About half the players have taken their seats and unbagged their chips. We're playing at a table sandwiched between the Final Table arena and the curtained-off area where the Ladies' final table is currently being contested. Spectators will be able to stand RIGHT NEXT to the players, which may create an interesting atmosphere.
The reason we're jammed into this tiny space is that ESPN is filming a commercial in the Final Table arena. Limit Hold-Em gets no respect, no respect at all!
After seeing a flop with Geoff Sanford, Gabriel Nassif raised Sanford and the two traded raises until all of Nassif's chips were in the pot. Sanford's held a tenuous lead against Nassif's flush draw with , but the board ran out to give Sanford the pot and eliminate Nassif, who takes home $21,742 for his 9th-place finish.
There was some controversy over what level we're on and what the blinds should be, there were five minutes left over from yesterday and that apparently caused some confusion. But we're now at 8000-15000 blinds.
In early position Thor Hansen raised and Ray Dehkharghani called in the big blind. The flop came and Hansen called Dehkharghani's bet. The turned, Dehkharghani bet and again Hansen called. The hit on the river and this time Hansen raised Dehkharghani's 30K bet to 60K. Dehkharghani called and turned over a flush, while Hansen held to make quads on the river.
This time from Don Todd, who raised to 30K and was called by Sanford in the big blind. The flop came , Sanford check-called Todd's bet, and he called Todd's bet after the hit on the turn. Both players checked after the on the river and Sanford's won the pot.
David Gee called Tom Koral's 30K raise from the cutoff and they saw a flop. Gee check-raised Koral, who decided to call the extra 30,000. The hit on the turn and when Gee led out for 30K, Koral raised to 60K. Gee then three-bet to 90,000 and Koral gave up his hand.
In early position Tom Koral raised and Geoff Sanford re-raised to 60K. Both players checked the flop and also the on the turn. When the arrived on the river Koral bet 30K and was called. He turned over and Sanford mucked.