The tournament director has just informed the Brasilia room that the prize pool has been set at $5,327,100 after the entrants total came to 5,919.
888 places will be paid out with the minimum cash worth $1,500.
1998 WSOP Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen is pressing ahead in this penultimate level of the day with his chip stack now up to 56,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | 42,500 |
Kathy Liebert, the winner of the 2004 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout, has been eliminated from the tournament soon after her triple-up.
Mike Sexton, who owns the 1989 $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo gold bracelet, has also busted recently.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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A player moved all in for a remaining stack above 10,000 chips and only Kevin Odonnell made the call.
Holding 
against his opponent 
, ODonnell was in good shape to claim the pot and a board 
brought him the winning hand.
Odonnell is now in possession of a comfortable stack worth 56,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | -43,200 |
Carol Fuchs, who finished in 11th place for $25,498 in this years' $10,000 H.O.R.S.E event, is doing well in the Seniors and is up to 30,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Kathy Liebert was all in from under the gun for her last 2,100 chips and two players matched the bet.
The two players still active in the hand checked throughout the 
runout and Liebert tabled 
for a pair of nines. It was enough to win the hand and Liebert now has a stack worth 7,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000 | 3,500 |
After a player opened, Barny Boatman pushed all in from the big blind for about 11,000. His opponent called and it created the following showdown:
Barny Boatman: 
His opponent: 
It was a flip situation for the owner of two WSOP gold bracelets, but a 
gave the winning hand to his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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Sat with a stack of around 12,000, Marcel Luske opened the action with a raise to 1,800 from middle position. The player in the hijack called before Dean Mikulla also called on the button.
Three-handed to the flop it fell 
and Luske bet 4,500. The hijack folded and Mikulla called.
On the 
turn, Luske moved all in for 4,900 and Mikulla made the call.
Marcel Luske:
Dean Mikulla: 
River: 
Luske was behind but had plenty of outs to hit on the river, but was unable to find one of them and departed the field shortly after the dinner break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
The players have gone on their final 30-minute break of the evening.
At the end of this period, the late registration will close.
