Andrew Pantling Eliminated in 11th Place (￡54,114)
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Under the gun, Nicolas Levi raised to 39,000, and Andrew Pantling three-bet to 103,000 two seats over. Two seats down from him, small blind Daniel Steinberg spend several minutes in the tank, eyeing up both of the players that had already entered the pot. He slipped his sunglasses onto his eyes as he mulled it over, and he eventually made his move. We couldn't tell if it was a four-bet shove, or just another raise, but either way Levi quickly folded out of the way. Pantling didn't seem to like his spot, but he was holding 
and a short stack, and that was plenty good enough to call it off.
The news was good for the at-risk Pantling. Steinberg showed up 
, poised to ship a big double across the felt.
The dealer must have theatre tickets for tonight. She ran out a flop of 
, and Steinberg looked halfway embarrassed at the beat he was about to lay on Pantling. The turn 
and river 
filled out the board, no help to the endangered man.
Pantling has had a remarkable showing here in London over the last two weeks, but his bid for a second WSOPE final table of this Series has fallen just short. He's out in 11th place, good for more than ￡50,000 to ease his disappointment.