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Here are how the chip counts look between the two heads-up matches. Just a reminder, it is Daniel Walker vs. Darin Thomas and Ian Johns vs. Hooman Nikzad.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000 | -2,000 |
|
87,000 | 1,000 |
|
75,000 | -5,000 |
|
38,000 | -1,000 |
The four remaining players have all decided to take the scheduled 60-minute dinner break. See you back here soon. In the mean time, make sure to check out the action at the final table of Event 24: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better. Stacked final table including Phil Ivey. Don't miss it!
Hooman Nikzad opened with a raise from the button and Ian Johns called. The flop fell 
and Johns checked to Nikzad who continued out. Johns called and both players checked the 
turn and the 
river.
Nikzad tabled 
for a rivered pair of eights, allowing him to scoop the pot. The players are about even in chips now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000 | -24,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 29,000 |
Ian Johns is slowly chipping away at Hooman Nikzad, with Johns currently having a more than 2-1 chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | 74,000 |
|
|
51,000 | -72,000 |
Darin Thomas opened up the button with a raise and Daniel Walker called before a 
flop was spread along the felt. Walker flicked out a bet and Thomas called and a 
hit the turn. Walker again led with a bet and Thomas again made the call. The 
on the river and Walker would fire away yet again. This time when Thomas called, Walker would table his 
, enough to send Thomas' cards into the muck.
With that hand, Walker sees his chip lead grow as Thomas will need to start doing some work to claw back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
39,000 | -76,000 |
Christopher Hartman is the latest player to secure a spot at the final table of ten. Hartman overcame Blake Cahail heads-up and now goes through with 162,500 in chips. That leaves just Darin Thomas and Daniel Walker on Table 405 and Hooman Nikzad and Ian Johns on Table 403.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
162,500 | 64,500 |
|
Busted |
Preston Derden has become the latest player to move on to the final table after defeating Millie Shiu heads up. Derden was able to overcome a large chip deficit and come back to defeat Shiu.
On the final hand, Shiu got it all in blind and Derden called blind as well.
Shiu: 
Derden: 
The board ran out 
.
"You run so good! You even made the flush," exclaimed Shiu after the hand.
Derden will be taking 157,500 chips into the final table tomorrow while Shiu will be collecting $3,088 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,500 | 42,500 |
|
Busted |
After a grueling heads up match, Victor Ramdin was able to defeat Justin Bonomo. Ramdin had Bonomo against the ropes several times, but Bonomo just refused to go quietly into the good night. Bonomo was able to river a king twice against Ramdin, both times when Ramdin had pocket pairs. We caught the instance where Ramdin held 
earlier in the blog and Ramdin told us it happened again when he held pocket tens.
During the final hand, the two players got it all in preflop. Ramdin was slightly ahead holding the 
against Bonomo's 
. Bonomo failed to improve and Ramdin was able to lock down a seat at tomorrow's final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,500 | 60,500 |
|
Busted |
Darin Thomas currently holds quite the chip lead over Daniel Walker over on Table 405. One of these players will be heading to the final table and one of them will be going home with a min-cash for all their hard work.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -27,000 |
Level: 6
Limits: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0