07-01-2008 02:19 UTC-7 Giovanni Rizzo Eliminated in 29th ($5,042) [user38368] Razz: Rizzo has an A-5-6-7-8 to Arash Ghaneian's 2-3-4-5-7, and Rizzo is eliminated. Arash is up to 180,000, good enough for the chip lead. Tags: Giovanni Rizzo
07-01-2008 02:20 UTC-7 Chip Counts Updated [user38368] Arash Ghaneian has 180,000 in chips, followed by Phil Hellmuth with 170,000 and Steven Diano with 150,000.
07-01-2008 02:26 UTC-7 Allen Enciso Eliminated in 27th ($5,042) [user38368] Hold'em: On a flop of , Allen Enciso and Art Young are all in. Enciso: Young: The turn and river are and Enciso is out. Young has 180,000.
07-01-2008 02:30 UTC-7 Daniel Sindelar Eliminated in 26th ($5,042) [user38368] Omaha-8: On a board of , Phil Hellmuth has , Edmond Tonnellier has , and Daniel Sindelar has . Hellmuth and Tonnelier chop, and Sindelar is busted. Hellmuth has 230,000 and Tonnelier has 102,000.
07-01-2008 02:50 UTC-7 Michael Scipione Eliminated in 25th ($5,042) [user38368] Hold'em: Esther Rossi and Michael Scipione are all in preflop. Rossi has and Scipione has . The board is and Scipione is busted. Rossi is up to 105,000. The staff has redrawn for three tables of eight.
07-01-2008 03:03 UTC-7 Chip Counts Updated [user38368] Phil Hellmuth leads the field again, as he did early in Day 2 action. He's got a commanding 253,000 in chips. Arash Ghaneian has 193,000 and James Schaaf has 187,000.
07-01-2008 03:10 UTC-7 Joe Hachem Eliminated in 24th ($6,686) [user38368] Hachem: Out in 24th Stud: Joe Hachem brings it in with the x-x / and Steven Diano calls with the x-x / . James Schaaf raises with x-x / and both call. On fourth, Hachem leads out with and Diano calls with . Schaaf folds . On fifth, Hachem bets and Diano calls . On sixth, Hachem bets and Diano calls . On seventh, Hachem is all in for 5,500 and DIano calls. Hachem: () Diano: () "Where were you going with that?" Hachem says, incredulous that he lost to 3-3 with his 2-2. Hachem is eliminated. Diano is up to 120,000.
07-01-2008 03:12 UTC-7 Huai Zhang Eliminated in 23rd ($6,686) [user38368] Keith Sexton takes out Huai Zhang in stud-8.