Gold Section News: Diaz Eliminated; Rullo and Liu Move Into Contention
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As we enter the final stretch we have 540 players remaining and an average chip stack of 17,894. We have just walked through the Gold section of the Brasilia room and here is the news.
World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder, David Diaz, is out. He was eliminated pre flop when his 
could not find the magical card combination required to beat the 
of Gionni Demers. Demers who finished 20th in last years Main Event for $302,005 now has 55,000 chips.
Michael Craig has dropped down to 45,000 and Chris Arvanitis remains on a steady 44,000. Joining the top of the chip counts in the Gold Section are Gianluca Rullo (60k) and Jia Liu (60k).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
|
55,000 | |
|
45,000 | -14,000 |
|
44,000 | -1,000 |
|
28,000 | 3,000 |
|
24,000 | |
|
15,000 | 5,000 |
|
13,000 | -2,000 |
|
10,000 | 500 |
|
9,700 | -5,300 |
|
9,500 | -1,000 |
|
8,500 | |
|
8,400 | -2,600 |
|
Busted |