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Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:22 PM Local Time
Alex Filatov moved all in from the cutoff and Shane Warne made the call for his tournament life from the button.
Warne:
Filatov:
The board ran out to see Warne eliminated as Filatov climbs to 115,000 in chips.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:21 PM Local Time
Most of the action at this point is simple and straight-forward. A player opens all in and another calls. So it was for Erik Seidel. He opened with and was called by . Ship the double-up to Seidel, however, on a board of .
Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:19 PM Local Time
Shane Warne moved all in from under the gun for his last 20,000 and his opponent in the big blind made the call.
Warne:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Warne double through to 50,000 in chips.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:18 PM Local Time
Chris Ferguson opened all in from the button. His good buddy Phil Gordon was in the big blind and decided to call with . Ferguson had pocket deuces.
"I'm live!" said Gordon excitedly. He was even more excited after pairing queens, . "Could it happen? Could I bust Chris Ferguson one time?" Indeed he could. The turn and river blanked out. Ferguson is out of the tournament.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:16 PM Local Time
Russell Rosenblum found himself all in for his big blind against Kyle Carlston.
Rosenblum:
Carlston:
The board ran out to see Rosenblum eliminated as Carlston climbs to 69,000 in chips.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:12 PM Local Time
If you weren't aware, the levels following the last break are now only fifteen minutes in length.
Action is going to be hot and heavy!
Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:10 PM Local Time
Russell Rosenblum slid a stack amounting to around 17,000 in from the cutoff and Erik Seidel moved all in for 25,000 from the button.
Seidel:
Rosenblum:
The board ran out to see Seidel double through to 60,000 as Rosenblum is left crippled with just 6,000 in chips.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:08 PM Local Time
There was another elimination at the Phil Gordon-Shannon Elizabeth table. Elizabeth wished the departed player well as he offered his "good luck"s to the table. Phil Gordon tried to go for a high-five but was left hanging by the busted player.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:01 PM Local Time
Shannon Elizabeth snap called from the big blind after a player moved all in from early position. Her were looking great against but Elizabeth wasn't confident.
"I'm going to walk away. I can't watch," said Elizabeth.
The flop came , giving Elizabeth's opponent a straight flush draw. With Elizabeth calling for a red king, the turn came and river fell . Elizabeth's aces held to eliminate her opponent.
"Wow, what a sweat that was," said Phil Gordon. "Shannon Elizabeth can do it!"
Everyone looked at Gordon curiously.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:57 PM Local Time
Jerome Bettis found himself all in with Erik Seidel making the call.
Bettis:
Seidel:
The board ran out to see Bettis double through to 65,000 as Seidel slips to just 15,000 in chips.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:54 PM Local Time
The cards are back in the air with sixteen players remaining.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:38 PM Local Time
The remaining players are heading on a 15-minute break.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:36 PM Local Time
The prizepool has been announced, and here are the final table payouts.
1st - $130,641
2nd - $80,737
3rd - $56,516
4th - $41,166
5th - $30,287
6th - $22,624
7th - $18,146
8th - $15,125
9th - $12,998
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:35 PM Local Time
Phil Hellmuth is here MCing, apparently on a break from the $10,000 PLO tournament. He's chatted with Shannon Elizabeth, who admitted that after being here in Vegas for the whole WSOP, "I'm ready to shoot myself"; Chris Ferguson; and Aussie cricketer Shane Warne.
Hellmuth noted that Warne is one of the most famous sprots figures in the world who is completely unknown here in America. Hellmuth found a few railbirds who knew of Warne and asked them to list Warne's accomplishments.
"He's the best bowler in the world," they said in an Aussie accent. Hellmuth had trouble deciphering what they said.
"The best baller in the world?" he asked. He was quickly corrected.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:28 PM Local Time
The button player pushed all in, and after Shane Warne folded his small blind, Shannon Elizabeth had a decision from the big blind. She stood out of her chair, smiled, and licked her lips. After about thirty seconds, she said, "I know I'm going to lose this," and then shipped her stack of 30,000 into the middle. Her was well ahead of the button's . Elizabeth flopped an ace and was never threatened from there.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:17 PM Local Time
"I don't know what happened," said Matt Damon. "When I sat at this table I had chips. That's no longer the case. Damon was just eliminated, stopping right in front of our media table to sign some autographs for fans before passing out a side door of the Pavilion Room.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:12 PM Local Time
Howard Lederer opened the pot to 1,600 and was re-raised by Chris Ferguson. Matt Damon called but Lederer did not. The flop came all clubs, . Ferguson continued for 6,000 and Damon called. The turn was the and brought a bet of 8,000 from Damon.
"Jeez man, you probably have me beat. I feel like that character in the Princess Bridge. You think that I think that you think..."
Damon paused, then finished with, "I fold." Ferguson showed the .
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:09 PM Local Time
Phil Gordon moved all in for his last 6,300 and found a caller from the blinds.
Gordon:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Gordon double through to over 13,000 in chips.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:07 PM Local Time
Don Cheadle gave his table a stern warning. "Don't raise unless you have it," he said. "Because it's coming." When action passed to Cheadle, he moved all in with pocket queens. He was called by , which was problematic for Cheadle -- he mentioned how many straight had come in at their table. Not this time. Cheadle flopped a queen to make a set and double up.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:02 PM Local Time
"So where is Ben Affleck?" asked Chris Ferguson in the direction of Matt Damon.
"He arrived today. But he emailed me saying that he had a bad migraine and is in bed." responded Damon.
"Yeah he's here in Las Vegas, but just couldn't make it." added Damon once again.