Farid Jattin Eliminated in 6th Place ($174,352)

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Hand 11: The action folded around to Jared Jaffee and he opened for 225,000. Merulla three-bet to 595,000 holding the button and Jattin decided to four-bet to defend his big blind. His four-bet to 1.125 million prompted Jaffee to lean back in his chair, before five-betting all in with his stack covering both opponents.

Merulla announced the call, as did Jattin and the rail exploded in anticipation to see the three player's holdings:

Showdown:

Jattin:
Merulla:
Jaffee:

The ultimate cooler had taken place, as three players at a six-handed table were dealt big pocket pairs. The audience buzzed when the cards were tabled, and Jattin was out in front with his cowboys. Both Jaffee and Merulla were in terrible shape and would need to spike a set or an unlikely straight or flush to catch up.

Flop:

Jattin's kings held up through the flop and he was on the verge of scoring a huge triple-up to start this final table.

Turn:

Just like that, Jattin's dreams were dashed as Jaffee spiked his gin card on the turn, making a set of tens to come from worst to first in a flash. The third diamond on board gave Merulla a slew of additional outs though, while Jattin was left drawing to the only.

River:

With calls of "diamond!" echoing through the room, Merulla made his flush on the river to snatch the pot away from Jaffe in improbable fashion. Jattin was left lacking with his black cowboys, and with that his final table appearance came to an abrupt and dramatic end. Merulla is now second in chips at the table with 10,755,000, putting him in commanding position with just four players standing between him and the title.