Antoine White was recently eliminated from play when his 
was unable to defeat Mike Jukich's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
On a flop of 
, Ido Ashkenazi was moved all in by Mike Jukich. Ashkenazi called and the hands were tabled:
Ashkenazi: 
Jukich: 
Jukich was in the lead with his pair of fours thought Ashkenazi had the better heart draw. The fours held as the best hand, though as the 
turned and the 
rivered. Ashkenazi was sent home while Jukich increased his stack to about 590,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
590,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Cory Waaland moved all in before the flop and Tony Natal moved all in over the top of him. The rest of the table folded and the hands were tabled:
Waaland: 
Natal: 
Waaland found glory on the 
flop by hitting his set and taking the lead in the hand. He thought he was looking to dodge a jack so Natal wouldn't make Broadway and the 
giving him a full house on the turn just about sealed a double up.
The river, however, was the brutal 
, putting three queens on the board and giving Natal a better full house of queens over aces to queens over tens. Waaland was sent packing and Natal is now up over 445,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
Busted |
The board read 
and we found Mike Jukich announce all in which was a bet for Larry Pileggi's life. Pileggi had about 420,000 behind and pondered for a moment.
"I call," Pileggi said quietly.
Jukich showed for a set of fours and was winning over the 
of Pileggi. The 
finished off the board and Pileggi was eliminated in 19th place. His elimination prompts a total re-draw for the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Michael Taylor was eliminated on the last hand before the re-draw in 18th place. He will collect $6,281 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Table 1
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Renzi |
| 2 | George Zinaty |
| 3 | Michael Assante |
| 4 | Jonas Wexler |
| 5 | Leonardo Palermo |
| 6 | Rex Clinkscales |
| 7 | Beverly Cheney |
| 8 | Matthew Weber |
| 9 | Mike Jukich |
Table 2
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | -empty- |
| 2 | Tony Natal |
| 3 | James Sloat |
| 4 | Andrew Rudnik |
| 5 | Noam Fliegelman |
| 6 | Dave Moersdorf |
| 7 | Ken Silberstein |
| 8 | Kris Bradshaw |
| 9 | Patrick Friday |
The board read 
and there was roughly 100,000 already in the middle. Michael Assante fired 60,000 into the middle and Jonas Wexler announced that he was all in. This was a bet for Assante's life.
Assante took a moment, took what looked to be a deep breath, and announced a call. Wexler quickly showed for merely a flush draw and Assante made the correct read- tabling his . He still needed to dodge a heart on the river and he did exactly that as the 
fell and he was able to double huge up to about 985,000. Wexler, the one time massive chip lead, has now fallen to about 590,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
985,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
590,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
|
||
John Renzi opened to 23,000 and Jonas Wexler called from the small blind. Leonardo Palermo shipped all in over the top from the big blind and Renzi called for his tournament life (roughly 270,000). Wexler folded and the hands were shown.
Renzi:
Palermo:
The board fell 
and Palermo was able to send Renzi out in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Leonardo Palermo opened with a raise from the button and Beverly Cheney shipped all in over the top from the big blind. Palermo called and the two were racing for Cheney's life.
Cheney:
Palermo: 
A run out of 
ensured a double for Cheney to around 280,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
280,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
