Heads-Up Play Begins

After the elimination of Daniyal Gheba in third place, the stage is set for the final two players to battle for the $1 million top prize. Here are the official chip counts:

Chase Bricker  –  25,825,000  (43 bb)
Jason Christopher  –  10,600,000  (18 bb)

And here are the final table payouts and Mystery Bounties:

1st:  $1,000,000
2nd:  $250,000

3rd:  Daniyal Gheba  –  $125,000
4th:  Victor Avallone  –  $75,000
5th:  Patrick Eskandar  –  $50,000
6th:  Tyler Hancock  –  $40,000
7th:  Josh Guindon  –  $30,000
8th:  Eric Zheng  –  $25,000
9th:  Jacob Stufflebean  –  $20,000

Mystery Bounties:
$10,000

$200,000  –  Daniyal Gheba
$50,000  –  Chase Bricker
$25,000  –  Daniyal Gheba
$25,000  –  Chase Bricker
$25,000  –  Chase Bricker
$10,000  –  Daniyal Gheba
$0  –  Jason Christopher

Reminder:  During heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.