Sorel Mizzi and Jennifer Tilly got in a preflop raising war that resulted in the latter being all in. Lucky for her, she held 
against Mizzi's 
and never fell behind. While MTilly doubled to 280,000, Mizzi was left with just 12,000 after the hand.
He was eliminated on the very next hand.
We didn't catch the betting, but we do know that Amir Lehavot and Chris Oliver created a pot worth 640,000 on a flop of 
. Oliver had flopped top two pair with 
while Lehavot had the nut flush draw with 
.
With the chip lead at stake, the 
spiked on the turn to give Lehavot the said flush; however, Oliver could still boat up on the river with any queen or king. Unfortunately for the one-time chip leader, the 
blanked and he lost the massive pot.
A couple hands later, Toby Lewis raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and Oliver reraised from the button. They ended up getting the money all in with Oliver at risk for his last 82,000.
Oliver: 
Lewis: 
The board ran out 
and Oliver was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
||
|
82,000
-348,000
|
-348,000 |
We didn't catch the hand amidst the big hand involving Chris Oliver, but it appears, based upon an empty seat void of chips, that short-stacked John Juanda finally succumbed. He is out of the $10K PLH Championship.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
On a flop of 
, Steve Gross checked and allowed Jason DeWitt to bet 24,000. Gross then check-raised all in for about 104,000 and DeWitt tank-called.
Gross: 
DeWitt:
Gross was ahead with his pair of queens but needed to sweat DeWitt's open-ended straight draw. The turn changed nothing, living just the river. Being so close to the money, you could tell Gross breathed a sigh of relief when the 
blanked, allowing him to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
240,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
||
With the recent eliminations of short-stacks Tom McCormick and Todd Barlow, only two more eliminations are needed before we reach the money. Given that fact, play has tightened considerably; however, there is still one more level to be played tonight, so there is little doubt the bubble will burst.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
Darren Kramer raised to 14,000 from early position and Thorsten Schafer called from the hijack. When action reached Sam Stein in the big blind, he reraised to 59,000. Kramer came over the top, Schafer folded, and Stein called all in for 44,000 more.
Stein:
Kramer: 
Stein was out in front and stayed there as the board ran out 
. With that double, Stein appears primed to survive the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
130,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
On a flop of 
, Tommy Vinas checked and opened the door for Owen Crowe to bet 22,000. Vinas then check-raised to 44,000 and Crowe made the call. The dealer then burned and turned the 
. Vinas led out for 60,000, Crowe moved all in, and Vinas called off for a total of 138,000.
Crowe: 
Vinas: 
Vinas had flopped a set and was guaranteed a double as Crowe was drawing dead. The meaningless was run out on the river as Vinas raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
195,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Dani Stern raised to 16,000 from middle position and received a single call in the form of Jonathan Jaffe in the big blind. Both players proceeded to get all the money in on the 
flop and it became obvious why when the cards were turned up:
Jaffe: 
Stern: 
Jaffe had flopped bottom set while Stern had top-two pair. While behind, Stern could still catch an ace or jack on the river to steal the pot. The turn was no help and neither was the river. Stern was eliminated in 29th place, just two shy of the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
Busted |
Now that we are one player away from the bubble, the tournament staff has declared hand-for-hand play.
