Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Stakes: 50,000-100,000

Players Left: 4

Chip Counts:
David Benyamine: 1,550,000
Jason Gray: 1,450,000
Greg Jamison: 850,000
Toto Leonidas: 600,000

Eliminations:
Mike Matusow Eliminated in 5th Place ($138,062) 

Big Hands:

Mike Matusow Eliminated in 5th Place ($138,062) 

After a bit of a rollercoaster ride this past hour, Mike Matusow finally met his demise when he got it all in against Toto Leonidas on a flop of AK8.

Matusow: AQ63
Leonidas: AK76

Matusow flopped top pair with a queen while Leonidas had the best of it with top pair, top kicker. The turn was the J, giving Matusow  a few more outs, but the 8 on the river meant that Mike Matusow was not going to get his second bracelet of this series here tonight. Mike Matusow would have to settle for 5th place and $138,062.

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000

Players Left: 8

Chip Counts:
Jason Gray: 1,300,000
David Benyamine: 1,000,000
Greg Jamison: 750,000
Toto Leonidas: 600,000
Ram Vaswani: 450,000
Mike Matusow: 300,000
David Chiu: 170,000
Eugene Katchalov: 125,000

Big Hands:

Down But Not Out, The Mike Matusow Story

In the final hand before the dinner break, Mike Matusow let the table know just how foolish they had been for allowing him to double up to 600,000 in chips, a dangerous amount of firepower for such a worthy adversary. Maybe Matusow didn't consume enough carbs at dinner, because in the last hour or so since the break, Matusow has broken stride and fallen off tremendously. He lost half of his stack early to Eugene Katchalov's full house, bringing him down to about 300,000 in chips.

From there he got involved in what would be a heads-up pot with David Benyamine. Matusow flopped two pair and the nut low, while Benyamine rivered a better two pair and the same low. Ouch! Matusow got quartered and lost more than a third of his remaining stack in that hand, now down to 175,000 in chips.

Just as things seemd to be slipping away from Matusow, he served a nice hot dish of revenge to David Benyamine just a few hands later. In a three-way pot with David Benyamine, David Chiu and himself, Matusow got it all in on the turn, forcing David Chiu out of the pot, leaving him with just 75,000 in chips behind. Benyamine called the all in bet and this time Mike Matusow took his turn quartering David Benyamine out of the pot. After this hand, Benyamine was down to 800,000 in chips, Chiu is left with just 75,000 and Matusow climbed back up to 325,000.

David Chiu Doubles Through Toto Leonidas

After getting raised out of a big pot with Mike Matusow and David Benyamine, and down to less than 100,000 in chips, a now short stacked David Chiu got it all in against one of the chip leaders, Toto Leonidas.

Chiu: AK108
Leonidas: A983
Board: AQQ63

Chiu started with the best hand, and ended with the best hand, a rare occurance at an Omaha 8/b final table. Chiu flopped top two pair as did Leonidas, Chiu of course haveing the top kicker. With no low hand and bricks on the turn and river, David Chiu's A-K was good enough to take the pot and duble him up to just under 200,000 in chips.

Note: The remaining seven players have just begun a sixty-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 9:00 pm local time to resume play in Level 22 with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 and stakes of 30,000-60,000.

Blinds: 15,0000-30,000
Stakes: 30,000-60,000

Players Left: 8

Eliminations:
Tony Ma Eliminated in 9th Place ($55,225)

Big Hands:

Tony Ma Eliminated in 9th Place ($55,225)

A severley short stacked Tony Ma got it all in on the turn on a board of 10743. Toto Leonidas looked him up.

Ma: 8543
Leonidas: A982

Ma flopped a flush and Leonidas flopped a better flush. The river was the A and Ma became very excited, thinking that Leonidas' low hand was counterfeited, but it wasn't. Leonidas scooped the pot with a better  high and a better low hand than Tony Ma, who was eliminated in 9th place ($555,225).

Ram Vaswani Triples Up

On a board of Q1053, David benyamine bet out, Ram Vaswani raised, and David Chiu reraised. Banyamine called, Vaswani reraised all in, and both Chiu and Benyamine called to see the river (9). Benyamine and Chiu checked the side pot, and Vaswani turned over K1052 for two pair. Vaswani scooped the pot with the high hand, tripling up to over 500,000 chips after the hand.

Mike Matusow Chips Up

After nearly quadroupling up earlier in the level against David Benyamine, David Chiu and Eugene Katchalov, Matusow then took a bog pot off of Toto Leonidas to bring hom from the short stack all the way up to 350,000. In one of the last few hands before the dinner break, Matusow scooped a big pot off of Benyamine, chipping up to nearly 600,000 and finding some much needed momentum. Matusow kept telling the table not to let him duoble up even once or they'd be sorry. It looks as if Matusow was right.

Blinds:10,000-20,000
Stakes: 20,000-40,000

Players Left: 10

Chip Counts:
David Chiu: 840,000
David Benyamine: 660,000
Toto Leonidas: 650,000
Mike Matusow: 490,000
Jason Gray: 440,000
Ram Vaswani: 395,000
Greg Jamison: 320,000
Eugene Katchalov: 315,000
Tony Ma: 240,000
Berry Johnston: 120,000

Eliminations:
Danny Dang Eliminated in 13th Place ($33,135)
Chau Giang Eliminated in 12th place ($38,657)
Shun Uchida Eliminated in 11th Place ($ 38,657)

Big Hands:

Danny Dang Eliminated in 13th Place ($33,135)

A short stacked Danny Dang had got it all in on the turn on a board of K324. Mike Matusow made the call and turned over A553 for the wheel before Dang could even turn his cards over. Dang was drawing dead to the river and was eliminated in 13th place, earning $33,135.

Chau Giang Eliminated in 12th Place ($38,657)

Down to his last 70,000 in chips, on a board of AQ96, Chau Giang got it all inon the turn against Toto Leonidas. Giang showed 10542 for a made flush and a low draw while Leonidas turned over AQ87 for a higher flush. The river was the J, no low hand possible, and Chau Giang was eliminated in 12th place, earning $38,657. After this hand, Toto Leonidas took the chip lead with almost 700,000 in chips.

Shun Uchida Eliminated in 11th Place ($38,657)

Action folded around to Shun Uchida who raised from the button and David Benyamine reraised from the small blind. Uchida reraised again and Benyamine called. The flop came 988, and Benyamine bet enough to put Uchida all in. Uchida called al in and both players turned over their hands.

Benyamine: KK44
Uchida: AQ72

Benyamine had the best of it with a pair of pocket kings and Uchida needed some help. The turn was the 2, giving Uchida both a high and a low draw. The river the 7, giving Uchida three small pairs and no low hand. Benyamine raked the pot and Shun Uchida was eliminated in 11th place, earning $38,657.

Final Table, Finally Set

With the elimination of Shun Uchida in 11th place, the remaining ten players would redraw for their new seats at the final table. Here's how it went...

Seat 1: Tony Ma
Seat 2: Jason Gray
Seat 3: Ram Vaswani
Seat 4: Toto Leonidas
Seat 5: Berry Johnston
Seat 6: David Chiu
Seat 7: Mike Matusow
Seat 8: David Benyamine
Seat 9: Greg Jamison
Seat 10: Eugene Katchalov

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Stakes: 12,000-24,000

Players Left: 16

Chip Leaders:
Chau Giang: 480,000
Ram Vaswani: 452,000
Mike Matusow: 442,000
Jason Gray: 400,000
Toto Leonidas: 400,000
Tony Ma: 398,000
David Chiu: 380,000
David Benyamine: 300,000
Gerg Jamison: 254,000
Berry Johnston: 218,000

Eliminations:
Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 18th Place ($27,612)
William McMahan Eliminated in  17th Place ($27,612)

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 18th Place ($27,612)

Tony Ma raised from early position and Ray Dehkhargani reraised from middle position. Ma called and the flop came 1065. Ma checked to Dehkhargani who bet, Ma raised (check-raise), and Dehkhargani called all in. 

Tony Ma: AK84
Dehkhargani: AA75

Ma flopped an inside straight draw and an 8-4 low draw while Dehkhargani flopped the best hand with pocket aces for the overpair and a 7-A low. The turn was the Q, no help to either player, but the river was the 7, giving Ma the straight (high) and counterfeiting Dehkhargani's low hand. Ma scooped the pot while Dehkhargani was eliminated in 18th place ($27,612).

William McMahan Eliminated in  17th Place ($27,612)

Tony Ma raised from the small blind and William McMahan called from the big blind. The flop came 987, and Ma bet out, McMahan called. The turn was the K, and once again Ma bet out and McMahan called. The river was the 2, and Ma bet out (the bet being enough to put McMahan all in), McMahan called. McMahan turned over AJ82 for two pair (high) no low, while Ma showed 10653 for the flopped straight (high) and an 8-7-6-5-3 low. Ma scooped another pot and eliminated another player, this time it was William McMahan in 17th place ($27,612).