Even though Kemal Ferri has the chip lead, he can't lose too many pots. His 1.8-million chip stack represents only 36 big blinds at this point. 1.55 million after losing a small pot to Raul Pino. Pino opened to 125,000 pre-flop, with Ferri tagging along from the big blind. Both players checked a king-high flop, . Ferri also checked the turn but didn't fold to Pino's bet of 125,000. He called to the river which both players checked. Pino's , a pair of tens, was good enough to claim the pot.
After a flurry of action last level, things have slowed considerably now. None of the six remaining players has a commanding chip lead, and all seem nervous to commit many pre-flop. We've seen a few three-bets in the last thirty minutes but all have gone uncalled.
"Vamo Michel! Vamo Michel!" were the excited declarations of Michel Barham after doubling up through Leonardo Zepeda. Barham opened for 180,000 pre-flop, then called all in for 580,000 total after Zepeda shoved from late position. Zepeda showed down ; a pumped Barham showed . Ace-queen was best on a board of , doubling Barham up to 1.2 million and knocking Zepeda down to about 950,000.
Short-stacked Leonardo Zepeda opened all in for about 450,000 when action passed to his small blind. Samar Hodali woke up with black queens in the big blind and snap-called. Zepeda appeared a little sheepish as he opened . He didn't connect with the board at all, . He finishes in 6th place, banking $30,960.
Pablo Gonzales has upped the aggression, taking down several pots in a row pre-flop with a single raise. Those blinds and antes are big now, so every pot counts. Up-to-date chip counts are as follows:
The only person showing any desire to play pots is Pablo Gonzales. He has three-bet pre-flop a few times (taking pots down without resistance) and is definitely playing more than his fair share of pots. At the other end of the spectrum, Samar Hodali has mucked more than her fair share of pots and can be seen shaking her head and muttering to herself.
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. Ferri also checked the 
turn but didn't fold to Pino's bet of 125,000. He called to the river 
which both players checked. Pino's 
, a pair of tens, was good enough to claim the pot.
; a pumped Barham showed 
. Ace-queen was best on a board of 
, doubling Barham up to 1.2 million and knocking Zepeda down to about 950,000.
. He didn't connect with the board at all, 
. He finishes in 6th place, banking $30,960.