Triple Crown winner Gavin Griffin had found his stride at the final table, he just raked a big pot and is closing in on the one million mark.

Rasmussen raised to 50,000, Davis three-bet to 75,000 and Griffin called in position. Rasmussen also added the extra chips and the flop brought out . The action got checked to Griffin who bet 25,000. Both his opponents called and the turn was the . All three players checked and the river was the . It was checked to Griffin who bet 50,000 and that got his opponents to fold.

Gavin Griffin	950,000	290,000
Raymond Davis	385,000	0
Thayer Rasmussen	214,000	-66,000

Raymond Davis continues to be very active and his stack is swinging accordingly.

The action folded around to him in the small blind and he put in a raise. Michael "Boonie" Kleist defended his big blind to see a flop where he called another bet.

The turn was and Davis led again. Call. The last card to be seen was and Davis fired one more bullet. Boonie called but mucked upon seeing Davis' for the rivered wheel straight.

Raymond Davis	385,000	-65,000
Michael "Boonie" Kleist	320,000	-190,000

Bryan Jolly limped from the under the gun+2 position and Herbert Tapscott called from the button. Thayer Rasmussen had the option in the big blind and decided to raise making it 50,000 to go. Both players called and the flop showed . Rasmussen bet 25,000, Jolly called and Tapscott raised making it 50,000. Both players called giving us three-way turn action.

On the turn, the , all three players checked. The river was the and Rasmussen lead out for 50,000. Jolly tanked for a bit and called after which Tapscott folded his hand.

Rasmussen turned over for a pair of aces and he used his deuce-four to make a low. Jolly showed for two pair aces and jacks to take down the high portion of the pot.

Herbert Tapscott	440,000	-85,000
Bryan Jolly	405,000	87,000
Thayer Rasmussen	280,000	75,000

Can Kim Hua had made a big leap forward after coming from behind to defeat Bryan Jolly.

Jolly opened from the button and called when Hua three-bet from the big blind. The flop came and Hua check-called Jolly's bet.

The turn was and Hua check-raised his opponent. Jolly called, and also called another bet on the river.

Hua opened for a back-door flush and the nut low.
Jolly opened and wasn't happy about how the board ran out.

Can Kim Hua	710,000	240,000
Bryan Jolly	318,000	-340,000

Can Kim Hua started off the action with a raise to 50,000 from the under the gun position and he got three callers. Butler, Davis and Griffin all got involved and the flop showed . All four players checked after which the turn brought out the .

On the turn it was Griffin who took the betting lead from the big blind throwing out 50,000. He got called by Davis giving us heads up action on the river. The river was the and both players checked. "Two pair," Griffin announced after which he turned over for eights and fives. Davis wasn't able to beat that hand and Griffin picked up a nice pot at this final table. We are still with nine players.

Gavin Griffin	660,000	144,000
Can Kim Hua	470,000	65,000
Raymond Davis	450,000	-105,000

Thayer Rasmussen is not having the best time of it so far at the final table. Raymond Davis took a pot off him to dent his stack even more.

Davis raised from under the gun and Ashly Butler and Rasmussen called from the blinds. The flop fell and both players called Davis' c-bet.

The turn came and Rasmussen led for 50,000 and was only called by Davis. The river was and both players checked. Rasmussen mucked upon seeing Davis' for trip sixes.

Raymond Davis	555,000	165,000
Thayer Rasmussen	205,000	-170,000

Ashly Butler raised to 50,000 and Raymond Davis decided to make the call. The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and Butler bet 50,000. Davis called and the river brought out the . Both players checked and Butler showed to take down the pot.

The next hand Davis won won some back. Thayer Rasmussen raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Davis three-bet him from the cutoff to 75,000. The flop came down and Rasmussen check-called 25,000. The turn was the and Rasmussen check-folded to Davis' 50,000 chip bet.

The very next hand both Butler and Davis got involved again. Butler made it 50,000 from middle position and Davis three-bet him to 75,000 from the hijack. Butler called and the flop brought out and both players checked. The turn was the and it got checked again. On the river the showed up and Butler bet 50,000. Davis called right away and had to muck when Butler showed his for the nut full house. Butler couldn't have started this final table off better while Davis is having massive swings.

Ashly Butler	700,000	295,000
Raymond Davis	390,000	-135,000
Thayer Rasmussen	375,000	-85,000

Herbert Tapscott and Raymond Davis both have the same chips after the former scooped on the latter after sucking out.

Davis opened from early position and Tapscott was the only caller to an flop.

Tapscott led for 25,000, was raised to 50,000, put in a three-bet to 75,000, and called when Davis four-bet to 100,000. Both players checked the [3] turn before Davis called a 50,000 bet on the river.

Tapscott opened for a flush. Davis showed and folded unhappily.

Herbert Tapscott	525,000	-54,000
Raymond Davis	525,000	-175,000

Ahsly Butler started by raising to 40,000 from the under the gun +1 position and Rasmussen called one seat over. Raymond Davis made it 60,000 to go from middle position and it got back to Butler and Rasmussen who both called.

The flop came down and all three players checked. The turn was the and Butler checked to Rasmussen who bet 40,000. Both his opponents called and the river was the . Butler lead out for 40,000 both players folded. Short stack Butler took down this crucial pot giving him a lot more breathing room with the blinds about to go up.

Raymond Davis	700,000	-80,000
Thayer Rasmussen	460,000	-80,000
Ashly Butler	405,000	201,000

Thayer Rasmussen opened from the cut-off and called when Raymond Davis three-bet from the button.

Davis was in the mood to bet and did so all the way down the board. Rasmussen stayed with him all the way but conceded defeat on the river and folded.

Raymond Davis	780,000	275,000
Thayer Rasmussen	540,000	-120,000

Ashly Butler is our short stack and he just raised to 40,000 from the button. Thayer Rasmussen was in the small blind and he three-bet to 60,000. Butler called and the flop came down . Rasmussen bet 20,000 and Butler followed with the call.

The turn was the and Rasmussen hesitated before deciding to check. Butler checked behind and the river was the . Rasmussen grabbed chips and threw out a 40,000 bet which got Butler talking to himself. Every bet counts at this point and Butler tanked for a bit before folding.

Thayer Rasmussen	660,000	99,000
Ashly Butler	204,000	-90,000

Each of the final nine players have had their bios read out as a way of introduction, and play is back underway. There are still 15 minutes left of this level.

The remaining nine players are now on a 20 minute break. We will get the official chip counts before the final table starts.

From middle position Michael "Boonie" Kleist raised to 40,000 and Can Kim Hua called from the button as did Self from the big blind. The flop came down and Self lead out for 20,000 after which Kleist raised to 40,000. Hua folded his cards and Self made the call.

On the turn the hit and Self moved all in for his final 15,000 chips. He showed and was up against . Kleist had already made a straight and Self was looking for a king or a queen to make a full house in order to stay alive. The river was the and that ended things for Wes Self. We are down to the final table and will get back to you shortly with the official chip counts.

Michael "Boonie" Kleist	550,000	142,000
Wes Self	0	-127,000

Greg Mascio was under the gun with just 16,000 chips after he had just three-betted pre flop and folded on the flop. He moved all in and it got to Thayer Rasmussen who raised to 40,000 from the button. Davis gave up his small blind and after a couple of seconds Racener kicked it in from the big.

Greg Mascio showed and laughed as Davis accidentally exposed the when he folded his cards. Rasmussen showed and the flop came down giving both players a pair. The turn was the giving Rasmussen the nut low draw but he didn't need a chop because the hit the river giving him trips. Mascio is out in 11th place and we are redrawing for the final ten players.

Thayer Rasmussen	580,000	113,000
Greg Mascio	0	-165,000

Brian Lives battle finally came to an end at the hands Thayer Rasmussen.

Rasmussen opened and called Lives three-bet to see a flop. Lived bet the rest of his chips when checked to him and he was called.

Lives:
Rasmussen:

The board ran out and Rasmussen's flopped flush stayed good.

Thayer Rasmussen	467,000	267,000
Brian Lives	0	-155,000

Wes Self raised under the gun to 40,000, Can Kim Hua called from the button and Gavin Griffin called from the big blind. The flop came down and both Griffin and Hua called Self's bet. The turn was the and Griffin checked again. Self bet 40,000, Hua raised to 80,000 and Griffin folded. Self put it 120,000 and Hua went all in for 122,000 total. Self made the call for just two extra yellow chips giving us an all-in showdown.

Self showed and he was up against . One player called for a deuce and shortly after the popped up. This gave Hua the nut low as well and since he had a straight for the high he took three quarters of the pot. Self was gutted and stared down at his diminished stack that's in dire need of a double up now.

A few hands later Hua continued his run and he started by raising under the gun to 40,000. It got folded to Tapscott to three-bet from the big blind to 60,000. After Hua called the flop brought out and Tapscott bet, Hua called. The turn was the and this time Hua called the 40,000 chip bet. On the river the hit and Tapscott threw out another 40,000. Hua tanked for a bit and made it 80,000 which got Tapscott thinking. After a solid minute he released and Hua is now back up to 400,000 while Tapscott is still doing great with just under 500,000 chips.

Herbert Tapscott	490,000	275,000
Can Kim Hua	400,000	110,000
Wes Self	127,000	-193,000

Brian Lives is sure living up to his name. He was crippled in a big pot versus Raymond Davis, but managed to chop the next three pots to stay alive, and then he doubled up.

Davis raised pre flop and emptied the clip on the board. Lives called him all the way down with but lost out to Davis' .

Greg Mascio was the player who doubled Lived up. He three-bet called Davis' 66,000 stack with . Lives held and the board ran .

Raymond Davis	615,000	95,000
Greg Mascio	165,000	-25,000
Brian Lives	155,000	-85,000

After just having split a pot all in with Brian Lives at risk Thayer was all in the very next hand against Raymond Davis. Davis raised under the gun to 30,000 and Rasmussen called from the small blind. The flop came down and Rasmussen check-raised to 30,000, he got called.

The turn was the and Rasmussen bet 30,000 again, Davis called. The river was te and Ramussen was all in for his final 9,000 chips. Davis called and mucked when Rasmussen showed .

Raymond Davis	520,000	-160,000
Thayer Rasmussen	200,000	130,000