Shamus
Marc Naalden gradually edged ahead of Jacob Petersen, finally taking a commanding lead prior to the final hand in which Petersen got the last of his chips in on a board of . Petersen had for a pair of treys, but Naalden had for tens.
The river was the , and Naalden becomes the second Dutch player to make tomorrow's final table, joining his countryman Joep van den Bijgaart.
Shamus
Ben Ponzio
"It's changed a little since you left."
Said Ben Ponzio with a grin when our reporter returned to Table #250 a moment ago.
Ponzio had held the advantage over Millie Shiu for much of their heads-up battle, but during the last few minutes Shiu has taken the lead back, pushing out to 250,000 to Ponzio's 90,000.
Shamus
Johnny Neckar had become short-stacked against Jose Barbero when the flop came . Barbero checked, Neckar bet, Barbero raised, Neckar reraised all in, and Barbero called.
Barbero had for kings, and Neckar . The turn was the and the river the , and Jose Barbero becomes our fourth final tablist.
Shamus
Greg "FBT" Mueller
Greg "FBT" Mueller has advanced to tomorrow's final table, defeating Tom Schneider in a gritty heads-up match.
Near the end came a hand in which Schneider raised from the button/small blind and Mueller made the call. The flop came . Mueller checked, Schneider bet, Mueller raised, and Schneider called. The turn was the . This time Mueller led out, Schneider raised, and Mueller called.
The river was the and Mueller again bet. This time Schneider just called. Mueller showed for the rivered flush, and Schneider tossed his dealerward.
Soon after that one, Schneider was all in with against Mueller's . The board came , and Mueller moves on.
Shamus
Matthew Sterling
Robert Tanniru battled gamely with the short stack for a good while, but time finally ran out.
On the last hand, Matthew Sterling raised from the button, Tanniru reraised, and Sterling called. The flop came . Tanniru bet, Sterling raised, Tannriu reraised with the last of his chips, and Sterling called.
Tanniru showed and Sterling . Tanniru was still ahead, but Sterling had many outs, and one came on the turn -- the . The river was the , and Tanniru comes up short.
Sterling is now our sixth player to make the final table. Just two more spots left.
Shamus
There are just two matches ongoing, and while players are taking what is nominally being referred to as a 20-minute break, when all four return play will resume, regardless of whether the 20 minutes have elapsed.