Unfortunately we didn't catch the hand, but we can confirm that Eric Blair has been eliminated from the tournament; as such, Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri has been moved to Table 446 to balance things out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
It too has been a rough day for Jeff Weiss. He came into today as one of the bigger stacks with 171,000, but it has been a downward spiral today. Here's the hand that did most the damage.
Roland Israel raised it up in late position, and Weiss called. David Arsht also called in the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Arsht checked to Israel who bet out, and Weiss called. Arsht check raised, and Israel folded. However, Weiss came along. Arsht bet on the turn, the 
, and the river, the 
, and Weiss called both times. Arsht showed 
, and Weiss tapped the tabled before open mucking 
.
That knocked him down to just 12,000, thought he did double up a few hands later. He shoved in the small blind with 
, and Jennifer Harman called in the big blind with 
. Weiss flopped two pair and held, and he got the first of what will need to be a few double ups if he wants to be a contender again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
Jared Woodin got the rest of his short stack in preflop in the small blind, and Bruce Rosen called in the big blind. Woodin showed 
, and Rosen was out in front with 
. He stay out in front on the flop, 
, and the turn, 
. However, the 
hit the river, and Woodin secured the double up to 45,000. While Rosen lost the hand, he's still had a good day so far, as he's up to 225,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
45,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
A short-stacked Jeff Weiss raised from middle position only to have Lori Kirgan reraise on the button. Both blinds got out of the way, Weiss put in another bet and Kirgan made the call, bringing about the 
flop. Weiss bet, leaving himself just 3,000 behind, and Kirgan simply called. When the 
turned, Weiss put in his last few chips and Lirgan called.
Showdown
| Weiss |   |
| Kirgan |   |
Kirgan was left shaking her head as the 
appeared on the river, while Weiss smiled and said, "Good time for aces."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
80,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
We caught the action on the river when Eric Mesner got his remaining chips in on a 
board. Glenn Engelbert made the call and showed 
, which was good as Mesner mucked and made his exit in 21st place ($6,652).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
We came to the table as the turn was being dealt on a board that read 
. Al Barbieri checked to his lone opponent Isaac Haxton, who fired out a bet. Barbieri check raised, and Haxton had a decision for all his chips. He made the call, and when the cards were flipped, Barbieri was well out in front.
Barbieri:
Haxton: 
Haxton could only catch a diamond to survive, and the river brought the . Haxton goes home in 20th place, while Barbieri is out chip leader with 450,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Kevin McGuinness was down to just 23,000, and he got it in the middle preflop against David Arsht and Lori Kirgan. Arsht and Kirgan checked down the board, which ran out 
. Kirgan showed high, and Arsht said he couldn't beat it. McGuiness tabled 
, and that was good enough to take the pot down. After the hand, he is up to 69,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
We saw Jed Dickerson on his feet and shaking hands with Bruce Rosen, which was an indicator that he had been eliminated. Sure enough, we made our way over to see Dickerson with laid out in front of him, which was no good against Rosen's 
.
With Dickerson's elimination in 19th place, we're down to the final 18 players. That means it's time for a two-table redraw!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted |
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 446 | 1 | Chris Swan | 250,000 |
| 446 | 2 | Glenn Engelbert | 210,000 |
| 446 | 3 | Bruce Rosen | 265,000 |
| 446 | 4 | Stephen Hung | 170,000 |
| 446 | 5 | Roland Israel | 140,000 |
| 446 | 6 | Jeff Weiss | 97,000 |
| 446 | 7 | Jared Woodin | 60,000 |
| 446 | 8 | Ben Landowski | 450,000 |
| 446 | 9 | Kevin McGuinness | 60,000 |
| 445 | 1 | Lori Kagen | 58,000 |
| 445 | 2 | Ian Johns | 143,000 |
| 445 | 3 | Donald Auger | 120,000 |
| 445 | 4 | Leonid Bilokur | 225,000 |
| 445 | 5 | David Arsht | 240,000 |
| 445 | 6 | Charles Tucker | 120,000 |
| 445 | 7 | Jennifer Harman | 40,000 |
| 445 | 8 | Al Barbieri | 430,000 |
| 445 | 9 | Alex Queen | 230,000 |
