Brandon Cantu has his sights firmly set on Michael Mizrachi after he eliminated Galen Hall to close the gap between the two.
Cantu raised from the cut-off and called off the another 7,500 when Hall shoved from the small blind.
Hall stood pat and opened 
.
Cantu opened 
and his draw card was the 
and that was good enough.
Larry Wright has stemmed Michael Mizrachi's assent with a timely pot victory.
He opened from the button and called when Mizrachi three-bet to 6,100 from the big blind. Mizrachi stood pat as Wright changed one. Mizrachi led for 8,000 and Wright called.
"I guess you're good then," said Mizrachi.
Wright was, as he opened 
and Mizrachi mucked.
Philippe Narboni was the first player to bust in the money. He three-bet all-in over the top of an early position raise from Jennifer Harman. Call.
Harman drew one to add to 
. She was handed a strong 
for an eighty-seven.
Narboni drew one to add to . He was handed an 
and that was that.
On the last hand of regular play, before the hand for hand action started, we already lost our bubble boy. Todd Bryson was all in for just 1,225 and he was up against Brandon Cantu.
Bryson drew one card, and Cantu needed two.
| Brandon Cantu |   |
| Todd Bryson | |
Bryson was a huge favorite to stay alive, but caught a to pair up. This gave Cantu many options, since he only needed to dodge a nine, six or any card that would pair up his first new on. Cantu turned over a 
and an giving him the best hand, and the knockout.
Stuart Rutter has taken care of a player at his table. Play is now hand for hand until we lose one more player.
Rutter raise-called an all-in shove, and stood pat with .
His opponent drew one with but was handed a 
and was eliminated.
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 250
We are on a 20-minute break and still two spots off the money.
We are still two spots away from the money, but busting out right now sure feels like bubbling the event. Jon Turner just moved all in for right around 11,000 chips from the cutoff and Stuart Rutter made the call from the small blind.
Rutter immediately drew one cards after which Turner went into the tank. All the players that stood and sat behind him could see he was holding 
as he picked his cards up from the table. Turner kept tapping the and eventually he made up his mind not to break his hand.
Rutter turned over 
and was drawing very live to bust his opponent. Rutter drew the and knocked Turner out. We are down to 37 players.
Jennifer Harman moved all in from early position for 8,325, and the action got folded to the big blind who made the call.
The big blind stood pat, and Harman stood pat as well.
| Jennifer Harman | |
| Opponent | |
Harman started with the unbeatable combination and managed to double up.
"It's hard to get away from this one," her opponent said as he tossed his strong starting hand into the muck.
We are still three spots off the money.
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