We missed the exact action, but Sergei Gurin was just eliminated in 11th place from the WPT500. With only a few blinds left he pulled the trigger with 
and was called by Jason Horned, who was holding 
. The board ran out with 4 spades on it, ending Sergei’s tournament in 11th place for $14,250.
The WPT500 is now just one elimination shy of reaching the 9-handed final table.
After losing a massive pot to Trevor Argue not too long ago, Vasilios Gerontakos was grinding a short stack for a few orbits. He managed to find a double up versus Trevor before finding himself all-in and at risk again against his newly formed nemesis.
Vasilios was holding 
and was up against Trevor’s 
, but Trevor managed to run a straight on the 
to bring the field closer to the elusive final table.
Vasilios was awarded $14,250 for his 12th place finish.
With a little over 1,500,000, Daniel Le moved all-in from under the gun. Action folded around to big stacked Dave Graham in the big blind, who made the call.
Daniel: 
Dave: 
Daniel was all set for a double-up, until the river card of the 
board sent him to the rail in 13th place. Daniel collected $11,000 for his deep run.
The two biggest stacks in the WPT500 just collided in a massive pot, creating an overwhelming chip leader.
Trevor Argue opened to 500,000 from under the gun, and Vasilios Gerontakos made the call from the big blind. Both players checked on the flop, and Vasilios lead for 1,200,000 when the peeled on the turn. Trevor replied with an all-in for 9,000,000 on the nose, forcing Vasilios into the tank.
Having his opponent just barely covered, Vasilios ended up making the call, only to find out his set of 
was in bad shape versus the set of tabled by Trevor. The was dealt on the river, and Trevor was awarded the nearly 20 million chip pot, putting him far ahead of the field. Vasilios was left with less than 800,000 after the hand.
In an interesting turn of events, Vasilios was dealt a few hands later, and doubled up versus a pair of !
In the mean time Fraddy Gonzalez was eliminated in 14th place, cashing $11,000 for his deep run.
Two more players have just been knocked out of the WPT500, with Samuel Spiwak placing 16th for $8,750 and Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst in 15th for $11,000.
Stephane moved all-in for 1,950,000 from early position, and Miguel Goncalo put him at risk from the big blind.
Stephane: 
Miguel: 
Miguel improved to a pair of Aces on the 
board to bring the field down to 14 runners.
With the recent eliminations of Pierre-Paul Paulin and Trevor Strutt, the field is now down to 16 finalists, bringing on another redraw for the final 2 tables. Below are the new seating assignments:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel | Goncalo | Table 60 - Seat 1 |
| Fraddy | Gonzalez | Table 60 - Seat 2 |
| Stephane | Blouin-Verroeulst | Table 60 - Seat 3 |
| Sebastien | Lepine | Table 60 - Seat 4 |
| Samuel | Spiwak | Table 60 - Seat 5 |
| Said | El-Yousfi | Table 60 - Seat 6 |
| Thomas | Hall | Table 60 - Seat 7 |
| Sergei | Gurin | Table 60 - Seat 8 |
| Trevor | Argue | Table 63 - Seat 1 |
| Geoffrey | Hum | Table 63 - Seat 2 |
| William | Blais | Table 63 - Seat 3 |
| Jason | Harned | Table 63 - Seat 4 |
| Denis | Simard | Table 63 - Seat 5 |
| Dave | Graham | Table 63 - Seat 6 |
| Daniel | Le | Table 63 - Seat 7 |
| Vasilios | Gerontakos | Table 63 - Seat 8 |
Recently eliminated:
