With only 43K left Benny Wan bet the rest of his chips with , but ran into the of J.R. Riess. Wan didn't catch a Queen or a low hand and was eliminated.
With Richard Ashby eliminating Benny Wan, Randy Kling was the new short stack and he wasn't able to hang on for very long in the face of these escalating blinds. Kling was eliminated in 11th place and we've consolidated down to one table. One more elimination and our final table will be set and play done for the day.
The players have been at it for 12 hours and they're playing for a spot in a WSOP final table, but Bryan Devonshire was able to find the lighter side of things. "Looks just like a home game, right, boys?" he said as the first ten-handed deal was shared out.
Nine of the ten players at the final table look grim and determined . . . and Bryan Devonshire is keeping up a steady stream of chatter and jokes with some friends hanging out a few feet behind the rail. The play has turned conservative again, as you might expect. One loose call could get you chasing and cost you your entire stack, so caution is the watchword at the moment.
Richard Ashby flopped top two pair and no low hand appeared, allowing him to double up through Jordan Morgan. The other players tried without much success to hide the fact that the were hoping Ashby would bust, and some grins and good-natured laughter followed his dragging the pot.
After a flop of K-6-2 Richard Ashby bet and was raised by Ron Ware. Jordan Morgan re-raised and Ashby and Ware committed the rest of their chips. Ashby had Aces and Ware had a flush and low draw but Morgan had flopped a set of kings. The board paired deuces on the river and Morgan's full house scooped the pot , sending Ware out in 10th place and Ashby out in 9th.
So, our final table will be a bit short-handed and will start at 3 p.m. PDT tomorrow.