Yashar Darian Eliminated in 2nd Place ($305,009)
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Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
On the very first hand of heads up play, Jason Somerville raised his button to 125,000. Yashar Darian three-bet to 350,000. Somerville thought for a bit before counting out chips to make a 950,000 raise. Just as he was sliding this chips in, Darian announced that he was all in and Somerville snapped him off.
Somerville: 
Darian: 
Although Somerville had the chip lead entering heads up play, this pot was for about 90% of the chips and would more or less determine a champion. The flop came out 
and Somerville wouldn't win his first bracelet without a sweat. The turn was the 
but he still had to dodge five outs. The river bricked with the 
and Darian finished just one short of the bracelet.