Here are some of the big names who are no longer in contention: Kenna James, Scott Fischman, Alan Smurtfit, Dan Alspach, Chau Giang, Gavin Smith, Dennis Waterman, Liz Lieu, Carlos Mortensen, Tuan Le, David Levi, Anthony Reategui, Jean Gaspard, Freddy Deeb, Barry Shulman, Harry Demetriou, Abe Mosseri, Robert Mizrachi, Shirley Rosario, John Juanda, Josh Arieh, John D'Agostino, Layne Flack, Robert Varkonyi, Evelyn Ng, John Duthie, Maria Ho, Chad Layne, Martin de Knijff, James Van Alstyne, Tony G, Lee Watkinson, Tex Barch, Michael Gracz, and Cyndy Violette.


Eli Elezra appears to still have the chip lead with about $95,000 in chips, and David Chiu (who tripled up early in the day) is near the $80,000 mark.


The two players who have been doing the most damage to the World Poker Tour this season are both out -- Gavin Smith and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. (Mizrachi was also the defending champion here at Commerce, so that title is now available to anyone who wants it -- as long as they still have chips.)


Haralabos Voulgaris, who finished second to Mizrachi a year ago, is still alive, as is Antonio Esfandiari, who won this event a few years back.


Actress Jennifer Tilly is out, but her boyfriend Phil "Unabomber" Laak is going strong with over $50,000 in chips. She can relax and have some fun while he spends his time at "work" at the tables.


Other celebrities who are still alive: Gabe Kaplan, James Woods, Jerry Buss, Shannon Elizabeth, and "Survivor" All-Stars Amber Brkich and Rob Mariano.


reported by B J Nemeth at Poker Pages