Sands Unstoppable, Mario Puccini Eliminated In 13th Place ($12,732)
David Sands has been unstoppable in the last level or so. When we re-drew at 18 players he had 297,000 and since then he has knocked out three players and moved up to 815,000 for a definitive chip lead.
Puccini was eliminated after he got it all in preflop against Sands.
Sands: 
Puccini: 
The board came down 
and the turn gave Sands a straight and the knockout. With only 12 players left, we just need two more to redraw to one table and three more to make an official final table and stop for the night
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
815,000 | 215,000 |
|
Busted |