Markus Golsen (right) still has 32,000
Roy Brindley 8,000 and finding the going tough on Golsen's table
Tony Chessa 7,500 shaking his head and talking to himself "I only dream of getting dealt hands like that" as Aces come up against Ace-King on his table.
Jani Vilmunen 11,000
Roland De Wolfe 14,000
Mickey Wernick 6,000
Somehow he got paid off by on a when pushed all in for 11,500 into a 19,000 pot. Not sure what hand he had but he's on 42,000 and appears to be the current chip leader
Having just munched down on my 70th slice of pizza this hour I think its only fair I take a moment to say thanks to our host Pokerstars. The hospitality has been first class and the surroundings have been superb for all involved. They have really raised the bar this time.
Katja Thater has just been eliminated and I have to be careful what I say because she is seated right next to me. She was sitting on less than $6000 and got all of it in before the flop with against . It was all looking good until the river brought the inevitable , and that, as they say, is that.
Roland De Wolfe is comfortable on 27,000
Roy Brindley 10,000 (now on Holmeider's left so could pick up some chips)
Mickey Wernick 6,000
Tony Chessa 4,500 (and making funny frustrated faces at me)
Juha Helppi 12,000
Sverre Sundbo 9,000
Ben Grundy 3,600
George Danzer 5,700
Paul Gourlay 22,000
John Kabbaj 6,800
Fabrice Soulier 30,000
Nick Slade 15,000
Paul Testud 11,925
Rob Hollink 5,200
Antoine 'Tonio' Boudat 13,350
Sargon Ruya 8,500
Jan Heitmann 11,300
Richard Wild 11,500
Soteris 'Cincinnati Sid' Iannou 6,650
Tobias Holmeider 60,000+
William Thorssen 2,200 (and about to call his taxi)
Miroslav Sima 30,000+
Tony Chessa 4,500
Markus Golsen 34,000
Rob Hollink OUT
Paul Testud OUT
Roy Brindley and Jani Vilmunen are also missing.
Mickey Wernick got a double-up when making a big call for all his chips with trip sevens, when there were four to a straight on the board in a battle of the blinds. He had his opponent out-kicked, with vs. .