Marc Inizan Eliminated in 9th Place (£54,114); Brian Powell Eliminated in 8th Place (£69,754)
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Hand #25: Just as the hand was starting, I joked that 25 was my lucky number and that we'd see a double elimination. Well, I guess I should grab myself a ticket for this week's lottery, because...
Once again, Marc Inizan made his move, shoving for 313,000, but this time, he found resistance in Brian Powell who moved all in behind. Then, with little hesitation, Ronald Lee, who had both men covered, made the call from the small blind, bringing us to a three-way showdown!
On their backs, and Lee was in great shape:
Inizan: 
Powell: 
Lee: 
"Ace," "Kingball," "Broadway," came the demands of the crowd, many of whom were likely hoping for local boy James Bord to jump two rungs of the ladder.
All pleas were ignored on the 
flop, but the turn brought the 
to seal the deal. The devil on my shoulder was hoping that a snowman arrived on the end to send the Empire into a state of frenzy, but no such oddity occurred as the river came the 
.
And so, like a bolt of lightening, two players exited stage left with a dazed look on their face, as Lee sky-rocketed into the chip lead.
Lee's had his fair share of good fortune over the last few days, but we're going to have to hose him down if he runs any hotter. He now has over 3,000,000 in chips and a smile the width of the equator!