Now that we're down to 11 players and on the money bubble, tournament officials have declared hand-for-hand play. Given that this bubble is immediately followed by the TV final table bubble, we're expecting things to take awhile.
With a board reading 
, Doug "Rico" Carli check called a bet from Adam Hui, who was in the cutoff. When the 
hit the river, Carli once again check, prompting Hui to move all in for 130,000. Carli, who had a smaller stack of about 40,000, snap-called and rolled over 
for top pair, but it was no good as Hui revealed 
.
Hui chipped up to 274,000 on the hand while Carli, the all-time WSOP-Circuit cash leader, was eliminated in 11th place, making him the 2010/2011 WSOP-Circuit National Championship bubble boy. On the flip side, all of the remaining players are guaranteed at least $27,500, for which they are currently filling out paperwork. Action will resume shortly.
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With the final ten players all seated, they will play until they lose one more in preparation for the TV final table.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | BBs | Chip % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charle Moore | 88,000 | 22 | 4.4% |
| 2 | Adam Hui | 275,000 | 69 | 13.75% |
| 3 | Drazen Ilich | 225,000 | 56 | 11.25% |
| 4 | Huy Nguyen | 100,000 | 25 | 5% |
| 5 | Jonathan Poche | 338,000 | 85 | 16.9% |
| 6 | Josh Evans | 225,000 | 56 | 11.25% |
| 7 | La Sengphet | 310,000 | 78 | 15.5% |
| 8 | Sam Barnhart | 140,000 | 35 | 7% |
| 9 | James Anderson | 125,000 | 31 | 6.25% |
| 10 | Matthew Lawrence | 130,000 | 33 | 6.5% |
With the TV crew collecting their necessary information on the players in preparation for tomorrow's final table, the cards are back in the air with just over 22 minutes left on the clock.
Play will continue until we lose one more.
From the hi-jack Huy Nguyen entered the pot with a raise to 9,500 and was called by Sam Barnhart from the big blind to see a 
flop.
Both players checked as the 
rolled off on the turn and Nguyen fired a delayed continuation-bet of 8,000 which was check-called by Barnhart.
The river of the was greeted by a check from Barnhart, and once Nguyen pushed out 20,000, he swiftly folded while slipping to 125,000 as Nguyen moved to 130,000 in chips.
Josh Evans raised to 10,500 from middle position and received calls from Sam Barnhart on the cutoff and Charles "Woody" Moore in the big blind. The latter player checked the 
flop as did Evans, inspiring Barnhart to bet 22,000. Moore got out of the way while Evans made the call. When the 
hit the turn, Evans check-folded to Barnhart's 85,500 all-in bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
170,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Before the break, two big hands developed.
In the first, Jonathan Poche raised to 9,500 from middle position and received a call from La Sengphet. Poche proceeded to bet 14,500 on the 
flop and 27,500 on the 
turn, both of which Senghet called. Both players then checked the 
river and Poche showed 
for a rivered pair of eights. It was good as Sengphet mucked, dropping to 260,000 in the process. Meanwhile, Poche is up to 460,000.
In the second big hand, the flop came down 
and Drazen Ilich checked from the big blind to his sole opponent, Jim Anderson, who bet 13,500. Ilich responded with a check-raise to 31,000, Anderson called, and the hit the river. Ilich thought for a bit before moving all in. Anderson snap-called for his remaining 74,500 and discovered he was ahead.
Anderson: 
Ilich: 
Anderson held trips but needed to dodge a king and heart on the river in order to double, which is what he did when the peeled off. Ilich dropped to 120,000 on the hand while Anderson doubled to 235,000.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Adam Hui opened with a cutoff raise to 10,500 before Huy Nguyen moved all in for 111,500 from the small blind. With the action on Jonathan Poche in the big, he gave Nguyen action as Hui quickly mucked.
Nguyen:
Poche: 
With Poche in commanding shape, the 
flop would virtually seal the end of Nguyen's tournament, and as the and 
landed on the turn and river, Nguyen hit the rail in 10th place for a $27,500 payday as the final table was set.
