Chip leader Brett "Roscoe" Short continues to plow his way through this field. He eliminated Derek SchlesInger in 11th place to secure our final table. SchlesInger three-bet shoved with his remaining stack and Short, the original raiser, called.
SchlesInger: 
Short: 
The board ran out 
to give Short a straight and the pot. The remaining players are making their way to the final table. We'll have a draw for you shortly.
Arthur Gates was all in preflop with the 
and Joe Ciffa called with the 
. The board rang true for Ciffa, and Gates, our former chip leader, was sent to the rail.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
The players are on a 10-minute break. This reporter is going to grab some coffee.
While Shamel Thomas (
) was doubling through Matthew Hawthorne (
) at Table 2, Mitch Polanski met his demise at Table 5. Polanski shoved his short stack into the pocket aces of Brett Short and was unable to improve. We're down to 12 players.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
We didn't catch the action, but Brian Rentschler was sent to the rail in 14th place.
Sarah Khajavi raised, Thomas Hawthorne three-bet and Khajavi four-bet shoved for a little more than 100,000. Hawthorne went into the tank before deciding to call.
Khajavi — 
Hawthorne — 
The board ran out 
and Khajavi was eliminated.
Dennis Danielski managed his short stack very well for several hours, but he fell just shy of reaching the money, He'll still get $320 in cash for his efforts, while the other 15 players are officially in the money.
Aaron Olshan has been eliminated by the player we only know as "Johnny Vegas," which means we're officially on the money bubble. However, the 16 players have each agreed to chip in $20 to pay the bubble player $320. It's a friendly atmosphere here at the Seneca Poker Room.
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