With the board reading , the pot had around 200,000 in the middle already. Ian Steinman was in the small blind and bet 230,000, enough to cover the stack of his opponent, Jack Allen, in the big blind.
Allen didn't instantly call, but when he did, he showed for a full house. However, Steinman showed for a bigger full house, and Allen became the 11th-place finisher.
Andy Frankenberger and James Florence got all of their chips into the middle preflop. Frankenberger was the player at risk with 467,000 remaining. He tabled , and Florence had .
The flop came , and Frankenberger started begging to the dealer, "Please let me hold, please let me hold." The turn was the , and the river brought the . Frankenberger's queens indeed held up, and he now sits close the 1,000,000-chip mark.
Scott Horvath was all in before the flop and was called by the overwhelming chip leader, Samuel Phillips.
Horvath was at risk and ahead with , while Phillips held .
The flop came , and it was looking fairly safe for Horvath to double up. The turn was the , though, and Phillips pulled ahead with two pair. The river was the , and Horvath was eliminated just short of the unofficial final table.
There are just 10 players remaining, and they have come together on the main stage in the Thunderdome. After one more elimination, the live stream will begin, and so will the hand-for-hand updates. Here is a look at the new seating assignments and chip counts:
Mikhail Rudoy raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, and Milan Simko defended his big blind.
The flop came , and Simko checked. Rudoy bet 40,000, and Simko called. The turn was the , and both players checked to the on the river. Simko led out for 165,000, and Rudyoy asked for a count before calling.
Simko tabled for two pair, kings and fours, and Rudoy revealed for two pair, aces and fours, to rake in the pot.
James Florence moved all in for 385,000 from under the gun, and Mikhail Rudoy called on the button.
Florence was at risk with and was well behind Rudoy's .
There was immediately a nine in the window as the flop came , and Rudoy extended his lead. The turn was the , and Florence yelled for a diamond, but it didn't come. The river was the .
Florence was eliminated on the official final table bubble.