$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 283

A few hands after losing Anderson Blanco in ninth place, the final eight players agreed to an ICM chop. Steven Bennett had the chip lead when the deal was finalized and took the most money and the trophy.

Here is a look at the final table results:

1st: Steven Bennett – $11,000
2nd: Kenneth Culbertson – $10,480
3rd: Steve McKoy – $8,793
4th: Bill Gazes – $8,752
5th: Frankie Flowers – $7,900
6th: Robert Elias – $7,250
7th: Yigal Hen – $7,003
8th: Randy Pfeifer – $6,487
9th: Anderson Blanco – $1,698

A recap will be posted later tonight.

$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 283

Action folded to the Steven Bennett in the small blind, who bet enough to put Anderson Blanco all in in the big blind.

Blanco called from the big blind and was all in for about 130,000. Blanco showed and was in the lead against Bennett’s .

The flop was and Blanco keeps the lead with a pair of kings against Bennett’s pair of nines.

The turn was the , putting Blanco further in the lead with kings and fours. Bennett was drawing to two outs and hit it with the on the river.

Blanco was eliminated in ninth place and took home $1,698 for his final table appearance, while Bennett chipped up.

Steven Bennett – 550,000 (14 bb)
Anderson Blanco – Eliminated 

$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 283

Steve McKoy got all in out of the big blind against Anderson Blanco in middle position.

McKoy showed and was in great shape to double up against Blanco’s .

The flop was , however, and Blanco hit a ten to take the lead. The turn was the , which gave Blanco the nut flush draw as well. The river was the to give McKoy a better two pair and the pot.

Steve McKoy – 450,000 (11 bb)
Anderson Blanco – 130,000 (3 bb)

$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 283

Robert Elias moved all in for 190,000 from early position and Steve McKoy called from middle position. Everybody else got out of the way and Elias was heads-up with McKoy for his tournament life.

McKoy showed and was in the lead against Elias’ .

The flop was and Elias flopped a set to take the lead. The turn was the to give McKoy some extra outs with a straight draw, but the river was the and Elias doubled up.

Robert Elias – 425,000 (13 bb)
Steve McKoy- 230,000 (6 bb)

$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 283

Daniel Wirgau got all in out of the small blind for about 150,000 against Frankie Flowers in the cutoff.

Wirgau was on the wrong side of a cold deck with his up against Flowers’ .

The board ran out and Flowers’ rockets held up to eliminate Wirgau in 10th place. The final nine players are credited with a final table appearance and they are all guaranteed at least $1,698.

Frankie Flowers – 600,000 (20 bb)
Daniel Wirgau – Eliminated 

$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 283

Bill Gazes moved all in on the button for 245,000 and Robert Elias took a moment to think over his decision.

“I’m probably going to call you,” said Elias.

Elias did call and showed . He was in the lead against Gazes’ until they saw a flop of to give Gazes the best hand.

The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot to Gazes and secure his double up.

Bill Gazes – 525,000 (17 bb)
Robert Elias – 180,000 (6 bb)

$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 283

While Pinchas Chakchakov was being eliminated by Randy Pfeifer, James Oliver hit the rail in 11th place simultaneously.

There are 10 players remaining and they have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table. After one more elimination, the final nine players will be credited with making a final table appearance.

Here is a look at the seating arrangements and chip counts for the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Ken Culbertson – 818,000
Seat 2: Bill Gazes – 319,000
Seat 3: Frankie Flowers – 382,000
Seat 4: Robert “Spanky” Elias – 445,000
Seat 5: Daniel Wirgau – 183,000
Seat 6: Yigal Hen – 467,000
Seat 7: Steve McKoy – 444,000
Seat 8: Steven Bennett – 234,000
Seat 9: Anderson Blanco – 376,000
Seat 10: Randy Pfeifer – 480,000

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $23,771
2nd: $14,009
3rd: $8,066
4th: $6,537
5th: $5,049
6th: $4,245
7th: $3,396
8th: $2,547
9th: $1,698
10th: $1,104

$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 283

Pinchas Chakchakov limped in on the button. Randy Pfeifer moved all in out of the big blind for about 280,000. Chakchakov quickly called and was all in for slightly less.

“I got an ace,” said Pfeifer.

“Ace is good,” said Chakchakov. “You go home though.”

Pfeifer showed and was in the lead against Chakchakov’s . The board ran out and Chakchakov was eliminated in 12th place for $1,104.

Pfeifer wins the pot with a pair of aces and is one of the biggest stacks remaining and just one elimination shy of a redraw.

Randy Pfeifer – 480,000 (20 bb)
Pinchas Chakchakov – Eliminated 

$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 283

On the turn with the board reading , Anderson Blanco checked from the small blind and Jorge Gomez moved all in from under the gun for about 140,000.

Blanco called and the cards were tabled. Blanco showed , good for a set of eights, and had Gomez’s drawing dead.

The river was the irrelevant and Gomez was eliminated, while Blanco chipped up.

Gomez earned $849 for his efforts and Blanco now has a top three chip stack as the final table approaches.

Anderson Blanco – 480,000 (30 bb)
Jorge Gomez – Eliminated 

$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 283

Marcus Stein moved all in from middle position for about 90,000 and Yigal Hen called out of the big blind.

Hen showed and was in the lead against Stein’s .

The flop was , giving Hen top set, but Stein had some hope with a double gutshot straight draw. The turn ended all hope for Stein when the came off to give Hen quad kings.

The river was the irrelevant and Stein was eliminated in 22nd place. He earned $764 for his efforts and Hen chipped up.

Yigal Hen – 410,000 (34 bb)
Marcus Stein – Eliminated