Champ Joe Commisso

And after 13 all-ins we have a winner. Joe Commisso was finally able to beat Richard Lyndaker when his AQ stood up against the 97 of Lyndaker.  Joe Commisso is the Event 46 champion and has taken home $911,855 to accompany his first WSOP bracelet.

Richard Lyndaker has been eliminated in second place and has won $570,551.

Play continues out at the final table. Amazingly Richard Lyndaker has been able to survive two all-ins.

In the latest edition of "Chips to the Middle" Lyndaker found himself trailing when his Q7 was up against the A8 of Joe Commisso. Given the length of this final table so far, it seemed inevitable that a Q or 7 would hit the flop. Sure enough, Lyndaker spiked a 7 on the flop, and Commisso was unable to make up the ground and doubled Lyndaker up.

The ESPN commentator, Howard David, had this to say: "The best hand preflop, guarantees nothing." 

Also interesting is that this heads-up match has now lasted for a total of 190+ hands. Of those 190+ hands so far, there have been 12 all-in hands and yet still no champion. And... we're now in level 29 which is the last listed level on the structure sheet. You know a tournament has lasted for quite some time when you go beyond the structure sheet.

Earlier Steve Danneman, who is providing color commentary for the web-cast offered the following "Well, I think I'm just about out of things to say." His partner in the booth, Howard David, reassured him they'd make it to the end and have plenty to talk about. Right after this comment by Dannenman, they began to discuss what the t-shirts of the players read. Perhaps they are running out of things to say!

No winner yet. The Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better event began an hour after this one had to play from 13 to 1. The crowned a winner in the last hour, and that was a limit game with split pots aplenty. But still no closure for the six-handed NLHE tournament.

Joe Commisso came back from the break and built his chip lead to 7:1. And then Richard Lyndaker doubled through him. Twice. First Commisso shoved with Q-6, and Lyndaker called with A-Q. The better hand held up for double number one. Then Lyndaker moved in with K-J, and Commisso called with K-9. Board blanked for double number two.

Commisso is down to 5,050,000. He is still ahead of Lyndaker, who has an even 3 million.

Yes, they're still at it. Though we haven't seen too many showdowns in the last hour, Joe Commisso and Richard Lyndaker are fighting hand by hand for the chip lead and the title. As they head off to take a 20-minute break, Commisso is back on top with 5,805,000 to Lyndaker's 2,180,000.

Joe retook the lead in one big hand. He began by raising to 290k from the SB. Richard called to see the A T 2 flop. Lyndaker check-called Commisso's bet of 300,000. Both checked the 5 on the turn, and the river brought the 4. Lyndaker bet out 575,000, sending Commisso into the tank. After a few minutes, Joe made the call to see Lyndaker's J T for a pair of Tens. Commisso showed his A 3 for the flush and happily collected his chips.

We'll see if the play changes after the break. They'll return to Round 28 with blinds at 50,000-100,000 and a 10,000 ante.

After 100 hands of heads-up play, Richard Lyndaker has taken the lead. He's up to 4.35 million chips over Joe Commisso's 3.7 million.

Lyndaker doubled through Commisso a third time. Joe bet 150k from the button, and Richard called to see the Q 7 2 flop. Lyndaker checked, Commisso bet out 200,000, and Lyndaker raised to 475,000. Joe shoved over top, and Lyndaker called, tabling T 7. Commisso's K 6 looked good until the flop came Q 7 2, giving Lyndaker a pair. With the Q on the turn and the 6 on the river, Commisso didn't hit his flush draw, and his pair wasn't enough to win the pot. Lyndaker pulled himself almost even with Commisso, and after winning a few more hands, took over the lead. But in this match, the lead doesn't seem to count for much.

Joe Commisso and Richard Lyndaker are still locked in a heads-up battle for the bracelet. The first four players were eliminated in 69 hands, and these two just played their 70th hand heads up.

Commisso had built a better than 3:1 chip lead when Lyndaker doubled through him the first time. Commisso raised to 150k from the button, and for the third time in a row after being raised to 150k, Lyndaker shoved, and Commisso finally called him down. Tabling A 7, Richard was surprised to see Joe's hand. "What the f$%k?" he said when Commisso flipped up K 4. The board ran out 9 9 7 9 4, doubling Lyndaker's stack.

Commisso gradually regained his momentum and had a 7:1 chip lead when Lyndaker did it again. Richard moved in for around 1 million, and Joe called. This time his A 7 was ahead of Lyndaker's K 6. The flop came 9 8 6, giving Lyndaker a pair and Commisso an open-ended straight draw. The 8 on the turn left Commisso with 17 outs to win the bracelet, but he missed all of them with the Q on the river. Commisso is back to a 3:1 chip lead over Lyndaker.

Joe Commisso and Richard Lyndaker are now playing heads up for the bracelet after Edward Ochana busted in 3rd place, picking up $368,891.

Ochana raises to 125k from the button, Commisso gets out of the way, and Lyndaker calls from the BB. It's check-check on the 8 3 2 flop. After the 9 on the turn, Lyndaker checks again, and Ochana bets 130,000. Richard raises it up to 310k, and Ochana calls to see the T on the river. Without much hesitation, Lyndaker shoves, and with only 520,000 left, Ochana makes a hesitant call. Lyndaker tables J 7 for the straight, and with Q T for top pair, Ochana's tournament is done. Ochana was thrilled with his 3rd place finish and rightly so. This is his first cash in any tournament.

Ochana's bust leaves Joe Commisso heads up against Richard Lyndaker. Commisso began with a 5:3 chip lead over Lyndaker, but he's built it up to better than 3:1. Commisso has 6.14 million to Lyndaker's 1.91 million after 32 heads up hands.

Joe Commisso has been cleaning up since the beginning of three-handed play. He's won pot after pot to accumulate 67% of the chips in play. Commisso rivered an Ace for top pair to take down a pot, then rivered another pair for the win three hands later. He took a chunk of Edward Ochana's stack with J-7 on a J 9 2 5 5 board and kept rolling from there.

Commisso is way out in front with 5.38 million. Richard Lyndaker is next with 1.87 million, and Edward Ochana is on life support with 805,000.

And then there were three. Sam Trickett busted in 4th place for a payday of $245,927.

A short-stacked Trickett raises to 90k pre-flop, and Edward Ochana calls to see the T 8 6 flop. Ochana bets out 105k, and Trickett reraises to 405,000. To the excitment of the crowd, Ochana moves in, and Tricket calls, showing K K for the overpair. But he's far behind Ochana's pocket 6s for the flopped set. No miracle on the 9 turn or the 4 river, and it's the end of the line for Trickett. The British player records his first WSOP cash to pad his profile.

Joe Commisso went on a tear to take over the chip lead with 3,557,000. Richard Lyndaker is in second with 2,490,000, and Edward Ochana is on his tail with 2,023,000.

The final three are off on a 20-minute break while the floor colors up their chips. They will return to Round 24 with blinds at 20,000-40,000 and a 5,000 ante.

The cards are in the air, and there are already only four players at the six-max final table. After playing past 5:00 am, these guys are ready to get out of here, take naps, and celebrate their winnings.

Davidi Kitai was the first to go, earning $120,693 for 6th place.

Kitai raises to 120k, and Richard Lyndaker makes it 240,000. Kitai moves all in over top, and Lyndaker snap calls with pocket Kings. Kitai's Tens are in trouble. The board ran out A 3 A 2 A, giving Lyndaker Aces full of Kings and Kitai a quick exit. The Belgian pro won't get a chance to pick up a second bracelet to go with the one he won last week in the $2k Pot-Limit Hold'em event.

Tom Lutz was the next to bust, going home with 5th place and $254,927. Lyndaker makes it 85k from the CO, and Lutz bumps it up to 210,000 on the button. Lyndaker calls to see the Q 9 8 flop, and Lyndaker bets out 275k. Lutz tanks for a minute before making it 550,000. Richard shoves with his giant stack, and Lutz calls, covered by about 100,000. Lyndaker flips up pocket 9s for the flopped set, and Lutz is not to pleased to see that his A-A is behind. A 4 on the turn and a 2 on the river weren't what Lutz needed, and he headed off to mourn his cracked Aces. This was Tom's first final table appearance and his second WSOP cash.

Richard Lyndaker now has an even bigger chip lead with 3,523,000 in chips. Joe Commisso is next with 2,098,000. Edward Ochana doubled early to chip up to 1,614,000, and Sam Trickett is the short stack with 833,000.

The stacked six-handed field needed all night to reach a final table, and all of those who made it are determined to make the most of their Day 3 experience.  "ElkY" Grospellier and Alex Jacob didn't make the cut.  Big stacks Joe Commisso and Richard Lyndaker would love to get their hands on WSOP gold, but there are four others who will do their best to stop them.  The six-handed action begins at 2 p.m. PDT.

Official chip counts and seat assignments for the start of the final table: