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Level 29:  Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante

Total Entries:  565
Players Remaining:   5
Average Stack:  3.4 million (34 big blinds)

Gil George opened for 250k from the cutoff and Claudemir Osorio shoved for 3.24 million from the button.  Gil called, showing AK offsuit.  Claudemir was dominated with AJ.

Then the board came 9 6 2 J 6 and Claudemir paired his kicker to take the pot, doubling to about 6.7 million.  Gil dropped to about 800k.

Jin Chen shoved his last 340k from the cutoff and got called by Mike Dimitry in the big blind, who had AJ.  Jin’s JT was in trouble.   The board came A J x T x giving both two pair, but sending the pot to Mike.

Jin Chen finished in 6th place, earning $12,995.

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Level 29:  Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante

Total Entries:  565
Players Remaining:   6
Average Stack:  2.8 million (28 big blinds)

Claudemir Osorio had 1-million-chip-bet in front of him and Jonathan Marlow (bb) was in the tank.

“You’ve been pushing people around all day,” said Jonathan.  After a bit more time, he announced he was all-in.

Claudemir gave it a little thought as well, prompting Jonathan to add “that’s a good sign,”.

Eventually Claudemir released his hand, showing the .  Jonathan showed pocket Aces, surprising players and spectators alike.

Nice acting job!  He chipped up to about 4.85 million while Claudemir’s stack dropped to about 3 million.

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Level 29:  Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante

Total Entries:  565
Players Remaining:   6
Average Stack:  2.8 million (28 big blinds)

Gil George opened the pot and Norbert Kara shoved.  Gill called with pocket 8s and was way ahead of Norbert’s pocket 6s.

The board changed nothing and Gil took the pot, chipping up to about 4.5 million.

Nobert will not be repeating his Event 4 victory tonight, but back-to-back final tables is still quite and accomplishment.  He earned $10,311 for his 7th place finish.

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Level 28:  Blinds 40k/80k/10k ante

Total Entries:  565
Players Remaining:   7
Average Stack:  2.4 million (30 big blinds)

Rough chip counts for the final seven (in millions):

Claudemir Osorio- 4.275
Jonathan Marlow – 3.42
Mike Dimitry – 2.4
Gil George – 2.2
Norbert Kara – 1.7
Thuy Beltran – 1.65
Jin Chen – 1.3

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Level 27:  Blinds 30k/60k/5k ante

Total Entries:  565
Players Remaining:   7
Average Stack:  2.4 million (40 big blinds)

On a flop of A J 4 with two hearts, Stan Holley shoved and got looked up by Jonathan Marlow.

Stan had for top pair with flush draw.  Jonathan was ahead with AQ for top pair and better kicker.

The last two were 7 J and heart-less, so Jonathan’s kicker played.

Stan Holley finished in 8th place, earning $8,051.

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Level 27:  Blinds 30k/60k/5k ante

Total Entries:  565
Players Remaining:   8
Average Stack:  2.1 million (35 big blinds)

Nick Mann shoved from the button holding QT, but ran into Claudemir Osorio in the big blind, who called with A9.  Nick failed to connect with the board and was eliminated.  He earned $5,650 for 9th place.

Thuy Beltran doubled up when her pocket Aces held up against Gil George’s pocket Jacks.  She chipped up to over 1.2 million.

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Alan Ramkhalawan and Craig Jenkins were heads-up and they decided to call it a night.  As the chip leader, Alan gets the win.

1st – Alan Ramkhalawan $4,799
2nd – Craig Jenkins $4,798

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Woodrow Pass shoved his short-stack from the small blind and Alan Ramkhalawam called from the big.  Woodrow had 75 suited and was up against Alan’s JT suited.  The board ran out A 9 4 8 A and Alan took the pot with Jack high.

Woodrow took 4th place and $1,651.

Linda Strope was then eliminated in 3rd place, earning $1,961.

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Level 26:  Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante

Total Entries:  565
Players Remaining:   9
Average Stack:  1.9 million (38 big blinds)

After several players entered the pot, Randy Raji shoved.  Everyone folded to Norbert Kara, who called with A8.  Randy had QJ.  Ace-high was good for Norbert.

Randy was eliminated in 10th place, earning $3,673.

The final nine finished the level then took off for a break.

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Level 27:  Blinds 60k/120k/10k ante

Total Entries:  172
Players Remaining:  4
Average Stack: 1.1 million (9 big blinds)

Latest departures:

Joe Williams – 8th Place ($619)

Christian Jabbour – 7th Place ($826)

Joseph Worth – 6th Place ($1,032)

Justin King – 5th Place ($1,238)