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Last update 4:30pm

4:30pm–Level ends with eight players remaining

After two hours of play, only Victor Ramdin has found the rail. Everyone else is still in action. We’re on a 15-minute break.

4:24pm– Martha Herrera doubles through Bolivar Palacios

With the action folded to Bolivar Palacios in the small blind, he put in a raise to 32,000, only to be met with an all-in reraise for an additional 82,000 from Martha Herrera. Palacios made the call, Herrera’s tournament life on the line.

Palacios: [5S]-[6C]

Herrera: [AC]-[3C]

The board ran out [KS]-[JH]-[3H]-[KH]-[8D] and Herrera survived, making two pair kings and threes.

4:10pm–Thompson may be crippled, but he’s still breathing

Crippled, Stephen Thompson moved all-in for 30,000 and got a call from Leonardo Emperador. Emperador called to see Thompson’s [AH]-[6H]. Emperador held [JH]-[10C].

“Steven’s tournament life is on the line,” tournament director Mike Ward announced.

“Once again!” Thompson exclaimed. “I’m the only one putting action the table!”

The flop came [AC]-[9C]-[2H].

“There’s the ace,” Thomson exhaled.

The [2D] on the turn gave Thompson the hand. Then ten on the river meant nothing except a bullet Thompson never had to dodge.

3:55pm– Bolivar Palacios cripples Steven Thompson

Stephen Thompson made it 35,000 to go and Bolivar Palacios made the call. The flop came down [QC]-[9C]-[4C]. Palacios moved all in for 92,000 and got a quick call from Thompson.

Thompson: [AC]-[JH]
Palacios: [AS]-[AD]

It was Thompson with the nut flush draw and Palacios with the made pair of aces as the dealer burned and turned the [8D], giving Thompson even more outs with a straight draw. He now needed a ten or a club, but the [QS] landed on the river, Bolivar’s aces holding up to double his stack. Thompson was left crippled, with less than 40,000.

3:48pm – Martha Herrera doubles through Leonardo Emperador

Martha Herrera was handicapped in more ways than one coming into this final table, not only with the second-shortest stack, but with a broken right leg, which sits propped up on a white upholstered cube next to her chair in the eight seat.

Leonardo Emperador made it 21,000 to go pre-flop and Herrera moved all in for 50,500. Alex Brenes went into the tank for a bit before deciding to fold, and Emperador made the call.

Emperador: [AH]-[8D]

Herrera: [AC]-[KS]

Herrera kept her significant lead on the [10D]-[4C]-[2H] flop. The [4H] on the turn paired the board and the river was the [5D], Herrera doubling up to over 100,000 on the hand.

3:32pm– Victor Ramdin eliminated in 9th place ($1,000)

Victor Ramidin moved all in from the cut-off and Helen Prager quickly made the call from the small blind.

“Do I get a lifeline?” he laughed as he turned up his hole cards.

Ramdin: [JD]-[6D]

Prager: [AS]-[7S]

As Ramdin revealed his hand, several players on the other side of the table confessed to folding a jack.

“Thanks for the information, guys,” Ramdin quipped dryly.

The flop was [10D]-[7H]-[4H]. As the [KC] landed on the turn, the good-natured Ramdin stood up from his chair, resigned to his fate. The river was the [KD], eliminating him in 9th place. After shaking hands around the table, the Team PokerStars Pro took a seat in the audience to watch the rest of the action play out.

3:30pm–Blinds up

We’re now up to 5,000/10,000/1,000.