Play Ends for the Night
Once the next round is through, all remaining 32 players will be in the money. Here's a quick look at the payouts:
Round 3 Winners (32nd - 17th) - $17,987
Round 4 Winners (16th - 9th) - $38,424
Round 5 Winners (8th - 5th) - $92,580
Round 6 Winners (4th & 3rd) - $214,289
Round 7 Winner (2nd place) - $386,636
Round 8 Winner (1st place) - $625,682
Notable eliminations include last year's champion Kenny Tran as well as Phil Hellmuth, Layne Flack, ElkY and Greg Raymer.
Players known for their heads-up game that advanced to Level 3 include Tom "Durrr" Dwan, Chris Ferguson, Vanessa Rousso and Jonathan Jaffe. For a full list of the remaining 64 players, click the "Chip Counts" tab found on the right.
Join us tomorrow at 2pm PST for the next two rounds of this heads-up championship.