| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Mercier | 325,000 |
| 2 | Tony Bloom | 235,000 |
| 3 | Patrik Antonius | 320,000 |
| 4 | Dan Smith | 470,000 |
| 5 | Gus Hansen | 715,000 |
| 6 | Sorel Mizzi | 380,000 |
| 7 | Winfred Yu | 380,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Negreanu | 400,000 |
| 9 | Phil Ivey | 565,000 |
The remaining nine players are now being combined to the final table on the main stage. Action should resume momentarily.
Action folded around to Jason Mercier in the small blind and he moved all in, putting pressure on the short-stacked Paul Phua, who called off for 122,000.
Showdown
| Mercier |   |
| Phua |   |
Phua was ahead, and stayed there on the 
flop. However, as we all know, Mercier runs well in these situations and this time was no different as the 
spiked on the turn to give him the lead. The 
river was on no consequence and Phua was sent packing in 10th place.
#WhenWillitEnd?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
During the break, we overheard Patrik Antonius asking one of the Crown officials if it'd be possible for them to get him tickets to the finals of the Australia Open. The officials stated that if she were able to do so, that Antonius must eat five Big Macs.
Antonius, who is quite fit and a stickler for nutrition, agreed and even shook hands on it. We're kind of hoping she can score those tickets.
Level: 7
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,101,500 | 101,500 |
|
511,000 | |
|
456,000 | 110,500 |
|
385,500 | -44,500 |
|
348,500 | -8,500 |
|
337,000 | -85,000 |
|
298,000 | |
|
228,000 | 8,000 |
|
201,500 | -56,500 |
|
|
133,000 | -285,000 |
Just before the break . . .
The tournament staff announced that after the current hand, players would be on ten-minute break; however, the dealer on the feature table had already begun the riffle, which is considered the start of a hand. Daniel Negreanu pointed this out to get one more hand.
In that hand, Patrik Antonius ended up being all in for 146,500 with 
against the 
of Phil Ivey. The 
didn't hit Antonius directly, though it gave him a bunch more outs. The 
turn did the same, but it was the 
on the river that gave him Broadway and the double.
"One more hand, huh?" Ivey said to Negreanu after the hand in reference to his loss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
511,000 | -139,000 |
|
|
298,000 | 98,000 |
The players are now on a 10-minute break. Be back in a jiff.
Gus Hansen raised to 22,000 under the gun and received calls from Sorel Mizzi in the small blind and Tony Bloom in the big. All three players proceeded to check the 
flop, as well as the 
turn. When the appeared on the river, Mizzi checked, and Bloom bet 51,000. Both his opponents folded and Bloom took down the pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
258,000 | 32,000 |
On a board reading 
, Gus Hansen bet 69,000 and received a call from Paul Phua. Hansen rolled over 
for a rivered flush, which inspired Phua to muck.
With that, Hansen is up to a million in chips!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000 | 110,000 |
