it only took 15 grueling hours

to set the 2008 WSOP Main Event final table scheduled for November 9th.

final chip counts via PokerNews
26,295,000 Dennis Phillips St. Louis, MO
24,400,000 Ivan Demidov Moscow, Russia
19,690,000 Scott Montgomery Ontario, Canada
18,375,000 Peter Eastgate Odense, Denmark
12,525, 000 Ylon Schwartz, Brooklyn, NY
12,520,000 Darus Suharto Ontario, Canada
10,230,000 David "Chino" Rheem Los Angeles, CA
10,210,000 Craig Marquis Arlington, TX
2,620,000 Kelly Kim Whittier, CA

Brandon Cantu called a shove with 10-5o after a raise and reraise pf.

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Dean Hamrick Doubles Through Brandon Cantu
Kelly Kim opened for 275,000, Brandon Cantu reraised to 950,000, and Dean Hamrick moved all in. The crowd let out an "Ooooooooooh!" and got on their feet as the action came back to Kim. Kim let his hand go and it was Cantu's turn to tank. Cantu thought for well over five minutes (Tim Loecke getting knocked out in the meantime) before saying "I call."

Cantu 10s-5c
Hamrick Ah-Ac

There was mass disbelief and gasps from the crowd as Cantu rolled over his hand. The flop was 8s-7c-5h and Cantu flopped a pair of fives. The turn was the 8d, a bad card for Cantu as Hamrick made aces up. Cantu paced in back of the table looking resigned to his fate as his entourage called for a five. The river 10d, though was the and Cantu made two pair, but it was no matter-- Hamrick's aces and eights were best and he raked in the massive pot. Cantu was down to 2.4 million after the hand while Hamrick was up to 5.5 million. Cantu is now the tournament's shortest stack.

a few hands later he lost a coin flip and went out 20th cashing $257k

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Brandon Cantu Eliminated in 20th Place ($257,334)
Peter Eastgate raised to 300,000, Brandon Cantu moved all in from the button for 2.3 million and Eastgate called.

Cantu 9h-9d
Eastgate Ad-Qs

The flop was 8d-6d-3d. Cantu's nines still led, but Eastgate picked up the nut flush draw. The turn was the 8h, but the river was the 4d. Eastgate made his flush and Cantu was eliminated in 20th place, collecting $257,334. After the hand, Eastgate was back up over 9 million.

The Cinderella story of this year's WSOP, Tiffany Michelle ran into a monster with JackAce to finish 17th for $334k

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Tiffany Michelle Eliminated in 17th Place ($334,534)
Dennis Phillips raised to 500,000 from UTG, Peter Eastgate called and Tiffany Michelle called from the big blind. The flop was Ad-10h-9c. Michelle checked, Phillips bet 1,000,000, Eastgate called and Michelle sat, propped up on her knees for about a minute before annoucing, "All in." She had about 3.8 million behind. Phillips folded and Eastgate called.

Eastgate As-Ah
Michelle Ac-Jd

Tiffany Michelle needed serious help. Her top pair needed running straight cards to beat Eastgate's set of aces. The turn was the 5h and Michelle was drawing dead. The river was the 6d and Tiffany Michelle's Main Event run came to an end. She exited the stage in 17th place to a standing ovation.

With those two players going down, we're left with a field of unknown's to compete for the biggest accolade in poker November 9th.