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Take a look at our final nine players.
| 1 | Mack Lee |
| 2 | Mikael Thuritz |
| 3 | Richard Ashby |
| 4 | George Lind |
| 5 | Steve Billirakis |
| 6 | Jason Steinberg |
| 7 | Josh Arieh |
| 8 | Viacheslav Zhukov |
| 9 | Guillaume Rivet |
The action folded to Todd Barlow who raised on the button, and Richard Ashby made it two bets from the small blind. Barlow moved all in for a total of 75,000, and Ashby quickly called.
Barlow: 
Ashby: 
The 
flop gave Ashby a gut-shot straight draw, and despite the fact that Barlow held one of the for queens, the 
slammed on the turn. The 
on the river was irrelevant, and Barlow was eliminated from the tournament.
Richard Ashby, Mikael Thuritz and Todd Barlow all saw a flop of 
. The action checked to Ashby who bet, and Thuritz check-raised to two bets. Barlow cold-called, Ashby tossed in the extra bet, and the turn was the 
. Thuritz led out, and only Ashby called.
The river was the 
, and Thuritz led again. Ashby surrendered, releasing his hand, and the pot was shipped to Thuritz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
560,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
George Lind raised from the cutoff, and Josh Arieh defended his big blind. Arieh check-called a bet on the 
flop, and it checked through the turn and 
river.
Lind's 
was the scooper, and he's up to 670,000. Arieh is still well up from his dinner-break count, but he's fallen back a step to about 800,000.
Riding the rush, Josh Arieh opened with a raise. Viacheslav Zhukov three-bet, Todd Barlow four-bet, Arieh folded, Zhukov capped it at five bets, and Barlow called all in for 130,000 total.
Showdown
Zhukov: 
Barlow: 
Aces vs. aces, and the pot would be a chop. The board came 
, and the aces held up.
Josh Arieh raised from the hijack seat, and Guillaume Rivet three-bet from the button. Arieh called, and he check-raised the flop. He and Rivet put in two small bets apiece, and Arieh led the betting after the turn and river. Rivet called the turn bet, but he surrendered after the river, and Arieh dragged the pot.
He's won two or three pots in the last few hands now, and he's feeling it. "Holy heaters, Batman!" he piped up. Yep, he said that. He's suddenly one of the big stacks, sitting pretty with 950,000.
From middle position, Todd Barlow opened with a raise, and Steve Billirakis three-bet from the small blind. Barlow called, getting short on chips now.
The flop came 
, and Billirakis bet. Barlow raised all in for another 5,000 on top, and Billirakis called with . Barlow's 
had flopped trips, and the turn and river secured his double. He's back to 190,000 and back in the game.
Steve Billirakis limped in from early position, and he was followed into the pot by Mack Lee. Richard Ashby was in the big blind, and he took a free flop that came . Ashby led out with a bet, Billirakis called, and Lee ducked out of the way.
Heads-up now, Ashby check-called a bet on the turn and another one after the 
river.
Billirakis turned over 
, and Ashby didn't like it. He triple-checked his cards, then showed 
... and then 
with a frustrated open-muck. He had flopped the joint, but Billirakis rivered Broadway to scoop the pot.
"Nut flush draw, too?" Ashby asked after a moment. Billirakis nodded, and Ashby acknowledged the better hand. Billirakis' hand improved all the way through, and he's up to 735,000 with that pot while Ashby falls back to about 775,000.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 0
We've played four levels, and it's time for a dinner break. It'll be one hour, and play will resume at 8:30 P.M. local time.
