After seeing a flop with Geoff Sanford, Gabriel Nassif raised Sanford and the two traded raises until all of Nassif's chips were in the pot. Sanford's held a tenuous lead against Nassif's flush draw with , but the board ran out to give Sanford the pot and eliminate Nassif, who takes home $21,742 for his 9th-place finish.
The reason we're jammed into this tiny space is that ESPN is filming a commercial in the Final Table arena. Limit Hold-Em gets no respect, no respect at all!
About half the players have taken their seats and unbagged their chips. We're playing at a table sandwiched between the Final Table arena and the curtained-off area where the Ladies' final table is currently being contested. Spectators will be able to stand RIGHT NEXT to the players, which may create an interesting atmosphere.