World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table: Five Remain as Pons, Wong, Benger and Hallaert Bust (Updated: 11:45 p.m.)

The World Series of Poker Main Event final table got underway at 5 p.m. local time after a 103-day hiatus. The nine players were all ready, and after the shuffle up and deal by Poker Hall of Fame inductees Todd Brunson and Carlos Mortensen, the action was fierce.

Qui Nguyen wasted no time getting involved in pots, tangling with start-of-day chip leader Cliff Josephy during the first hand. Nguyen four-bet right away, forcing Josephy to fold.

While the two big stacks did get involved in the action, most others waited while Fernando Pons, the short stack, was holding on for dear life. Pons laid low for a few hands himself, pushing all in early only once – a shove that went unanswered.

Fernando Pons Eliminated in Ninth Place ($1,000,000)

On hand No. 16, just after the blinds had gone up, Pons shoved all in for the second time. From the button he moved in for 4,625,000, the equivalent of almost eight big blinds. The small blind folded but big blind Josephy made the call.

Pons showed and was in front against the of Josephy. The flop, however, turned things around in a major way and Pons was in need of some help. The -turn and -river failed to improve the Spaniard and …

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