It's the end of the day here. The final 27 finalists will resume play tomorrow at 3pm at the Binion's Horseshoe. Their names and most recent chip counts can be found by clicking the chip count link. Official numbers will be posted as soon as they're released.
Wed Jul 13 21:40:00 -0700 2005
Gregory Rice Eliminated in 28th Place ($274,090)
Gregory Rice goes all in under the gun, preflop for his last $200,000. Andrew Black reraises to $350,000. Mike Matusow calls. The flop comes 10-9-7 rainbow. Black checks. Matusow comes up firing for $450,000, and Black folds pocket Queens face up. Matusow flips over 10-10 for top set. Rice shows J-5. The turn is a 5, and the river is a Jack, giving him a very cruel two pair on the river. Rice is eliminated, and Matusow is sitting on $5,104,000 in chips.
Wed Jul 13 21:38:00 -0700 2005
Kondracki Doubles Up
Gregory Rice puts Brad Kondracki all-in preflop. He thinks for a moment before calling. Kondracki shows A-Q, while Rice shows A-J. The board comes A-3-6-9-7, and Kondracki doubles up to $1.3 million, leaving Rice with only about $200,000.
Wed Jul 13 21:37:00 -0700 2005
Updated Chip Counts
New chip counts have just been posted.
Wed Jul 13 21:30:00 -0700 2005
ESPN Featured Table Update
Here are the updated chip counts for the ESPN Featured Table:
Seat 2: Michael Kessler - $2,700,000
Seat 3: Tom Sartori - $950,000
Seat 4: Tiffany Williamson - $1,000,000
Seat 5: Greg "Fossilman" Raymer - $3,500,000
Seat 6: Tim Phan - $2,200,000
Seat 8: Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan - $400,000
Seat 9: Joe Hachem - $2,700,000
Wed Jul 13 21:25:00 -0700 2005
Phil Ivey Playing Well
On the flop of J-J-9 Minh Ly bets out $250,000, and Phil Ivey reraises him to $750,000. Ly folds.
Wed Jul 13 21:15:00 -0700 2005
With the flop showing 10-7-3 Johnny Howard checks to Phil Ivey who bets out $200,000. The turn is a 9. Howard again checks to Ivey who again bets $200,000. The river is a 5. Howard checks again, and this time Ivey bets $600,000. After a moment, Howard calls. Ivey shows 5-5 for a set of 5's. Howard mucks. Ivey rakes the pot and ends up with a total of $4,000,000 in front of him. Howard is left with less than $800,000.
Wed Jul 13 20:45:00 -0700 2005
ESPN Featured Table Update
Here are the updated chip counts from the break for the ESPN Featured Table:
Seat 2: Michael Kessler - $2,800,000
Seat 3: Tom Sartori - $1,600,000
Seat 4: Tiffany Williamson - $1,150,000
Seat 5: Greg "Fossilman" Raymer - $3,100,000
Seat 6: Tim Phan - $2,000,000
Seat 8: Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan - $500,000
Seat 9: Joe Hachem - $3,500,000
Wed Jul 13 20:29:00 -0700 2005
15-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $20,000-$40,000 ($5,000)
The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to $20,000-$40,000, with a $5,000 ante.
Wed Jul 13 20:25:00 -0700 2005
Updated Chip Counts
Updated chip counts have just been posted. Keep in mind that with 28 players remaining, the average chip stack is exactly $2,000,000.
