Joel Dodds raises to 10,000 from the cutoff and is called by Mika Hallstrom from the big blind. The flop comes and Hallstrom leads out for 10,000. Dodds raises to 30,000 and Hallstrom goes into the tank, eventually laying it down.
We were able to do a complete round of chip counts while the players redrew for seats. Visit our chip counts section for a complete list of the players still alive in the Main Event, along with their updated chip counts.
Bradley Fu just added a bunch of new chips to his stack, formerly belonging to Markus Duberg. Duberg ran a pocket pair of eights into Fu's pocket aces and was eliminated from the tournament in 31st place, good for a $4,048 payday.
Fu stacked up just over 220,000 in chips after the hand.
Claus Valloe put his tournament life on the line with a flush draw, calling a 60,000 bet from Sean Jensen on a flop holding the . When it was time to flip over the cards, Jensen revealed pocket eights for a set and looked in good shape to eliminate Valloe from the tournament.
The turn brought a safe for Jensen, but the on the river tilted the scales in Valloe's direction, leaving Jensen with right around 10,000 in chips. Valloe stacked up well over 150,000 after the hand.
2005 WSOP Champ Joe Hachem just eliminated fellow Aussie James Potter from the Main Event, after his pocket fives held up against Potter's in a preflop confrontation. The board paired queens and threes and Hachem would take the pot with queens and fives, eliminating Potter from the tournament in 30th place, good for a $4,048 payday.
On a board showing , Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier moved all in for his last 35,000 in chips holding K-J. Luca Carlone made the call, but mucked his hand once he saw ElkY's straight.
Grospellier improved to 180,000 in chips with the win, while Carlone dropped to 30,000.
Tobias Schulze just doubled through tournament chip leader Dinh Le after his pocket queens held up against Le's . The money went in on the flop and the turn and river blanked out giving Schulze the win and 120,000 in new chips.
Here's the scoop on the 29 players remaining in the Main Event:
Women: 2 (Liz Lieu and Celina Lin)
Team PokerStars Players: 2 (Joe Hachem and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier)
Players wearing sunglasses: 9
Men wearing pink shirts: 2
Players using toy kiwi birds (made in China) as card protectors: 1
World Champions: 1 (Joe Hachem -- 2005)
Liz Lieus: 1