Nick Sims raised to 175,000 from under the gun with and Phil Hoff came along from the big blind with .

The flop was and Hoff check-called a 120,000 bet from Sims. The turn was .

Both players checked and the river was . Hoff fired 300,000 and Sims got away from it without much hesitation.

Sims is looking to improve on the performance of his wife, Kourtney, in this Summer's Bar Poker Open Championship at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas where she finished second for $25,385.

Stephanie Devito raised to 250,000 with from late position and Phil Hoff three-bet to 600,000 with from the big blind. Devito went into the tank for a few moments before she made the correct decision to get away from it.

Phil Hoff	5,400,000	300,000
Stephanie Devito	1,900,000	700,000

Ellen Schirmer raised to 160,000 from the button and James Boynton got the last of his small stack in from the small blind.

James Boynton:
Ellen Schirmer:

The board ran out and Schirmer picked up nines full of deuces on the river to eliminate Boynton and his Big Slick in eighth place for $2,688.

Ellen Schirmer	1,100,000	100,000
James Boynton	0	-265,000

Ellen Schirmer raised to 325,000 with from the small blind and Stephanie Devito called from the button after she limped in.

The flop was and Schirmer bet 475,000. Devito gave it a moment of thought before she tossed her hand in the muck and gave the pot to Schirmer.

Ellen Schirmer	2,300,000	-100,000
Stephanie Devito	1,200,000	0

Jhonny Ortiz shoved with 245,000 from under the gun and Johnny Kelly looked him up from middle position.

Jhonny Ortiz:
Johnny Kelly:

The board ran out with no help for Ortiz and he was out of the tournament in ninth place for $1,893.

James Boynton raised to 315,000 with from late position and Phil Hoff flat-called from the small blind with . The flop was and Hoff took the pot quickly with a 100,000 flop bet.

Phil Hoff	4,200,000	1,145,000
James Boynton	265,000	-325,000

Nick Sims raised to 230,000 with and Johnny Kelly shoved for 1,100,000 from the small blind. Sims went into the tank and counted out his chips before he decided against getting his stack into the middle.

John Kelly	1,600,000	-100,000
Nick Sims	1,100,000	-700,000

Nick Sims raised to 125,000 from middle position with and Ellen Schirmer three-bet to 350,000 from with from the small blind. Sims went deep into the tank but ultimately it was too much trouble and he got away from it to give Schirmer the pot.

On the next hand, Durwood Flournoy raised to 125,000 from under the gun with and the entire table avoided trouble to give him the blinds.

Nick Sims	2,300,000	960,000
Ellen Schirmer	1,000,000	-1,070,000
Durwood Flournoy	805,000	0

Phil Hoff raised to 225,000 and and Susanne Spritzer shoved from the small blind for 355,000. Hoff called and Spritzer was at risk.

Susanne Spritzer:
Phil Hoff:

The board ran out and Hoff made jacks and eights on the river to eliminate Susanne Spritzer in seventh place for $3,894.

Phil Hoff	5,100,000	500,000
Susanne Spritzer	0	-515,000

The final nine come into the final table from several poker leagues, including four players that represent the Eastern Poker Tour, and the rail is building with supporters.

Durwood Flournoy jammed his last 210,000 and Susanne Spritzer looked him up for the knockout.

Durwood Flournoy:
Susanne Spritzer:

The board ran out and Flournoy made nines and sixes on the river to secure the double.

Durwood Flournoy	580,000	210,000
Susanne Spritzer	515,000	-210,000

Action is now underway at the final table of the BPO Florida Main Event.