Matthew Glantz Eliminated in 3rd Place ($184,992)

On a flop of 763, James Mackey bet 125,000 and Matthew Glantz moved all in. Mackey made the call showing J7 and was ahead of Glantz and his 65. The turn and river bricked when they came Q3 and Glantz was eliminated in third place.
 

Anthony Rivera Wins Event No. 8 ($483,688)

On the very first hand of heads up play, James Mackey raised to 87,000 and Anthony Rivera reraised to 287,000. Mackey moved all in and Rivera instantly called showing AK. Mackey turned over A9 and needed help to stay alive. The board ran out QQ245 and Mackey was eliminated in second place, earning $297,792.

Rivera earns $483,688 for his win and his first WSOP bracelet.

Players Remaining: 3

Chip Leaders:

Matt Glantz - 1,000,000
James Mackey - 950,000
Tony Rivera - 1,900,000

Eliminations: Eli Elezra (5th Place), Michael DeMichele (4th Place)

Story Lines:

Eli Elezra fought to hang on, but his pocket kings ran into Michael DeMichele's rolled up treys to bust in fifth place. The action picked up in the Deuce-to-Seven round and DeMichele was crippled before being forced to committ his chips predraw.

Big Hands:

Eli Elezra Eliminated in 5th Place ($108,288) - Stud eight-or-better

After Tony Rivera brought it in, Michael DeMichele completed with the 3 and Eli Elezra raised with the 7. DeMichele put Elezra all in and he made the call, revealing two black kings in the hole. Unforunately for Elezra, DeMichele was rolled up and made a full house to eliminate Elezra in fifth place.

Michael DeMichele Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,872) - Triple Draw

After getting crippled on a previous hand, Michael DeMichele committed his chips predraw and drew to a 10-low, but Tony Rivera showed down a 8-7-6-4-2 to take him out in fourth place.

NOTE: The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break until 8:40 p.m. PST.

Players Remaining: 7

Chip Leaders:

Matthew Glantz – 1,100,000
James Mackey – 750,000
Sam Farha – 690,000
Tony Rivera – 610,000
Michael DeMichele – 260,000
Eli Elezra – 240,000
Tom Dwan – 190,000

Eliminations: Jeff Madsen (8th Place)

Story Lines:

Tom Dwan took several hits to his stack after doubling up most of the table and Jeff Madsen couldn't recover from his low starting stack and busted in eighth place.

Big Hands:

Tony Rivera Doubles Through Tom Dwan - Pot-Limit Omaha

Tom Dwan raised to 31,000 and Tony Rivera called. Matthew Glantz called in the small blind and Sam Farha came along in the big blind. The flop came Q-5-2 and Rivera bet 90,000. Dwan put him all in and Rivera made the call, showing A-Q-Q-6 for top set. Dwan was behind with K-K-J-9 and a back door flush draw. The turn and river came 4-5 and Rivera's hand improved to a set to double up to 610,000. Dwan took a big hit and now has 350,000.

Sam Farha Doubles Through Tom Dwan... Twice - Pot-Limit Omaha

Tom Dwan raised to 21,000 and Eli Elezra moves in on the short stack for 76,000. Dwan makes the call and turns over 9532 and is behind, albeit slightly, to Elezra's AKQ2. The board ran out 7325Q and Elezra's two pair bested Dwan's to double up to around 165,000. Meanwhile, Dwan's stack started the day off going in reverse.

A few hands later, Dwan put Elezra all in once again after floping top and bottom pair. But Elezra held top and middle pair and it held to double him up once again. After the hand, Elezra moved up to 300,000 and Dwan was left treading water with 150,000.

Jeff Madsen Doubles Through Matthew Glantz - Triple Draw

On the severe short stack Jeff Madsen raised all in pre-draw against Matthew Glantz. After three rounds of draws, Madsen turned over 8-7-5-4-2 and Glantz could only muster A-8-5-4-3. Madsen took the pot and doubled up to 195,000.

Jeff Madsen Eliminated in 8th Place ($54,144) - Limit Hold'em

Jeff Madsen raised all in on the short stack and Matthew Glantz called in the small blind. Sam Farha reraised out of the big blind and Glantz called. Both players checked down a board of K6258 and Farha turned over A2 to take the side pot and the main pot after Madsen couldn't produce better than 10-high. Madsen was eliminated in eighth place.

Players Remaining: 8 of 192

Average Stack: 480,000

Final Table:

Matthew Glantz – 1,150,000
James Mackey – 742,000
Tom Dwan – 642,000
Michael DeMichele – 434,000
Sam Farha – 374,000
Tony Rivera – 274000
Jeff Madsen – 149,000
Eli Elezra – 76,000

We are just under three hours away from the start of the $10,000 Mixed Games Championships Final Table.

Story Lines:

Matthew Glantz has a strong chip lead heading into the final table, but his next closest competitor James "mig.com" Mackey is heading after his second bracelet in as many years. Tom "durrrr" Dwan is sitting in third chip position, and many on the rail have pegged him as the favorite to take down his first bracelet. The rest of the field aren't exactly slouches themselves, with five bracelets between them. Eli Elezra will have to make a move early as he sits with the short stack at 76,000.

Stay tuned for CardPlayer.com's complete coverage of the final table.