Action has slowed significantly here as we enter Level 16. It's no coincidence that we're approaching the money bubble. The next three players eliminated will go home empty-handed, while the other 15 survivors will lock up a minimum cash of $395.
While Pfeifer was playing his last hand on Table 2, Conrad St. Hilaire will eliminated by Shamel Thomas in a huge pot at Table 5. According to Hilaire, Thomas drilled a pair of aces on the river after all the chips went in on the turn. Thomas joins the rank of chip leaders with two tables remaining.
Mitch Polanski informed us about Randy Pfeifer's exit. Pfeifer shoved pocket sixes into the pocket jacks of Arthur Gates, and the bigger pair held up. Gates is now among the leaders with 170,000 in chips.