We're unsure of the action but arrived at the table in time to find WSOP bracelet winner Michael Moore all in and at risk against Mike Leah. Leah announced he had no pair when the money went in on sixth street, but he did have four to a heart flush. We arrived in time to see him slap the on the felt, making his flush and eliminating Moore from play. Leah dragged in the pot and now has about 128,000.
Pat Pezzin raised from under the gun and action folded all of the way around the table to Tuan Le. Le tossed out a call and the two took a flop of . Le checked over to Pezzin who cut out a continuation bet. Le came over the top with a raise and Pezzin called.
The turn was the and Le dropped out a bet. Pezzin called and the completed the board on the river. Le bet and Pezzin went into the tank. After a moment, he announced a call. Le rolled over for aces and nines.
Pezzin had that beat, however, fanning for aces and jacks. Pezzin was pushed the pot and now has 66,000 in chips.
On a flop of with a sizable pot already brewing, we found Chino Rheem betting his last 4,500. Huck Seed made the call and the cards were tabled.
Seed:
Rheem:
Unfortunately for Rheem, the turn saw the spike as the on the river wrapped things up for the 2008 WSOP November Niner while Seed climbed to 55,000 in chips.
Phil Ivey's tournament has come to an end here in Event #22: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. With no late tournament starting today at the World Series of Poker, he won't be back in action until tomorrow.
The action folded to Eric Rodawig in the small blind and when he raised, Shawn Buchanan called. The flop brought out and Rodawig bet. Buchanan called.
On the turn the hit and Rodawig kept firing. This time Buchanan opted to raise and Rodawig tossed in the call. On the river the hit and both players checked.
Rodawig tabled and that was no good against Buchanan's for a pair of sixes.
On a flop of , Michael Mizrachi checked over to David Chiu who checked it back. Jonathan Duhamel fired out a bet and Mizrachi instantly came over the top for two bets. Chiu called, Duhamel three-bet, and both players called.
The turn was the and Mizrachi led out again. Chiu called and Duhamel called all in for his last 4,500. The river was the , meaning there would be no qualifying low this hand. Both Mizrachi and Chiu checked and each were reluctant to table their hand.
The all-in Duhamel showed for kings and eights. Mizrachi showed for nines and eights before his hand was pulled into the muck. Chiu flashed and mucked the rest of his hand. Duhamel survived his all in and now has about 55,000 in chips. Chiu, on the other hand, was left crippled. He was eliminated from play on the next hand.
Two more players have just been eliminated with Sabyl Landrum and Alex Dovzhenko hitting the rail.
In the round of stud, Dovzhenko and his short stack of roughly 5,700 were all in against Brian Hastings. And when it was all said and done, it appeared as though Hastings made a straight to eliminate the Russian.