The table folded to Eric Kesselman in the small blind who raised to 25,000, and Andy Bloch responded with an all-in shove from the big blind. Kesselman called instantly, tabling his cards. He'd been dealt a pat wheel -- .
Bloch wasn't drawing dead, however. After discarding a , he had and hopes for a seven and a chop. He drew a , however, making a useless straight and eliminating Bloch in ninth.
We have our final eight, and there will now be a redraw for seats around a single table. We'll be moving over to one of the feature tables here in the Amazon Room as well, so we'll have a bit of a pause here before action resumes.
Eric Kesselman -- 465,000
George Danzer -- 460,000
Eric Cloutier -- 430,000
David Baker -- 410,000
Doug Booth -- 365,000
John Juanda -- 245,000
Daniel Negreanu -- 210,000
Erik Seidel -- 200,000
Andy Bloch -- 175,000
David Baker opened for 25,000 from middle position, then John Monnette pushed all in for his last 105,000 from the big blind. Baker called, drawing one card while Monnette stood pat.
Monnette showed , while Baker showed and the he drew. Monnette is out in 10th, while Baker moves back up to 410,000.
One more elimination, and the remaining eight will redraw for a single table.
We have a change at the top of the leaderboard to report, following a big hand between chip leader David Baker and Eric Kesselman.
Baker began things with a raise to 25,000 from the button. Eric Cloutier folded from the small blind, then Kesselman pushed all in for 230,000 from the BB. Baker made the call and drew one card. Kesselman, meanwhile, indicated he was content to keep his original five.
Kesselman showed . Baker tabled ... and . The pair sunk Baker in that one, sending him down to 276,000 and making George Danzer our current chip leader. Meanwhile, Kesselman is now right behind Danzer with 425,000.
The table folded around to Eric Kesselman in the small blind. He took a peek at Monnette's short stack in the big blind, then announced he was all in. Monnette called with his remaining 88,000.
Both stood pat. Kesselman asked for one card, showing his while Monnette tabled his . Kesselman squeezed, then turned over the -- a pair.
Monnette survives, chipping up to 185,000. Kesselman now has 215,000.
Andy Bloch had slipped down to 75,000, and had found himself in need of some help PDQ. Or least ASAP.
Then came a hand in which John Monnette opened with a raise to 27,000 in front of him. Bloch reraised all in, the table folded back to Monnette who called.
Monnette tapped the table, standing pat. Then Bloch said he was standing pat as well. Bloch tabled . Monnette showed -X-X-X, and Bloch more than doubles back to 170,000. Meanwhile, Monnette is now the short stack, having tumbled down to 90,000.
The table folded around to Erik Seidel in the small blind, so he took the invitation to raise to 24,000. George Danzer called from the big blind. Seidel did something unexpected -- he drew three cards.
Danzer looked at Seidel with a grin of surprise. John Juanda piped up. "This is only the first draw," he said.
First and last, of course, as this is single draw, not triple draw. As the table laughed, Danzer took one card, then both players checked.
"A pair," said Seidel. "Which pair?" answered Danzer. Seidel showed , and Danzer tabled his . Danzer took the small pot.
The German pro continues to remain in second place behind David Baker with 430,000. Seidel has 335,000.
The table folded around to John Monnette who raised to 220,000 from the small blind, and Eric Kesselman called from the big blind. Both stood pat. Monnette checked, Kesselman bet 60,000, and Monnette called the bet.
Monnette tabled . Kesselman showed two of his cards -- -- before tossing his hand into the muck. Monnette moves up to 275,000 and Kesselman down to 235,000.
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, however, making a useless straight and eliminating Bloch in ninth.
. Bloch now has 272,000, while Baker is at 360,000.
