Dinner Break is Over

The Fourth Level of the Day Has Just Begun

The players just got back from their dinner break. We just started level 33. The blinds are $120,000/$240,000 with a $30,000 ante. The chip average in the room is $13,915,714.

Antoine has $12,420,000 and that puts him in 8th place on the chip leaderboard.

Antoine's 8's Hold

Double Up

Antoine Saout raised to 550,000 from the cutoff, James Akenhead reraised from the button, Saout moved all in for 5,705,000 and Akenhead called.

Saout: 8c 8s
Akenhead: Ah Ks

The board ran out 10c 4c 2d Qd 3c and Saout doubled to 13,020,000. Akenhead was left with 2.6 million.

Million Dollar Match Moving Up

He's Helping the Everest Poker Qualifiers Make Money

There are 15 players left. We've moved up a pay scale and now Everest Poker Qualifiers are guaranteed $681,245!

Down to 17

Antoine Now Sits at the Feature Table

We're down to 17 here in the Amazon Room. Antoine is now seated at the feature table. He's in 9th place on the chip leaderboard with $8,600,000.

Betting Beglighter Out of a Pot

Checking out his opponent

Antoine Saout raised to 425,000 from UTG+1, and it folded around to Steven Begleiter who called in the big blind.

The flop came As 3s 8d, and both players checked. The turn was the 8c. Begleiter bet 450,000 and Saout called.

The river was the Jd. Begleiter bet 1.15 million this time, then Saout responded with a raise to 3.25 million. Begleiter let it go.

Saout is at 9.9 million, while Begleiter has 13.4 million.

**Credit: PokerNews

Movin' On Up

Saout with his Chips

Antoine has now moved into 4th place in chips! We lost 2 players already today. More updates coming soon.

WSOP Main Event: Day 8

From 27 to 9

The final 27 players of the 2009 WSOP Main Event have taken their seats are play is about to begin. We will begin the day in Level 29. There are seven minutes left in this level. The blinds are $50,000/$100,000 with a $10,000 ante. We will be playing down to the November Nine today.

Antoine "Tonio292" Saout begins the day at Table 3 with $11,135,000 chips.

His table draw includes:
Seat 1: Jamie Robbins - 9,795,000
Seat 2: Antonio Esfandiari - 4,470,000
Seat 3: Francois Balmigere - 1,440,000
Seat 4: Ludovic Lacay - 5,610,000
Seat 5: Steven Begleiter - 11,885,000
Seat 6: Ben Lamb - 9,410,000
Seat 7: Antoine Saout - 11,135,000
Seat 8: Kevin Schaffel - 11,245,000
Seat 9: Billy Kopp - 15,970,000

Good Luck Antoine!

The Final 27

Bag'em Up

Day 7 is in the books. We just had our 28th player eliminated. The final 27 will be back tomorrow at 12 PM and will play down to the final nine.

Antoine Saout finished the day with $9,650,000 chips. That puts him in 7th place on the chip leaderboard.

Join us here tomorrow for continued coverage of the 2009 WSOP Main Event.