the favorite to knock off Boubli and his
.The board ran out
, and Boubli could not get over the hump. He's been eliminated about 10 spots from the money.
the favorite to knock off Boubli and his
.
, and Boubli could not get over the hump. He's been eliminated about 10 spots from the money.
but the small blind called with
and ultimately won out on a
board.
flop for 11,000 and Kerzhapkin called. On the
turn, Spindler fired out 21,000 and Kerzhapkin folded incredibly quickly.

and was racing against 
.



and Bichon's pair held up. He now was has about 130,000.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
. There was about 18,000 in the pot already, and Kai Paulsen put out a bet of 13,000. His lone opponent, Guillaume de la Gorce, looked Paulsen up and down before flicking in the call.
, and an all in from Paulsen. With his last 27,000 chips committed to the pot, he had to sit still for several long minutes while de la Gorce again gave him a hard stare. After breaking down his stack to see what the damage would be, de la Gorce finally made what looked like a reluctant call.
, and de la Gorce couldn't beat a full house. He returned his cards to the muck, his stack now significantly lighter. Paulsen was the beneficiary, doubling his way up to about 85,000.
and the UTG player check-raised Spindler's 10,000 bet to 23,000. Spindler shoved for another 60,000 or so causing some major tankage but eventually a call from
, actually ahead of Spindler's
.
helped neither player but the
river doubled Spindler up, putting on about the 175,000 mark.
. She found action from a player with
and the covering stack, and the race was on for the tournament life of the last woman standing.
. A third
on the turn left Lieu drawing dead to a chop, and the river
did nothing to help her cause.