Blinds: 15,000-30,000, Limits: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 1 out of 291

Notable Eliminations:

2. Raphael Zimmerman — $111,686

Big Hands:

Raphael Zimmerman Eliminated In 2nd Place, Peter Gelencsner Wins Event No. 7 ($180,730)

Raphael Zimmerman held the chip lead at the final table for most of the day. He held almost a 2-1 chip lead entering heads-up play but Peter Gelencsner wore down the chip leader until the roles were reversed.

Zimmerman found himself all in after the second draw and drew one card. Gelencsner stood pat and showed a 9-7 low. Zimmerman turned over his cards to show he was drawing to an 8-6 low. Unfortunately for him, he drew another six, pairing his hand and he was eliminated.

Blinds: 8,000-15,000, Limits: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 291

Average Chip Count: 436,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Raphael Zimmerman – 865,000
2. Peter Gelencser – 675,000
3. Don McNamara – 612,000

Notable Eliminations:

4. David Chiu — $50,157

Note: Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 10 p.m.

Big Hands:

David Chiu Eliminated In 4th Place ($50,157)

David Chiu was all in for his last 20,000 against Don McNamara. Chiu drew two cards on the first draw, one card on the second draw and stood pat on the final draw.

McNamara stood pat the whole way and then showed an 8-6 low. Chiu could only turn over an 8-7 low and he was eliminated.

Blinds: 5,000-10,000, Limits: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 291

Average Chip Count: 436,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Peter Gelenscer – 720,000
2. Raphael Zimmerman – 561,000
3. Don Mcnamara – 436,000
4. David Chiu – 273,000
5. Jameson Painter – 97,000

Notable Eliminations:

6. Leonard Martin – $24,723

Big Hands:

Leonard Martin Eliminated in Sixth Place ($24,723)_

Leonard Martin was all-in before the second draw and Peter Gelenscer bet and forced Don McNamara to fold, leaving the pot heads-up.

Both players drew one card on the second draw. Gelenscer stood pat and Martin drew one card on the third draw. Galenscer tabled the 8-6-4-3-2 and Martin paired on the final draw, giving him a 7-7-6-3-2. Martin will take home just under $25,000 for his efforts at the final table.

David Chiu headlines a final eight players who come back to the Rio at 4 p.m. today to finish play in event no. 7 ($2,500 2-7 triple draw lowball). With eight players left, David Chiu is the chip leader with 436,000 in chips.

Chiu, who already has four WSOP bracelets to his name has a sizeable chip advantage over most of the field since the chip average is 273,250. When the eight players get under way at 4 p.m., the blinds will be 3,000-6,000 with limits of 6,000-12,000.

They will start the tournament with two tables of four and the final table will be set when they reach six. Everybody is guaranteed a payday of at least $17,903 and the top spot is $180,730. Here are a look at the chip counts of the final eight players.

1. David Chiu – 436,000
2. Peter Gelenscser – 400,000
3. Don Mcnamara – 370,000
4. Raphael Zimmerman – 262,000
5. Tad Jurgens – 223,000
6. Leonard Martin – 195,000
7. Shunjiro Uchida – 173,000
8. Jameson Painter – 127,000

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