We're on the exact money bubble now after the elimination of Jordan Morgan. Five people, including the all-in Morgan, took a flop of . Two bets went in with three of the side-pot players going to the turn. Only one bet went in there. The river was checked down. Morgan tabled a total airball, . That was easily bested by Sergei Altbregin's full house, , eights full of sevens.
With Morgan's elimination, hand-for-hand play will begin.
We have our bubble boy. Dale Phillips was all in pre-flop for his last 16,000 and called by Eugene Katchalov and Jean Robert Bellande. They both checked a flop. Bellande bet the turn and the river. Katchalov called the turn bet but folded to the river bet.
At showdown for the main pot, Bellande showed , a full house, jacks full of sevens. It was way good against Phillips' .
The clock, having reached the end of the level a short time, has been paused while hand-for-hand play continued. Now that the bubble has burst, the field is re-drawing and the clock will be re-started. We'll have the new draw momentarily.
Seat 1: Mike Sexton
Seat 2: Oleg Shamardin
Seat 3: Sam Farha
Seat 4: Michael Chow
Seat 5: Dan Heimiller
Seat 6: Jean Robert Bellande
Seat 7: David Baker
Seat 8: Sergey Altbregin
Seat 9: John D'Agostino
Red 369
Seat 1: Jeffrey Lisandro
Seat 2: Eric Baldwin
Seat 3: James Dempsey
Seat 4: Barry Hartheimer
Seat 5: Michael Watson
Seat 6: Huck Seed
Seat 7: Steve Wong
Seat 8: Tai Nguyen
Seat 9: Abe Mosseri
Red 372
Seat 1: Yuegi Zhu
Seat 2: Mikael Thuritz
Seat 3: John Cernuto
Seat 4: Chino Rheem
Seat 5: Steve Zolotow
Seat 6: Jose de Paz
Seat 7: Eugene Katchalov
Seat 8: Pat Pezzin
Seat 9: Tony Merksick
On the flop of , Sammy Farha checked and then Dan Heimiller bet. Jean-Robert bellande called, John D'Agostino called and then Farha also called.
The turn was the and Farha bet out. Heimiller called all in, Bellande called and then D'Agostino called.
The river card completed the board with the . Farha checked, Bellande checked, D'Agostino bet, Farha called and Bellande called. D'Agostino tabled the to win the low half of the side pot. Farha won the high half with the . Both of those hands were also good to chop up the main pot and chop out Heimiller.
Sam Farha's in a great mood. He has 375,000 and is joking around with his table.
"I'm playing so bad," he said. "I'm going to play any four cards and if I hit a pair you can't get me out."
Farha played the next hand along with michael Chow and John D'Agostino. On a flop of , Farha checked to Chow. His bet was called in turn by D'Agostino and Farha.
The hit the turn. Farha and Chow both checked to D'Agostino, then called his bet. All three players checked the river. Chow won the low with ; Farha, true to his word, won the high with , two pair, kings and fives.
"Don't write that hand down," Farha told our reporter.
Chino Rheem raised from middle position and Eugene Katchalov called from the small blind. The flop came down and Katchalov check-called a bet from Rheem. The turn added the to the board and Katchalov led out this round. Rheem called. The river was checked by both players after the fell.
Katchalov mucked his hand after Rheem showed the and scooped the pot. He's back up to 225,000 in chips while Katchlov dropped to 70,000.
, David "Bakes" Baker bet out and Katchalov called. After the 
paired the board on the turn, Baker bet and Katchalov called again.
and Baker checked. Katchalov bet out and Baker made the call.
for the ace high flush in hearts and Baker mucked. Katchalov is now up to 173,000 chips.![[user75032]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. Two bets went in with three of the side-pot players going to the 
turn. Only one bet went in there. The 
river was checked down. Morgan tabled a total airball, 
, eights full of sevens.
flop. Bellande bet the 
turn and the 
river. Katchalov called the turn bet but folded to the river bet.
, a full house, jacks full of sevens. It was way good against Phillips' 
.
, Sammy Farha checked and then Dan Heimiller bet. Jean-Robert bellande called, John D'Agostino called and then Farha also called.
. Farha checked, Bellande checked, D'Agostino bet, Farha called and Bellande called. D'Agostino tabled the 
to win the low half of the side pot. Farha won the high half with the 
. Both of those hands were also good to chop up the main pot and chop out Heimiller.
, Farha checked to Chow. His bet was called in turn by D'Agostino and Farha.
river. Chow won the low with 
fell.