Gary Bolden has been knocked out following two hands in which he lost first to Steve Gross, then to Nader Arfai.
In the first, Bolden raised to 50,000 from the button and Steve Gross called from the big blind. They checked the flop, then Gross bet 35,000 on the turn and Bolden called. The river then brought the and a bet of 61,000, and after tanking for three minutes Bolden called.
Gross showed for aces and kings, and Bolden mucked, leaving himself about 170,000 behind.
Soon after Bolden was all in before the flop with against Nader's , and when the board ran out , Nader's trip tens sent Bolden out in eighth.
There will be a short delay as they redraw for the seven-handed not-quite-final final table.
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"I've been trying to figure this out all day," said Nader Arfai to Steve Gross a little earlier. He pointed to the felt in front of him where the letters "WSOP" were written and from the perspective of the pair were turned upside down.
He pointed to the first two letters. "I've been wondering… what does 'SM' stand for"?
Gross looked over with a grin. "Are you serious?" he asked, and Arfai laughed to signal he was not.
We've heard Arfai mention both yesterday and today how he'd come out to the WSOP a few different times, but business had always called him away before he'd been able to play an event. This time he did get to play, though, and he's certainly making the most of his first WSOP event so far.
It looked a moment ago like the experience might be about to conclude for Arfai in a hand involving Gross and Lee Goldman, but thankfully for him it did not.
We picked up the action on the turn with the board showing and a relatively small pot in the middle. Gross led from the small blind with a bet of 35,000 and Goldman called from one seat over. Then Arfai set his stack of 134,000 out as an all-in raise, and after Gross folded Goldman called.
Arfai had for an eight-high straight, better than the five-high straight Goldman had with . It was the best way to be all-in before the river for Arfai, as his opponent was drawing dead.
Of course, one gets the sense Arfai's kind of been freerolling for a while now.
The pots at both tables have been smallish and the action slow. Meanwhile, Timo Pfutzenreuter has been accumulating of late and is now back in front of Lee Goldman as those two continue to edge further away from the field.
Pfutzenreuter was involved in another hand with Yevgeniy Timoshenko a moment ago, with Timoshenko raising his button and Pfutzenreuter defending his small blind. The flop came and Pfutzenreuter check-called a bet of 44,000 from Timoshenko. Both then checked the turn, then the river brought the case queen, the .
At the sight of the fourth queen, Pfutzenreuter fired 70,000 into the middle, and Timoshenko folded.
Preflop action between Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Timo Pfutzenreuter had begun to build a pot, then the flop brought a bet of 48,000 from Timoshenko which Pfutzenreuter called. The turn and river so both players slow down and check, however, then at showdown Pfutzenreuter somewhat hesistantly showed his and Timoshenko mucked.
Pfutzenreuter still maintains a big stack, with he and Lee Goldman both enjoying a wide margin between themselves and the other six players at present.
Lee Goldman raised to 35,000, Tony Gargano reraised to 125,000, Goldman four-bet-raised the pot, and Gargano called all in for 315,000 total.
Gargano was putting his tourney life on the line with while Goldman had . The board rolled out , giving Gargano two pair but Goldman a club flush, and Gargano is out in ninth.
With eight players left, they'll continue playing four-handed at the last two tables until the next elimination, then the final seven will redraw to sit around the not-quite-final final table.
flop, then Gross bet 35,000 on the 
turn and Bolden called. The river then brought the 
and a bet of 61,000, and after tanking for three minutes Bolden called.
for aces and kings, and Bolden mucked, leaving himself about 170,000 behind.
, and when the board ran out 
, Nader's trip tens sent Bolden out in eighth.
and a relatively small pot in the middle. Gross led from the small blind with a bet of 35,000 and Goldman called from one seat over. Then Arfai set his stack of 134,000 out as an all-in raise, and after Gross folded Goldman called.
. It was the best way to be all-in before the river for Arfai, as his opponent was drawing dead.
.
flop brought a bet of 48,000 from Timoshenko which Pfutzenreuter called. The 
and Timoshenko mucked.
. The board rolled out 
