David Chiu has taken a very small chunk out of Steve Diano's stack, after betting on every street until Diano laid it down on fifth. Chiu looked extremely pleased with himself as he flashed a second seven.
Archie Karas, alleged to be the finest razz player in the world, has failed to make it through this admittedly stellar field, and has hit the rail just a few places before the money. He will therefore not be adding a third WSOP razz final table to his record.
Eric Conti completed for 2,000 only to have Daniel Negreanu make it 4,000 next to speak. Conti called, and also called on fourth street before being all in for his last 800 on fifth as both players boards ran out as follows:
Conti: / /
Negreanu: / /
With Negreanu bricking his seven-low draw, Conti doubled through to over 10,000 as Negreanu slipped to 59,000 in chips.
We just caught the very end of what had somehow turned into an enormous pot. Andrew Robl bet out on seventh street and called a raise from Stuart Rutter, but just mucked when Rutter turned over a 7-5-4-3-A low.
Robl dropped to 27,000. Rutter climbed to 125,000.
David Chiu: /
David Bach: (mucked) /
Yevgeniy Timoshenko: (XXX) / - folded
Davids Bach and Chiu took turns betting from fourth street when we joined the action. Bach bet on fourth, Chiu bet on fifth, Bach bet on sixth and Chiu bet on seventh. Yevgeniy Timoshenko joined them for the whole ride before folding on seventh steet. Bach made the clal, but mucked to Chiu's 7-6-4-3-2 low.
Chris Bjorin: /
Rich Morrella: (mucked) /
Tamas Gombkoto: /
Tamas Gombkoto was all in on third street and betting continued between Chris Bjorin and Rich Morrella. Come showdown, Bjorin revealed a 7-5-3-2-A low. Morrella presumably couldn't beat it as he mucked, and Gombkoto's 9-8-7-6-4 was no good. He hurtled towards the rail, just a few spots outside the money.
Bjorin was up to 75,000 after that, Morrella down to 31,000.