And then there was one...

After almost six hours of heads-up poker Thursday, we finally narrowed the field from 11 to 1. Here's a round by round recap.

First Round

#8 Justin vs. #9 Markus
In a marathon match, Justin secured a roof over his head for the night by defeating Markus 2-1. Justin won the first, followed by a Markus win to set up the first rubber game of the tournament. In a game marred by distractions (Mark's calls and smoke breaks), and both players refusal to die, "Taps" finally played for Markus after going all-in against Justin's pocket aces.

#7 Adam vs. #10 Crystal
In one of the first rivalry matchups, Adam swept Crystal out of the championship bracket at the featured table 2-0. After a Game 1 win, Adam delivered the critical strike in Game 2, when Crystal caught the top flush against a full house. It catapulted Adam into the second round, and sent Crystal into a spiral for the rest of the night.

#6 Deb vs. #11 Shane
Deb brought Shane into this world, and she wasted no time taking him out of this tournament. Deb made sure that all of the higher seeds won their first round matches by sweeping Shane 2-0. The win set up the highly anticipated matchup between Deb and Tanner in the second round.

Second Round

#1 Stevie vs. #8 Justin
Justin almost pulled off the upset of the tournament, but in the end it was the top-seed in the tournament advancing to the semifinals. Stevie won the first, but lost the second to set up the third and decisive game. Very shortly into Game 3, Justin drew top pair, but Stevie had two pair and went all-in. Stevie's hand held up, and he survived with a 2-1 win.

#4 Jeff vs. #5 Jake
Jake used a series of big hands to easily eliminate the host of the tournament. Jake surprised many, including himself, by sweeping Jeff 2-0. Jeff was able to avoid elimination for a while in Game 2, but eventually the massive chip leader was able to punch his ticket into the semifinals. Jake's reward was a date with Stevie. Hope Markus and Tanner won't mind!

#2 Nick vs. #7 Adam
Despite frequent shuffling errors, and the fact that there were four boobs at one table, Adam was able to upset Nick 2-0. Fortunately for Nick, his efforts from a week ago kept his rank respectable, and would keep him ahead of Crystal for the week. For Adam, it was a clean sweep and a perfect 4-0 record headed to the semifinals.

#3 Tanner vs. #6 Deb
In the game that everyone was eagerly waiting for all week, Tanner and Deb delivered a true classic. Game 1 went to Tanner, but Deb came back to win Game 2. The third game was back and forth, but in the end it was Deb advancing to play Adam in the semifinals. For Tanner, it was off to join Nick and Justin in the 5th-7th place game.

Semifinals

#1 Stevie vs. #5 Jake
After a lengthy delay, Jake finally got to play his second game, and he drew the number one seed, Stevie. Jake couldn't knock the rust off, and Stevie was able to storm into the championship game, 2-0. The night was getting late, but Stevie was ready to take his 4-1 heads-up record into the "Poker After Dark" championship!

#6 Deb vs. #7 Adam
In a game of two players with a lot of momentum, Adam was able to win his 3rd straight match to advance to the championship, 2-1. Both players had already won 2 matches coming into the semifinal. Adam was 4-0 coming in, while Deb had just won a thriller against Tanner. Adam won the first, but was dealt his first loss of the tournament in Game 2. But a club flush on the river in Game 3 was enough to set up the Adam/Stevie showdown.

Championship

#1 Stevie vs. #7 Adam
In a championship match that started at about 12:30 Friday morning, it was a grueling third game that finally gave us our champion. Adam won the first game, but as soon as the timer was reset for Game 2, both players were already all-in. Stevie's full house on the river gave him the win over Adam's two pair, setting up a classic third game. The chips swung back and forth, but in the end Adam's straight draw didn't hit, and Stevie was crowned the first ever heads-up tournament champion, 2-1.

In other consolation matches, Deb beat Jake to finish 3rd. Justin won the 5th place game, with Tanner 6th and Nick 7th. Jeff won the 8th place bracket by beating Shane. And Markus was finally able to climb out of the cellar by beating Crystal for 10th.

The final results:

1. Stevie - 13 points
2. Adam - 11 points
3. Deb - 9 points
4. Jake - 8 points
5. Justin - 7 points
6. Tanner - 6 points
7. Nick - 5 points
8. Jeff - 4 points
9. Shane - 3 points
10. Markus - 2 points
11. Crystal - 1 point