Razz
Jon Turner has the shortest stack of the remaining 18 at the moment. Just now he was forced to bring it in with a 
up, Brian Rast completed with a 
, and Turner called.
Rast kept betting for the next two streets, picking up a 
and a 
. Turner called on fourth with an 
, but when he picked up another on fifth he got out.
Turner is down to just 175,000, while Rast is cruising along with 2.06 million.
Razz
Matt Glantz: (X)(X) / 
Yan Chen: (X)(X) / 
Chen completed, and Glantz called. Chen led out on fourth street, Glantz called, and Chen led again on fifth. Glantz folded.
The next hand:
Robert Mizrachi: (X)(X) /
Chen: (X)(X) / 
Chen again led on fourth and fifth, and his opponent - this time Mizrachi - was forced to fold on fifth.
Razz
Sebastian Ruthenberg: (X)(X) / / (X)
George Lind: (X)(X) / / (X)
Ruthenberg called bets on every single street, and mucked when Lind tabled for a seven-five.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,280,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
311,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
1,925,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,830,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
1,690,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
1,575,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,125,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,075,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
1,050,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
965,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
880,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
840,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
815,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
710,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
665,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
|
600,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
|
||
|
350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
145,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Razz
Sebastian Ruthenberg: (X)(X) / / (X)
George Lind: (X)(X) / / (X)
We caught the action on fourth street, where Ruthenberg bet, and Lind called. After making a better board, Lind led on fifth, sixth and seventh. Ruthenberg called all three bets, and Lind tabled for an eight-seven.
Ruthenberg opened for a seven-six though, and won the pot.
Stud
Yan Chen: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Phil Hellmuth: (X)(X) / 
-- FOLDED
Matt Glantz: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
We picked up the action on fourth where it checked to Chen who bet, and both Glantz and Hellmuth called. It checked to Chen again on fifth, and this time only Glantz stuck around. Glantz called Chen's bets on sixth and seventh as well.
Chen showed 
for a nine-high straight and Glantz mucked. Chen moves to 1.38 million, Glantz slips to 880,000, and Hellmuth is now down to 370,000.
Amid Hellmuth's grumbling afterwards, Ben Lamb challenged him to play the same eight-game mix heads-up.
"I'll play you, I'll play you," said Hellmuth, though didn't pursue specifics. "Well, I'm not going to let you keep talking sh*t," said Lamb, pursuing the point. "You're real good, kid, real good," Hellmuth added derisively.
Yan Chen then piped up, saying he'd bet on Hellmuth in such a match. "Well, he won't bet on himself," said Lamb.
Meanwhile, Hellmuth is facing another, more immediate challenge, as the bubble is approaching fast.
Stud
Sebastian Ruthenberg: (X)(X) / 
- fold
George Lind: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Owais Ahmed: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Sebastian Ruthenberg completed and George Lind called. Owais Ahmed also called. On fourth street, Ruthenberg checked, Lind bet and Ahmed called. Ruthenberg folded. On fifth street, Lind bet and Ahmed raised. Lind made the call. On sixth, Lind checked, Ahmed bet and Lind called. On seventh, Lind checked, Ahmed bet, Lind check-raised and Ahmed just called.
Ahmed turned over 
for a spade flush, . Lind mucked his hand and Ahmed won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,380,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
520,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
Stud
Minh Ly: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Josh Arieh: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Jon Turner: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Ly brought it in, Arieh completed, and Turner put in a raise. Ly and Arieh called. Turner led on fourth street, Ly and Arieh called, and Ly led on fifth when he made a pair of tens. Arieh called, and Turner called all in for less than a bet - 36,000.
Ly and Arieh checked on sixth, and Ly check-folded on seventh. Arieh showed 
for a straight, and before sweating his last card, Turner showed 
for kings and eights. Turner's down-card was a disappointing , and he was eliminated from the tournament.
With Turner's elimination in 18th place, we are now on a six-figure money bubble!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,140,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Stud
Phil Hellmuth: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Matt Glantz: (X)(X) / -- FOLDED
Robert Mizrachi (X)(X) / / (X)
On third Hellmuth raised, Glantz called, a short-stacked Mizrachi reraised, and both Hellmuth and Glantz called. It checked to Hellmuth on fifth who bet, Mizrachi pushed his last 8,000 in, and Glantz called. Glantz then folded to Hellmuth's fifth-street bet.
The remaining cards were dealt, and Hellmuth tabled and then the on seventh for a pair of nines. His hand was best, as Mizrachi had 
and picked up the 
on the end for deuces. Mizrachi goes out in 17th -- squarely on a huge, six-figure bubble -- while Hellmuth now sits with 510,000.
They are presently redrawing for the final two eight-handed tables.
Table 280
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Arieh | 2,040,000 |
| 2 | Matt Glantz | 1,112,000 |
| 3 | Sebastian Ruthenberg | 480,000 |
| 4 | Brian Rast | 2,200,000 |
| 5 | Minh Ly | 1,570,000 |
| 6 | Ben Lamb | 690,000 |
| 7 | Yan Chen | 1,430,000 |
| 8 | Scott Seiver | 2,240,000 |
Table 292
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Lind | 515,000 |
| 2 | Phil Hellmuth | 510,000 |
| 3 | Owais Ahmed | 2,010,000 |
| 4 | Vladimir Shchemelev | 782,000 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Lisandro | 1,030,000 |
| 6 | Jason Lester | 790,000 |
| 7 | Barry Greenstein | 575,000 |
| 8 | Michael Binger | 965,000 |
