Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante
Players: 8 of 21

Action began today at noon on the final day of the World Poker Tour Alpha8 $100,000 super high roller event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. We were just a few minutes into Level 12 when Bill Perkins was eliminated in ninth place and a one-hour break was taken so the set could be reset for the official final table of eight.

On his final hand Perkins was all in with and Isaac Haxton had him covered with . The board ran out and Perkins was eliminated in ninth place.

There have been a number of delays due to the television taping of this prestigious event and the first level of the day just came to a close before 3 p.m.

Here is a look at the chip counts when play began at the final table (bios to follow soon):

Seat 1: Daniel Alaei – 293,500
Seat 2: Isaac Haxton – 276,000
Seat 3: Jeff Gross – 120,500
Seat 4: Steven Silverman – 392,500
Seat 5: Joseph Cheong – 100,000
Seat 6: JC Tran – 94,000
Seat 7: Jason Mercier – 363,500
Seat 8: Matt Glantz – 441,500

Here is the prize pool they are gunning for:

1: $891,660
2: $526,890
3: $364,770
4: $243,180