Wilkie Gets Another Knockout
Just moments after Steve Wilkie sent Ben Keeline to the rail in tenth place, he found himself in another all-in preflop situation in the small blind against Svetlana Martie in the cutoff, who was at risk for her tournament life.
Svetlana Martie: 
Steve Wilkie: 
Wilkie once again flopped a set on 
, leaving Martie with nothing but a backdoor gutshot straight draw to stay alive. The turn 
brought a real sweat, but the river 
fell behind to leave Wilkie's aces best and eliminate Martie in tenth place.
"You're catching up!" joked tablemate Rocco Palumbo, whose stack of 482,000 is now challenged by Wilkie's 473,000 as the clear two leaders in the field with just nine still in contention.
Less than 20 minutes remain in the evening for all remaining players, as the final table will play through the completion of the level unless another elimination occurs before that time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
482,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
473,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
Busted |