Ana Galajian Out in 7th ($199,296)Ana Galajian was just eliminated when she moved all in with A 6 after Daniel Quach had raised with pocket nines. She flopped a flush draw, but never improved beyond that. Anahit Galajian is eliminated in seventh place, earning $199,296.



Kevan Casey Out in 8th ($132,864) ;Alan Goehring limps for $40,000 from early position, J.C. Tran limps from the cutoff position, Kevan Casey limps from the small blind, and Michael Woo checks his option from the big blind.


The flop comes 10 3 2, Casey bets $100,000, Woo folds, Goehring folds, and Tran calls. The turn card is the 5, Casey bets $300,000, and Tran calls. The river card is the J , Casey bets $200,000, Tran raises to $500,000, Casey moves all in, and Tran calls with pocket fives (5 5) for a set. Casey shows 5 2 (bottom two pair, missed flush draw), but it's not good enough. Kevan Casey is eliminated in eighth place, receiving $132,864.


The next player eliminated will receive $166,080 for seventh place. The final six will move on to tomorrow's WPT Final Table, where they are guaranteed at least $199,296, and have a shot at the first prize of $2.39 million.




Michael McClain Out in 9th ($99,648) ;Per Ummer limps for $30,000 from early position, J.C. Tran limps from middle position, and Michael McClain moves all in from the button for $520,000. Michael Woo calls behind him, and the other two players fold. McClain shows 10 3, but he is completely dominated by Woo's pocket queens (Q Q). There are no miracles on a board of J 9 5 9 7, and Michael McClain is eliminated in ninth place, earning $99,648.



David Chiu Out in 10th ;Alan Goehring limps for $30,000, J.C. Tran limps from the cutoff position, Kevan Casey limps from the small blind, and David Chiu checks his option in the big blind. It's a four-way pot, and the flop comes Q 7 5. Casey bets out $70,000, Chiu calls, Goehring folds, and Tran raises to $210,000. Casey folds, and Chiu moves all in for a total of $245,000. Tran calls with Q 9 (pair of queens), and Chiu shows 8 6 (open-ended straight draw). The turn card is the J , and Chiu needs to catch a five or a nine on the river to stay alive. The last card is the 3 , and David Chiu is eliminated in 10th place, earning $73,075.





reported by B J Nemeth at PokerPages




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