With about 70,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, the player in Seat 7 checked to Jason Mercier, who bet 41,400. Seat 7 wasted little time in raising to 141,100 and Mercier tanked. He thought for a solid two minutes before gently sliding his cards into the muck. Seat 7 then showed the 
as Mercier sat their emotionless.
Mercier, who is an avid Miami Dolphins fan and no doubt pleased with their win over the Titans earlier today, currently sits with 170,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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405,000
175,900
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175,900 |
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315,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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60,000
-25,000
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-25,000 |
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Busted | |
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Action folded to Anh Van Nguyen on the button and he threw in a min-raise to 8,000. Ryan Welch called from the small blind as the big blind got out of the way. Both players checked the 
flop as well as the 
turn. When the 
appeared on the river, Welch led out for the minimum bet of 4,000. Nguyen called but mucked when he saw that Welch had made a pair on the river with 
.
Nguyen took a very small hit to his giant stack while Welch increased his to 285,000.
Michael Binger raised to 9,500 from middle position and received a call from the player in the hijack. Phil "The Unabomber" Laak was in the cutoff and put in a raise to 25,000. After the blinds got out of the way, Binger grabbed a stack of chips and reraised to 73,000. Both the hijack and Laak folded and Binger took down the pot without a flop. He is sitting with right around 430,000.
From under the gun, Team PokerStars Pro Anh Van Nguyen raised to 8,000. James Van Alstyne flatted on the button and the small blind came along as well. The flop came down 
and the small blind checked. Nguyen fired 16,000 and Van Alstyne went all in for 37,900. After the small blind mucked, Nguyen tank-called, verbally hoping that Van Alstyne held a draw.
Nguyen: 
Van Alstyne: 
The turn brought the 
and the river the to keep Van Alstyne holding the best hand. He doubled up to about 80,000.
From early-middle position, Bryn Kenney raised to 10,300. Nick Grippo called from the small blind. The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the hit the turn. Grippo checked and Kenney fired 12,400. Grippo called.
The river completed the board with the and both players checked. Kenney tabled the 
for a pair of fours and Grippo mucked.
Alex Fitzgerald fired 22,000 on the flop of 
. Mike Sowers made the call and the turn brought the 
, Fitzgerald checked and Sowers fired 38,500. After a long time in the tank, Fitzgerald folded the face up and Sowers was pushed the pot. Sowers didn't show and moved to 365,000 in chips. Fitzgerald dropped to 93,000.
Rep Porter shoved the river on a board of . He was all in for 125,800 into a pot of about 140,000. Nick Grippo was the player he shoved into and he tanked for a few minutes. Eventually, Grippo made the call, but mucked his hand after Porter tabled the 
. Grippo was knocked back to 300,000 in chips.
We are just three spots from the money so play has slowed considerably. With a couple more eliminations, play will hit hand for hand. However, before that happens players will take their last ten-minute break of the night. Meanwhile, tournament staff will race off the black 100 chips.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
