The 4 on the turn and the T on the river gave Mizrachi a full house. Robert's quick win only ups the tension in the match on the other end of the table between Michael Mizrachi and Vanessa Selbst. Robert will play the winner.

Round 5 Round 5 Round 5

Picture the ring girls again. The Sweet Sixteen matches are about to begin. Only eight will survive. Each player begins with 320,000 in chips. The blinds start at 1,500-3,000. In this round, levels have been expanded to 30 minutes. Here are the match ups:

Brandon Adams v. Emil Patel

Roman Paradiso v. Kenny Tran

John Patgorski v. Gavin Griffin

Michael McNeil v. Jonathan Jaffe

Alec Torelli v. Scott Montgomery

David Williams v. Lyle Berman

Robert Mizrachi v. Jonas Entin

Vanessa Selbst v. Michael Mizrachi

Grinder In, E-Dog Out

Kenny Tran sucker punched Erick Lindgren, eliminating him from the tournament. Don't feel too badly though. E-dog picks up his fourth cash of the Series. Tran took most of Lindgren's chips when he turned a straight to double up and leave Erick with on 16k. Lindgren put all of it in the pot pre-flop with Q J and Tran looked him up with T 3. The flop was a good one for Kenny: T 7 3. A Queen on the turn meant Lindgren could survive with a Jack or another Queen, but the Ace on the river sent him packing.

Michael Mizrachi finally pinned Matt Gianetti to end Round 4. Mizrachi built up a sizable chip lead, then finished him off with A-K over Gianetti's A-6. The Grinder will play powerhouse Vanessa Selbst in the next round. If Mizrachi beats Selbst and his brother Robert defeats Jonas Mentin, Round 6 will feature a Mizrachi v. Mizrachi fratricide-tastic fight.

Down for the Count

The eliminations keep coming faster than I can write them down. Emil Patel picked up a flush on the river to bust opponent Michael Banducci. Oh well. Banducci still gets $21,657 to go with the bracelet he picked up last week.

John Patgorski's pocket cowboys held up against the A-J suited of Thomas Lutz to send Lutz home from poker's big dance. Patgorski will go on to play Gavin Griffin in Round 5.

After taking out Anna Wroblewski, new-kid-on-the-block Scott Montgomery triumphed over Isaac Haxton. With his chip stack looking a little thin, Haxton was all in with K-J, but it was no match for Montgomery's A-K. Haxton picks up his third check of the Series. Montgomery will be back at 7:00 to play Alex Torelli, who just defeated Brian Roberts.

Michael McNeil had Andy Black all in and on the ropes. Andy's J T lost the race to McNeil's A 6 when an Ace on the flop gave McNeil top pair and a rivered flush added insult to injury.

In the last few minutes, Brandon Adams knocked out Jason Rosenkrantz to move on to meet Emil Patel in Round 5. Jonas Entin busted Evan Sofer, and Entin will be facing Robert Mizrachi next. Mizrachi's A-T was enough to defeat opponent Jean Moussa's A-7.

Lyle Berman took out David Podgurski and will go on to play David Williams.

Only two heads up matches are still going. Michael Mizrachi is grinding it out against Matt Gianetti, and Erick Lindgren and Kenny Tran are not going anywhere in the near future.

Round 4 Round 4 Round 4

Pretend that headline was flashed by some spandex-clad ring girls. It's heads up match time in the Brasilia room, and the punches are falling fast.  After surviving three brutal rounds of elimination yesterday, 32 players are back today for 16 heads up matches.

Vanessa Selbst picked up the first win of the afternoon, knocking Cliff Cantor out for the count. Looking at a board of 5 4 2 9, the pair managed to get all the chips in the middle.  Cantor had A-5 for a pair, but Selbst's A-A was out in front.  A King on the river earned Selbst the first spot in Round 5.  Her next match could be a real grind as Selbst will play the winner of the Michael Mizrachi v. Matt Gianetti fight.  Sweet Sixteen matches will begin at 7:00 pm PDT.

David Williams was the second to get a bid to Round 5, defeating Daniel Stern with two blows to the head.  First, Williams rivered the nut flush to chip up to around 190,000.  Everyone began the day with 160,000 in chips.  A few minutes later, on a Q 7 6 flop, Stern check-raised to 16k. Williams came over the top to make it 40k, and Stern moved all in with pocket Aces.  Williams called with Q-7 for two pair. A 7 on the turn filled his boat, and a King on the river bounced Stern from the ring.  Next Williams will play the winner of the match between Lyle Berman and David Podgurski.

Gavin Griffin and Alexander Kostritsyn got it all in on a 4 3 2 flop.  Kostritsyn's pocket Kings were up against Griffin's A J.  The T changed nothing, and the K made Kostritsyn a tournament-ending set.  Ouch.  Griffin will play either John Patgorski or Thomas Lutz.

Sammy Farha has finally been eliminated after an incredible run of luck last night.  He was all in with J-4 after a Q Q 4 flop, but Roman Paradiso's K-K was enough for the KO and a spot in Round 5.

Those who are eliminated in Round 4 still pick up a check for $21,657.  Making it to Round 5 guarantees at least $36,096.