As we wait for heads-up play, some guy from the WPT has just stood up and announced "major technical difficulties." Also, apparently Gus Hansen is "very sad." So there's that. 

Here are some chip counts to tide you over as we wait: 

Gus Hansen	$22,905,000
David Chiu	$4,360,000

 

Former NFL place-kicker John Roveto open-shoves all-in from the button for $1.985 million and Gus Hansen moves all-in over the top from the small blind. David Chiu appears to consider his options for a minute or so before laying it down and Roveto turns up K K to Hansen's A T.

Nobody in the house believes the kings will hold, and after the flop comes J 9 8 it's all but a foregone conclusion that Hansen will win the hand. The turn is the 6 but you all know what's coming on the river: the 7, giving Hansen the straight and ending Roveto's day. He's out in third place and will take $923,355 back to Soldier Field.

We're now on a quick break as we prepare for heads-up play. Stay tuned for chip counts coming momentarily.

Here are the chip counts for the remaining three players:

Gus Hansen	$20,330,000
David Chiu	$4,665,000
John Roveto	$2,270,000

 

In the biggest hand of this tournament so far, Gus Hansen has eliminated his biggest competition - Canadian Cory Carroll.

Hansen bet $480,000 pre-flop and Carroll re-raises to $1.6 million. Hansen thinks for a couple minutes and then makes the call.

The flop comes Q J 6 and Carroll checks and Hansen moves in. The Great Dane opts to move all-in which forces Carroll to make the important decision of his poker career.

After thinking for a long time Carroll asks, "Are you on a big draw, Gus?"

Hansen doesn't say a word and Carroll goes back into the tank. Several minutes later Carroll calls and the audience is on the tip of their toes as the players flip over their cards.

Gus Hansen: 7 5

Cory Carroll: A J

Carroll is in the lead with his pair of jacks ace-kicker. The dealer peels the Q for the turn and Carroll just needs to fade a diamond on the river to take control of this tournament

The river comes... 3!

Hansen busts Carroll and with nearly $20 million to his stack looks nearly unbeatable. 

Gus Hansen raises to $415,000 and Tommy Le makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes Q T 5 and both players check. The turn is the 4 and Le moves all-in for $615,000. Hansen snap calls and turns up T T while Le is behind with the brutal 5 5 for a lower set. The river card is the 3 and Le can't hit his one outer. The baby Bapester is gone in fifth place and takes home $395,725 for his efforts.

Gus Hansen raises to $415,000 and Cory Carroll makes the call on the button before Jeff King moves all-in for $1.44 million more from the small blind. Hansen ruminates for a few minutes before making the call and Carroll gets out of the way, folding out with a wry grin upon his face.

King has A Q and is ahead of Hansen's T 9. The flop comes 8 6 4 and Hansen picks up the gutshot straight draw. The turn is the K and Hansen loses some outs, but no worries: the T comes on the river and Hansen makes a pair of tens, busting King in 6th place. The monarch takes $263,815 back to the castle.

Jeff King open-shoves all-in for his last $960,000 from the button and Gus Hansen mulls things over in the big blind. "I think I'm supposed to call with this hand," he says, and asks for a count. The count comes through and Hansen decides, "My mama told me I should call." He matches the wager and shows 2 2 to King's K J.

It's a race situation and King takes the lead when the flop comes K J 8. The turn is the 9, the river the 3 and King wins the pot to double through Hansen. 

We've reached the end of the level and the blinds are moving on up.

The players have introduced and Layla Kayleigh has made her spiel in front of a blue screen projection of the Bellagio fountains. Mike and Vince have thrown in their two cents and the game is afoot from the final table. We begin with fifteen minutes left in Level 24. Game on!

This is the big one, ladies and gentlemen: the one you've been waiting for all your lives! It's the final table of the World Poker Tour's Season 6 World Championship, featuring Gus Hansen, David Chiu, Cory Carroll and, uh...Gus Hansen! Action will begin in a half hour officially and about an hour unofficially, so tune in to PokerListings.com in about thirty minutes for live updates from the most exclusive team in WPT coverage!

Here are the seating positions and chip counts as we prepare to get underway:

Seat 1	John Roveto	$2.72 million
Seat 2	Gus Hansen	$8.57 million
Seat 3	David Chiu	$6.05 million
Seat 4	Tommy Le	$1.95 million
Seat 5	Cory Carroll	$6.67 million
Seat 6	Jeff King	$1.3 million