Mercier Busts
In the last hand before the break Jason Mercier had bet 17,600 into a pot of nearly 40,000 against Masters Classic winner Jussi Nevanlinna on a board of 
. Nevanlinna then raised enough to put Mercier all-in, and after much thought Mercier made the call.
Nevanlinna showed 
for the nut flush and Mercier sighed, stood to leave the table and threw his hands towards the muck. As he left Nevanlinna asked the dealer to see Mercier's cards, but the dealer had already pulled them partially into the muck. Nevanlinna felt as it was an all-in and call that he was entitled to see Mercier's cards.
The floor was called and after clearing up the action on the river, and with Mercier's cards visible poking out of the muck, the decision was made to retrieve them and turn them over.
There was a slightly tense atmosphere at the table as the dealer turned over 
, and with a nod Nevanlinna started stacking his chips as players went on a twenty minute break
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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into the 
of Martin Jacobson. The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event champion stayed ahead and that sent Fridrich to the rail.
. The board ran out 
and ace-high beat king-high.
flop, James Akenhead check-raised from 3,000 go 8,300 and Yen Chen then moved all in for what looked like 45,000. Akenhead didn't even ask the dealer for a count but quickly called and rolled over his 
for bottom set. Chen had 
for top two pair and failed to improve with the 
river.
to Chisholm's 
and Vinklarek doubled to 1,800.
and Purice lead out for 2,800. Malone called and the 
for trip sevens and it turned out that Vinklarek hadn't looked at his cards yet. He turned over the 
and his adventure was over. 
.
while his opponent Andrew Abernethy went into the showdown with 
but remains very short after having started the day well above average. The most chips on the table now belong to Rui Milhomens.
for second pair and Apmann's 
