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With eight tables left, a lot of the bigger names have found themselves at the same table. How'd you like to sit at this table?
Jeff Shulman - 155,000
Robert Mizrachi - 108,000
Brandon Cantu - 70,000
Thomas Hunt - 50,000
James Van Alstyne - 81,000
Maria Ho - 74,000
Stud
Barbieri: (X) (X) / 
/ (X)
Lazarou: (X) (X) / 
/ (X)
Earlier this level, Al Barbieri and Vasili Lazarou had some sharp words. Barbieri must have decided knocking Lazarou out was better than arguing with him.
Barbieri had the betting lead on every street and continued to fire bet after bet into the pot as Lazarou called. Down the river, Barbieri bet dark and Lazarou called. Barbieri opened 
in the hole for two pair, aces and queens. Lazarou stared at his own hand for a long time before mucking.
That hand left Lazarou with just 3,000 chips. He was eliminated the next hand. For his part, Barbieri is up to about 120,000.
We didn't catch all the preflop action in this hand, but we do know there were at least two raises with Robert Williamson III in the cutoff, Johannes Steindl in the small blind and Clayton Mozdzen in the big blind all seeing the flop.
The flop came 
. Steindl checked, Mozdzen bet, and Williamson called. At that point Steindl raised with Mozdzen calling and Williamson folding.
When the was delivered on the river, Steindl bet and Mozdzen raised, putting himself all in. Steindl called and we got to see some cards.
Mozdzen: 
Steindl: (X)
Despite Mozdzen's request for no heart, the river was the 
, giving Steindl the flush and sending Mozdzen to the cage.
Steindl now has about 140,000 chips.
Omaha 8/b
The field is down to seven tables now and play had definitely slowed. Each money ump carries more and more significance. But even with that trepidation, we're still seeing the periodic "significant pot".
Thomas Hunt, James Van Alstyne and Maria Ho all took a flop of 
. Hunt bet and was raised by Van Alstyne (last year's champion in this event). Ho called through the raise and Hunt closed the action by calling as well. The turn was a small card, 
. Action checked all the way to Ho, who bet. Both other players called.
The river put a flush and a low on board, 
. Hunt checked, prompting Van Alstyne to bet. Ho was the only player who went to showdown. She turned up 
for the nut flush and a weak low. Van Alstyne opened 
for the nut low. They chopped it up.
A few hands later, Van Alstyne scooped Robert Mizrachi. The board was 
, which fit well with Van Alstyne's , the nut low and two pair. "That's a nice hand," said Mizrachi as he mucked.
Van Alstye is up to 115,000. Mizrachi has 125,000.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante:
Hold'em
George Lind was down to just about 11,000 chips when he raised from the button, getting a call from Nicholas Derke in the big blind.
When flop came 
Derke led out with a bet and Lind raised, putting himself all in. Derke responded with a call.
Lind: 
Derke: 
Lind wasn't able to catch up when the turn brought the with the following on the river.
Omaha 8/b
Three people were in the pot for the flop at Ryon Nicholson's table: Nicholson, Dustin Leary and Jon Turner. Action checked to Turner on an all-spade flop of 
. His bet folded Nicholson but drew a call from Leary.
Leary check-called another bet on the turn and a third on the river. He mucked after Turner turned over 
for two pair, sevens and sixes, and the nut low.
Turner is threatening to break 100,000 in chips. Leary is down from his high point to about 180,000.
Stud
Cantu: (XX)
/
Van Alstyne: (X)
/ 
Brandon Cantu had raised on third street with James Van Alstyne making the call. Cantu bet again on fourth street with Van Alstyne once again calling.
When Cantu bet on fifth street, he was raised by Van Alstyne and called. Cantu was all on on sixth street, but his two pair were no good against Van Alstyne's boat. He failed to improve on the river and walked away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
170,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
120,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
115,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
||
|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
100,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
86,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
40,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
34,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
17,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
12,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
Razz
We didn't catch the action for this hand, but Jason Mercier and another player at his table were both all in with Kyung Han calling and having them covered.
Mercier: 4-A-2-9-9-Q-9
Player 1: 7-5-6-J-A-5
Han: 10-6-2-J-3-A
After the double knockout Han is up to 55,000 chips.
