Gary Brown got his last chips in holding 
against the dominating 
of Arian Stolt. Big Slick held for Stolt and he took the pot, chipping up to more than 31 million.
Brown was busted in tenth place, earning $5,919.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,100,000
15,085,000
|
15,085,000 |
|
Busted |
Here's how they're seated at the final table with rough chip counts:
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Johnson | 7,500,000 |
| 2 | Prabhu Dyal | 15,600,000 |
| 3 | Sam Taylor | 17,950,000 |
| 4 | Adam Phillips | 2,850,000 |
| 5 | Joey Couden | 36,200,000 |
| 6 | Peter Walsworth | 5,925,000 |
| 7 | Arian Stolt | 27,300,000 |
| 8 | Gary Brown | 3,900,000 |
| 9 | Nicola Alessio | 6,700,000 |
| 10 | Ken Barkoff | 24,550,000 |
In a battle of the blinds, Joey Couden (sb) and Stephen Benkovic (bb) tangled with trash.
Couden's 
out-flopped Benkovic's 
when the dealer spread 
.
Benkovic got no help as the board bricked out and he was eliminated in 11th place ($5,919).
That spurred the final ten player to redraw and move to the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,200,000
12,770,000
|
12,770,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Michael Nitti hit the rail in 13th place ($3,946) and to balance, Derek Wuebbels got moved from Table 1 over to Table 2.
Then Wuebbels was felted, finishing 12th for $5,919.
They're one elimination away from the final table redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Ryan Dodd got his short-stack in holding 
, running into the pocket kings of Sam Taylor. The board changed nothing and Taylor took the pot, chipping up to ~15 million.
Dodd will collect $3,946 for his 14th place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000,000
15,000,000
|
15,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Dejan Bozovic got all-in holding 
against the giant stack of Joey Couden, who had 
.
The board ran out 
and missed Bozovic. He was eliminated in 15th place.
Couden is up to more than 35 million — about a third of all the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000,000 | |
|
Busted |
Bryan Neira got all-in holding ace-queen against the pocket Jacks of Adam Phillips. The jacks held and Phillips is up to more than 19 million.
Neira busted out in 18th place.
Over on Table 2, Jason Pardy got his chips in with ace-four against pocket sixes. The sixes held and Pardy was felted in 17th place.
Back to Table 1, Gary Brown and Adam Pepper got it all-in pre-flop. Brown's 
was dominated by Pepper's 
, but Pepper was the one at risk.
The board fell 
and Brown paired his kicked to take the pot. Pepper hit the rail in 16th place.
All three of these players will collect $2,681.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500,000
2,225,000
|
2,225,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
The Almighty stack has resumed play here in the Poker Room with 18 returning players.
They'll finish up the few minutes remaining in Level 31, then move up. Levels are still 45 minutes long until they reach the final table.
On one of the first couple of hands, Michael Nitti got a walk in his big blind and showed pocket acecs to the table. "What a waste."