Barny Boatman has been eliminated in ninth place after getting it in with a gutshot straight draw and missing.
Hand #7: Alexander Venovski completed from the small blind and Barny Boatman checked.
The flop came and Venovski bet 16,000. Boatman potted it, making it 80,000, and Venovski re-potted to put Boatman all in. Boatman made the call for his tournament life and it was Venovski with a pair holding against Boatman with a gutshot on .
Needing a five, Boatman only found disappointment on the turn and river.
Chino Rheem limped in early position, and Dan Shak raised to 50,000 in middle position. Rheem was the only taker, and the flop came . Rheem checked, and Shak bet 80,000. Rheem raised pot, and Shak announced all in and was quickly called.
Rheem:
Shak:
Shak was unable to turn the tide on the turn or river, and the official final table is set.
They will have to lose one more player calling it official, but the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship final table gets going at 2 p.m. today.
The list of the remaining ten is filled with accomplished poker players. The chip leader coming in is one Matt O'Donnell, who already made a final table this year finishing fifth in Event #4: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
But still in the hunt are names like three-time WSOP final table participant Chino Rheem, two-time WSOP final table participant Dan Shak, and WSOP bracelet winners Todd Brunson and Barny Boatman.
Throw in two-time WSOP final table participants Richard Lyndaker and Ismael Bojang, 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller champ Alex Bilokur, and 2012 $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em fourth-place finisher Alexander Venovski and we are assured some pretty good action today.
Stay tuned to PokerNews Live Updates to catch it all until a winner is crowned.