Per Ummer finally moved all in on the short stack with pocket eights and John Phan held Q-J. The turn brought a Queen and we're done! Ummer is the seventh place finisher.
Stay tuned for a recap of today's events and the final chip counts.
Thu Jul 17 01:05:00 -0700 2008
Back From Break
The players have returned from the break to increased blinds of 40,000 - 80,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Thu Jul 17 00:52:00 -0700 2008
Break
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Thu Jul 17 00:44:00 -0700 2008
Javed Abrahams Eliminated in Eighth Place ($103,420)
Javed Abrahams was all in with a pair of eights against the heart flush draw of David Benyamine. Benyamine made his flush on the turn and Abrahams was drawing dead.
Luke Stoudamaier is all in with A-K against the pocket Queens of Jevad Abrahams. Stoudamaier is all in for nearly 1.2 million and doubles when the board comes K-7-4-4-K.
Thu Jul 17 00:05:00 -0700 2008
David Pham Eliminated in Ninth Place ($90,495)
Gabriel Thaler raised to 180,000 and David Benyamine reraises to 455,000. David Pham then reraises once again to 955,000. Thaler folds and Benyamine moves all in. Pham eventually calls all in, but not before Thaler mentions outloud that he folded pocket queens.
Pham showed pocket jacks and was behind to Benyamine's pocket kings. The board ran out queen high, and Pham was eliminated in ninth place.
Luke Staudenmaier is all in for nearly 500,000 and Gabriel Thaler calls. Staudenmaier shows K-Q and is in major trouble against Thaler's A-K. The flop comes 2-2-2 and Staudenmaier stands up. The turn is a 5 and Staudenmaier puts on his backpack. The river is the ...... King, and Staudenmaier chops the pot.
Wed Jul 16 23:20:00 -0700 2008
Back From Break
Players have returned from the break to increased blinds of 30,000 - 60,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Javed Abrahams was all in with a pair of eights against the heart flush draw of David Benyamine. Benyamine made his flush on the turn and Abrahams was drawing dead. 
Gabriel Thaler raised to 180,000 and David Benyamine reraises to 455,000. David Pham then reraises once again to 955,000. Thaler folds and Benyamine moves all in. Pham eventually calls all in, but not before Thaler mentions outloud that he folded pocket queens. 
