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Although play was moved to the main feature table on the ESPN stage, the scene is extremely quiet over here. There's only a handful of people in the stands and about half of that bunch if playing Chinese poker over in the corner, barely paying attention to the final table. If you're in town and around, stop on down if you'd like to catch some deuce-to-seven action.
Raphael Zimmerman and David Chiu put in four bets each pre-draw. On the first draw, Zimmerman drew two and Chiu stood pat. Zimmerman then checked in the dark and Chiu fired a bet. Zimmerman checked his two new cards and then made the call.
On the second draw, Zimmerman took two again and Chiu stood pat. Zimmerman checked and Chiu bet. Zimmerman made the call and off to the third draw they went.
For the final draw, Zimmerman drew one while Chiu opted to still stand pat. Zimmerman checked and Chiu checked behind. Zimmerman showed two fours, signaling that he paired his hand. Chiu showed a 
and won the pot to get back to about 390,000 chips.
A sizable pot developed between David Chiu and Don McNamara. On the third draw, Chiu stood pat and McNamara drew one. After the draw, both players checked. Chiu mucked when he saw McNamara table a ninety-seven and slipped back to about 200,000.
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Peter Gelencser, Jameson Painter, and Raphael Zimmerman each drew two cards. Gelencser bet and Painter raised it, causing Zimmerman to get out of the way. Gelencser drew one and Painter stood pat. Gelencser check-called Painter's all-in bet. Gelencser drew one and Painter stood pat.
Painter showed 
for the double up against Gelencser's .
Leonard Martin was all in before the second draw and up against Peter Gelencser who bet a third opponent, Don McNamara, out of the pot to get heads up with the all-in Martin.
On the second draw, Gelencser and Martin both drew one card. On the third and final draw, Gelencser stood pat and Martin drew one. Gelencser tabled an and Martin paired up on the final draw, making a . He was eliminated from the tournament and took home nearly $25,000 for his finish.
Break's over. We're back at it.
Level: 21
Blinds: /
Ante: 0
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
653,000 | 253,000 |
|
|
561,000 | 136,000 |
|
436,000 | -79,000 |
|
273,000 | -67,000 |
|
156,000 | 56,000 |
|
97,000 | 11,000 |
With the recent elimination of Shunjiro Uchida, the final six have taken a 20-minute break. See you in a few.
