It was relatively quiet at the final two tables of Event 6 ($125 NLHE w/ $150K Guarantee), until, in the span of about five seconds, there were separate preflop all-in situations at both tables.

At Table 1, Michael Schwiej was all in with against chipleader Brett Bader’s .

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Bader to win the pot and eliminate Schwiej in 12th place.

Brett Bader  –  12,300,000  (136 bb)
Michael Schwiej  –  Out in 12th Place  ($3,472)

Just a few seconds later, at Table 2, Debbie LaVigne was all in with Q-Q against David Jackson’s .

The board came , and Jackson paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate LaVigne in 11th place.

David Jackson  –  5,350,000  (59 bb)
Debbie LaVigne  –  Out in 11th Place  ($3,472)

With those eliminations, the final 10 players combined to a single table to continue play.

Here were the updated chip counts at that point, with the blinds at 45,000-90,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Seat 1.  Moe Heider  –  3,680,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  John Mayers  –  3,375,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3.  L.J. Sande  –  1,800,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4.  John Carl Vinsant  –  2,900,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5.  Ory Hen  –  1,375,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Frederick Allenspach  –  1,310,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Brett Bader  –  12,300,000  (136 bb)
Seat 8.  David Jackson  –  5,350,000  (59 bb)
Seat 9.  Stuart Breakstone  –  1,550,000  (17 bb)
Seat 10.  Daniel Wellborn  –  2,000,000  (22 bb)

A short while later, Stuart Breakstone was eliminated in 10th place, and the official final table is now underway. The average chip stack is about 4 million in chips (44 big blinds).

Stuart Breakstone  –  Out in 10th Place  ($3,472)