Steve Bernier was eliminated and Christina Gebrayel had her chip stack significantly reduced just now on table 31, where a victorious Elvira Popescu just tripled up with pocket queens – and at quite an opportune time! With less than an hour left to play, Elvira’s now in a much more comfortable position heading into the final stretch.

The hand began with a late-position bet of 4,000 from Christina (above, left). Steve (above, right) shoved over top from the small blind, and seemed disappointed when Elvira called from the big blind, with Christina following suit as well. Speaking of suits, that was what Christina threw down enthusiastically, showing off her suited .

But if Christina was happy with her preflop odds, she wasn’t so happy when she saw the board. As the showdown commenced, Steve flipped over a , and Elvira .

The board was dealt , and Elvira’s queens took it. Speaking of taking it, that was all her opponents could do as well. They took it like champs. Play continues!