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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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shamel Thomas |
| 2 | Kevin Mathias |
| 3 | Dean Metzger |
| 4 | Joe Ciffa |
| 5 | Joe Latona |
| 6 | Art Demmerley |
| 7 | Jason Nablo |
| 8 | "Johnny Vegas" |
| 9 | Thomas Hawthorne |
| 10 | Brett "Roscoe" Short |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
He refuses to give us his real name, but the gentleman known as "Johnny Vegas" has been eliminated. He moved all in preflop with the 
and two players called. One of them had 
and paired a king to send Mr. Vegas back to Sin City.
Art Demmerley is a final table machine here at the Seneca Poker Room. He made another one today, but his run is now over. Demmerlay was all in with the 
and ran into the 
of Joe Latona. The aces held up and Demmerley was eliminated.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
Shamel Thomas raised to 24,000, Kevin Mathias flatted, and Dean Metzger shoved for around 160,000. Thomas released, but Mathias called.
Metzger: 
Mathias: 
Metzger needed help to stay alive, but the 
board failed to improve his hand. Mathias is our new chip leader with around 480,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
Busted |
Joe Ciffa turned the nut straight in a massive pot against Thomas Hawthorne, but it turned out he was already drawing dead. On a board of 
, the two players got it all in for a pot worth around 630,000. Ciffa showed 
, but Hawthorne had the superior 
for a flush. Ciffa couldn't even draw to a straight flush as Hawthorne had it blocked with his . Ciffa hit the rail, and Hawthorne is our new leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
Busted |
