John Horrocks was severely short-stacked, and probably was going to be all in with most hands when he happened to pick up . He put his last chips in from middle position -- not even enough to call the big blind -- and both the blinds (Dale Burner and Ken Dickenson) were in as well.
The flop was , and both Burner and Dickenson checked. When the turn brought the , Burner bet, Dickenson folded, and Burner showed for two pair. Horrocks still had plenty of outs, but the river was the and he is eliminated in 23rd.
After a flop of , Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri checked, Alexander Burkart bet, Barbieri check-raised, Burkart three-bet, Barbieri made it four bets, and Burkart called.
The turn was the . Barbieri bet, Burkart raised, Barbieri reraised, and Burkart called. The river was the . Barbieri bet, and Burkart called.
Could it be? Yes, it could. The Sugar Bear turned over for quads, and Burkart mucked, down to just 20,000. Barbieri moved up to 305,000 on that one.
Soon after, Burkart had all of his chips in on a flop of holding and was up against Jason Tam's . The turn was the and the river the , and Burkart is out in 24th place. Tam had slipped but is now back up to 122,000.
The chip counts have all been updated within the last couple of minutes. Keep in mind, though, that most players' stacks have been oscillating wildly here as we careen toward the final table...
Ken Dickenson -- 255,000
Al Barbieri -- 245,000
Demetrios Arvanetes -- 215,000
Jason Tam -- 195,000
Richard Brodie -- 190,000
The blinds and limits have risen once again. We're starting to see some remarkable swings, thanks to those higher stakes. For example, Kim-Phong Duong, down to just 20,000 after that hand with Richard Brodie, has already bounced back to 170,000.
Kim-Phong Duong raised from the cutoff (to 10,000), Richard Brodie three-bet from the button (to 15,000), and the table folded back to Dong who made the call.
The flop came . Duong checked, Brodie bet (5,000), and Duong called. The turn was the , and both players checked.
The river brought the . Duong checked, Brodie bet the 10,000, and Duong hesitated for a moment, then made the call.
Brodie showed , the best hand he could have without connecting with the board. Whatever Duong had, it wasn't as good, and he mucked. Duong slips to 20,000 on that hand.
Brodie just took another pot, and is now up past the quarter-million chip mark with 256,000.
With the board showing , Noah Boeken bet his remaining chips and Tomas Alenius made the call. Boeken showed and Alenius . The river was the , and Boeken hits the rail in 26th place.
In one of the first hands after players were reseated around the final three tables, David Rood was forced to commit the last of his short stack and was eliminated in 27th place. He earns $5,995.