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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 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
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.
The 
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 |
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.
On a board of 
, Conrad St. Hilaire bet 18,000 and Alex Barker raised to 50,000. St. Hilaire called, bringing the on the river. St. Hilaire announced all in and Barker went deep into the tank. He eventually decided on a call and flipped over the 
for queens full of deuces, but St. Hilaire tabled the 
for quads to win a pot worth 310,000. Barker is still alive but now among the sort stacks hanging on for dear life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
95,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
The players are enjoying a 10-minute break. We'll be right back.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Paul Bitterman made his last stand on the money bubble but his short stack was taken by John Stempien. With that, we're now in the money! The remaining 15 players have each locked up $603 with eyes set on the $9,940 top prize.
At Table 6, Justin Heywood shoved with the 
and Brett Short reshoved with the 
. The rest of the table folded, and the board ran out 
to eliminate Heywood in 15th place.
Moments later, Alex Barker moved all in for 96,000 from the cutoff and Maria Parlatore thought it over for a minute on the button before pushing all of her chips into the pot. The blinds released, and Parlatore was dominating with her 
against Barker's 
. The 
board failed to save Barker and he packed up his things before leaving the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Howard Kitchie raised to 16,000 from middle position and got three callers in Jason Nablo (cutoff), Maria Parlatore (button) and Scott Stopa (big blind). The flop rolled out and Kitchie checked to Nablo, who bet 30,000. Parlatore called, Stopa raised to 70,000, Kichie folded and Nablo shoved for 90,000. Parlatore then moved all in for around 175,000, and Stopa tanked before calling off as well.
Nablo:
Parlatore: 
Stopa: 
Parlatore was in command with her set and she avided disaster through the 
turn and river. Stopa was left with a single 5K chip but has since doubled up twice to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
383,000
|
383,000 |
|
30,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
Busted |
