A brief controversy erupted at one table as the players resumed play. Tim West returned from break and informed tournament staff that he believed chips were removed from his stack during the break. He currently has 194000 in his stack, but before break he counted 217000. After firmly expressing his complaint, the tournament director explained exactly what actions involving his chips had been taken during the break. They removed four racks of 100-chips (worth 40,000 total) and one barrel of purple 500-chips (worth 10,000) and had replaced them with 10 orange 5,000 chips. West was clearly trying to refrain from becoming angry at the tournament director.
The TD instructed the dealer to continue play while the situation was sorted out, and then he proceeded to calculate how many chips were in play at the table to start the day and how many are in front of the table's remaining three players. Eventually, the TD concluded that West's stack is correct, and West withdrew his complaint, saying he simply must have miscounted before break. As play continued, West started laughing at his own error, and the table is once again in good humor.
Kyle Julius has been eliminated from the tournament. Cliff Josephy and Dan O'Brien are now playing heads-up at that table to see who will advance to the final round tomorrow.
Steven Silverman is a name that not many many know. Known as "Zugwat" online Silverman has over $1,000,000 in cashes online. But he has built himself a huge repertoire of poker cashes in live play as well. Most recently he won the EPT High Roller for over $1,000,000. Right now he's heads up against Brandon Cantu for a spot at tomorrow's final table.
Cantu will be searching for his third bracelet, while Silverman looks to collect his first. Right now Cantu has a bit of a chip lead, but the match could still go either way.
Cherish Andrews has chipped away at Max Steinberg's lead in their heads-up battle, but Steinberg recently came out on top in a big hand.
Steinberg checked on a flop of , and Andrews bet 4,500. Steinberg called, and the two saw a on the turn. This time Steinberg bet out 12,000. Andrews called, and the dealer put out the on the river. Steinberg checked, and Andrews bet 18,000. After thinking for a minute, Steinberg raised to 65,000. Now it was Andrews who spent a minute thinking, and she eventually decided to call. Steinberg tabled for a rivered flush, and Andrews mucked her cards.
David "Bakes" Baker has won his shootout table. According to Baker, in the final hand he raised with , and Friedman 3-bet shoved for about 50,000 with . The board provided no help to Friedman, and Baker advances to tomorrow's final table.
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Steven Silverman bet 6,500 into Bradon Cantu on the button, who called.
and Silverman bet 15,000. Cantu tanked for a bit, took off his hat, scratched his head, then called.
for a rivered straight and Cantu angrily threw his cards into the muck.
, and Andrews bet 4,500. Steinberg called, and the two saw a 
on the turn. This time Steinberg bet out 12,000. Andrews called, and the dealer put out the 
on the river. Steinberg checked, and Andrews bet 18,000. After thinking for a minute, Steinberg raised to 65,000. Now it was Andrews who spent a minute thinking, and she eventually decided to call. Steinberg tabled 
. The board provided no help to Friedman, and Baker advances to tomorrow's final table.