Dan Wagner was eliminated by Ben B. in 17th place, leaving us with 16 players — one spot shy of the money. The final two tables are playing hand-for-hand.
Dan Wagner was eliminated by Ben B. in 17th place, leaving us with 16 players — one spot shy of the money. The final two tables are playing hand-for-hand.
Action folded to Paul DeFrank in the small blind and he shoved his last 50,000 into the pot with the ![]()
. Scott Aitchison looked down at ![]()
in the big blind and called.
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board improved Aitchison's hand and he sent DeFrank to the rail just shy of the money. With 17 players left we're now one spot away from the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
We're down to the final 18 players. With only 15 spots being paid, the money bubble is looming...
TABLE 2
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Stopa |
| 2 | John Stempien |
| 3 | Conrad St. Hilaire |
| 4 | Dave Grana |
| 5 | Howard Kitchie |
| 6 | Jason Nablo |
| 7 | Alex Barker |
| 8 | Maria Parlatore |
| 9 | Art Demmerley |
TABLE 6
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Short |
| 2 | Dan Wagner |
| 3 | Paul Bitterman |
| 4 | Paul DeFrank |
| 5 | Scott Aitchison |
| 6 | Siavash Banai |
| 7 | Ben B |
| 8 | Mike Russell |
| 9 | Justin Heywood |
Carol Leonardi's run at back-to-back final tables just came to an end. Leonardi busted in 20th place after running head-first into Art Demmerley's flopped flush. Leonardi mucked her hand before the rest of the board was revealed and she made her exit from the tournament floor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
175,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
140,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
135,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
127,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
90,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
80,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
75,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Short-stacked Tom Babiarz got the rest of his chips in preflop with the ![]()
against Siavash Banai's ![]()
and the ![]()
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board sent another player to the rail. Banai, who finished sixth in last night's Event #2, is in good position to make a final table on back-to-back nights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
The remaining 27 players are off to a dinner break, and we're taking one with them. We'll be back at 7:30 ET. See you then!