Betting Limits: 60,000 - 120,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Scotty Nguyen - 3,950,000
Erick Lindgren - 3,600,000
Michael DeMichele - 2,900,000
Matt Glantz - 1,900,000
Lyle Berman - 1,700,000
Barry Greenstein - 750,000

Eliminations: Huck Seed (7th Place)
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Huck Seed Eliminated in Seventh Place ($284,160) - Stud 8/ob

Huck Seed was getting low and with his final four bets, got it all in against Michael DeMichele in a hand of stud eight-or-better. DeMichele's board read 3256 and Seed was showing 899Q. After seventh street, DeMichele revealed three more diamonds and a low card to scoop the pot and send the 1996 main event champion to the rail in seventh place.

NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break before the blinds and antes increased.

Betting Limits: 50,000 - 100,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations: Patrick Bueno (8th Place)
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Patrick Bueno Chop To Stay Alive - Omaha 8/ob

Patrick Bueno raised to 100,000 and Lyle Berman made it 150,000. Bueno moved all in for his last few chips and Berman made the call. Bueno showed AAK7 and Berman held A228. The flop came 843 and Berman had flopped the nut-low. He needed a five or an eight to eliminate Bueno, but the turn and river came J10 and Bueno's Aces held up for the high.

Every Hand Counts

With the betting limits at 50,000 - 100,000 and rising, each and every ante, completion and bet is significant. A player can bust in any hand, and going with a draw that doesn't get there might get a player into trouble.

Patrick Bueno Eliminated in Eighth Place ($230,880) - Razz

After Lyle Berman brought it in with a king, Erick Lindgren called and Patrick Bueno completed. Lindgren raised and Bueno called all in. After seven cards were thrown their way, Lindgren ended up making an eight-low and Bueno could only produce trip fours. Bueno was eliminated in eighth place and earned $230,880 for his five-day effort.

Michael DeMichele Chips Up in Razz

After winning three straight Razz hands, Michael DeMichele has chipped himself up from the short stack to nearly 2 million in chips.

We're just a few minutes away from the conclusion of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. here in the Amazon Room at the Rio. The remaining eight players are unbagging their chips and taking their seats before they play down to a champion. This year's winner will take home nearly $2 million and the Chip Reese trophy.

Here are their seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1: Matt Glantz - 1,445,000
Seat 2: Huck Seed - 1,200,000
Seat 3: Patrick Bueno - 695,000
Seat 4: Lyle Berman - 1,430,000
Seat 5: Scotty Nguyen - 3,535,000
Seat 6: Barry Greenstein - 1,955,000
Seat 7: Michael DeMichele - 905,000
Seat 8: Erick Lindgren - 3,680,000

Leading the way is none other than 2008 bracelet winner Erick Lindgren and he is followed closely by 1998 WSOP main event champion Scotty Nguyen.  Three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein sits in third and is followed by high stakes pro Matthew Glantz, World Poker Tour CEO Lyle Berman and 1996 WSOP main event winner Huck Seed. Rounding out the final eight are nose-bleed stakes cash game players Patrick Bueno and Michael DeMichele, making this one of the most prolific final tables in the history of the World Series of Poker.