The tournament has reached the final 18 players and a seat draw is in process followed by the first 20-minute break of the day. We will get you a new seat draw and chip counts as soon as we can. Be back with you shortly.
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 452 | 1 | Michel Bouskila |
| 452 | 2 | George Wright |
| 452 | 3 | Steven Albini |
| 452 | 4 | Barry Bashist |
| 452 | 5 | Stephen Lutz |
| 452 | 6 | Harold Kizzire |
| 452 | 7 | Jim Downend |
| 452 | 8 | James Miller |
| 452 | 9 | John Holley |
| 453 | 1 | Jack Ward |
| 453 | 2 | Randolph Spain |
| 453 | 3 | Dana Ott |
| 453 | 4 | Jerry Jackson |
| 453 | 5 | Kimberly Kilroy |
| 453 | 6 | Michael Thorpe |
| 453 | 7 | James McClendon |
| 453 | 8 | Kenneth Lind |
| 453 | 9 | Fernando Halac |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,480,000
988,000
|
988,000 |
|
1,295,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
624,000
|
624,000 |
|
1,080,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
1,050,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
910,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
875,000
694,000
|
694,000 |
|
840,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
820,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
|
793,000
318,000
|
318,000 |
|
675,000
474,000
|
474,000 |
|
390,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
375,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
225,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
220,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
165,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
We lost 16 players in our first two hours of play, let's see what the next two levels will bring. Buckle up! Cards are in the air.
With the board reading 
, and over 475,000 already in the pot, Barry Bashist moved all in to put James Miller to a test for a ton of chips.
Miller went into the tank for several minutes, before finally convincing himself to call with 
in the hope that Bashist was only on a draw.
With 
, however, Bashist's hand was made, and it held up through the turn (
) and river (
}. This double pushed Bashist over the million chip mark, while Miller dropped to just over 700,000 with the misread.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
715,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
We missed the brutal details, but Harold Kizzire was the first player eliminated from our final two tables, after John Holley rivered a flush to crack his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
We came to the table after Barry Bashist announced "all in" following a raise by George Wright. Wright, having just folded a "big hand" prior to this, called for less.
George Wright: 
Barry Bashist: 
The 
board was dealt and Bashist's aces held up eliminating Wright from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Kimberley Kilroy moved all in with and after some thought was called by Stephen Lutz holding 
. Lutz had Kilroy covered and a classic race was underway.
Kilroy survived the 
flop and 
turn but the 
river gave Lutz the winning hand, eliminating Kilroy from the tournament. Kilroy became the last woman standing when Cynthia Foster was eliminated from the tournament in 44th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
Busted |
After losing a big pot when his failed to catch up to Jack Ward's 
, Michael Thorpe open-shoved for his last 195,000 or so holding the 
.
He was happy to find that his cards were live against the tabled by Randolph Spain, but the final board of 
brought him no help, and he was shaking hands by the turn.
Spain moved above the million chip milestone, while Thorpe was left to accept heartfelt "good game" congratulations from each and every one of his former tablemates.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
1,080,000
|
1,080,000 |
|
|
Busted |
