Jason Mercier: 
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Laith Salem: /
Laith Salem bet on fourth and fifth streets, with Mercier calling on fourth before committing the rest of his chips on fifth.
Salem finished with 
, pairing his four on the river, while Mercier made 
for 9-8-6-2-A to double up.
"About time you got lucky," Salem told Mercier after the hand.
"The best time to win is when you're all in," Mercier replied.
David Benyamine: //
Brandon Shack-Harris: //
Felipe Ramos: /
- folded
Felipe Ramos completed before David Benyamine raised. Brandon Shack-Harris re-raised, Ramos folded, and Benyamine called.
Both players checked fourth street before Benyamine led out on fifth. Shack-Harris called, then called another bet on sixth.
"I hope you miss," Benyamine said.
"I hope we chip," Shack-Harris replied.
Benyamine checked on seventh, then called a bet. Shack-Harris turned over 
for 9-7-5-3-A to win the pot.
A few hands later, Benyamine would get his last chips in the middle against Jason Mercier.
Benyamine finished with for 8-6-4-3-A, while Mercier had 
for 9-6-5-3-A as Benyamine stayed alive.
Action was picked up on fifth street between Julien Martini and Chance Kornuth.
Julien Martini: /
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Chance Kornuth: //
Martini bet and Kornuth called on fifth street, with the same action occuring on sixth street.
Martini checked on seventh and Kornuth bet eliciting a quick call from Martini and Chance said "you got it." Martini turned over for a ten-eight and Kornuth mucked his hand.
Suffice to say Adrian Attenborough is going to make an appearance, or ten, in the next PokerNews Hands of the Week column, especially after a couple of world-class plays he made late on Day 7 of the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event.
In one hand, he made a difficult call on the river with top pair, and in the other, he risked his entire tournament life with six-high. Both hands took place in the most prestigious tournament in the world with massive pay jumps on the horizon.
Jason Mercier: //
Brandon Shack-Harris: //
Brandon Shack-Harris bet on fifth and sixth streets, with Jason Mercier calling down to seventh.
Shack-Harris put out another bet on seventh and Mercier called. Shack-Harris showed for 7-6-5-4-3 to win the pot.
A few hands later, Mercier would complete with the as Koray Aldemir called with a . With a board, Aldemir bet on fourth and fifth streets.
Mercier, with , called on fourth but let his hand go after pairing his ace on fifth.
Brian Hastings completed with a , Yufei Zhong moved all in for 15,000 with a and Chance Kornuth called with a .
Yufei Zhong: //
Brian Hastings: //
Chance Kornuth: / (Folded on fifth street)
Hastings bet on fourth street with Kornuth calling behind.
On fifth street Hastings bet once more and Kornuth tossed his hand into the muck.
Zhong looked good to win the pot prior to seventh street where Hastings made a six-five to leave his opponent drawing dead before he turned over the cards. Zhong wished his opponents well and left the tournament area.
Nível: 17
Ante: 3,000
Bring-in: 5,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 143 | 1 | Brandon Shack-Harris | 673,000 |
| 143 | 2 | Hal Rotholz | 234,000 |
| 143 | 3 | Koray Aldemir | 373,000 |
| 143 | 4 | Laith Salem | 634,000 |
| 143 | 5 | Max Pescatori | 536,000 |
| 143 | 6 | Felipe Ramos | 545,000 |
| 143 | 7 | Jason Mercier | 346,000 |
| 143 | 8 | David Benyamine | 364,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 144 | 1 | Daniel Weinman | 231,000 |
| 144 | 2 | Julien Martini | 702,000 |
| 144 | 3 | Yueqi Zhu | 610,000 |
| 144 | 4 | Yufei Zhong | 20,000 |
| 144 | 5 | Ziya Rahim | 550,000 |
| 144 | 6 | Joao Vieira | 623,000 |
| 144 | 7 | Chance Kornuth | 682,000 |
| 144 | 8 | Brian Hastings | 1,180,000 |
The players have gone on a 10-minute break.
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