Event #25: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed

Play has concluded for the night here in Event #25 as we have reached our official final table of 8. The day started with 23 players returning to battle it out for their shot at making a final table. The action was fast and furious with Bryan Leskowitz being eliminated just a few minutes into play. Following Leskowitz we saw a number of notables fall including Shaun Deeb (22nd), Jesse Sylvia (18th), and Joseph Cheong(16th).

Leading the way into the fourth and final day of play is Pierre Milan who bagged a massive stack of 3,031,000. However the trip to the ESPN main stage won't be a new experience for Milan, as the French pro won his very first WSOP bracelet on the exact stage last year. Milan bested 1,165 other players in the $2,500 No Limit to take home $536,768 top prize along with a prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.

Milan will certainly have his hands full however as their is no slouch in competition. The eight other players combine for over 3 WSOP bracelets and 7 WPT championships. Here is a look at how the players come into day 4.

Seat 1. Jeff Tomlinson - 1,363,000
Seat 2. Dominik Nitsche - 861,000
Seat 3. Dan O'Brien - 1,095,000
Seat 4. Pierre Milan - 3,031,000
Seat 5. Andrius Bielskis - 905,000
Seat 6. Jonathan Jaffe - 2,205,000
Seat 7. Jonathan Little - 2,039,000
Seat 8. Anthony Zinno - 908,000

Play resumes at 1:00PM tomorrow on the ESPN Main Stage so be sure to stay tuned for all of the updates and the live-streamed final table right here at WSOP.com!

Jonathan Jaffe raises to 60,000 from early position and Dominik Nitsche calls from the cutoff. The two see a flop of     and Jaffe quickly checks to Nitsche, who checks back.

The turn brings the   and Jaffe leads for 75,000. Nitsche calls and both players see the   complete the board. Jaffe fires out 245,000 and Nitsche calls quickly. Jaffe tables    for a flush and Nitsche just laughs as he tosses his cards into the muck.

Jaffe starts to laugh and breaks out into conversation. "You know, people always think I open with sh*t hands when I actually have a tighter range than most. I think I get a bad rep."

Jonathan Little, seat directly on the left of Jaffe, starts to laugh as the rest of the table joins in.

Jonathan Jaffe - 1,150,000
Dominik Nitsche - 900,000

Ioannis Pentefountas moves all in from the small blind for just over 200,000 and Ronald Lee calls in the big blind.

It is a coin flip for Pentefountas as he holds    to Lee's   . The     keeps Pentefountas ahead but the   on the turn spells doom. He gets no help on the   river and is eliminated in 12th place, taking home $30,238.

Ronald Lee - 520,000
Ioannis Pentefountas - Eliminated

Dan O'Brien limps from under the gun and action folds around to Hans Winzeler in the small blind who calls. Tyler Cornell moves all in from the big blind for his last 363,000 and Dan O'Brien moves all in over the top. Winzeler folds.

O'Brien:   
Cornell:   

The     flop improves O'Brien to a pair of kings and Cornell will need to catch running jacks, running straight cards, or backdoor hearts to a flush. The   falls on the turn and the   on the river and Cornell is sent to the rail in 11th place.

Ioannis Pentefountas moves all in from the small blind for just over 200,000 and Ronald Lee calls in the big blind.

It is a coin flip for Pentefountas as he holds    to Lee's   . The     is fine for Pentefountas but the   on the turn spells doom. He gets no help on the   river and is eliminated in 12th place.

Ronald Lee - 520,000

Andrius Bielskis raises from under the gun to 42,000 and action folds back around to Jonathan Jaffe in the small blind who calls. The two are heads up to a flop of    . Jaffe checks to Bielskis, who opts to check behind.

The turn brings the   and Jaffe checks for a second time. This time Bielskis bets out 45,000 and Jaffe wastes little time in announcing a raise to 105,000. Bielskis calls and the two players see a   fall on the river.

Jaffe uses two hands to push a big bet of 225,000 into the middle. Bielskis sits back in his chair, takes the sunglasses off his head, and continues to shuffle chips in his right hand. Nearly two minutes pass with Bielskis in the tank before Jaffe breaks the silence.

"So just to be clear, there is no way you can raise right?"

Bielskis smiles and nods his head in agreement. Another minute or so passes and Bielskis tosses his cards into the muck as Jaffe starts to rebuild his stack.

Jonathan Jaffe - 985,000
Andrius Bielskis - 1,050,000

Jonathan Jaffe raises to 45,000 from the hijack. Dominic Nitsche attempts to call from the button but accidentally throws out too many chips and is forced to raise to 70,000. The small blind folds and Ronald Lee moves all in from the big blind for a little over 200,000. Jonathan Jaffe moves all in over the top and Nitsche folds.

Lee:   
Jaffe:   

The board runs out       and Lee secures the double up, as the roller coaster of a day for Jaffe continues.

Ronald Lee - 523,000
Jonathan Jaffe - 555,000

Dominik Nitsche gets all of chips in preflop against Jonathan Jaffe with    against the    of Jaffe.

The flop     gives Nitsche his much needed ace. Jaffe does not find the case king on the   or river   and Nitsche doubles up.

Dominik Nitsche - 1,400,000
Jonathan Jaffe - 820,000

Valentin Vornicu opens from the hijack with a raise to 40,000 and action folds around to chip leader Pierre Milan in the big blind who three-bets to 105,000. Vornicu thinks about it for a few moments before moving all in for his last 450,000. Milan snap calls.

Vornicu:   
Milan:   

The flop is     and Vornicu picks up a wheel draw, as well as a backdoor diamond draw. The   hits the turn and Vornicu pairs his nine, but will still need an ace, nine, or four on the river to survive.

The   completes the board and Vornicu is eliminated in 15th place taking home $19,672, as Pierre Milan nears two and a half million in chips.

Pierre Milan - 2,450,000
Valentin Vornicu - Eliminated