Ten left and one big pot--Alex Brenes Out

A few seconds ago, Alex Brenes raised pre-flop, Mikael Westerlund announced all in. After some thought, Brenes called. Westerlund showed AQd. Brenes disgustedly slapped A7s on the table. As Brenes family chanted in Spanish for Brenes' seven, the dealer laid out the flop, turn, and river. Neith hand improved and Westerlund raked a pot that was sonewhere in the eighborhood of $600K.

$45,000
11th--Alex Brenes

Alex Balandin (ignatiousj) is still the chip leader with just over $900K in chips. Greg Debore has fallen back from his $600K high-water mark, but is still holding on.

Play resumes as we speak with 35 minutes to go in the level.