A squeeze play from Andras Nemeth had him leaving the tournament in 10th place.
Steven Silverman opened the pot to 22,000 from the hijack and he was called by Kevin MacPhee on the button before Nemeth shoved for 256,000 from the big blind. Silver re-shoved behind and that forced out MacPhee who open-folded .
Nemeth:
Silverman:
The board ran to make Silverman two pair. MacPhee could've taken them both out if he'd called.
The players will no redraw onto one table. That draw and fresh chip counts coming up.
The final nine players have been moved to the more comfortable surroundings near the media desk, where there is a special final table set up. With this being an eight-max event this is not the official final table, that is when we get to eight.
Vojtech Ruzicka used his position over Kevin MacPhee very strongly to take a pot down on the river to move to 620,000 chips.
MacPhee opened fro mid position and Ruzicka was the only caller to the flop. MacPhee continued for 36,000 and Ruzicka called.
On the turn the two players swapped roles as MacPhee check-called a 54,000 bet. The river fell and Ruzicka really upped the pressure with a 167,000 bet when the action was checked to him again.
MacPhee wasn't happy with the situation and elected to fold and preserve his remaining 195,000 chips.
Bryn Kenney completed the small blind, Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel checked his cards then tapped the table and checked.
The flop was greeted by a check from Kenney, a bet of 23,000 from Duhamel and a call from Kenney. Both players seemed disinterested in the turn and they checked. However, Kenney lead for 23,000 upon the arrival of the and Duhamel released his hand into the muck.
It should be an interesting battle between Kenney and Duhamel as they are both vastly experienced but also quite short stacked.
Alexandre Reard and Martin Jacobson, two two big stacks, played a pot together for the first time at nine-handed play and it was played with caution.
Reard opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Jacobson was the only caller to a flop. Reard continued for 20,00 and the Swede called before both players checked the turn.
On the river Jacobson gave his opponent a good stare down when faced with a 29,000 bet before he elected to fold.
Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel opened to 27,000 from early position and his only customer was Alexandre Reard in the big blind. The duo shared a flop, a flop they both checked.
The turn saw Reard checked again, then call, as Duhamel tried his luck with a 32,000 bet. Reard tapped the table again when he saw the on the river, and again called when Duhamel bet 54,000.
Duhamel turned over and Reard flashed the as he mucked.
Vojtech Ruzicka has won the last pot of Level 19; he won it from Martin Jacobson.
Jacobson's raise to 25,000 from first position looked as if it would pick up the blinds and antes. That was until Ruzicka called in the big blind. A flop of saw Ruzicka check-call a 30,000 bet from his Swedish opponent.
Both players checked down the turn and river, Ruzicka's besting the ace-jack of Jacobson.
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to make Silverman two pair. MacPhee could've taken them both out if he'd called.
flop. MacPhee continued for 36,000 and Ruzicka called.
turn the two players swapped roles as MacPhee check-called a 54,000 bet. The river fell 
and Ruzicka really upped the pressure with a 167,000 bet when the action was checked to him again.
flop was greeted by a check from Kenney, a bet of 23,000 from Duhamel and a call from Kenney. Both players seemed disinterested in the 
turn and they checked. However, Kenney lead for 23,000 upon the arrival of the 
and Duhamel released his hand into the muck.
flop. Reard continued for 20,00 and the Swede called before both players checked the 
river Jacobson gave his opponent a good stare down when faced with a 29,000 bet before he elected to fold.
flop, a flop they both checked.
turn saw Reard checked again, then call, as Duhamel tried his luck with a 32,000 bet. Reard tapped the table again when he saw the 
and Reard flashed the 
saw Ruzicka check-call a 30,000 bet from his Swedish opponent.
besting the ace-jack of Jacobson.