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Simon Charette moved all in from the button for just over one million. Peter Ippolito called from the big blind holding 
. Charette tabled 
and was at risk.
The board ran 
and Charette doubled to 2,220,000.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko made it 100,000 from the button and Simon Charette raised to 270,000 from the small blind. Timoshenko called and the flop came 
. Charette bet out 250,000 and Timoshenko called. The turn came , Charette checked and after a while Timoshenko bet 325,000. Charette gave up the hand and Timoshenko took the hand.
The tension in the air is rising with each elimination. Now that we are down to the final five players, each one remaining is guaranteed to take home more than $150,000. Not bad for a few days of work!
The chip lead has changed hands a number of times throughout the course of this final table. Peter Ippolito is currently in the lead while Simon Charette has the shortest stack at the table.
Action folded to Peter Ippolito in the cutoff who raised to 110,000. Alex Queen then re-raised to 285,000 from the small blind. When action was back on Ippolito he thought for a bit before announcing he was all in. Queen snap-called putting his tournament life at risk.
Ippolito:
Queen: 
Queen was well ahead and seemed poised to double up. The flop came 
giving Queen a pair of aces but also giving Ippolito a flush draw. The turn brought a harmless 
, but the 
on the river completed Ippolito's flush and sent Queen to the rail in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,805,000 | 1,375,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,165,000 | 455,000 |
|
|
2,430,000 | -670,000 |
|
2,100,000 | -500,000 |
|
1,750,000 | -50,000 |
|
1,375,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
1,375,000 | 425,000 |
Sebastian Winkler, one of the tightest players at the table, opened for 100,000 from under the gun. Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the small blind and then Simon Charette shoved from the big blind.
Winkler looked Charette up and down, then folded, and Timoshenko folded as well.
Peter Ippolito opened from under the gun for 110,000 and Athanasios Polychronopoulos called behind him. From the button Yevgeniy Timoshenko made it 280,000 to go from the button. Ippolito and Polychronopoulos both laid their hands down.
Action folded around to Pius Heinz in the small blind who shoved all in for his last 715,000. Yevgeniy Timoshenko was in the big blind and after looking at his cards only took a few seconds before deciding to call.
Heinz: 
Timoshenko: 
Timoshenko's ace-high was leading meaning Heinz was going to need some help to stay alive. The board ran out 
and Heinz was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,710,000 | 585,000 |
|
Busted |
Just stealing the blinds and antes at this point amounts to 110,000 each hand. The short stacks can gain a lot of ground by picking up a couple in an orbit.
Cards are back in the air following the 20 minute break.
