Stakes: Ante: 15,000 Stakes: 60,000 – 120,000 Bringin: 20,000 Completion: 60,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 365

Average Chip Count: 1,368,750

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Maxwell Troy — 1,750,000
2. Frank Kassela — 990,000

Eliminations:

4. Vladimir Shchemelev — $61,795
3. Melville Lewis — $85,284

Big Hands:

Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated in 4th Place ($61,795)

Frank Kassela completed for 50,000 and Vladimir Shchemelev made it 100,000. Kassela put in a third-bet and Shchemelev called for his last 35,000. Kassela’s board ran out (A – 4) – (7 – 9 – 10 – 9) – (5) and was way good against the (A – 6) – (8 – 8 – 8 – 8) – (3) of Shchemelev. The quads were no good for the Russian and he was eliminated. Kassela was up to 720,000 after the hand.

Melville Lewis Eliminated in 3rd Place ($85,284)

Melville Lewis had the bring-in and Maxwell Troy completed for 60,000. Lewis called. Lewis called a bet on fourth street and raised all in on fifth street. Troy made the call. Lewis’ board ran out (8 – 6) – (3 – 9 – 2 – 2) – (7) and was no good against Troy’s (7 – 5) – (A – 8 – 4 – 5) – (Q). Lewis was gone and the heads-up match began.

Stakes: Ante: 3,000 Stakes: 15,000 – 30,000 Bringin: 5,000 Completion: 15,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 365

Average Chip Count: 547,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Melville Lewis — 945,000
2. Maxwell Troy — 545,000
3. Vladimir Shchemelev — 455,000
4. Frank Kassela — 390,000
5. Mikko Pispala — 385,000

Eliminations:

7. Stuart Rutter — $25,646
6. Jennifer Harman — $33,890

Big Hands:

Stuart Rutter Eliminated in 7th Place ($25,646)

Vladimir Shchemelev had the bring-in with a 10 showing and Stuart Rutter completed with a 7 showing. Shchemelev called. Schelemev bet fourth street and Rutter called. Shchemelev bet on fifth and Rutter raised to put himself all in. The two players exposed their cards. Shchemelev tabled a ten-low and was in great shape against Rutter’s A-3-6-7-Q. Rutter paired on sixth and received a worthless jack on the end. Shchemelev’s board read (5 – 7) – (10 – 4 – 8 – Q) – (X) while Rutter was no good with (3 – 6) – (7 – Q – A – Q) – (J). Rutter was gone in seventh.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,890)

Jennifer Harman called the bring-in and Melville Lewis’ completion. Harman bet on fourth street and Lewis called. Harman bet on fifth and Lewis raised to put her all in. Harman made the call with a board reading (2 – 4) – (9 – 3 – 5), while
Lewis tabled a board of (6 – 5) – (A – J – 3). Harman received a Q on sixth, while Lewis was dealt a 7. Harman paired with a 4 on seventh and Lewis pulled a 2 to send Harman to the rail with a 7-6 low.

Left in the Deck:

Players are on dinner break and will return around 9:20 p.m. PST

The final 15 players remaining in event no. 40, the $2,500 razz event, will be making their way back to Rio at 3:30 p.m. today to play down to a winner of the event.

Michelle Lewis is the chip leader going into the final day with 504,000. She has a slight edge on Mikko Pispala in second with 458,000 and then there is a significant drop off in chips.

Frank Kassela and Jennifer Harman are still alive and are right in the middle of the pack. Vladimir Schmelev continues his dominance in this year’s series, as he is still alive for the final day, but near the bottom of chip chart.

Everybody at this point is guaranteed $7,857, but the top spot is worth $214,085. Check back with Card Player later this afternoon for updates throughout the rest of the tournament as they play down to a winner.

Here are the chip counts of the 15 remaining players heading into the final day of play: