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Jim Burkett was crippled down to 11,000 when his pocket aces were cracked by Todd Saffron's pocket tens, but Burkett has since been building. He tripled up twice back-to-back to get back to 130,000 and is suddenly back in this thing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Todd Saffron just doubled through Andy Spears with the 
against 
, which, according to Cam Bartolotta, makes it 14 straight double-ups for the short stack at Table 1. Thus, we're still 12-handed.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,000
Action folded to Tom Mistretta on the button and he moved all in for right around 140,000. Glenn Pawlowski, who had been crippled in the hand before, called off for 130,000 from the small blind and then Kevin Volz folded the big.
Mistretta: 
Pawlowski: 
Mistretta was well out in front and never looked back as the board ran out 
. Pawlowski’s run came to an end in 12th place, for which he will take home $470.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Busted |
Finally, an elimination at Table 1. Jim Burkett opened from early position, Jeff Kandefer shoved for 164,000 more from the button, and Burkett tank-called.
Kandefer: 
Burkett:
A rollercoaster of a runout showed 
, giving Kandefer two pair on the turn but Burkett a straight on the river. With that, we're down to our 10-handed final table. Seat draw coming shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Cosme | 670,000 |
| 2 | Kevin Volz | 495,000 |
| 3 | Tom Mistretta | 360,000 |
| 4 | Andy Spears | 600,000 |
| 5 | Jim Burkett | 565,000 |
| 6 | Barry Kruger | 450,000 |
| 7 | Lou Dodaro | 94,000 |
| 8 | David Schrader | 306,000 |
| 9 | Todd Saffron | 575,000 |
| 10 | Cameron Bartolotta | 100,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
600,000 | |
|
575,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
565,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
495,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
450,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
360,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
306,000
-234,000
|
-234,000 |
|
100,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
94,000
-86,000
|
-86,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
Lou Dodaro doubled up in one of the first hands of the final table, but he just took a tough beat to Andy Spears to exit in 10th place. Spears opened to 60,000 from the cutoff, and Dodaro shoved for 190,000 from the small blind. Spears called and discovered the bad news.
Spears: 
Dodaro: 
Fortunately for Spears, the dealer fanned a 
flop, giving him bottom set, and the turn and river spelled the end of Dodaro's tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Andy Spears opened for 80,000 under the gun and only Kevin Volz, who was in the small blind, looked him up. Both players checked the 
flop, and then Spears called a bet of 120,000 from Volz on the 
turn. The action repeated itself on the 
river, and Volz seemed to think he was beat.
"I've got a four," he said sheepishly before showing the 
. As it turned out, that was good as Spears sent his cards to the muck unseen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
|
570,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
