Most of these chip counts are exact, but Robert Mizrachi and Harry Kazazian both won the last pots of the last round, and their stacks were still in messy piles. So their numbers are estimates.
TABLE 61
Seat 1 - Walter Browne - 167,500
Seat 2 - Harry Kazazian - 75,000
Seat 3 - Tom Schneider - 72,500
Seat 4 - Ali Eslami - 494,500
Seat 5 -
Seat 6 -
Seat 7 - Herb Van Dyke - 115,000
Seat 8 -
The players return from their break to play seven card stud hi-lo, eight or better. The antes are $1,500, with a $2,000 bring in, a completion of 6,000, and limits of 6,000-12,000.
Chris Bjorin wins a pot worth over 50,000 against Robert Mizrachi with an ace-high flush against Mizrachi's two pair, aces and fives. Neither player had a qualifying low hand.
With all seven cards dealt, Tom Schneider shows against Herb Van Dyke's . Van Dyke bets the river, and Schneider calls. Van Dyke shows for two pair, queens and fours, and no low. Schneider checks his hole cards one last time before mucking. Van Dyke takes the pot.
Alexandra Vuong is slowly but steadily losing chips, and she's down to about 15,000. "I need to find a hand I can go all in on, but I'm not catching anything."
Alexandra Vuong finds her hand -- she's all in on fourth street with a low draw against Robert Mizrachi's spade flush draw. Mizrachi catches the on fifth street to complete his flush, and Vuong makes her low on sixth street. They chop the pot.
Chris Bjorin makes a full house (threes full of aces) to beat out Robert Mizrachi's two pair. Neither player has a qualifying low. Bjorin increases his stack to 300,000, while Mizrachi drops to about 260,000.
Alexandra Vuong finds another hand to risk her tournament with, but it doesn't make much until the river, when she pairs her ace. Unfortunately, the last card for James Richburg is also an ace -- giving him two pair, aces up, to win the pot.
Alexandra Vuong is eliminated in 9th place, earning $12,213. She finishes on the final-table bubble, just missing the chance to become the fourth woman to make a final table this year.