Break Time
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The remaining eight players are heading on a 20-minute break.
In the meantime, enjoy some of the photos from the final table.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship
Day: 3
PokerStars Nearly Collide
Just had a near confrontation between our two Team PokerStars pros, Daniel Negreanu and George Danzer
Negreanu, with about 225,000 to start the hand, opened with a raise to 35,000 from the cutoff. George Danzer, with a similar-sized stack, responded by pushing all in from the button. The blinds folded, and Negreanu quickly released his hand.
We are nearing the next scheduled break, at which time we'll have updated chip counts for all eight of our remaining players.
Cloutier Wins With Eight-Seven
Eric Cloutier opened to 27,000 from middle position and David Baker and Eric Kesselman made the call from the button and the big blind respectively.
Kesselman drew two and Cloutier and Baker drew one as the action was checked round to Baker.
Baker fired out 48,000 and both Kesselman and Cloutier made the call.
Baker tabled his 
, but it would be Cloutier's 
enough to take the pot down.
Big One for Baker
The table folded to George Danzer in middle position who raised to 27,000, and all got out except for David Baker who called from the small blind. John Juanda considered for a while, then folded from the big blind.
Both Baker and Danzer drew one card. Baker cut out a bet of 51,000. Danzer quickly glanced across the table at Baker, then sat in contemplation for several seconds. Finally he reached down and grabbed two large stacks of pink (5,000) chips -- a reraise to 200,000.
Baker took his time considering the situation, then declared he was all in. The chips were counted and it would take 106,000 more from Danzer to make the call. Danzer did and the hands were tabled:
Baker
Danzer 
Two huge hands there, with Baker's Number Two taking the monster pot. Danzer tumbles to 230,000, while Baker is still stacking up his 696,000.
Negreanu, Seidel Pick Up First Pot
Erik Seidel and Daniel Negreanu have picked up their first pots of the final table.
Seidel moved all in to force folds from the blinds, while Negreanu opened to 35,000 from the cutoff to also pick up the blinds and antes.
Danzer Clips Kesselman
George Danzer opened to 32,000 from early position and Eric Kesselman made the call from the big blind.
Kesselman drew two, while Danzer drew one and slid a stack of pink 5,000-denomination chips into the pot after a Kesselman check.
After a few moments of deliberation, Kesselman made the 100,000-chip call, only to muck at the sight of Danzer's as the German climbs over the 600,000-chip mark.
Back-to-Back For Cloutier
Eric Cloutier has kick-starting this unofficial final table taking down the first two pots.
With the action folding round to him in the cutoff, he opened to 26,000 to take down the 39,000 in blinds and antes.
The following hand he made it 26,000 again - but this time from the hijack - and picked up another 39,000 in chips.
Back in Action
That was a efficient bit of traveling over to the main stage. Well done, all.
Players have already unbagged their chips and seated themselves around this eight-handed, not-quite-the-final-but-it-is-the-last table, and the first hand is being dealt.
When we lose one more player, there will be a break while the official final tablists fill out bio sheets. A decent-sized crowd has begun to fill the bleachers here at the main stage, relishing the opportunity to see such an impressive collection of players edging closer to such a coveted bracelet.
Seating Assignments for the Eight-Handed Table
Seat 1 -- David Baker
Seat 2 -- John Juanda
Seat 3 -- Eric Kesselman
Seat 4 -- Daniel Negreanu
Seat 5 -- George Danzer
Seat 6 -- Eric Cloutier
Seat 7 -- Doug Booth
Seat 8 -- Erik Seidel
Updated Chip Counts, 8 Remain
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
805,000 | 340,000 |
|
465,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
410,000 | 45,000 |
|
375,000 | -55,000 |
|
346,000 | -64,000 |
|
263,000 | 18,000 |
|
261,000 | 51,000 |
|
122,000 | -78,000 |