![[user75311]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Chino Rheem opened the pot with a raise to 48,000 and received calls from Gavin Smith on the button and Huck Seed in the big blind.
The flop was 
and all three players checked. The turn was the 
and this time Seed led out for 110,000. Rheem min-raised to 220,000 and Smith folded. Seed thought for a couple of minutes, checked his cards and tossed them in the muck.
Hasan Habib raised to 52,000 before play folded to Gavin Smith in the big blind. He cocked back and fired all in for the first shove of the day. Habib folded and Smith won the pot.
Gavin Smith is now the short stack at the final table as he's fallen below Huck Seed on the leader board.
On the first hand of Level 19, Gavin Smith came in for a raise to 50,000 from under the gun. Chino Rheem was his only customer out of the big blind and the two took a paired flop of 
. Rheem checked and Smith fired a 68,000-chip continuation bet. Rheem called.
Fourth street brought the 
to the middle of the table and Rheem checked. Smith paused and then checked behind.
The river landed with the 
and Rheem led for 88,000. Smith gave it up without too much thought and Rheem scooped in the chips.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Chino Rheem raised from under the gun to 38,000. Huck Seed called from the button before Erik Seidel three-bet from the big blind to 115,000.
Rheem thought about it a bit before letting go of his hand but it would take a lot longer for Seed to make his decision. He tanked for a few minutes before finally deciding to let it go.
Vanessa Selbst and Brent Hanks are hanging out in Jason Mercier's section now as well. Selbst came in and then left, but she came back quickly and holding a giant tray of about 12 beers. Things could get rowdy. The rings of "Yeahhhpp!" have already been coming loud from Mercier's section every time he takes down a pot.
Two World Series of Poker November Niners have just walked into the final table stage arena and taken seats, both in Jason Mercier's corner. Ben Lamb and Phil Collins are both here and will be rooting on Mercier at this final table. Lamb played this event, but busted late on Day 2.
Erik Seidel raised from the hijack seat to 37,000. Chino Rheem reraised from the cutoff seat to 101,000 and action folded around the table and back to Seidel. Seidel made the call and the flop came down 
. Seidel checked and Rheem bet 66,000. Seidel folded and Rheem won this one.
Huck Seed opened with a min-raise from under the gun and action folded to Gavin Smith in the small blind. He decided to three-bet to 98,000 which prompted folds from both Jason Mercier in the big blind and the original raiser, Seed.
