If you have been following our coverage regularly, you may remember us reporting on Adam “akat11′ Katz’s (pictured at left) deep run in Event #13, a $2.5K No Limit Hold Em event. You may also remember us mentioning his “lucky masseuse”, Erin. Well, we are happy to report the duo are reunited and it appears to be feelin’ so good. Adam informed Pocket Fives that he was down to a mere 9K going into the dinner break. He was concerned about returning from dinner to 400/800 blinds, but all his fears dissipated when he spotted Erin in the distance.

Erin dutifully reported to Katz’s table after play resumed and has been by his side ever since. Their magic seems to be working again, because Adam is now up to 94K with only 7 players left to eliminate before the money bubble bursts. 

Another player who has been moving up, up, and up is Eric “jakz101″ Crain who continues to maintain his chip lead.  When we checked in with Eric, he told us that he has been picking up a number of quality starting hands and kept getting it all-in good and eliminating opponents.

Daniel “voff” Deveau reported to PocketFives that he doubled up in the last round at the expense of David “The Dragon” Pham who was on a tear at his table.  Daniel picked up pocket kings when Phan had been showing down big pocket pairs for several hands in a row.  He shoved all in for 30K and was pleased to see Pham call, as he held the hooks.  Daniel’s hand held and his stack increased to 65K.

Here are some unofficial chip counts as play begins to wind down for the night:

Eric “jakz101″ Crain - 220K
Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin - 100K
Dan “wretchy” Martin - 45K
Adam “Roothlus” Levy - 38K
David “DavidP18″ Peters - 37K (pictured at right)
David “ComptonMasta” Barter - 28K
Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade - 22K
Jon Wein - 22K
Matt “plattsburgh” Vengrin - 20K

Over in the $5K Short Handed No Limit Hold Em event, Jason Gray and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier recently tangled in a hand when Grospellier raised to 25K on the button with the blinds at 5K/10K ante 1K.  Both the small blind and Gray in the big blind made the call and the trio saw a flop of J73.  It checked around to Bertrand, who bet 46K.  The small blind folded and Jason made the call.  Both players checked the A on the turn and Gray checked once again when the 3 came on the river.  Grospellier then bet out 127K and Jason tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call.  ElkY rolled over 36 for a rivered set of trips and Gray pushed his hand into the muck.

Here are some updated chip counts from that event:
Alex Jacob - 660K
Davidi “legrouzin” Kitai - 620K
Steven “CornellFiji” Ware - 595K
Jason Gray - 315K

• June 28, 2008 -- No Way, Jose!
• June 29, 2008 -- Katz and Cahail Bust Out
• June 29, 2008 -- Case Making Good on Satellite Entry
• June 28, 2008 -- Katz’s “Moment of Truth”