David Bell has just taken down two moderate sized pots against Vladimir Shchemelev to get the former $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. runner up perilously close to elimination. The most recent hand saw Shchemelev check-call bets on all three streets, drawing one each time. Bell was pat after the first draw and showed and Shchemelev mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Franklin	625,000	75,000
David Bell	500,000	75,000
Todd Bui	365,000	5,000
Vladimir Shchemelev	70,000	-121,000