Pavlin Karakikov Eliminated in 10th Place ($30,785)
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Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Max Steinberg opened to 30,000 in the cutoff, Pavlin Karakikov moved all in for 150,000 from the small blind, and Steinberg tank-called.
Steinberg: 
Karakikov: 
Karakikov was in great shape to double, and remained ahead after the flop fell 
. Karakikov held a higher diamond than Steinberg, and Steinberg could no long hit a pair of aces using the 
.
The dealer rapped the table, burned a card, then delivered the 
on the turn. Suddenly, Steinberg was ahead with Broadway, and it was Karakikov who needed the board to pair or the river to produce a fourth diamond.
Neither occurred as the 
completed the board, and Karakikov was eliminated in 10th place. The remaining nine players will not combine to make the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
, Ausmus led out for 38,000, and Bowman called. Both players checked when the 
turned, and the 
. It was an awkward race as Apicella showed 
for two overs, and Parker extended his lead when the flop fell 
on the turn kept him alive. Any nine or four on the river would give him a straight, and it was the 
, and the WSOP-C Harrah's Philadelphia Main Event winner hit the rail. Tehan now has 420,000 chips.
. Tehan checked, Ausmus continued for 31,000, and Tehan check-raised all in for 142,000. Ausmus called.
on the turn gave Tehan a meaningless pair of jacks, and left him one card away from elimination. The river was red, and the 
gave Tehan his much-needed heart flush. He doubled to 360,000 chips, while Ausmus dropped down to 375,000.
flop gave Butler two backdoor straight draws and a backdoor flush draw, and the 
the turn kept his wheel draw alive. The 
) were of any help to Ludemann, and he was eliminated in 13th place.
on the turn completed that straight, and the 
bricked on the river. Apicella doubled to 170,000 chips, while Hilton dropped down to 500,000.
