America's Poker Tour Updates

Kevin Huntington opens, Daniel O'Connor calls, John Schray calls, then James Snyder moves all in for 169,000 on the first hand of the final table, called by Huntington and the others fold. Snyder (above) - K/K Huntington - A/K The kings hold and Synder moves to 330,000. Huntington is at the same. -- Dan Ross

The Final Table is set, but first a dinner for the final 9 at the chophouse as a celebration. There's a LiveStream planned on YouTube - hole cards with a 30-minute delay - and you can watch that LiveStream right here once the action begins, probably about 8pm for the LiveStream at this rate. Here are the final 9 with seat assignments and chipcounts. 1. John Schray - 668,000 2. Frank Swiercyzynski - 185,000 3. Greg Baird - 670,000 4. Corey Hochman - 182,000 5. Gary Herstein - 211,000 6. James Snyder - 170,000 7. Alan Cutler - 484,000 8. Kevin Huntington - 508,000 9. Daniel O'Connor - 326,000 Level - 21 Blinds - 6k/12k Antes - 2k Remaining - 9 -- Dan Ross

Down to 10, waiting for Table 27 to finish so play can move to a single table. A short-stacked ChengJun Liang is all-in preflop against Kevin Hutchinson and Greg Herstein. Herstein gets out of the way on the 5-K-8 flop. Liang shows A-9 Hutchinson shows A-K The turn and river is 4-5 and Liang is out in 10th. This moves the field to the official final table. Level - 21 Blinds - 6k/12k Antes - 2k Remaining - 9/170 -- Dan Ross

@MSPTPoker champ Jason Ramos was up to 420,000 and the chiplead on the money bubble, Jason Ramos slipped and slipped as in-the-money play moved on. He has been all-in quite a few times, and now just lost the rest of his stack to John Schray. Ramos cashes in 12th place, earning $3,885. Garrett Riley is out in 11th as I write this up, so off to a single table we go, one elimination away from the Final Table. Level - 21 Blinds - 6k/12k Antes - 2k Remaining - 10/170 -- Dan Ross

Jason Ramos just doubled through John Schray when his KQ outdrew the QQ of Schray for a 300k pot. Alan Cutler (above) took a big chunk of Ramos' chips earlier with trip Tens and is now up to a half-milly and the chiplead. There's a LevelUp so action is now at Level - 21 Blinds - 6k/12k Antes - 2k Remaining - 12/170 -- Dan Ross

The blinds started to get to the stack of Josh Hergott, and he's out today in 13th place, cashing for $3,076 in the America's Poker Tour $1100 from Majestic Star Casino in Gary, IN. Play moves to one table in two more eliminations, then one more before the Final Table begins. Level - 20 Blinds - 5k/10k Antes - 1k Remaining - 12/170 -- Dan Ross

John Schray extends his chiplead - up to 560,000 now - and Jason Ramos takes a big hit when he runs in to trip Tens of Alan Cutler. Here are the chipcounts 4 away from the final table. John Schray 560,000 Alan Cutler 410,000 Daniel O'Connor 345,000 Greg Baird 335,000 Corey Hochman 250,000 Chengjun Liang 235,000 George Janssen 230,000 James Snyder 215,000 Frank Swierczynski 200,000 Garrett Riley 160,000 Kevin Huntington 155,000 Jason Ramos 135,000 Josh Hergott 100,000 Level - 20 Blinds - 5k/10k Antes - 2k Remaining - 13/170 -- Dan Ross