Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is down to just about 5,000 chips and looks to be the big name we've got on death watch. Ferguson sits with about 12.5 big blinds and at a table full of big stacks. We just watched him shove a couple of hands preflop to stay above water and pick up the blinds plus antes. It looks like it shove-or-fold mode right now for Ferguson as we go deeper into the night.
All the talk is surrounding Matthew Jarvis. The rest of the table are eager to find out how he is preparing for the Main Event final table in November. Jarvis admitted he is still debating on whether or not to get a coach but did say he was planning to watch a lot of training videos.
Jarvis also mentioned playing an interesting cash game £10/£25 the other night with fellow November Niner Michael Mizrachi as well as Sam Trickett and Sorel Mizzi. Where's the value there though?
It's time for the break, the last one before either we reach 27 players or two more levels are played.
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
It's not often you overlook a man with nipple-length hair and a cowboy hat, but Chris Ferguson has been as quiet as a nun in a library today, and barely made a mark on any of our reports.
At the moment, Ferguson is the only player with less than his starting stack, the carrot-chopping, ballroom-dancing high stakes pro currently nurturing a mere 2,450 in chips.
But despite his lack of current stature, you simply can't rule him out. With over eight million dollars in live tournament winnings, he currently sits in 19th in the all-time money list and is regarded as a legend of the game.
In his illustrious poker career, he's won no fewer than five bracelets, including his Main Event win in 2000 when he defeated TJ Cloutier heads-up for the $1,500,000 first prize.
However, despite all his success, Ferguson has never got his hands on a WSOPE bracelet. He's made two finals before, but never struck gold, and he'd love for this year to be his first.
The last member of Team Full Tilt playing today, Chris Ferguson, has just been eliminated after pushing all-in with 
but finding Martin Hansen holding a dominating 
which held on the 
board.
29 players left.
Tan Xiang raised to 1,600 from early position before action folded around to Jason Mercier in the big blind. He three-bet to 4,350. Xiang made the call and the two of them saw the flop come down 
.
Mercier fired out 6,150. Xiang moved all in and Mercier said, "All right, I call," before tabling the 
. Xiang had flopped a flush with the 
.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Neither were the help that Mercier needed and he was crushed all the way down to just 700 chips.
On the next hand, action folded to the player on the button and he limped in for 600. Mercier completed from the small blind and left himself with one T25 chip. The big blind checked to see the 
flop. All three players checked and the turn brought the 
. Mercier tossed in his last 25, the big blind called and then the button moved all in about about 5,000. The button's shove knocked out the big blind from the hand and the cards were revealed. Both Mercier and the button held 
. The river completed the board with the 
to put a straight on the board and Mercier moved back up to a little over 1,000.
On the next hand, Mercier was all in with the 
against the for Keith Hawkins. The board ran out 
and that was the end of the line for Mercier.
I didn't see when the chips in, but either way it was a nasty result for Partik Ghatge who saw his 
cream crackered by on a 
board. His demise means we're down to just 31, with play halting when 27 remain.
Anton Wigg just lost a 24,000 chip flip after his lost out to of a shorter stack after the board came out 
.
Wigg still has over 40,000 though so it's not the end of the world just yet.
Matt Nieberg made a standard raise to 1,525 from the button, but before his chips had barely hit the felt, James Tomlin was all in for 9,525. Matthew Jarvis folded his big blind with a grimace.
"I would have snapped you," claimed Nieberg pointing at Jarvis, "but you, I'm going to need a count."
"You're so ****ing tight," sighed Nieberg with in frustration.
"I'm always tight," came the reply.
Eventually, Nieberg made the call, showing to Tomlin's 
.
"I wasn't trying to nitroll you there," added Nieberg.
Once the flop came 
, I don't think Tomlin cared either way. Jarvis, meanwhile, would rather he had looked away as he confessed: "I had 
, I probably would have gone all in."
The turn was the 
(Jarvis flinched again), and after a river, Tomlin had doubled through. Nieberg, meanwhile, sank right back down to 3,500.
