Daniel Negreanu	$9,000,000
Jim Hanna	$1,400,000
Joseph Hachem	$3,000,000
David Redlin	$1,600,000
Mads Andersen	$2,500,000

Ed Jordan raises to $200,000 from early position and Mads Andersen makes it $625,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Negreanu calls from the button and the blinds fold. Jordan makes the call and the flop comes Q Q T. Everyone checks around and the turn is the 4. Ed Jordan is immediately all-in and Mads Andersen folds. Negreanu asks for a chip count and is told Jordan has about $1,045,000 left. He tells Jordan he puts him on trip queens but thinks maybe he can suck-out on him, and makes the call.

Jordan shows 8 7 to Negreanu's A K, giving Negreanu the much better hand and leaving Jordan drawing for an eight or a seven to stay alive. The river card is the 6 and Negreanu makes the king-high flush to send Ed Jordan to the rail in sixth place. He'll take home $169,145 for his efforts.

Ed Jordan opens the betting for $225,000. Daniel Negreanu makes the call and so does Joseph Hachem in the small blind. The flop comes 4 7 K and Hachem checks to Jordan, who bets $450,000. Negreanu makes it $900,000 and Hachem's seen enough. After a minute or two of thought Jordan folds and Negreanu wins the pot, showing pocket aces. Joe Hachem promptly steals them and claims them as his own.

Jim Hanna calls from the small blind and Joseph Hachem checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes 5 3 9 and Hanna bets $90,000. Hachem raises to $200,000 and Hanna mucks his cards.

Daniel Negreanu limps in from the small blind and Jim Hanna checks his option. The flop comes A J J and Negreanu bets $80,000. Hanna folds and Negreanu takes the pot.

Ed Jordan opens for $225,000 from the button and Mads Andersen calls in the small blind. The flop comes A Q 2. Andersen checks and Jordan bets $325,000. Andersen folds and Jordan takes the pot.

Negreanu opens for $150,000 from under the gun and Joseph Hachem makes the call in the cutoff. Ed Jordan makes the call in the small blind and Mads Andersen makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes J Q J and the action checks around. The turn is the 5 and action checks to Joseph Hachem, who bets $200,000. It's good enough and Hachem takes down the pot.

Mads Andersen opens for $125,000 from under the gun and Joe Hachem makes the call on the button. The flop comes 4 J 4 and Andersen checks to Hachem, who bets $400,000. Andersen folds and Hachem takes down the pot.

Mads Andersen, Ed Jordan and Daniel Negreanu play an unraised pot and the flop comes 4 5 6. Mads bets $425,000 and Daniel makes the call. Jordan folds and the turn comes 7. Andersen checks and Negreanu bets out $600,000. Andersen folds and Negreanu takes down the first hand of the day.

Tournament director Jack McClelland has given the go-ahead and the cards are in the air at Bellagio. Let's play some poker!