We're down to our final 27 players now, and the've just been redrawn around three tables. Here's how they lay out, and we'll snag some chip counts for you in a moment as well.
We caught up with the action late, but we joined in time to see the fireworks. In a battle of the blinds, Jim Atwood had shoved the turn of a board. Jim Young put the rest of his chips into the pot with , but his pair was second best. Atwood showed up the superior , and Young was dead to two outs.
The river was the blank , though, and that's the end of the line for Young.
Atwood, on the other hand, is now the big stack in the room with about 725,000 chips.
Larry Thomas and Dennis Pevarnick just tangled up in a pot that left Pevarnick all in for his short stack of about 60,000. Larry Thomas had that barely covered, and his was dominated by his opponent's .
Pevarnick's diamonds played as the board ran through , and he's scooped up the much-needed double. Thomas was left with just a few thousand chips, and he was eliminated very soon thereafter.
Well, that was not a small pot. In fact, it was the biggest of the tournament so far.
It began with Matt Keikoan opening to 14,000 in early position, and Ron Segni three-bet to 35,000. Next door, Steve Olufs reraised all in for 145,000 total, and that sent the decision back to Keikoan. He spent a few minutes in the tank before calling, but Segni proceeded to reraise all in right back over the top. Keikoan hated it, but he was pretty much priced into the crying call.
Showdown
Keikoan:
Segni:
Olufs:
There was no funny stuff on the board, and Segni drags the monster pot to eliminate Olufs. The dealer counted Segni down at 387,000, and Keikoan ran out of chips as he counted to 380,000. He was covered too, and he too has been sent to the exit. There'll be no two-time champion here in Lake Tahoe this week.
Dennis Pevarnick opened to 23,000 from under the gun and action folded all the way around to Robert Castoire in the big blind. He called and the hands were tabled.
Pevarnick:
Castoire:
The board ran and Castoire's hopes for a fourth WSOPC ring were lost.
On the turn of a board, Dennis Pevarnick led out into the pot with 25,000. Drew Levine was the only other player in the pot, and he only had about 95,000 chips left. After a long while considering, he raised it all in there, and Pevarnick quickly called to put him to the test.
Pevarnick showed up , and Levine's was already drawing dead. The river was a mere formality at that point, and Levine has been sent off in 20th place.
board. Aces full of queens give him the double, and he's back in the game.
board. Jim Young put the rest of his chips into the pot with 
, but his pair was second best. Atwood showed up the superior 
, and Young was dead to two outs.
, though, and that's the end of the line for Young.
was dominated by his opponent's 
.
, and he's scooped up the much-needed double. Thomas was left with just a few thousand chips, and he was eliminated very soon thereafter.
board, and Segni drags the monster pot to eliminate Olufs. The dealer counted Segni down at 387,000, and Keikoan ran out of chips as he counted to 380,000. He was covered too, and he too has been sent to the exit. There'll be no two-time champion here in Lake Tahoe this week.
and Pevarnick bet 75,000. Daniel Lowery thought it over and then tossed in the call.
