Steve Cantatore was all in for 631,000 and was called by Arthur Gates.
Gates has been on fire and this hand was no different as he tabled pocket jacks. Cantatore rolled his eyes and prepared to hit the rail, but to his surprise he flopped an eight. The river was the case eight for good measure and he doubled through the overwhelming chip leader.
On a flop of 
, Marcy Jo Phillips managed to get Arthur Gates to put his entire stack in the middle with 
while she held 
.
Phillips thought she was about to knock Gates out with trip eights, but the 
on the turn squashed that thought.
The river was the 
and Gates doubled through with 995,000 behind.
Here's a look at how the remaining three players are sitting:
Bob Markek shoved from the cutoff for 400,000 and Marcy Jo Phillips was in the big blind with a decision.
She put her head in her hands while she thought about it and eventually called.
Markek tabled pocket aces while Phillips held pocket tens.
The flop was safe for Markek, who was the player at risk, but the ten on the turn was the dagger that sent him packing in fourth place for $2,120.
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Allison Schultz got her remaining chips in the middle with pocket fives but ran into a blazing hot Arthur Gates who held pocket nines.
Gates flopped a set and Schultz was unable to improve, taking home $1,571 for fifth place.
On a board reading 
, Matt Miceli moved all in and Arthur Gates snap-called.
Miceli showed 
for two pair, fives and deuces but it was no match for Gates' 
, which gave him a straight.
Miceli hit the rail in sixth place for $1,222.
Kyle Gay moved his 340,000 chip stack in the middle and was quickly called by Arthur Gates, having him covered by a hair.
Gates tabled and Gay showed 
for a classic coin flip.
The board ran out 
and Gay was eliminated, pocketing $923 for his run.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
Dave Berkley was nursing a short stack and got the remainder of his chips in the middle with ace-seven.
Matt Miceli woke up with pocket queens in the big blind and made the easy call.
The board ran out dry and Berkley was eliminated in eighth place, taking home $723.
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