Eric Stemp raised to 105,000 in early position and was called by Jack Ward from the small blind. John Woo then reraised to 355,000 from the big blind, which caused Stemp to fold. Ward decided to make the call and the two saw the flop come 
.
Ward checked and Woo bet 550,000. Ward folded and dropped to 860,000. Woo is up to 2.23 million.
Mike Minetti raised to 65,000 from the button and was met with an all in reraise by Carlos Pianelli from the small blind to 293,000 total.
The big blind folded and action was back on Minetti, who decided it wasn't worth it and mucked. Minetti is down to 1.25 million while Pianelli took down the small pot to jump to 420,000.
Action folded to Harold Angle in the small blind and he opted to call. Jay Hong checked from the big blind and the two saw a flop of 
.
Angle led out with a 30,000 bet and Hong made the call. Angle then bet 65,000 when the 
came on the turn. Hong raised to 225,000 and Angle, who had Hong covered, moved all in. Hong quickly called and showed 
for trip kings; however, Angle was ahead when he showed 
for a flopped full house.
Hong needed a king, nine or ten on the river to stay alive and all eyes were glued to the monitor as the dealer prepared to deal the river. He burned and slowly revealed the 
. Angle took down the pot and increased his stack to 1.17 million while Hong was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place ($36,450).
Preston Derden raised to 103,000 and was reraised by Daniel Camillo on the button to 203,000. Derden made the call and the flop came 
.
Derden quickly moved all in for 320,000 and Camillo mucked. Derden showed 
and increased his stack to 795,000. Meanwhile, Camillo dropped to 1.61 million.
Carlos Pianelli moved all in for his last 133,000 from the hijack with 
and was called by John Woo, who held 
. The flop came 
, giving Woo the lead and putting him in great position to eliminate Pianelli.
The dealer burned and turned the 
, which sent cheers throughout the rail as Pianelli shot up his arms. He wasn't out of the woods yet though. Woo could still eliminate his opponent if a ten or ace appeared on the river.
The crowd leaned in as the dealer put the 
on the river, giving Pianelli a much needed double up to 347,000 while Woo dropped to 1.75 million.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Eric Stemp raised to 77,000 from middle position and Carlos Pianelli made the call from the big blind. The flop came 
and Pianelli checked. Stemp moved all in and Pianelli quickly folded. Stemp dropped down to 150,000 while Stemp is up to 915,000.
Action is back underway. Just after the first hand, Daniel Camillo raced out of the tournament area to use the restroom. "We're four minutes in and already he needs a bathroom break," joked tournament announcer Robbie Thompson.
Players are back in their seats and introductions are underway. "Oklahoma Johnny" Hale just addressed the crowd and explained a little history of the Seniors Championship.
The rail is crowded with fans and supporters which ought to make this an exciting final table.
The remaining nine players are taking their dinner break before the commencement of the final table. Action will resume in one hour.
