Only amateurs remained when play got down five handed.    

Duey went out in 5th place.  On a board of J9A85, chip leader Liz Medina's trip Aces eliminated Duey's two pair of J9.

Michael Xu went out in 4th.

Liz Medina took out Steven "Nick" McNabb , when her 7s6h rivered a 6 to beat Nick's KcQs

 Then it was heads up between Stephen Kaufman and Liz Medina.  Stephen double up to even when his 2d6d rivered trip sixes against Liz' Kc9C.

The final hand saw Liz with pocket tens and Stephen with pocket sixes.  Stephen called from the big blind with his sixes, Liz raised and Stephen called.  flop was KK 4. List bet 300k, Stephen called. Turn 9h, Liz bet 300k, Stephen shoves and Liz calls.  river is 8d and Liz' pocket tens hold up giving her the entire win - $30,000, 1st place and Amateur trophies, seat on the Celebrity Team of the next World Team Poker Championship Event and a new set of poker pool balls!  Congratulations Liz!!

Caroline Georges, Phong Nguyen, the last celebrity standing,  Mimi Rogers, and the last World Team Poker player, Team Iran co-captain Reza Golestani have been eliminated from the tournament.  This means an amateur will take down the tournament.

Caroline Georges raised all in with AJ of diamonds.  Liz Medina calls with 4s7c.    The board was Th7sJs7hKs giving Liz trips and Caroline 9th place.

 Phong Nguyen went all in with pocket nines and Reza Golestani called with AdQc.  A queen came on the flop and Phong's nines failed to improve.

Mimi Rogers opened with a raise of 40k to be called by Liz Medina.  Board came KdTs6d.  Mimi bet 56,000 which was called by Liz.  Qs on the turn, Mimi goes all in and Liz calls.  Mimi shows AQ and Liz has KJ.  River is a 4 clubs and Liz wins with a pair of kings and knocks the last celebrity standing out.

The last World Team Poker player standing, Team Iran co-captain Reza Golestani, busted out in 6th place. Short stacked he shoved with Ks4c and was called by Michael Zu with As2c.  Reza failed to improve on a board of 9s3c5d6s6h and Reza was out.

Blinds are now 10/20k with a 3k ante.

Team China's Maria Ho was the first to leave.  Team Iran co-captain Reza Golestani had JQ to Maria's 44 and they got the chips all-in.  Golestani spiked a queen to send Maria home.

Next out was Michael Weston.  Michael's AQ could not defeat Mimi Roger's AK and he left in 17th place.

Next out was Michael "Max" Gold, followed by Richard Baxter.   Richard Baxter's A9 got unlucky to  Phong Nguyen's 89.

Richard Penna was out next when his AK lost to Hukon Qiao's KT.

Blinds are 5/10k with a $1k ante. 

We are about to get underway at the Bicycle Casino for day 2 of the Celebrity Pro/Am Knockout Tournament.  There is approximately 23 minutes left in level 16 with 4/8k blinds and 1k ante.

What the feature table with a short time delay on Live At The Bike.

Here are the chip counts: 

Feature Table 

Seat 1:  Richard Baxter 200,000

Seat 2:  Liz Medina 235,000

 Seat 3: Michael Xu 100, 410

Seat 4: Duey Buong 206,400

Seat 5:  Team China's Maria Ho 142,000

Seat 6:  Stephen Kaufman 218,000

Seat 7: Natalya Novek 78,000

Seat 8:  Phong Nguyen 106,000

Seat 9:  Reza Golestani 206,000

Table 2:

Seat 1:  Phi Nguyen 222,000

Seat 2:  David Liu 148,000

Seat 3:  Thomas Penna 65,000

Seat 4: Michael "Max" Gold 212,000

Seat 5: Caroline Georges 97,000

Seat 6:  Michael Weston 61,000

Seat 7: Steven McNabb 143,000

Seat 8: Mimi Rogers 101,000

Seat 9: Hukon Qiao 58,000

The Celebrity Pro Am Tournament at the Bike featuring World Team Poker Players stopped play around 2:00 a.m. when the money bubble burst.  18 players will return to the Bike tomorrow to determine a winner.

In the money were:

Team China's Maria Ho 

Team Iran co-captain Reza Golestani

Actress Mimi Rodgers

 Phi Nguyen

Michael Gold

Richard Baxter

Michael Xu

Stephen Kaufman

Duey Buong

Caroline Georges

Thomas Penna

David Liu

Hukon Qiao

Natalya Novek

Phong Nguyen

Steven McNab

Michael Weston

Liz (last name unknown)

We will post the chip counts prior to the start of the tournament. 

Thirty-six players are still playing in the tournament.  There are only a handful of pros and celebrities left, so it is likely that an amateur could take this down.   The remaining celebrities and pros are Team China's Maria Ho, Mimi Rodgers, Team Lebanon's Shannon Elizabeth, Team Iran's Reza Golestani, Team Vietnam's Phi Nguyen and Mai Le and actress Mimi Rodgers.   However all these players have healthy chip stacks, so anything can happen. 

World Team Poker host Tracy Kay met World Team Poker players and celebrities on the red carpet at the Bicycle Casino's Event Center.   

Celebs and pros turned out for the event.   World Team Poker Pros included Men "The Master" Nguyen, Karina Jett,  Maria Ho, John Phan, David Phan, David Chiu, Rich Zhu, Kenna James, Dannny Joe Georges, Tiffany Michelle, Jeff Madsen, Toto Leonidas, Shannon Elizabeth, Owais Ahmed, Mimi Rodgers, Willie Garson, Kirk Acevedo, Adrian Paul, Carl Weathers were among those in attendance.   

Hand 36 chip counts (level 26: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante) 

Seat 3.  George Rechnitzer  -  570,000
Seat 4.  Dan Heimiller  -  2,140,000
Seat 5.  Davidi Kitai  -  695,000
Seat 6.  Almira Skripchenko  -  1,045,000

Kitai doubles through Heimiller in hand number 41:

Dan Heimiller raises utg to 120,000 with 77, and Kitai moves all in from the button with AQ for 915,000.   The board comes A63KQ, and Davidi Kitai wins the pot with two pair, aces and queens, to double up in chips. Seat 3.  George Rechnitzer  -  490,000
Seat 4.  Dan Heimiller  -  1,115,000
Seat 5.  Davidi Kitai  -  1,925,000
Seat 6.  Almira Skripchenko  -  920,000

Not much action going on the past dozen hands. Player who raises the pot has for the most part taken the hand down.

Here is where the standings are at after Hand # 29, Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante

Seat 3.  George Rechnitzer  -  665,000                                                                                                    

Seat 4.  Dan Heimiller  -  1,735,000 

Seat 5.  Davidi Kitai  -  790,000                                                                                                                

Seat 6.  Almira Skripchenko  -  1,260,000 

Hands 8, 9 and 10 see Team Germany Captain Dan Heimiller chipping up. 

In hand 8,  Dan raises from middle position to 100,000, Damon Schramm raises from the big blind to 200,000, and Heimiller moves all in. Heimiller dominates with AK against Schramm's A 10.   Dan wins with  two pair, kings and sixes, to double up in chips.

Seat 2.  Damon Schramm  -  105,000
Seat 3.  George Rechnitzer  -  650,000
Seat 4.  Dan Heimiller  -  1,345,000
Seat 5.  Davidi Kitai  -  875,000
Seat 6.  Almira Skripchenko  -  1,475,000

In hand number 9 Dan's AA  holds up against Schramm's K10.  Schramm is eliminated in 5th place.


Seat 2.  Damon Schramm  -  Out in 5th Place ($10,000)
Seat 3.  George Rechnitzer  -  605,000
Seat 4.  Dan Heimiller  -  1,505,000
Seat 5.  Davidi Kitai  -  870,000
Seat 6.  Almira Skripchenko  -  1,470,000

In hand 10, Dan takes the chip lead.

Seat 3.  George Rechnitzer  -  560,000
Seat 4.  Dan Heimiller  -  1,560,000
Seat 5.  Davidi Kitai  -  865,000
Seat 6.  Almira Skripchenko  -  1,465,000