Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:45 PM Local Time
Chip Counts for Final 10
The players have redrawn to one table, and we're awaiting one final elimination before everyone moves to the featured table for the official final table. Here are the current chip counts.
| Bobby Rooney | 560,000 | 102,000  |
| Allan Kwong | 440,000 | 55,000 |
| Chad Holloway | 315,000 | 41,000 |
| Michael Trivett | 290,000 | 34,000 |
| Daniel Ellery | 240,000 | -10,000  |
| Brian Pingel | 235,000 | 41,000 |
| Tyrone Smith | 182,000 | -133,000 |
| Vincent Petrino | 145,000 | -15,000 |
| Hieu Le | 140,000 | -48,000 |
| Sean Small | 133,000 | -43,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:25 PM Local Time
Troy Wilcoxon Eliminated in 11th Place ($5,010)
Everyone folded to Troy Wilcoxon in the small blind, and he went all in. Daniel Ellery snap-called in the big blind, and his was ahead of his opponent's . The board ran out , and Wilcoxon was done in 11th.
| Daniel Ellery | 250,000 | 125,000 |
| Troy Wilcoxon | 0 | -145,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:22 PM Local Time
Josh Cahlik Eliminated in 12th Place ($5,010)
The action folded around to Josh Cahlik and he moved all in from the cutoff for 95,000. Michael Trivett called from the button. Cahlik turned over and Trivett tabled .
The board came and Cahlik was eliminated in 12th place.
| Michael Trivett | 256,000 | 105,000 |
| Josh Cahlik | 0 | -154,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:07 PM Local Time
Pingel Puts a Beat on Small
Sean Small opened to 20,000, and Brian Pingel shipped all in for 94,000 in the big blind. Small called, tabling . Pingel needed help with , but help he got when flopped. An on the turn left Small drawing to one out, and the river wasn't it.
| Brian Pingel | 194,000 | 98,000 |
| Sean Small | 176,000 | -94,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:02 PM Local Time
And We're Back
The final 12 players are back from dinner break.
Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:13 PM Local Time
Chip Counts At Dinner
Here are the tallies as the players go to their one-hour dinner break.
| Bobby Rooney | 458,000 | 118,000 |
| Allan Kwong | 385,000 | 25,000 |
| Tyrone Smith | 315,000 | 220,000 |
| Chad Holloway | 274,000 | -81,000 |
| Sean Small | 270,000 | -195,000 |
| Hieu Le | 188,000 | 133,000 |
| Vincent Petrino | 160,000 | 65,000 |
| Josh Cahlik | 154,000 | -26,000 |
| Michael Trivett | 151,000 | 31,000 |
| Troy Wilcoxon | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Daniel Ellery | 125,000 | -50,000 |
| Brian Pingel | 96,000 | -2,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:02 PM Local Time
Dinner Time
The remaining 12 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. See you in one hour when we will play down to the first bracelet of the summer.
Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:00 PM Local Time
Smith Doubles Through Cahlik
Tyrone Smith opened in the cutoff to 17,000. Josh Cahlik in the small blind went all in and Smith called with his remaining 141,000. Smith's was ahead of Cahlik's when the hands were turned up.
A board of provided no help to Cahlik and Smith doubled up.
Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:53 PM Local Time
Haviv Bahar Eliminated in 13th Place ($4,028)
We found Haviv Bahar all in with the last of his chips after a raise from Allan Kwong. Kwong called, and the players showed their hands.
Kwong:
Bahar:
The flop came , and a turn of left Bahar drawing to a chop. The river came however, and he hit the rail in 13th.
Meanwhile, at the other table, Chad Holloway had Vincent Petrino all in and at risk with fives against Holloway's aces. Petrino flopped a set however, and doubled up.
| Haviv Bahar | 0 | -75,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:48 PM Local Time
Bahar is Short
Haviv Bahar raised from the hijack to 25,000. Josh Cahlik reraised from the small blind to 54,000. After thinking for a solid 3 minutes, Bahar called leaving only 25,000 behind.
Cahlik put Bahar all in dark before the flop was dealt. Bahar folds when he sees a flop of .
Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:36 PM Local Time
Holloway Bullies Pingel
Chad Holloway opened to 17,000 from the cutoff, and Brian Pingel made it 42,000 in the big blind. Holloway immediately announced he was all in.
"Do you have me covered?" Pingel asked. After being told he was indeed covered, Pingel thought for a few more minutes before he tossed his hand into the muck.
| Chad Holloway | 355,000 | 55,000 |
| Brian Pingel | 98,000 | -42,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:16 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Some updates chip counts as we approach the final table.
| Sean Small | 465,000 | 115,000 |
| Chad Holloway | 383,000 | 33,000 |
| Allan Kwong | 360,000 | 350,800 |
| Bobby Rooney | 340,000 | 340,000 |
| Josh Cahlik | 292,000 | -3,000 |
| Daniel Ellery | 175,000 | 146,600 |
| Brian Pingel | 140,000 | 110,200 |
| Michael Trivett | 120,000 | -13,900 |
| Tyrone Smith | 95,000 | 22,400 |
| Vincent Petrino | 95,000 | -54,000 |
| Haviv Bahar | 75,000 | -87,000 |
| Hieu Le | 55,000 | -85,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:06 PM Local Time
Robert Jones Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,028), Jake Revelle Eliminated in 14th Place ($4,028)
Robert Jones jammed his chips in from early position, and Jake Revelle did the same from middle position. Everyone folded to Chad Holloway on the button, who went all in over the top. The blinds got out of the way and the players revealed their hands:
Holloway:
Jones:
Revelle:
The board fell , meaning Holloway had added two more eliminations to his resume.
| Chad Holloway | 350,000 | 135,000 |
| Jake Revelle | 0 | -66,300 |
| Robert Jones | 0 | -74,700 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:01 PM Local Time
John Klump Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,236)
John Klump moved all in from middle position with his remaining 24,000 holding . He was called by Allan Kwong from the big blind holding .
The board came eliminating Klump in 16th place.
| John Klump | 0 | -70,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:44 PM Local Time
Wyatt Gibson Eliminated in 17th Place ($3,236)
Wyatt Gibson opened to 20,000 in middle position. The player in the cutoff shipped all in, and Gibson called.
Cutoff:
Gibson:
The board ran out to send Gibson to the rail.
| Wyatt Gibson | 0 | -110,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:39 PM Local Time
John Harris Eliminated in 18th Place ($3,236)
Tyrone Smith raised all-in from under the gun +1 and was called by John Harris in the big blind for less. Smith held and Harris turned over .
The flop came to give Smith the lead. The turn and the river provided no help to Harris and he was eliminated in 18th place.
| John Harris | 0 | -27,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:26 PM Local Time
Ellery Is On A Roll
The money went all in preflop for Kristi Naigan and her against Daniel Ellery and his .
The board came giving Ellery two pair and eliminating Naigan, the last woman remaining in the event, in 19th place.
Players are now redrawing for the final two tables.
| Kristi Naigan | 0 | -17,800 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:26 PM Local Time
Small Scoops Three-Way Pot
Chad Holloway, Sean Small and Wyatt Gibson saw a flop of . Holloway checked, Small fired 15,000, and Gibson slid a tower of yellow chips into the middle for a raise to 35,000. Holloway ducked out of the way, and Small called. Both players checked the turn, and the came out on the river. Small bet 45,000. "Flush," Gibson muttered as he mucked his cards.
| Sean Small | 350,000 | 120,000 |
| Wyatt Gibson | 110,000 | -152,000 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:21 PM Local Time
Ellery Eliminates Weathers
Kevin Weathers raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Daniel Ellery reraised an additional 32,00 from the cutoff. Weathers called the reraise leaving 24,000 behind.
The flop came and Weathers immediately announced all in. Ellery called and showed which was ahead of the of Weathers. The turn and river did not help Weathers and he was eliminated.
| Kevin Weathers | 0 | -91,300 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:16 PM Local Time
Small's Straight Good
We found Sean Small and Wyatt Gibson heads up after all the cards were out. The board read . Small, in the cutoff, fired 30,000. Gibson made the call from the button and was shown for a straight. Gibson mucked his hand, and Small scooped the pot.