Blake Whittington Eliminated in 8th place ($4,001)
Level 25
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Blake Whittington jammed from the small blind and was called by Michael Jozoff in the big blind.
Whittington had the lead with the 
and Jozoff had the 
.
But the flop hit Jozoff as it came 
, the turn was the 
and the river came the 
to eliminate the start of day chip leader.
Jozoff and Mahesh Rathi both drew $800 bounties after the elimination. Just six bounty envelopes remain, with one being the $40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,950,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
on the flop, hitting both players but Rathi hit a little harder with his set.
turn sealed it for Rathi who had Staats drawing dead to the 
river card.
, hitting Rathi with a bullet to jump in front. Alvarez quickly retook the lead on an 
turn and the 
and Bagheri was in front with his queens. A 
turn and 
river failed to improve Zambrano who was eliminated in 6th place.
vs the 
to give both players a set.
to give Bagheri quads and end the run for Lesitsky.
came down as a turn card, leaving Alvarez with one last shot. 
, hitting Jozoff with a jack. The dealer burned and turned a 
, smacking a cowboy to secure the pot and send Jozoff out the door in 4th place.