Since the deal that was made at the beginning of the final table, the rate of elimination accelerated significantly. 3 players have hit the rail in the first level of play – Jeff Rosenblatt, Brian Morgan and Shneor Zalman Hus were the first three victims.
The action slowed down a little when there were just 4 players remaining, but finally the match was left to just 2 participants – Marco Cannizzaro and Nicolas Aubut.