Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ramon Ziadeh opened to 25,000 in early position and received calls from Donnie Phan in the cutoff and Jason Ramos, who was on the button. Brent Phelps was in the big blind and re-shoved for 50,000, with all three players calling.
Action then checked through to showdown on a runout of 
.
Brent Phelps: 
Ramon Ziadeh: 
Jason Ramos: 
Donnie Phan: 
Phelps' queens remained best and he suddenfly found himself with a lot more breathing than he had just a moment before as the bubble continues with 100 still remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
215,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
185,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
125,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
against Phan's 
.
and the triple was shipped his way. Meanwhile, Matt Johnson was just eliminated from another table to bring the tournament one closer to the money, with 102 now remaining.
to Sailor who bet 10,000 and the opponent called. The turn 
and the big blind checked once more before Sailor fired 26,000. After brief contemplation the big blind called.
for a straight and the big blind mucked.
to leave Whittington with nothing but a few backdoors to stay alive. Running 
