Scott Freeman - 19th Place
Scott Freeman raised 325,000 from the small blind. John Armbrust raised to 1,000,000. Freeman shoved all in for 5,000,000. Armbrust called.
Armbrust:
Freeman:
The flop was and Armbrust took the lead. The turn was the . The river was the . Freeman's hand could not improve and he busted out in 19th place. He won $333,490. John Armbrust increased his stack to over 10 million.
Our final 18 players have re-drawn to seats on two tables. Here's the new lineup:
Featured Table
Seat 1: Tuan Lam
Seat 2: John Armbrust
Seat 3: Ray Henson
Seat 4: Scotty Nguyen
Seat 5: Bob Slezak
Seat 6: Philip Hilm
Seat 7: Raymond Rahme
Seat 8: David Tran
Seat 9: Lee Childs
Outer Table
Seat 1: Jon Kalmar
Seat 2: Lee Watkinson
Seat 3: Steven Garfinkle
Seat 4: William Spadea
Seat 5: Jerry Yang
Seat 6: Hevad "Rain" Khan
Seat 7: Alex Kravchenko
Seat 8: Kenny Tran
Seat 9: Kevin Farry
Lee Childs has the button in seat 9, Philip Hilm raises to 300,000, Childs calls from the button, and John Armbrust calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Armburst checks, Hilm bets 650,000, Childs folds, and Armburst folds. Philip Hilm takes the pot.
Tuan Lam has the button in seat 1, David Tran raises to 300,000, and Lam calls from the button. The flop comes , Tran bets 550,000, Lam raises to 1.5 million, and Tran folds. Tuan Lam takes the pot.
These were the approximate chip counts for the ESPN Featured Table when play resumed with 18 players:
Seat 1 - Tuan Lam - 7.0 million
Seat 2 - John Armbrust - 9.8 million
Seat 3 - Ray Henson - 10.965 million
Seat 4 - Scotty Nguyen - 2.76 million
Seat 5 - Bob Slezak - 4.1 million
Seat 6 - Philip Hilm - 9.5 million
Seat 7 - Raymond Rahme - 8.65 million
Seat 8 - David Tran - 5.45 million
Seat 9 - Lee Childs - 10.91 million
Raymond Rahme
WSOP media director Nolan Dalla just made an announcement that Raymond Rahme, at 62 is our oldest player remaining in the Main Event. That gives some of us hope out here.
Raymond is from Johannesburg, South Africa and is a retired entrepreneur who was successful in the auto body business and owned several bed & breakfast hotels. He's being followed around for a major documentary being made on him representing South Africa in the World Series. The All-Africa TV station shows the WSOP, the WPT and other poker events 24/7 and Raymond will be on his own show. In fact, the TV company making the film has already planned a royal reception for Raymond upon his return to South Africa.
Our youngest competitor, Scott Freeman, was just eliminated in 19th place. Perhaps our oldest player in the remaining field will shock the world.
On a flop of , William Spadea fired out 200,000. Lee Watkinson raised to 600,000. Spadea called. The turn was the . Spadea bet 1,000,000 and Watkinson called. The river was the . Both players checked. Watkinson showed for a pair of tens and won the pot.
John Armbrust has the button in seat 2, Philip Hilm raises from early position to 300,000, Raymond Rahme calls from middle position, Childs reraises from late position to 1.1 million, Hilm folds, and Rahme calls. The flop comes , Rahme checks, Childs bets 1,000,000, and Rahme goes into the tank for several minutes.
During the silence, a female's scream of happiness is heard from the other table as Lee Watkinson apparently hits a big card in an all-in situation. (Watkinson himself was not the short stack.) At the Featured Table, Scotty Nguyen quips, "That's more money for the wife!" His line gets a big laugh from the audience in the ESPN arena.
Rahme eventually folds, and Childs shows as he collects the pot.
Ray Henson has the button in seat 3, Philip Hilm limps under the gun for 100,000, David Tran limps from middle position, Ray Henson raises from the button to 400,000, Hilm calls, and Tran folds. (The was accidentally exposed by one of the players who folded.)
The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , Hilm bets 700,000, and Henson calls. Hilm shows for a club flush, and Henson mucks. Philip Hilm wins the pot.
and Armbrust took the lead. The turn was the 
. The river was the 
. Freeman's hand could not improve and he busted out in 19th place. He won $333,490. John Armbrust increased his stack to over 10 million.
, Armburst checks, Hilm bets 650,000, Childs folds, and Armburst folds. Philip Hilm takes the pot.
, Tran bets 550,000, Lam raises to 1.5 million, and Tran folds. Tuan Lam takes the pot.
, William Spadea fired out 200,000. Lee Watkinson raised to 600,000. Spadea called. The turn was the 
. Spadea bet 1,000,000 and Watkinson called. The river was the 
. Both players checked. Watkinson showed 
for a pair of tens and won the pot.
, Rahme checks, Childs bets 1,000,000, and Rahme goes into the tank for several minutes. 
was accidentally exposed by one of the players who folded.) 
, and both players check. The turn card is the 
, and both players check. The river card is the 
, Hilm bets 700,000, and Henson calls. Hilm shows 
for a club flush, and Henson mucks. Philip Hilm wins the pot.
