Day 4 is a Wrap

With that last elimination of Ryan Schimidt in 8th place, the players have opted to end play for the night and come back tomorrow to play seven handed for the rest of the event. There was going to be a redraw to one seven-handed table anyway before we reached the official final table of six, so all of the players and staff figured it'd be in their benefit to just return tomorrow.

Thirty-six players walked into the tournament room today including the champions of the past two years, Travis "TravestyFund" Rice and Matt Brady. Both players were eliminated, solidifying the fact that a brand new champion will be crowned at the 2009 Aruba Poker Classic. Matt Vengrin, Howard "Tahoe" Andrew and Zachary "CrazyZachary" Clark were also eliminated today.

Robert Mizrachi came into the day as the chip leader and ended the day the same way. In fact, Mizrachi never slipped out of the top three spots all day long. He finished the day with 1.977 million. Here are the rest of the chips counts for tomrorow in seat order:

Seat 1: Chase Steely - 1,293,000
Seat 2: Jose Roberto Santos - 211,000
Seat 3: Brandon Hall - 442,000
Seat 4: Brock Parker - 1,241,000
Seat 5: Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin - 1,573,000
Seat 6: Robert Mizrachi - 1,977,000
Seat 7: Matt Ross - 301,000

The final table tomorrow will be held outside on a stage that has been set up over the pool. Play will commence at 12:00pm local time so make sure to be back here at PokerNews.com then to follow the coverage as the next Aruba Poker Classic champion is crowned!

For all the latest poker news, follow us on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook!