Dream Team Poker Caesars Palace - Live Updates

Ashley Nataupsky made an impressive run in this event but, sadly, it has come to an end. She was getting super short and shoved from the small blind when it was folded to her. Gerald Percival woke up with pocket aces and snap-called.

Nataupsky tabled 7♣ 9♠ and was looking for a miracle. The crowd was definitely on her side as the dealer put K♥ 6♥ 3♠ down on the felt. Things got a bit better with the 7♥ on the turn, but the 5♥ on the river wasn't enough to get her back in this event.

Nataupsky gets $6,660 for her individual finish as well as a cut of the almost $60,000 first-place team prize!

After a long period devoid of eliminations we have our fifth-place finisher, John Regis. The pot began with a raise from Philip Rousseaux on the button. Regis took a quick time-out to confer with his team and when he returned he moved in.

Rousseaux snap-called and turned over K♦ Q♦, which was racing the sixes of Regis. The flop was laid out 7♦ 4♣ 2♣ and Regis kept the lead. The turn was the 7♥, no change. Rousseaux had a death grip on the table rail as the dealer threw down the river, the Q♠!

Rousseaux let out a powerfu, "YEAAAAAAAH," doing his best frat-boy-winning-a-game-of-beer-pong impression. Regis, meanwhile, melted into the background as Rousseaux bumped chests and high-fived his teammates.

We'll be back with updated counts in a sec.

We've just returned from a 20-minute break and the blinds have gone up to 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante. To put that in perspective the average stack has less than 900k, meaning everyone at the table is in danger of being blinded down if they don't get busy.

Five players remain and we'll keep at it until just one is left standing.

Ashley Nataupsky has consistently gotten her money in good in this event but a moment ago she did not. We can't blame her for getting it in with A-Q but in this instance she ran into a bigger hand, pocket kings from Danny Nelson.

Her teammate and boyfriend Jamie Gold was calling for an ace but the dealer refused to oblige. Nelson is up to 1.3 million while Nataupsky is down to 600,000.

We mentioned in the last post that Philip Rousseaux was playing like a nit. The last hand we saw confirmed it. It was folded to him in the small blind and he limped. Danny Nelson shoved from the big blind for 360,000 and Rousseaux went into the tank.

After some thought he flashed an ace and folded. We're pretty sure we shove every ace there, or if we're limping it's to snap off the shove. Just saying.

Philip Rousseaux was playing like a bit of a nit, letting himself blind down dangerously low. That all changed in two quick hands. On the first one he shoved with A♥ 3♥ and got a call from Danny Nelson, who was ahead with pocket sixes.

Rousseaux was sweating the dealer hard (pictured at right) as the flop came down and let out a cry of victory as an ace hit the flop. By the river Rousseaux's aces were still good and he was up to 525,000.

We didn't see the next double firsthand but we're being told he got it in on the flop with a set of nines against an open-ended straight draw from Danny Nelson. The set held up and he's now on well over 1 million.

We've lost the last remaining World Champion, Tom McEvoy. Action folded to Gerald Percival in the cut-off, who moved all-in. The small blind folded and McEvoy went into the tank to think things over. 

It didn't take him long to make the call, turning over A♥ 7♣ as he did. He saw he would need some help to crack the pocket tens of Percival. The flop came down 6♦ 4♥ 3♦, giving him a few more outs. 

The turn was the 8♦ and the river the 4♣, missing McEvoy and earning him sixth-place status. Five remain as we continue to play down to a champion.

Joe Shukys has been eliminated, meaning we're down to seven here at Caesars. He got it in on a flop of A-9-8 against John Regis. 8-T for Shukys was in bad shape against his opponent's A-4 and when the turn and river bricked for Shukys he was outta here.

We have our first elimination at this final table and it is none other than Jamie Gold. He shoved when it got to him and got looked up by Danny Nelson, who tabled A-K. Gold was behind with T-6. He picked up a double-gutter on the turn but that was as close as he would come to  earning the check mark.

Gold is out but his teammate and girlfriend Ashley Nataupsky is still in. The announcer hit the nail on the head when he said, "Jamie, your girlfriend has outlasted you again, this time in poker." Well played sir.

Team Aced has one World Champion playing, Jamie Gold, but it's his teammate Ashley Nataupsky who's doing most of the heavy lifting. A moment ago she shipped over top of an opening raise from Danny Nelson. After some thought he made the call and tabled K♦ T♦.

Nataupsky was in the lead with pocket jacks and the board didn't change a thing. Nataupsky doubles to around 600,000 while Nelson takes a big hit.

Things are starting to get serious as the blinds really put the pressure on everyone but the biggest stacks. In the last 10 minutes we've seen two double-ups and an elimination.

Lisa Parsons was the second-last woman standing at the last WSOP Main Event and she became the same here today. Ashley Nataupsky is now the last lady as Parsons makes her way to the exit.

Speaking of Nataupsky, she just doubled up and is sitting on just under 400,000.

At the same table Masih Bahadori doubled through Rob Pisano, increasing his count to around 300,000.

Eleven players remain, so we're just two busts away from the final table. Stay tuned!

This is the second time we've seen a three-way preflop all-in with the worst hand taking the pot and the best hand finishing third. This time it was John Fotris shoving his button, and getting all-ins from both the blinds.

Fotris had 4♦ 5♦, Rob Perleman was in the small blind with A-K and Masih Bahadori was in the big blind with A♥ Q♥.

By the time the board finished the 4-5 had made trips and the A-Q had made a flush. Bahadori takes the main pot of 235,000 and Fotris takes the side pot while Perleman is out in 15th place.

The numbers have been crunched and Jamie Gold's Team Aced has the first-place team payout locked up. Both Gold and Ashley Nataupsky are still around, meaning no other team will be able to post a lower combined score.

A number of other teams are guaranteed spots in the money. The only thing left to determine is the final payout spots. One Time!, the Hellmuth Busters, Party at the Mansion, the Claddaghs and the Clones are all guaranteed a spot. Pocket Rockets has to finish 13th or better to dislodge Ari's Training Center 4.

If this all seems a little confusing you're not alone. As players bust out things will become clear and we'll get a look at how much cash these players are going to take home.

Philip Rousseaux of Team Claddaghs just doubled up, using his team time-out as a deception tool in an attempt to get paid off. It began with Rosseaux opening to 23,000 and the player in the small blind calling. Rob Perleman was in the big blind and moved in for around 170,000.

At this point Rousseaux called a time-out to confer with his team. After the allotted 90 seconds Rousseaux returned and flat-called the all-in. The small blind folded and Rousseaux tabled pocket aces. He had been trying to lure the small blind into the call with his time-out!

Perleman was in trouble with pocket eights and things were looking grim as the flop and turn ran with no help. The river was an eight,  however, and Perleman luckboxes his way into a much-needed double-up.

Anecdotally, Rosseaux knocked out the bubble boy yesterday in an all-in between aces and eights. Rosseaux had the eights and flopped a set.

Thor Hansen, the man when it comes to poker in Norway, has been eliminated. He was facing an all-in from the man two seats to his right when he asked for a team time-out, the first we've seen so far. Hansen and teammate Yosh Nakano went to confer in the corner of the room and when Thor returned he announced call.

His opponent turned over A♣ T♦, which was racing the Norwegian's pocket fours. Thor's opponent was calling for a four for some reason, but the flop came down ace-high. Neither the turn nor the river brought a miracle four and Hansen is out.