Timmi Derosa opened for 40,000 from UTG, and Loren Watterworth reraised all in to 66,000 from the cutoff. Derosa called.
Watterworth showed 
, while Derosa tabled 
. The board came 
, and Watterworth doubled to 153,000. Derosa slipped to 140,000.
Yu Kurita was just all in for her tourney life with 
against La Sengphet's . The flop came 
, pairing Kurita but giving Sengphet an open-ender. The turn was the 
, and Kurita was still in front. But the river brought the 
, giving Sengphet the straight and knocking Kurita out in 13th place.
The bustouts keep coming. We may get to that final table tonight. There is about 25 minutes left in this level, and they'll play one more one-hour level after this if needed -- unless we see three more eliminations first.
With that dual elimination of Monica Champa and Lisa Teebagy, we're now down to 13 players.
Drama at the feature table just now, with a three-way all-in!
Monica Champa began the proceedings by open-raising all in for 74,000 from the hijack seat. Kami Chisholm called the raise from the button, then Lisa Teebagy reraised all in for about 95,000 more from the small blind. The BB folded, and Chisholm called the additional amount.
The players turned over their cards: Teebagy 
, Champa 
, and Chisholm 
.
No aces or face cards among the community cards -- 
-- and Chisholm scored a double knock-out. Since Champa started the hand with fewer chips than Teebagy, Champa ends in 15th and Teebagy in 14th, although both earn the same $8,689.
Meanwhile, Chisholm is our leader now with 682,000.
Stacy Matuson-Taylor opened with a raise all in for 85,000 from middle position, and Kami Chisholm called from the hijack seat.
Matuson-Taylor 
Chisholm
The flop came 
, and Matuson-Taylor was still best with her treys. But the turn was the , putting Chisholm ahead. The river was the 
, and Matuson-Taylor is out in 16th.
Chisholm -- a.k.a. "Dr. Kamikaze" -- is up to 420,000.
Here at the start of Level 19, Hongvan Tran was all in preflop with 
, and was hoping to overcome Holly Hodge's .
The community cards came 
, and Tran is out in 17th. Hodge is now at 367,000.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
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The schedule says we'll play two more levels tonight, unless we reach the final nine before that point and we'll stop it right there.
We had a big exchange of chips over on Table 371 just now.
La Sengphet opened for 23,000 from early position, then chip leader Sidsel Boesen reraised to 55,000 from middle position. It folded back around to Sengphet who shoved her remaining stack of 180,000. Boesen didn't act immediately, but didn't take too long, either, to make the call.
Sengphet 
Boesen
After leading the tourney for much of these first two days, Sengphet was suddenly in danger of a quick elimination here still some distance from the final table.
But the flop was good for Sengphet -- 
. The turn brought the and the river the 
, and Sengphet doubled all of the way back to close to the chip lead with more than 400,000. Boesen slips, but is still in front with 429,000.
